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Music and Entertainers in the 1950’s

Music and Entertainers in the 1950’s. By: Cheyenne Diller. Musicians. Johnny Cash.

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Music and Entertainers in the 1950’s

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  1. Music and Entertainers in the 1950’s By: Cheyenne Diller

  2. Musicians

  3. Johnny Cash Johnny Cash has been a recording star since 1955. He has recorded nearly 1500 songs on over 470 albums. His most famous albums were “Folsom Prison”, “San Quentin” and “Greatest Hits”. With over 2 million sales these albums, they became multi-platinum records. http://samsnewplace.yolasite.com/new-mp3-collections-2011.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cash

  4. Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis, the first performer inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has been a rock legend since 1956. He was most famous for his hit single “Great Balls of Fire”. With that song, and a couple others he soled more albums then Elvis Presley that year. http://www.nndb.com/people/867/000023798/ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/jerry-lee-lewis

  5. Nat King Cole By the 1950s, Nat King Cole emerged as a popular solo performer. He scored numerous hits, with such songs as "Nature Boy," "Mona Lisa," "Too Young, " and "Unforgettable.” Cole made television history in 1956 when he became the first African-American to host his own national program. http://natkingcole.50webs.com/biography.html http://library.umkc.edu/spec-col/kingcole.htm

  6. Elvis Presley (The King of Rock) In 1954, Elvis began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label. It is estimated that Presley has sold over one billion record units worldwide. Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard’s Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. Of these, 114 were in the top forty. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/presley_elvis/artist.jhtml http://www.topnews.in/light/people/elvis-presley

  7. Actors

  8. Marilyn Monroe In 1953, Monroe made a star-making turn in Niagara, starring as a young married woman out to kill her husband with help from her lover. She then played in the dramatic comedy Bus Stop, playing a saloon singer being kidnapped by a rancher who has fallen in love with her. During her career, her films entertained more than $200 million. She still remains popular today as an icon of sex appeal and beauty. http://www.topnews.in/people/marilyn-monroe http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/82952.Marilyn_Monroe

  9. Lucille Ball Lucille Ball was an instant star when she appeared on the comedy “I Love Lucy”. On October 15, 1951 “I Love Lucy”made its debut and to the television viewing audience across the country. For four of its seasons, the sitcom was the number one show in the country. http://www.fiftiesweb.com/lucy.htm http://shawnadmakeup.blogspot.com/2011/08/oh-lucilleball-that-is.html

  10. Roy Rogers Roy Rogers was the iconic cowboy actor of the 1950’s. Although he was an actor in many films, he was also a singer and song writer. In the Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Money-Making Western Stars poll, Rogers was listed for 15 consecutive years from 1939 to 1954, holding first place from 1943 to 1954. http://countryandwestern.tumblr.com/post/14231864657/roy-rogers http://www.mylot.com/w/photokeywords/roy+rogers.aspx

  11. Doris Day As a freelance actress, Doris Day’s range of roles increased. She made the bio-pic Love Me Or Leave Me, based on the life of ‘20s singer Ruth Etting, in 1955. Doris returned to Warner Brothers for the film version of Broadway hit The Pajama Game in 1957. Then, in 1959, Doris paired with Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk for Universal. Her acting career ended in 1969. http://stargods.org/Doris.html http://leofuchs.com/pages/doris_day_01.htm

  12. Sources Cited. • Slide 3-"Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash." Official Rockabilly Hall of Fame(R). Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.rockabillyhall.com/JohnnyCash.html> • Slide 4-"Jerry Lee Lewis." NNDB: Tracking the Entire World. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.nndb.com/people/867/000023798/>. • Slide 5-"Nat King Cole Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/nat-king-cole-9253026>. • Slide 6-"Biography." Of Elvis Presley. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. http://www.elvis.com/about-the-king/biography_.aspx. • Slide 8-"Marilyn Monroe Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/marilyn-monroe-9412123> • Slide 9- "Lucille Ball Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/lucille-ball-9196958>. • Slide 10-"Roy Rogers." Hollywood Star Walk. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/roy-rogers/>. • Slide 11- "About Doris." Day. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.dorisday.com/about>.

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