Music plays a very important piece of this portion of history as well as any other portion of history. It is music that helps one to express themselves. It is music that helps to soothe the savage beast. It is music the helps to be a platform for social and political messages. It is music that that helps individuals escape from reality as well as deal with reality.
In 1945, WWII was taking place. With the assistance of Franklin D Roosevelt, who was president, this war was coming to an end. This was taking place across the world. We were even at work in America due to racial prejudice and injustice.
In the 1950s, there was the Cold War, in which the Soviet Union was at odds with the United Stated, there was the Korean War--war between North and South Korea for power and then there was Vietnam. No one is really sure why Vietnam happened, but there were a lot of US casualties of war.
As the picture has been painted, there was a lot of things going on to depress people and cause uncertainty and misery. As an antidote the buffer the heavy happenings of the world, music and the artist who made it, help to lift the spirit of the people and try to inspire hope or help them relate with their current situation.
Below are a few notable artists that helped to ease everyday living and musician that were born in that year to help future generations identify with themselves.
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| Nat King Cole |
Albums of 1945
*Nat King Cole—King Cole Trio
*Bing Crosby—Merry Christmas
Births of 1945
*Rod Steward—January 10th
*Eric Clapton—March 30th
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| Fats Domino |
Albums of 1950
*Ella Fitzgerald—Ella Sings Gershwin
*Fats Domino—The Fat Man
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Births of 1950
*Natalie Cole—February 6th
*Huey Lewis—July 5th
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| Miles Davis |
Albums of 1955
*Bill Haley & His Comets—Shake, Rattle and Roll
*Miles Davis—Blue Moods
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Births of 1955
*Eddie Van Halen—January 26th
*Reba McEntire—March 28th
Albums of 1960
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| Ray Charles |
*Elvis Presley—Elvis is Back!
*Ray Charles—The Genius Hits the Road
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Births of 1960
*Bono—May 10th
*Amy Grant—November 25th
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| The Surpremes |
Albums of 1965
*The Rolling Stones—The Rolling Stones No. 2
*The Supremes—We Remember Sam Cooke
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Births of 1965
*DJ Jazzy Jeff—January 22nd
*Dr. Dre—February 18th
Now let's enjoy a few samples of the music of that era:
Nat King Cole--Mona Lisa
Miles Davis Quintet--My Funny Valentine
Chubby Check--The Twist
The Righteous Brothers--Unchanged Meoldy
Something Upbeat: James Brown--I Feel Good
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