These rock songs from the 1950s mean so much more when you listen to them with a group of friends; at least ones that don't mind a throwback.

Where would classic rock music be without the 1950s? That was the decade when the genre was forming, when it was just beginning to understand the power of what it could do and what it could be.

You can trace the roots of rock & roll back to wherever and whatever you want. As with most cultural tidal waves, it didn’t suddenly spring up overnight. Years of groundwork produced seemingly sudden ...