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1950s

John Carpenter - Director - 2023

The 1956 sci-fi novel John Carpenter always dreamed of adapting: “Wouldn’t have been an intimate film”

“It couldn’t be done”.

Tim Bradley
Jun 19, 2026
When Frank Sinatra covered Alice Cooper

The 1955 album that reduced Frank Sinatra to tears

Blue eyes brimming with tears.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 19, 2026
General - Music - Singing - Microphone - Singer - Records - Radio - Generic

The most played song in America from the 1950s

A monster hit.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 18, 2026
Dolly Parton - Musician - Singer - 1969

‘Puppy Love’: the curious story of Dolly Parton’s first single way back in 1959

A 13-year-old star…

Ben Forrest
Jun 18, 2026
Paul Simon - Musician -1980

The legendary 1950s act Paul Simon thought epitomised “American culture”

“Even more powerfully”.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 16, 2026
What was the payola scandal and how did it change music

What was the payola scandal and how did it change music?

In politics, it’s simply called lobbying.

Andrew Clayman
Jun 16, 2026
Damian Lewis - Actor - 2025

The 1956 Elvis Presley song that changed Damian Lewis’ life: “I was stuck in the ’50s”

Was obsessed with the ‘King of Rock and Roll’ as a teen.

Tim Bradley
Jun 15, 2026
Bruce Springsteen - Musician - 2023

The best rock songwriter Bruce Springsteen ever heard: “The greatest”

The heart behind the riffs.

Tim Coffman
Jun 14, 2026
John Lennon - Yoko Ono - The Beatles - 1969

The 1958 songs John Lennon called better than The Beatles: “That changed my life”

Miles above the Fab recordings.

Tim Coffman
Jun 14, 2026
Angus Young - Musician - ACDC - 1980's

The 1950s singer Angus Young said had the voice of a god: “The healing music”

The essence of rock and roll singing.

Tim Coffman
Jun 14, 2026
John Wayne – ‘True Grit’ (Henry Hathaway, 1969)

“Rough all round”: the 1956 John Wayne movie that is linked to almost 50 deaths

The film was shot near a radioactive test site.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 14, 2026
The Who - John Entwistle - Keith Moon - Pete Townshend - Roger Daltrey - Far Out Magazine

The only band every member of The Who could agree on: “All of us enjoyed”

The musical common thread.

Tim Coffman
Jun 14, 2026

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