1958 Music Hits: Rock and Roll, Doo-Wop, Novelty Songs, Instrumentals, Dance Records, and Pop Favorites 1958 music had one foot in clean-cut pop and the other tapping hard into rock and roll, doo-wop, novelty records, and instrumental hits. This was the year of Tequila, All I Have to Do Is Dream, Rumble, Fever, Get a […]
1958 Top Ten Music Charts Read More »
Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958: Pre-Beatles, Pre-Motown Oldies Favorites The Top 100 Moldy Oldies 1955-1958 list celebrates the pre-Beatles, pre-Motown oldies that still get requested, remembered, played, and sung along with generations later. These are the songs from the first big rock-and-roll era, mixed with doo-wop, teen idols, early soul, pop standards, novelty hits, and
Top 100 Oldies 1955-1958 Moldy Oldies Read More »
Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1958?58 Trivia Questions for 1958 History(answers)1. Name the first #1 hit on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart.2. How many people lived in the United States in 1958?3. How many people lived in the World in 1958?4. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1958?5. What was the Biggest Number One
Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1958? Read More »
Top 25 Songs of 1955–1959: Early Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, Doo-Wop, Pop Ballads, Novelty Hits, and the Birth of the Modern Teen Sound The Top 25 songs of 1955–1959 show the moment when American popular music changed direction. The early 1950s still belonged largely to crooners, vocal groups, orchestras, country-pop, and polished adult pop.
25 Biggest Songs of the Late 1950s Read More »
1958 Billboard Number One Hits: Pre-Hot 100 and First Hot 100 Chart-ToppersThe 1958 Billboard Number One Hits list is one of the most important bridge years in pop-chart history. The year began with Billboard’s pre-Hot 100 pop charts, then changed forever on August 4, 1958, when the Billboard Hot 100 officially debuted with Ricky Nelson’s
The Billboard Number One Hits Of 1958 Read More »
1958 Trivia, Fun Facts, and Pop Culture HistoryIn 1958, NASA was created, the Space Race had its institutional American answer to Sputnik, and the Hula Hoop sold 25 million units in its first four months. The first credit card appeared in Fresno. Elvis went into the Army. The Greatest Game Ever Played was played at
1958 Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture History Read More »
1958 Music Hits: Rock and Roll, Doo-Wop, Teen Pop, R&B, Instrumentals, and Sock Hop Chaos1958 music hits caught rock and roll in full swing, with Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Little Richard’s influence, and a whole lot of teenage energy still shaking the walls. This was the year of
1958 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics Read More »
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a United States government agency responsible for the nation’s civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA has played a significant role in advancing space exploration, technology, and scientific research. Its establishment marked the beginning of a new era of
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Read More »
The Mars Theater on Conant Street, Detroit, opened in 1947 and closed in 1958. The Mars was the closest neighborhood theater throughout the 50’s. The seats in the Mars theater were luxurious and covered in equally luxurious cranberry velvet. You could sleep very comfortably in those seats.Cartoon Saturdays were a noisy affair that attracted all
The Mars Theater on Conant Street, Detroit Read More »
My One Minute Love Affair With Diana Ross When I was ready to enter high school, my mom got the idea in her head that I had to go to Cass Tech. Cass Technical High School was the best school in the city, but my grades were borderline. The school required an admissions exam and
My One Minute Love Affair With Diana Ross Read More »
1958 Oscars 30th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: March 26, 1958Venue: RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CaliforniaHosts: Bob Hope, Rosalind Russell, David Niven, James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Donald Duck (voice of Clarence Nash, via animation)Eligibility Year: 1957Major Wins:Best Picture went to The Bridge on the River Kwai.Joanne Woodward won Best Actress for The Three Faces of Eve.Alec Guinness
1958 Oscars 30th Academy Awards Read More »
{{ excerpt | truncatewords: 55 }}
{% endif %}