The Best of 1958

Posted Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:59pm PDT by Robert of the Radish in The Y! Music Playlist Blog

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1958 was a very good year for music. Not only was a new genre called rock & roll in full swing, but classic albums in the genres of jazz, blues, country and soul were released that still stand the test of time.

Some of the big news of 1958:

-Sputnik, the very first satellite to be launched into space fell back to earth

-Professional designer and artist Gerald Holtom designs the peace symbol

-Elvis Presley becomes Private #53310761 in the United States Army

-The Belgian comics magazine Le Journal de Spirou publishes the first Smurfs cartoon

-NASA is formed by the National Aeronautics and Space Act

-Grandmaster Flash, Ice-T, Madonna, Belinda Carlisle, Michael Jackson, Thomas Dolby, D. Boon, Prince, Jello Biafra, Nikki Sixx, Kate Bush and Mary Chapin Carpenter are born

This playlist contains some of the very best music that was released in 1958.

2 Comments

1. apple - Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:28pm PDT

Yes, it's a fantasy year! Someone collected many photos of 1958 stars and post it to the blog on http://plusmingle.com, it's really meaningful.

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2. octaviajohnson71 - Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:02am PDT

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THESE GOOD SONGS AND ARTISTES DOING THIS YEAR.THINKS FOR THAM.

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