So many music posts, very few dealing with the 50s music scene

bobcat said:
It was the emergence of a culture that took on a life of it's own. It wasn't just about the birth of rock n' roll, but also classic cars that have stood the test of time, hot rods, cruising, drive-in movies, soda shops, diners, burger joints with servers on roller skates, hair styles, 50's fashion, sock hops and new dance crazes, juke boxes and 45's, Wolf Man Jack, and a few others I may have left off.

It was a time of teenagers expressing themselves in so many ways, and having a blast. It's really a shame that today's generation wasn't there to enjoy it.
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I agree, Bobcat! It was a great time to be alive and to participate in all the new things. It was a good natured decade full of wonderment that spilled over into the early '60s, brought to an end by JFK's assassination. My favorite decade for sure.
 

I loved so many of the great singers and groups from that era. The Four Seasons, Everly Brothers, Ricky Nelson, Geene Pitney, Bobby Darin, Brenda Lee, Connie Francis, Roy Orbison, Elvis, Johnny Mathis, Dion, Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens, The Platters, The Temps, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Vinton, Neil Sedaka, Eddie Cochran, Bobby Rydell,

.......The Supremes, The Beatles, Sam Cooke, Johnny Rivers, Brook Benton, The Firebirds, Fats Domino, Chubby Checker, Righteous Brothers, The Fireballs, Beach Boys, Dave Clark Five, Drifters, Platters, Conway Twitty, Smokey Robinson, Rolling Stones, Animals, Herman's Hermits, and so many more I'm forgetting. Granted some may have been from the 60's, but continued the genre.

Here's another blast from the past.

 
OneEyedDiva said:
James Brown is known as the Godfather of Soul and for being the funk master, but many don't know his earler recordings were soul ballads. I loved both of these.
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I recall first seeing Brown in a TV performance in either '62 or '63. He was still doing the bit where he'd semi-collapse in pity on stage, then they'd put a cape over him, and start to escort him off stage. Then he'd throw off the cape and come running up to the mic and wow the audience! Great performer, great voice.
 
ChiroDoc said:
I recall first seeing Brown in a TV performance in either '62 or '63. He was still doing the bit where he'd semi-collapse in pity on stage, then they'd put a cape over him, and start to escort him off stage. Then he'd throw off the cape and come running up to the mic and wow the audience! Great performer, great voice.
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I saw him perform at the Apollo Theater and of course he did the bit you described. I had the pleasure of seeing many artists there when I was in my early 20s. They had review shows so several acts would be on the bill. I even saw Little Stevie Wonder and Patti (LaBelle) and he Bluebells there when they were on their way to becoming major figures in the industry.
 
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