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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]]'''
**[[Music of Trinidad]]
***Calypso's popularity outside of [[Trinidad]] begins with artists like [[Lord Melody]], [[Lord Kitchener]], and, most especially, [[Mighty Spoiler]]'s "Bed Bug".
**[[Music of the United States]]
***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
***[[Cool jazz]] is formed as a fusion of [[jazz]] and [[bossa nova]]
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*'''[[1952 in music]]'''
**[[Music of the United States]]
***[[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
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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]]
**[[Music of the United Kingdom]]
***[[The Clash]] releases ''[[London Calling]]'', a pivotal album in the development of [[hardcore]] [[punk]]
**[[Music of the United States]]
***The [[Sugarhill Gang]] releases what is commonly considered the first successful [[hip hop]] single, "[[Rappers Delight]]"