Special Feature: 1950's American Culture; the Seedbed of Rock and Roll

Get in touch!Newton’s Third Law of Motion;  For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction.   I mentioned that rock and music was equal parts music and social movement.  This was a totally new event for music.  In earlier episodes, we’ve seen how jazz was borrowed by the US Government for global PR purposes, and of course, music has always given a voice to the hopes, dreams, hurts, and fears of people everywhere.  But this was something totally different.  Ever since the ‘50s, we’ve never been sure whether art imitates life, or life imitates art.  The most dramatic examples were still in the future, but it started in the 1950’s, and I’ve wondered why then, and not some other time.   Let’s look at the 1950’s together for a few minutes and see if we can’t figure out why that might be.IN THIS SPECIAL FEATURE Bobby DarinMalvina ReynoldsThe Crew CutsCharlie Ryan and the Timberline RidersChuck BerryThe SilhouettesBobby "Boris" PickettSheb WooleyDanny and the JuniorsTodd Rhodes and His Orchestra, Featuring Connie AllenThe Del Vikings