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undine66770 · 10 months

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#eddie cochran #rock n roll #rock n roll music #rock and roll #rock and roll music #50s #1950s #the 50s #50s music #the 1950s #rockabilly #rockabilly music #rocknroll #oldies music #oldies #50s rock n roll #1950s rock n roll #1950s singers #50s singers

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dewitty1 · 2 years

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Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87.

The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard, Lewis died at his Mississippi home, south of Memphis, Tennessee, representative Zach Farnum said in a release. The news came two days after the publication of an erroneous TMZ report of his death, later retracted.

Of all the rock rebels to emerge in the 1950s, few captured the new genre's attraction and danger as unforgettably as the Louisiana-born piano player who called himself “The Killer."

Tender ballads were best left to the old folks. Lewis was all about lust and gratification, with his leering tenor and demanding asides, violent tempos and brash glissandi, cocky sneer and crazy blond hair. He was a one-man stampede who made the fans scream and the keyboards swear, his live act so combustible that during a 1957 performance of “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin’ On” on “The Steve Allen Show,” chairs were thrown at him like buckets of water on an inferno.

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#jerry lee lewis #Rest in peace #Rock n roll #Great balls of fire #Oldies #1950s #50s singers #50s music #50s muscians #Oldies rock n roll #Celebs #Celebrity news #celebrity death #Tw celebrity death #Rock n roll pioneers #Youtube

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aerial-tal · 8 months

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Kate Bush Moving in a blue leotard in 1979.

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atomic-chronoscaph · 3 days

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Marilyn Monroe (1952)

#marilyn monroe #philippe halsman #photography #life magazine #50s actress #50s icons #50s model #50s singer #norma jeane mortenson #1950s #1952

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retropopcult · 2 months

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19-year-old Diahann Carroll photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955

#vintage #1950s #midcentury #actress #singer #laughing #50s fashion #mid-century #beauty #smile

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saydesole · 3 months

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I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the outpouring of love and support on my previous post. Today, I am thrilled to bring you another captivating chapter in Black history, focusing on remarkable women who deserve recognition.

Their names are presented below, in chronological order from top to bottom.

Francine Everett(Actress & Singer)

Hazel Scott (Jazz Pianist & Singer)

Lola Falana(Singer)

Pearl Bailey(Singer)

Nina Mae Mckinney(Actress)

Helen Williams(Model)

Brenda Sykes(Actress)

Ketty Lester(Actress & Singer)

Marpessa Dawn(Actress, Singer & Dancer)

Isabel Cooley(Actress)

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myheartbeats4you · 6 months

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Mr. Luke Grimes, everyone. <3

#luke grimes #Yellowstone #beginners guide to happiness #50 shades of gray #celebrities #actors #black and white #aesthetic #movies #tv series #musicians #singer songwriter #country artist

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hard--headed--woman · 7 months

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Since I feel like it let's go for an appreciation post for some of the greatest singers of all times, some of the most beautiful voices you'll ever hear

Tracy Chapman

Tina Turner

Whitney Houston

Stevie Nicks

Cyndi Lauper

Dolores O'Riordan

Édith Piaf

Linda Perry

Amy Winehouse

Bonnie Tyler

And so MANY more. I love them. Women are so talented.

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texaschainsawmascara · 11 months

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Adam Sandler, ‘93

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finelythreadedsky · 7 months

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cannot say i recommend reading sixty-year-old scholarship on sex work in the ancient world

#its pretty fucking bad. in many ways. also its 50 pages #i learned more about sex work in ancient greece from reading the praise singer or that against neaera middle grade novel than from this #mine #reading

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undine66770 · 2 years

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#webb pierce #country music #country #1950s #50s #the 1950s #1950s singer #1950s singers #50s singer #50s singers #1950s country #1950s country music #50s country #1950 #1950s music

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singonavine71 · 8 months

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Delores LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American R&B singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958). Baker was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. The Hall remarked that her "fiery fusion of blues, jazz and R&B showcased her alluring vocals and set the stage for the rock and roll surge of the Fifties". From 1955 to 1965, 20 of her songs made the R&B charts. Over the years, Elvis Presley recorded eight Baker songs

#black culture #black archives #rock and roll hall of fame #classic blues #blues singer #50s music #60s music #black music #60s nostalgia #50s #60s

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badnewswhatsleft · 24 days

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