List of 1950s musical artists explained

For music from a year in the 1950s, go to 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59This is a partial list of notable active and inactive bands and musicians of the 1950s.

Musicians

See also: 1950s and Million Dollar Quartet.

Bands

Jay & The Americans
The Ames Brothers^[1]
The Andrews Sisters
Dave Appell & the Applejacks
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes The Bell Notes
Bill Haley & His Comets
The Belmonts
Dion & The Belmonts^[1]
The Bobbettes
The Bonnie Sisters
The Bosstones
The Buchanan Brothers
The Cadets
The Cadillacs
The Capris
The Cardinals
The Champs
The Chantels
The Charioteers
Otis Williams and the Charms
The Chimes
The Chi-Lites
The Chips
The Chordettes
The Chords
The Cleftones
The Clovers
The Coasters
The Collegians
Bill Haley and the Comets
The Corsairs
The Counts
The Crew Cuts
The Crescendos
The Crickets
The Crows
Danny & the Juniors
Jan & Dean
The Dells
The Del-Satins
The Delta Rhythm Boys
The Del-Vikings
Deep River Boys
The Dovells
The Dubs
The Duprees
The Diamonds
The Drifters
The Earls
The Echoes
The Edsels
The El Dorados
The Elegants
The Emotions
The Escorts
The Everly Brothers^[1]
The Fairfield Four
The Falcons
The Flamingos
The Flairs
The Fleetwoods
The Five Satins
The Five Discs
The Five Keys
The Five Sharps
The Fontane Sisters
The Four Aces
The Four Buddies
The Four Freshmen
The Four Knights
The Four Lads
The Four Lovers
The Four Preps
- The Four Tops The Four Tunes
The Gaylords
The G-Clefs
The Golden Gate Quartet
The Harptones
The Hearts
The Heathertones
The Hilltoppers
The Hollywood Flames
Johnny & The Hurricanes
The Impalas
Little Anthony and the Imperials
The Impressions
The Ink Spots
The Isley Brothers
The Jewels
The Jesters
The Jive Bombers
The Jive Five
Don & Juan
The Jubalaires
The Kingston Trio
Kings of Rhythm
The Larks
The Lettermen
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
The McGuire Sisters^[1]
The Medallions
The Mello-Kings
The Mello-Moods
The Mills Brothers
The Midnighters
The Monotones
The Moonglows
The Mystics
The Nutmegs
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Orioles
- The Osmonds The Paragons
The Penguins
The Pied Pipers
The Platters
The Pony-Tails
The Quarrymen
The Quotations
Randy & The Rainbows
The Rattlesnakes (1955 band)
The Ravens
The Regents
The Righteous Brothers
Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys
The Robins
The Sensations
The Shadows
The Shepherd Sisters
The Solitaires
Sons of The Pioneers
The Spaniels
The Sparkletones
The Spiders
The Spinners
Joey Dee & The Starliters
The Stereos
The Swallows
Mickey & Sylvia
Tátrai Quartet
Tavares
The Teenagers
The Teen Queens
The Tornados
The Turbans
The Tymes
The Valentines
The Virtues
The Volumes
Billy Ward & The Dominoes
The Wrens
Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
Windsbacher Knabenchor

External links

Essential American Recordings Survey

Notes and References

Web site: 18 Major Pop Stars from the 1950s Who Are Still Going – One at 103 (!). Billboard. Grein. Paul. May 12, 2020. February 2, 2024.