The 1950s were a seminal era for Rock ‘n Roll. Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who popularized term, debuted his radio show in 1951. Bill Haley and the Comets released “Rock Around the Clock” in 1954; it became a hit the following year. Elvis Presley scored a hit with “Jailhouse Rock” in 1957. Other recording artists of the 1950s: The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Fats Domino. Read more about music history in A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (see NOVELS).
