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1950s

Under The Spotlight Jack Lemmon’s radical performance in Some Like it Hot

Under The Spotlight: Jack Lemmon’s radical performance in ‘Some Like it Hot’

Oscar-worthy.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 14, 2026
J.J Abrams - Director - Composer

The 1954 shot JJ Abrams called “the best special effect in the history of time”

Thanks to a truly genius piece of set design.

Tim Bradley
Jun 13, 2026
The Kingston Trio - 1958

The Kingston Trio’s 1959 chart achievement that eluded both Elvis and The Beatles

“They seemed to know what they were doing.”

Tom Phelan
Jun 12, 2026
Linda Ronstadt at Schiphol (airport) in North Holland - 1976

The 1958 album Linda Ronstadt called “most cherished recordings”

Getting that initial musical spark.

Tim Coffman
Jun 11, 2026
Elton John - Musician - 2025

The 1950s singer Elton John lost all respect for: “Pathetic”

Losing that sense of swagger.

Tim Coffman
Jun 11, 2026
Robert Plant - Border - Far Out Magazine

The song Robert Plant called “a perfect piece of recording”

Grabbing the audience by the throat.

Tim Coffman
Jun 9, 2026
Joni Mitchell - Musician - Singer - Songwriter

The 1950s genre Joni Mitchell said is gone forever: “A certain joy went out”

Completely finished off.

Tim Coffman
Jun 7, 2026
Tony Curtis - Actor - 1984

How “the most generous act” of Tony Curtis’ career changed Hollywood forever

Important.

Aimee Ferrier
Jun 6, 2026
Mick Jagger - Start Me Up Video - The Rolling Stones

The 1950s musician Mick Jagger called better than Elvis: “The first person I admired”

Greater than a monarch.

Tim Coffman
Jun 3, 2026
Stan Freberg - Singer - Satirist - 1962

‘John and Marsha’: How a 1950s song told an entire romance with just two words

Brevity is key.

Matthew Ingate
Jun 2, 2026
The Everly Brothers - Phil Everly - Dan Everly

‘Wake Up Little Susie’: The most innocent song to ever banned from radio

The 1950s were a strange time.

Matthew Ingate
Jun 1, 2026
Elvis Presley - Elvis - Singer - Musician - Far Out Magazine (F)

A quick, chaotic tour of Elvis’s Graceland in 1958: “You see that Cadillac in front?”

Who ran the castle while ‘The King’ was away?

Andrew Clayman
Jun 1, 2026

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