美國五零年代音樂

Question

我在做一個報告，需要五零年代美國的音樂相關資料，如果可以有連結可以聽的話更好，我已經在網路上找好久了> <，拜託大家幫一下忙

網頁是中英文都可以，非常感謝~

Answer 1

The decade of the Fifties gave birth to Rock and Roll. When Bill Haley's Rock Around The Clock became popular in 1955, the nation learned to swing to a whole new sound.

But, Rock wasn't the only music of the Fifties. Other artists with other songs had folks hummin' for much of the decade. Pat Boone, Perry Como and Patti Page - just to mention the "Ps".

The feel-good innocence of a lot of the Fifties music reflects on the post World War II optimism in America. The young people of the time, an emerging force called teenagers, hadn't struggled through the war years. They were looking for something more exciting. They discovered that vitality in Rock and Roll.

During the Fifties both styles of music co-existed quite nicely.
Some of the music you associate with the Fifties was actually recorded in the Sixties. Blue Moon, by the Marcels, for example. And all of the "girl groups" are from the 60's. When you look at the dates, musically the styles tend to break off mid-decade. The tunes from '55-'64 are pretty much alike. Things don't change much until the British musical invasion of U.S. and the U.S. military invasion of Viet Nam, from around '64-'74.

Number 1 Hits
1956 Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
1957 Love Letters in the Sand - Pat Boone
1958 It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
1959 Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
1960 Theme From a Summer Place - Percy Faith Orchestra
1961 Tossin' and Turrin' - Bobby Lewis
1962 The Twist - Chubby Checker
1963 Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer & Fireballs
1964 I Want to Hold Your Hand - Beatles
1965 Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

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2006-11-08 01:43:32 補充：
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