The social landscape in the early 1950s was shifting. The end of WWII signaled a time of economic growth, and technology was advancing — TVs were becoming commonplace in homes, opening up a whole new world of entertainment. Music, too, was changing, and the big band sounds of the 1940s were waning, while rock ’n’ roll was taking over.
The 1950s gave us some of the greatest music acts of all time, including Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry. But there was a dark side to the industry, too. From stiffing Black artists on royalties to artists getting involved with underaged girls, this is the messed up truth about the 1950s music industry.
#Elvis #Music #RockNRoll
Missing royalties | 0:00
Segregated concerts | 1:30
Subject to Jim Crow | 2:39
Stolen hits | 3:51
Touring takes its toll | 4:58
Billie Holiday’s tragic death | 6:12
Underaged girls | 7:24
Little Richard’s bad deal | 8:39
Pay to play | 9:41
American Bandstand’s dark beginnings | 10:59
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What are your impressions of the 1950s music industry?
"She had heroin planted on her and arrested." The next sentence, "she struggled with a horrible heroin addiction"
no one wants to talk about Elvis having relationships with 14 year old girls? okay
DID JERRY LEE AND MYRA HAVE TO GET A MARRIAGE LICENSE? IF THEY HAD A MARRIAGE LICENSE FROM LOUISIANA, EVERYONE SHOULD SHUTUP ❤
WHEN THE RAT PACK FIRST WENT TO VEGAS SINATRA WAS TOLD SAMMY DAVIS JR. COULD NOT STAY AT THE SAME HOTEL AS THE REST OF THE BOYS. SINATRA ASKED WHY NOT? THEY SAID BECAUSE HE'S BLACK ❤SINATRA SAID WELL IF SAMMY CAN'T STAY HERE NONE OF US CAN STAY HERE❤AND THEY WALKED OUT.
YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS ON A HALL OF FAME STATUS WHEN IT COMES TO STEALING IDEAS, RIFFS, AND OF COURSE TONS OF CASH❤THE ARTISTS WERE YOUNG AND STUPID (WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS) LOOK AT HOW MANY DIFFERENT SMELLY PAWS HAD ACCESS TO THEIR WORK ❤THE LABEL ITSELF, TALENT AGENTS AND OF COURSE , AND THEIR MANAGEMENT FIRM.❤
Everyone knows who controlled the music industry in the 50s, and screwed every black entertainer they could, and it wasnt the mob!
That's just the way it is. Some things will never change 🎶 🎶
It amazes me how many scandals there were in the music industry in the fifties. TY for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.
He did NOT have an affair with a 13 year old. We was molesting her!
Why would anybody be dumb enough to get in to show business?
Today is not much better for about 95% of the artists who release music. The three major record companies; Universal, Sony and Warner control most of the top Spotify playlists that artists need to get on in order to blow up. Guess who is on those lists. Yes, it' s their people and not artists from small indie labels or artists that do everything themselves. At .003 cents per stream, it's estimated that the 95% I mentioned make $1,000 or less per year on streams with the bulk making $200 or less per year. The 3 labels I spoke of are of course raking in the money at the expense of everyone else. The technology may have changed but musicians are still getting screwed over.
I find it both hillarious and terrifying trying to imagine what goes on in the mind of a white dude shooting a bus of black performers. The level of hate and ignorance is both comical and chilling, people unde Jim Crow were raised dangerously stupid, but stupid nonetheless.
there's some maga right there. what a shitty country.
Ooo wow ok interesting
Why are white people so evil!? Jesus Christ! 🤦
The history of our black people breaks my heart why were they hatred so much 😢😢😢😢😢😢
It's the same people that run Hollywood today. Any guesses.
The disc jockeys were paid to play whatever crap the record company wanted to sell.
Why does this have to be woke? I stopped watching this after a minute.
Companies pay for hits to this day. The entire industry is manufactured to capitalize off of social media trends.
We can learn from the past but we dont live three
I don't know why people have to be so damn stupid!!! And you can't fix STUPID🤬🤬
Yeah, wtf are u people gonna do about it? 🙄
this country – USA …. bigotry to the max …. now here's a question 90% people get wrong … Who invented rock?
ya know Elvis was obviously a pedophile. insane that we put him on a pedestal. i can say the same about the ",king" of pop allegedly…
My god what they did to Billy Holiday makes me want to scream. .
actually the first was the Carter family and Jimmie Rodgers. Jimmy Rodgers was considered a singing black man. Leslie Riddles was the person that taught Maybelle how to play guitar.
You would have done better if you had said what Jim Crow laws were.
I hear Dick Clark was mixed up with some dirty dealings, too!
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