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- Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process
- Bing Crosby received a Best Actor nomination for his work in The Country Girl
- January 14 - First documented use of the abbreviated term "Rock 'n' Roll" to promote Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Jubillee, held at St. Nicholas Arena in New York, New York. Previously the genre term was just called "Rock and Roll"
- July 5 - Elvis Presley has his first commercial recording session. He sang That's All Right (Mama) and Blue Moon of Kentucky.
- Record companies deliver 7 inch 45 rpm record singles to radio stations instead of 78s
- Pat Boone begins his recording career at Republic Records
- Les PaulLes Paul and Mary Ford Les Paul (born June 9, 1915) is best known as a guitarist, and as one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric guitars and recording techniques. Les Paul is also known as a pioneer in the development of th commissions AmpexNeeds more here on the development of the system. Plus, Ampex isn't just a tape format, it's also a company, so maybe needs separate entries for each. AMPEX is an acronym, created by its founder,. It actually stands for (A)lexander (M). P)oniatoff (Ex)cel to build the first eight track tape recorder, at his own expense.
- The DriftersAlternate meaning: The Drifters (novel) The Drifters were a long-lived American band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953. Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records approached McPhatter after he left the Dominoes and signed form
- The Everly BrothersDon (born February 1 1937 in Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers of the 1950s. The sons of two Kentucky country musicians, The Everly Brothers r form
- The Isley BrothersThe Isley Brothers were American pop and soul singers, originally beginning their musical career in Cincinnati in the early 1950s. Brothers Ronald, O'Kelly, Rudolph and Vernon began recording in 1957, with a series of doo wop singles that failed to attrac form
- Carl PerkinsThe article is about Carl Perkins the musician. For the politician see Carl D. Carl Lee Perkins ( April 9, 1932 January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music that evolved at Sun Records in Memph' musical career begins
- May 10May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). There are 235 days remaining. Events 1291 Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. 1497 Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cadiz for his first - Bill Haley and his Comets' Rock Around the Clock released
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