Mid‑Fifties Songs That Endure

Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable” captured affection that outlasts separation. Alongside Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue” and Fats Domino’s “Blueberry Hill,” these recordings became companions to youth, courtship, and the passing of time.

Yet tenderness was only half the story. Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis brought an exhilarating urgency continue reading …