The year in music
Best Songs of 1951
“Rocket 88” by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats is often called the first rock and roll record. In Cleveland, Alan Freed starts playing rhythm and blues on the radio.
Play 1951
5 songs
1951 on Music By Decade
The catalogue holds 5 songs first released in 1951. Blues, Jazz and Bebop lead the year. B.B. King, Judy Garland and Lefty Frizzell are among the voices of 1951.