Music gets banned for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes, the lyrics are too obscene. The song might be too subversive on a political level. But…
Tag: 50s
15/02/2019: “Moanin'” by Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus is one of the Jazz greats. With a furious temper and exacting standards, he made a tough band leader. But he had an…
20/11/2018: “Peace” by Ornette Coleman
The Shape Of Jazz To Come is a pretty good name for Ornette Coleman’s 1959 album. Although it’s not nearly as whacky and noisy as some…
22/10/2018: “All I Have To Do Is Dream” by The Everly Brothers
This sort of track is so unbelievably wholesome. The Everly Brothers really do excel at heartthrob harmony singing, and with the legendary Chet Atkins on…
14/09/2018: “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley
There’s no name more strongly connected with ’50s Rock ‘n’ Roll than The King himself, Elvis Presley. Despite the legions of Elvis impersonators around the…
03/07/2018: “Lonesome Town” by Ricky Nelson
By the standards of the 50s, this sort of thing was pretty commonplace. The rockabilly crooner singing a plaintive love song with some heavy reverb…
22/06/2018: “Johnny B Goode” by Chuck Berry
This is real good times rock n roll, from one of the guys who pioneered the whole thing! That guitar lick is just incomparable. It’s…