tisdag 15 Apr 2008, 1:47

This article is a transcript of a radio program that I'm going to broadcast on May. (Continued)

1953 was still a year of bubble-gum. Here is a beautiful song, Doggie In The Window, that I like very much. However, the winds of change already blow, and the mambo/cha-cha-cha are here. Istanbul (Not Constantinople) is a strange oriental mambo, which gained a great success.

1954 is the year of the changes. In January, a new style enters the charts, the Doo-Wop, with Earth Angel. Later, in July, the song Rock Around The Clock appeared on the charts, and the Rock and Roll revolution begun. On the other hand, bubble-gum songs like Little Things Mean A Lot, still dominated the pop music.

The next year (1955), saw the Rock'n'Roll on its way, like Dance With Me Henry. The doo-wop gained popularity too, like Only You.

In 1956, a new group of young artist appeared. On March, the King charted his first hit, Heartbreak Hotel, the first of a long series of hits. Other followed, like Carl Perkins, who wrote and sang Blue Suede Shoes, and Gene Vincent, singing Be-Bop-a-Lula.