-The Musical "South Pacific" came out in 1950.
-"The Diary of Anne Frank" came out in 1956 as a play by Frances
Goodrich.
-Maria Tallchief became famous for her ballet interpratation of
"Firebird" Stravinsky.
-Before 1955 there was very little "rock" as we know it. It was
known as R&B to the African-Americans who mostly sang it.
-Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis were founders of rock-n-roll because
they were white.
-Frank Sinatra became famous for his singing ability.
-Radio became very popular among teens.
-Dick Clark became host of "American Bandstand" and almost made
the music
respectable to the rock-hating adults because of his clean cut
appearance.
-In the South, the music sung by blacks had to be sung by whites to be
aired
on the radio.
-In 1956 Elvis had #1 hits for 25 weeks out of the year.
-The 1956 royalties for Elvis exceeded $6 mil.
-Rock movies became popular during the 50's, several of which Elvis
starred
in.
-Bob Dylan helped make folk music more popular towards the end of the
decade.
-Folk music also became protest music.
-Jazz music had many great musicians too, but it was seen as
"shady" and
wasn't as popular.
-The musical "The King and I" came out in 1959.