Music Videos From The '50s

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (1956)

Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight (1957)

Index of this thread. All videos except the ones in red work (at the time of this posting).


Page 1:

0101 - Chris Barber - Petite Fleur (1959)
0102 - Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me (1958)
0103 - Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk (1959)
0104 - Les Paul - Whispering (1954)
0105 - Anton Karas - The Harry Lime theme (1950)
0106 - Hank Williams - Lovesick Blues
0107 - Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin'
0108 - Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
0109 - Randy Travis - I'll Never Get Out Of This Wold Alive
0110 - Raquel Rastenni - Jeg Rev Et Blad Ud Af Min Dagbog (1958)
0111 - Bill Haley & The Comets-Rock Around the Clock
0112 - Cliff Richard - Travelin' Light
0113 - Cliff Richard and The Drifters - Move it (1958)
0114 - Buddy Holly & The Crickets - Oh Boy (1957)
0115 - Your Father's Oldsmobiles - Rocket 88
0116 - Johnny Burnette - Lonesome Train
0117 - Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
0118 - The Collins Kids - Razzle Dazzle
0119 - Vince Taylor & the Playboys - What'd I say
0120 - David Houston - One And Only

Page 2:


0201 - Chet Atkins - Mr. Sandman (1954)
0202 - Chet Atkins - Pickin' The Blues
0203 - Wanda Jackson - Cool Love
0204 - Elvis Presley - I Want To Be Free
0205 - Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou
0206 - Peggy Lee - Fever
0207 - The Platters - The Great Pretender (1956)
0208 - Debbie Reynolds - Tammy (1957)
0209 - Fats Domino - I'm in the mood for love (1957)
0210 - Fats Domino - Blue Monday (1956)
0211 - The Everly Brothers - Bird Dog (1958)
0212 - Little Richard - Keep a Knockin' (1957)
0213 - Tennessee Ernie Ford - 16 Tons (1956)
0214 - Johnny Mathis - Chances Are
0215 - Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
0216 - Bobby Vinton - Roses Are Red
0217 - The Diamonds - Little Darlin
0218 - Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (1956)
0219 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
0220 - Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (1957)
0221 - Elvis - Heartbreak Hotel (1956)
0222 - Chuck Berry - You Can't Catch Me (1956)
0223 - Kill the wabbit - What's Opera, Doc?
0224 - Gene Vincent - Be-Bop-A-Lula
0225 - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1956)
0226 - Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Suzie
0227 - Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
0228 - Rock & Roll is Here to Stay
0229 - The Silhouettes - Get a Job
0230 - The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
0231 - Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife
0232 - Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line (live 1959)
0233 - Link Wray - Rumble
0234 - Johnny Preston - Running Bear (1959)
0235 - Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill (1956)
0236 - Les Paul & Mary Ford- No Place Like Home
0237 - Carl Perkins - Matchbox/Boppin' The Blues/Pointed Toe Shoes (1956)

Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High the Moon (Demonstration of multitracking, 1953)

Eddie Cochran - C'Mon Everybody




Gene Vincent - Rip It Up




Eddie Cochran - School Days




Gene Vincent - She Little Shiela




2 Rock N Roll Rebels.
2 Rock N Roll Legends.

"Wow lots of videos! Theyre great and all but who wants to actually watch them

Hank Williams - Kaw-Liga (1953)

Hank Williams - Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (1952)

fats wrote this one in 1949,the fat man,legendary.blueberry hill on the vid as well.hellmutt has already posted that one but who can get enough blueberry hill?

Elvis Presley - I Got Stung (1958)

Connie Francis - Happy Days and Lonely Nights (1958)

Considered by many as the FIRST ROCK & ROLL song, here is
Ike Turner (of Ike and Tina Turner fame) doing

Rockety 88

Because of Johnny Cash's work with NIN's Trent Reznor, Johnny Cash has been "rediscovered" by an entire new generation. Primarily considered as being in the Country music genre....one can easily discern rhythms in Johnny's music that can only be considered as being Rock and Roll.....

Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison Blues" (1959)


Johnny Cash "I Walk the Line" (1959)


Johnny Cash Johnny Does Elvis (1959)


Johnny Cash "Bonanza Theme" & "Five Feet High and Rising"


Johnny Cash "Big River" (1958)


Johnny Cash "I Got Stripes" (1959)


Johnny Cash "Home of the Blues"


Johnny Cash "Get Rhythm" (on the Waylon Jennings TV show)



Johnny Cash "Pickin' Time","Big River" and "I Was There"

Elvis Presley - Heartbreak Hotel (TV performance, 1956)

Mahalia Jackson - Summertime/Motherless Child (1956)

Buddy Holly - Learnin' The Game

Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothin's (1959)

My first record:


Little Richard - Keep A Knockin' (1957)

zazz's song