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Top 10 1950s rock bands
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The 1950s was the decade where rock 'n' roll was invented--the amalgmation of "black" rhythm and blues and "white" hillbilly/country music, and the start of the youth counterculture. Here are 10 of the best rock bands/artists from the 1950s.
| 1. | Buddy Holly and the Crickets - They directly influenced The Beatles; if it weren't for Buddy Holly, the Beatles would probably never have formed. |
| 2. | Elvis Presley - He's the King of rock - 'nuff said. |
| 3. | Jerry Lee Lewis - He was in line to be the King of rock before, you know, he married his cousin and all that suff. |
| 4. | Bill Haley and His Comets - according to some, they literally invented rock 'n' roll. |
| 5. | Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode is one of the most famous songs ever. |
| 6. | Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers - Frankie Lymon's voice is as high--and awesome--as it gets. |
| 7. | The Big Bopper - sure, his songs can be kind of corny at times--but that's half the fun. |
| 8. | Carl Perkins - one of the overlords of '50s rock. |
| 9. | Ritchie Valens - He was only 18 when he died (on the famed plane crash with The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly) and was already a rock superstar. |
| 10. | Freddy Cannon - Palisades Park is an awesome song; it was covered by The Ramones, you know. |
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