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Mario Lanza was one of the finest tenor voices of the 20th century, respected and admired as much by his peers in the world of opera as by his millions of fans around the world, who were introduced to...
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The Platters occupy a unique position in the music of the 1950s and early ‘60s, bridging the gap between early ‘50s doowop and black R&B groups, the traditional Tin Pan Alley pop world, and the rock ‘...
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Hank Snow was one of the most successful and influential country stars in the history of the genre, racking up over 80 hits in a career that spanned half a century. He endured a harsh early life in hi...
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Neil Sedaka was one of the most successful and ubiquitous songwriters of the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, composing hits for artists like Connie Francis and Jimmy Clanton with his writing par...
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Les Paul & Mary Ford were extremely significant artists during the early 1950s, their records featuring the revolutionary and innovative recording techniques which Les was dev... |
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Earl Bostic was an alto saxophonist who was a technical master of his craft and highly influential in the early careers of important later exponents of the instrument, but has maybe not received the r...
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This is a welcome addition to Acrobat’s already extensive catalogue of ‘50s doowop and R&B vocal group recordings, featuring an ensemble that simultaneously wore two different recordin...
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Jimmy Reed was a hugely influential figure of the blues and R&B scene during the 1950s and early ‘60s, not only for the fact that he brought his distinctive style of electric blues to mainst...
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Willis 'Gator Tail' Jackson, also husband of R&B star Ruth Brown, was one of the unsung heroes of the R&B scene of the late '40s and '50s, his honking saxophone appearing o...
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