The year in music

Best Songs of 1954

Elvis Presley records “That’s All Right” at Sun Studio and Bill Haley “Rock Around the Clock”. Big Joe Turner has “Shake, Rattle and Roll”, and the Fender Stratocaster goes on sale.

That's All Right at Sun
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9 songs

1954 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 9 songs first released in 1954. Rock, Jazz and Rockabilly lead the year. Bill Haley, Chet Baker and Big Joe Turner are among the voices of 1954.

Artists of 1954

The sound of 1954

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