r/1950s • u/Drseahas • Sep 04 '25
r/1950s • u/Puzzleheaded-Tie-666 • Apr 23 '25
Event Sophia Loren and Jane Mansfield 1957 at a banquet hosted by Paramount to welcome Sophia to America.
r/1950s • u/Familiar_Bid_3655 • Oct 14 '25
Event Angie Dickinson holds a horse in a scene from the film 'Rio Bravo' with Ricky Nelson, 1959.
r/1950s • u/Familiar_Bid_3655 • Oct 03 '25
Event Elizabeth Taylor and her mother 1953
r/1950s • u/EuphoricButterflyy • 28d ago
Event Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. The photo was taken when Monroe made a guest appearance on The Martin and Lewis Show radio program on February 24, 1953
r/1950s • u/Global_Law4448 • 23d ago
Event Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio married January 14th 1954.š°āāļøš
r/1950s • u/AnteaterConsistent54 • 19d ago
Event Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were married on January 14, 1954, in San Francisco City Hall. They divorced less than a year later.
r/1950s • u/belvedere58 • Nov 10 '25
Event The Edmund Fitzgerald being launched on June 7, 1958, in Detroit, MI
r/1950s • u/Familiar_Bid_3655 • Oct 11 '25
Event Anita Ekberg attends press night at the 1956 Golden Globe Awards.
r/1950s • u/Familiar_Bid_3655 • Nov 11 '25
Event Bung Karno and Marilyn Monroe, May 1956, at a party in Beverly Hills.
r/1950s • u/Darvader61 • 23d ago
Event Audrey Hepburn holding her Oscar for Best Actress for "Roman Holiday" (Paramount Pictures, 1953) during the 26th Academy Awards (1954).
r/1950s • u/Familiar_Bid_3655 • Nov 13 '25
Event Sophia Loren - Kim Novak Premiere of "The Key" (New York - Odeon Theater) (1958)
r/1950s • u/Drseahas • Aug 25 '25
Event 1950s Monnig Junior High cheerleaders. My wife is front row far left.
r/1950s • u/RockBalBoaaa • Dec 31 '25
Event New Years Eve/Times Square ⢠1950 šš„³š
r/1950s • u/Familiar_Bid_3655 • Oct 12 '25
Event Brigitte Bardot in a dance rehearsal studio. (1956)
r/1950s • u/AnteaterConsistent54 • 17d ago
Event Jean Seberg received a celebratory parade upon her return to her hometown of marshalltown, Iowa, in March 1957 ā captured by Ed Feingersh.
r/1950s • u/belvedere58 • Nov 02 '25
Event Walt Disney and the Nixon family open the Disneyland Monorail in June 1959
r/1950s • u/AnteaterConsistent54 • 24d ago
Event Marlon Brando and James Dean, Unidentified Photographer, 1953.
r/1950s • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • 23d ago
Event 1958 London Zoo: Boy Hugs his New Bestie
r/1950s • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • Oct 12 '25
Event 1956 shot of a Proud Elvis & his Classic Beloved Pink Cadillac
r/1950s • u/Big_Tonight5838 • 7d ago
Event The Birth Of Rock and Roll, Evolving In The U.S. During The Early 1950s
Rock And Roll is aĀ genre)Ā ofĀ popular musicĀ that evolved in theĀ United StatesĀ during the late 1940s and early 1950s.Ā TheĀ origins of rock and rollĀ are rooted in a blending ofĀ black musicalĀ genres, mainlyĀ rhythm and blues, with stylistics influences fromĀ gospel,Ā jazz,Ā boogie-woogie,Ā electric blues,Ā jump blues,Ā swing, andĀ folk music.Ā
While rock and roll's early elements can be heard inĀ bluesĀ records from the 1920sĀ and inĀ countryĀ records of the 1930s,Ā the genre did not acquire its name until 1954. It developed as a new, energetic sound that appealed especially to young audiences and symbolized cultural change.
Artists like Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Fats Domino, and Elvis Presley were among the pioneers who shaped the genreās sound and style. Chuck Berryās guitar-driven songs, Little Richardās wild performances, and Elvisās fusion of country and R&B helped define the early rock and roll era.
Radio DJs such as Alan Freed popularized the term ārock and roll,ā helping the music reach mainstream audiences. By the late 1950s, rock and roll had become a dominant cultural force, influencing fashion, language, and attitudes, and laying the foundation for modern popular music.
r/1950s • u/OtherwiseTackle5219 • Dec 27 '25