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1950s artists still with us and active

Postby GoogaMooga » 27 Apr 2021, 16:39

Jerry Lee Lewis - he had a CD out, propheticallly called "Last Man Standing". Certainly the last from Sun in the 1950s, if not the last active artist from that whole decade, the 1950s.

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Cliff Richard - appeared on the scene in the late 1950s, single debut in 1958 with "Move It"

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Mavis Staples - record debut with the family vocal group Staple Singers in 1956, "Uncloudy Day"

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Postby Flower » 27 Apr 2021, 18:01

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Postby naughty boy » 27 Apr 2021, 19:28

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Postby Muskrat » 27 Apr 2021, 21:05

OUTPLAY wrote:King Airtex
Doo-Doo Brydon
Lars Andersson III
The Sligo Sisters
Ben Otway
The Flips


No fair just using GoogaMooga's playlist!
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Postby Brickyard Jack » 27 Apr 2021, 21:09

Dion DiMucci.

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Postby Six String » 27 Apr 2021, 22:58

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Postby GoogaMooga » 28 Apr 2021, 00:09

Why even bother? It is fitting that I should give ol' Cliff a nod here - just to spite Coan.
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Postby pcqgod » 28 Apr 2021, 03:54

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Postby GoogaMooga » 28 Apr 2021, 05:42

pcqgod wrote:Tony Bennett


Not active though, I think he has got Alzheimer's now.
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Postby Tom Waits For No One » 28 Apr 2021, 07:55

Shirley Bassey is still belting them out.

Some of the Larry Parnes stable from the late 50's are still active, Marty Wilde, Vince Eager.
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Postby Rayge » 28 Apr 2021, 09:06

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Postby Rorschach » 28 Apr 2021, 09:54

I think Paul Anka's still going.
And Harry Balafonte? I don't think he's still performing but he's politically active. A bit.
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Postby Rorschach » 28 Apr 2021, 10:02

Ooh! Dion.

He did an album, Blues With Friends, just last year. Lots of big names blues. Not too bad if you like that sort of thing.

I quite like this one.

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Postby Walk In My Shadow » 28 Apr 2021, 10:07

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Postby GoogaMooga » 28 Apr 2021, 13:14

Harry Belafonte's voice is reduced to a whisper now.
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Postby Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman » 28 Apr 2021, 15:41

Muskrat wrote:
OUTPLAY wrote:King Airtex
Doo-Doo Brydon
Lars Andersson III
The Sligo Sisters
Ben Otway
The Flips


No fair just using GoogaMooga's playlist!



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Postby Artgar » 28 Apr 2021, 15:46

oh he'll be DELIGHTED to see that!
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Postby Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman » 28 Apr 2021, 16:07

Artgar wrote:oh he'll be DELIGHTED to see that!


He will, trust me.

And Roger 'Rog' Whittaker isn't even on it. As for GoogaMooga, you ain't seen nothing yet, Artgar (any relation to Paul Simon's old companion, BTW?).
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Postby The Fish » 28 Apr 2021, 16:16

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Postby Walk In My Shadow » 28 Apr 2021, 16:41

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Postman wrote:
Artgar wrote:oh he'll be DELIGHTED to see that!


He will, trust me.

And Roger 'Rog' Whittaker isn't even on it. As for GoogaMooga, you ain't seen nothing yet, Artgar (any relation to Paul Simon's old companion, BTW?).



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