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21. There was a great program on NPR the other day about how American Pop music has changed.

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 07:56 PM

Sep 2012

In the 50s and early 60s it was optimistic, mostly in a major key and used whole chord progressions, all things that make one feel good. Over time even the "happy" songs sound less so, have more minors and dischord.

So your ears aren't deceiving you. And yes, I'm a fan. But I listen to lots of things. I was heavily influenced at a young age by the New Orleans R&B crowd, like The Meters and The Dixie Cups, which were a segment of that early Rock and Roll. And I love Rockabilly too.

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1950s rock-n-roll music. Anyone else a fan? [View all] Jetboy Sep 2012 OP

I listened to '50s and '60s rock throughout my teen years. RebelOne Sep 2012 #1

Jerry Lee is one of my favorites. I was lucky enough to see him live Jetboy Sep 2012 #3

When I think of the fifties, I get this: Bumble Boogie/B.Bumble and the Stingers Ptah Sep 2012 #2

Hey that's pretty good! Jetboy Sep 2012 #4

OH YEAH!! annabanana Sep 2012 #7

I was more Crew Cuts: Sha Boom trof Sep 2012 #5

That is a very good one. Jetboy Sep 2012 #9

Chuck Berry aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #6

Chuck at his finest! Jetboy Sep 2012 #11

Aw yeah! Unenthusiastic crowd until the end. trof Sep 2012 #19

And the 4 Freshmen. I wasn't that much of a rock 'n roll fan. trof Sep 2012 #8

How about Ebb Tide? annabanana Sep 2012 #10

Oooo...I used to 'slow dance' to that. trof Sep 2012 #12

Tell us, how does he dance? Jetboy Sep 2012 #15

Even though I'm more into the rock-n-roll of the era- the 50s were just full of Jetboy Sep 2012 #13

Remember Julie London? trof Sep 2012 #14

She was an incredible talent and a true beauty! Jetboy Sep 2012 #16

The Four Freshman were a big influence on Brian Wilson. nt raccoon Sep 2012 #53

Did I ever tell you about the time I danced with Bo Diddley? trof Sep 2012 #17

Wow what a thrill of a lifetime! Jetboy Sep 2012 #18

Summer of '63 was my last blast before I went to USAF pilot training that August. trof Sep 2012 #20

It seems like everything changed somewhere right about that time. Jetboy Sep 2012 #23

I was in pilot training at Vance AFB, Enid,OK when Kennedy was shot. trof Sep 2012 #32

Oh Lord, Purple Jesus. I learned about that at Tulane. We're lucky we didn't kill ourselves. nolabear Sep 2012 #22

There was a great program on NPR the other day about how American Pop music has changed. nolabear Sep 2012 #21

There is no more joyous sound to my ears than that of New Orleans! Jetboy Sep 2012 #24

Yes, Lord, Fats. He's a Deity. Lotta good Stroll music out of him and Price. nolabear Sep 2012 #29

New Orleans: Huey Smith & The Clowns; Jesse Hill; Barbara George byeya Sep 2012 #38

Durn, I missed that. nt raccoon Sep 2012 #54

I am a fan! Joe Shlabotnik Sep 2012 #25

Alright Daddio! Jetboy Sep 2012 #26

Eddie Cochran kwassa Sep 2012 #27

I have the Town Hall Party DVD of Eddie and watch it monthy! Jetboy Sep 2012 #28

Born in pipi_k Sep 2012 #30

Gems one and all! Jetboy Sep 2012 #31

I'm not a big fan, but so MUCH of it is so unavoidably head-boppin'. MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #33

That girl had good taste- shouldn't have let her go! Jetboy Sep 2012 #35

Some of it rachel1 Sep 2012 #34

Chuck, Fats, Little Richard and a lot of 1950s rock-n-roll relied heavily on the piano. Jetboy Sep 2012 #36

Doo-Wop; Rockabilly; and 50s RnB - Still listen to this music byeya Sep 2012 #37

Whew! Jetboy Sep 2012 #39

If you have the CD featuring the Kodaks and the Teenchords then, I think, you have all of byeya Sep 2012 #41

Oh Gee Oh Gosh is a great one! Jetboy Sep 2012 #43

I dislike using the word genius but I think it applies to Frankie Lymon. He had a lot of extra byeya Sep 2012 #44

Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnignt Jetboy Sep 2012 #45

Red Sails in the Sunset.... byeya Sep 2012 #46

The story that I heard about Pookie Hudson was that he was working as a dishwasher byeya Sep 2012 #47

That was really great of Aaron Neville to do. Jetboy Sep 2012 #48

Bullmoose Jackson and Lonnie Johnson became school janitors also. I think. byeya Sep 2012 #51

More! pipi_k Sep 2012 #40

Thanks Pipi, great clips! Jetboy Sep 2012 #42

More 60's than 50's for me, huge Beatles fan, but Sun Records Elvis can't be beat. edbermac Sep 2012 #49

I tried to sort of hit on that in my post right above yours. Jetboy Sep 2012 #50

Yes! I love doo-wop, rockabilly, early Elvis, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly. nt raccoon Sep 2012 #52

Thanks for mentioning the Everly Brothers. Jetboy Sep 2012 #55