While the use of repetitive sections and free form melodies to structure a song first appeared in 1924, the 1950s marked the beginning of a lot of the vocal stylings, practices, and genre roots that we recognize as normal today. The first long-play vinyl records were released in 1948, and many of the first uses of longer form recorded music started to appear in the 1950s. In 1955, Frank Sinatra recorded In the Wee Small Hours, which is considered the very first concept album. Ella and Louis came out in 1956, revolutionizing what we'd consider pop, John Coltrane released Blue Train in 1958 which was massive for hard bop, Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in 1959 which had a free style that opened the doors wide for improvisation in music, the same year Marty Robbins released his epic Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs which made individual stories out of tracks.
What is your favorite piece of music of this decade? I know I titled this as "album" initially but it can be a band, album, artist, or just a few songs from the era that come to mind.
Mine is Marty Robbin's Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. A lot of the songs on it have amazing stories to them with beautiful guitar throughout.
While the use of repetitive sections and free form melodies to structure a song first appeared in 1924, the 1950s marked the beginning of a lot of the vocal stylings, practices, and genre roots that we recognize as normal today. The first long-play vinyl records were released in 1948, and many of the first uses of longer form recorded music started to appear in the 1950s. In 1955, Frank Sinatra recorded In the Wee Small Hours, which is considered the very first concept album. Ella and Louis came out in 1956, revolutionizing what we'd consider pop, John Coltrane released Blue Train in 1958 which was massive for hard bop, Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in 1959 which had a free style that opened the doors wide for improvisation in music, the same year Marty Robbins released his epic Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs which made individual stories out of tracks.
What is your favorite piece of music of this decade? I know I titled this as "album" initially but it can be a band, album, artist, or just a few songs from the era that come to mind.
Mine is Marty Robbin's Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. A lot of the songs on it have amazing stories to them with beautiful guitar throughout.