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1950s

Neil Peart - Rush - Drummer

The 1950s singer Neil Peart called cooler than everyone else: “The epitome”

The epitome of cool.

Tim Coffman
Jul 8, 2026
Charts - Official Charts - Gold - Platinum - Music - General - Single

The classic 1957 track rejected by over 30 artists before going on to sell over a million copies

A tough sell.

Tom Phelan
Jul 8, 2026
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - 1953 - Marilyn Monroe

The 1953 ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ mistake that made it into the movie: “He caught her by accident”

A classic.

Aimee Ferrier
Jul 7, 2026
Stay The 15-year-old who turned romantic rejection into a 1960 song selling eight million copies

‘Stay’: The 15-year-old who turned romantic rejection into a 1960 song selling eight million copies

An enduring hit.

Reuben Cross
Jul 7, 2026
Mel Brooks The 99 Year Old Man - Judd Apatow - Michael Bonfiglio - 2026

The 1959 movie Mel Brooks called “possibly the worst ever made”

And yet, it gave him a career.

Scott Campbell
Jul 6, 2026
Elvis Presley - 1970 - Singer - Perfromer - Actor

The unbelievable mid-Atlantic survival story of Elvis Presley’s ‘Hound Dog’ songwriter

A remarkable story.

Reuben Cross
Jul 5, 2026
The evolution of ‘Cape Fear'

The evolution of ‘Cape Fear’

One is better than the rest.

Lily Hardman
Jul 5, 2026
Marilyn Monroe - 1953 - Actress

The actor Marilyn Monroe needed to imagine was someone else: “Out with him, in with my fantasy”

‘That’s his problem.”

Aimee Ferrier
Jul 5, 2026
The 1951 song that became the first ever to use multi-tracking

The 1951 song that became the first ever to use multi-tracking

“I knew from the beginning…”

Tom Phelan
Jul 5, 2026
Johnny Cash - Singer - 1955

The 1950s performer Johnny Cash would never miss for the world: “He was that charismatic”

The man who stole the show.

Lauren Hunter
Jul 5, 2026
WHER The all-female radio station from 1955

WHER: The all-female radio station from 1955

Extraordinary.

Lauren Hunter
Jul 4, 2026
Bob Dylan - Musician - 1966

The 1950s singer Bob Dylan crowned as “the best songwriter” of all time

Learning that less is more.

Tim Coffman
Jul 4, 2026

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