Modern music has certainly come a long way and much of what we hear today came from the seeds planted in the 1950s and 1960s. There were pioneers everywhere from Elvis Presley to the Beatles and thankfully their peers took their lead and made people all around the world dance to a new sound. In the fifties, people Bopped, Hand Jived, Cha-Chaed and performed the Swing and we still do thanks to the people here (we have split this up a bit to cover a few subgenres).
Rock & Roll Artist Song Year Rolling Stones (I can’t get no) Satisfaction 1965 Elvis Presley (Let’s have a) Party 1957 The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night 1964 The Kinks All-day and All of the Night 1964 Beach Boys Barbara Ann 1965 Everly Brothers Bird Dog 1958 Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes 1956 Everly Brothers Bye Bye Love 1957 Neil Sedaka Calendar Girl 1960 Beach Boys California Girls 1965 The Beatles Can’t Buy Me love 1964 The Big Bopper Chantilly Lace 1958 Ritchie Valens C’mon Let’s Go 1959 Elvis Presley Don’t Be Cruel 1957 The Coasters Down in Mexico 1956 Roy Orbison Dream Baby 1962 Bobby Darin Dream Lover 1959 The Beatles Drive My Car 1965 Beach Boys Fun Fun Fun 1964 Rolling Stones Get Off of My Cloud 1965 Little Richard Good Golly Miss Molly 1956 Beach Boys Good Vibrations 1966 Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls of Fire 1957 Jim Lowe Green Door 1956 Beach Boys Help me Rhonda 1965 Elvis Presley Hound Dog 1956 Beach Boys I Get Around 1964 The Beatles I Want to Hold Your hand 1963 Rolling Stones It’s All Over Now 1964 Buddy Holly It’s So Easy! 1958 Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock 1957 Chuck Berry Johnny B Goode 1958 Ritchie Valens La Bamba 1958 The Shangri-las Leader of the Pack 1964 Chubby Checker Let’s Twist Again 1961 Beach Boys Little Deuce Coupe 1963 Cliff Richard Livin’ Doll 1959 Little Richard Long Tall Sally 1956 Richard Berry Louie Louie 1955 The Clovers/The searchers Love Potion No.9 1959/1964 Buddy Holly Maybe Baby 1957 Roy Orbison Mean Woman Blues 1963 The Beatles Money (that’s what I want) 1963 Tommy James & The Shondells Mony Mony 1968 Cliff Richard Move It 1958 Bobby Darin Multiplication 1961 Buddy Holly Oh Boy! 1957 The Coasters Poison Ivy 1959 Buddy Holly Rave On 1958 Bill Haley Rip It Up 1956 Chuck Berry Rock and Roll Music 1957 Bill Haley Rock Around the Clock 1955 Bobby Day Rockin’ Robin 1958 Chuck Berry Roll Over Beethoven 1956 Rolling Stones Route 66 1964 Dion Runaround Sue 1961 Del Shannon Runaway 1961 The Beatles Saw Her Standing there 1963 Bill Haley See You later, Alligator 1956 Bill Haley Shake Rattle and Roll 1954 Jonny Kid and the Pirates Shakin All Over 1960 The Beatles She loves you 1963 Little Richard Slippin and Slidin 1956 Bobby Darin Splish Splash 1958 Beach Boys Surfin’ Safari 1962 Beach Boys Surfin’ USA 1963 Buddy Holly That’ll Be the Day 1957 Elvis Presley That’s Alright Mama 1954 Chubby Checker The Twist 1958 Dion The Wanderer 1961 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ 1966 Little Richard Tutti Frutti 1955 The Beatles Twist and Shout 1964 Sam Cooke Twistin’ the night away 1962 Everly Brothers Wake Up Little Susie 1957 The Animals We Gotta Get Out of This Place 1965 Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Goin’ On 1957 Roy Orbison Working for the Man 1962 Beach Boys Wouldn’t it be Nice 1966 Chuck Berry You Never Can Tell 1964 The Kinks You Really Got Me 1964
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Australian Rock & Roll Artist Song Year Lonni Lee Ain’t it So 1959 Easybeats Friday on My Mind 1967 Easybeats Good Times 1968 Col Joye and the Joy Boys Oh Yeah, Uh Huh 1959 Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs Poison Ivy 1964 Normie Rowe Shakin All Over 1965 Johnny O’Keefe She’s My Baby 1959 Easybeats She’s So Fine 1965 Johnny O’Keefe Shout! 1959 Johnny O’Keefe Sing (and tell the blues so long) 1962 Johnny O’Keefe The Wild One 1958
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Surf & Instrumental Artist Song Year The Atlantics Bombora 1962 Link Wray Rumble 1958 Dick Dale Misirlou 1962 The Tornadoes Telstar 1962 Champs Tequila 1958 The Chantays Pipeline 1962 The Shadows Apache 1960 The Ventures Hawaii Five-0 1968 The Ventures Wipeout 1963
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Blues, Soul & Funk Artist Song Year Fats Domino Ain’t That a Shame 1955 Fats Domino Blueberry Hill 1956 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 1958 John lee Hooker Boom Boom 1962 Martha and the Vandellas Dancing in the Street 1965 Solomon Burke Everybody Needs Somebody to Love 1964 Ray Charles Hit the Road Jack 1961 Ray Charles I Got a Woman 1954 James Brown I Got you/I feel Good 1965 Fats Domino I’m Walkin’ 1957 Wilson Picket In the Midnight Hour 1965 Louis Prima Just a Gigolo 1956 Fats Domino Kansas City 1963 The Supremes Keep me Hanging on 1966 Lloyd Price Lawdy Miss Clawdy 1952 Bo Diddley Mona 1957 Wilson Picket Mustang Sally 1967 James Brown Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag 1965 Lloyd Price Personality 1959 Aretha Franklin Respect 1967 The Supremes Stop! In the Name of Love 1965 Ray Charles What’d I Say 1959 Bo Diddley Who do You Love? 1956 The Supremes You Can’t Hurry Love 1966
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You can enjoy the playlist on Spotify below:
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