A singer who first hit the Billboard charts in the 1950s has done it again at the age of 90. Stephen Thompson of NPR Music reports. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND") PAT BOONE: (Singing) ...

You can’t talk about music from this era without including Little Richard, a famed artist from Macon, Georgia. The track, "Tutti Frutti," was written by Richard and Dorothy LaBostrie and recorded in ...

The 1950s. The dawning of a new era in popular music. The birth of rock & roll. James Brown and Chuck Berry. Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. In 1958, Billboard released its first newly consolidated ...

On this day (October 30) in 1950, Hank Snow was atop all three Billboard country charts with “I’m Moving On,” his first No. 1 single. The song stayed at the top for 21 weeks, tying Eddie Arnold’s ...

Originally released in 1951, “Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston And His Delta Cats was one of the most popular songs of the pre-Billboard Hot 100 era. Following its release, the single peaked at No. 1 on ...

Michael Jackson’s hit “Thriller" is back in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, propelling the King of Pop once again into ...