The year in music

Best Songs of 1956

Elvis Presley’s year: “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Hound Dog”, “Don’t Be Cruel”. Johnny Cash records “I Walk the Line”, and Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes”.

I Walk the Line
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15 songs

1956 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 15 songs first released in 1956. Rock, Rockabilly and Pop lead the year. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Doris Day are among the voices of 1956.

Artists of 1956

The sound of 1956

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