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See also: [[List of years in music]], [[Timeline of trends in music (1900-1950)]], [[Timeline of trends in music (1980-present)]]

==[[1950s]]==
*'''[[1951 in music]]'''
**The [[Bakersfield sound]] in [[country music]] develops in [[Bakersfield, California]] as a reaction against the dominant [[Nashville sound]] - artists like [[Buck Owens]] and [[Wynn Stewart]] begin their career
**[[Piano Red]] ("The Wrong Yo Yo", "Just Right Bounce", "Laying the Boogie") is the first [[blues]] singer in history to appear on the pop charts
**Calypso's popularity outside of [[Trinidad]] begins with artists like [[Lord Melody]], [[Lord Kitchener]], and, most especially, [[Mighty Spoiler]]'s "Bed Bug".
*'''[[1952 in music]]'''
**[[Hard bop]] emerges with recordings by [[Miles Davis]] (''[[Miles Ahead]]''), [[Sonny Rollins]] (''[[Way Out West]]'') and [[J.J. Johnson]] (''[[Blue Trombone]]'')
**[[Bill Haley]]'s pioneering recordings ("[[Rocket 88]]") mark the beginning of [[rockabilly]] as a distinct genre and commercial force
*'''[[1953 in music]]'''
**[[Cha cha cha]] begins its reign of popularity, primarily in its place of origin, [[Cuba]], but also throughout the world
*'''[[1954 in music]]'''
**[[Bill Haley and his Comets]] release "[[Rock Around the Clock]]", beginning the first [[rock and roll]] craze among mainstream listeners; many consider this the end of [[Tin Pan Alley]]'s dominance of pop music
**Arguably the start of the [[Jamaica]]n music scene with [[R&B]] and other American genres becoming popular; as these start to become distinctively Jamaican, they will evolve into [[reggae]] and [[dub]].  The first Jamaican music studios open this year.
**[[Bahamas|Bahamanian]] [[junkanoo]] parades, annual celebrations of music and dance, begin to become more organized, eventually helping solidify the sound of junkanoo and move it towards popularization
*'''[[1955 in music]]'''
**[[The Weavers]] return to [[folk music]] after years of being [[blacklisting|blacklisted]]; their concert at [[Carnegie Hall]] helps to re-establish [[folk music]]'s popular acceptance
*'''[[1956 in music]]'''
**[[Hard bop]] [[jazz]]'s mainstream success begins with [[Max Roach]], [[Clifford Brown]] and [[the Jazz Messeng (''[[Max Roach Plus Four]]''), [[Sonny Rollins]] (''[[Saxophone Colossus]]''), [[Clifford Brown]] (''[[At Basin Street]]''), [[Jimmy Smith]] (''[[The Champ]]'') and [[Horace Silvers]] ("Senor Blue")
**[[Mighty Sparrow]]'s "Jean and Dinah" is the last hit for classical [[calypso music|calypso]].
*'''[[1957 in music]]'''
**The chart success of [[Johnny Cash]], [[Chet Atkins]] [[Ferlin Husky]] ("Home of the Blues", "There You Go"), [[Ferlin Husky]] ("Gone", "A Falling Star"), [[George Hamilton IV]] ("Only One Love") and [[Marty Robbins]] ("Knee Deep in the Blues", "A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation)") mark the beginning of the [[Nashville sound]]'s domination of [[country music]]
*'''[[1958 in music]]'''
**[[Bossa nova]] emerges from [[Brazil]] with artists like [[João Gilberto]] ("Bim Bom"), and [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]] ("Chega de Saudade")
**[[Blues]] musicians like [[Big Bill Broonzy]], [[Alexis Korner]], [[Cyril Davies]] and [[Muddy Waters]] achieve great popular acclaim in [[Great Britain]]
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**[[Country music]]ian [[Linda Ronstadt]] helps lead a popularization of Mexican [[mariachi]] music, beginning with a major festival in [[San Antonio, Texas]]
**Recordings by [[Roots Radic]] backing [[Barrington Levy]] mark the beginning of [[dancehall music]]