# List of 1950s musical artists

For music from a year in the 1950s, go to 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59
This is a partial list of notable active and inactive bands and musicians of the 1950s.

## Musicians

* Black Ace
* Johnny Ace
* Lee Allen
* Gene Allison
* Marian Anderson
* Pink Anderson
* Paul Anka
* Louis Armstrong
* Eddy Arnold
* Chet Atkins
* Gene Autry
* Frankie Avalon
* Charles Aznavour
* LaVern Baker
* Hank Ballard
* Sidney Bechet
* Harry Belafonte
* Jesse Belvin
* Tex Beneke
* Boyd Bennett
* Tony Bennett
* Chuck Berry
* Richard Berry
* Otis Blackwell
* Scrapper Blackwell
* Blind Blake
* The Big Bopper
* Johnny Bond
* Pat Boone
* Jimmy Bowen
* Calvin Boze
* Jackie Brenston
* Teresa Brewer
* Big Bill Broonzy
* Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
* James Brown
* Nappy Brown
* Roy Brown
* Ruth Brown
* Dave Brubeck
* Jimmy Bryant
* Solomon Burke
* Johnny Burnette
* James Burton
* Erskine Butterfield
* Sam Butera
* Maria Callas
* Glen Campbell
* Martha Carson
* Goree Carter
* Johnny Cash
* Bobby Charles
* Ray Charles
* Boozoo Chavis
* Chubby Checker
* Clifton Chenier
* Lou Christie
* June Christy
* Eugene Church
* Joe Clay
* Dee Clark
* Patsy Cline
* Rosemary Clooney
* Eddie Cochran
* Nat "King" Cole
* John Coltrane
* Perry Como
* Floyd Council
* Pee Wee Crayton
* Mac Curtis
* Bing Crosby
* Bob Crosby
* Gary Crosby
* Arthur Crudup
* Dick Dale
* Dick Dale (singer)
* Dalida
* Bobby Darin
* Hal David
* Miles Davis
* Sammy Davis Jr.
* Bobby Day
* Doris Day
* Bo Diddley
* Willie Dixon
* Carl Dobkins Jr.
* Bill Doggett
* Fats Domino
* Lonnie Donegan
* Jimmy Dorsey
* Lee Dorsey
* Tommy Dorsey
* K. C. Douglas
* Rusty Draper
* Champion Jack Dupree
* Jimmy Durante
* Leroy Van Dyke
* Werly Fairburn
* H-Bomb Ferguson
* Eddie Fisher
* Miss Toni Fisher
* Sonny Fisher
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Connie Francis
* Ernie Freeman
* Mary Ford
* Tennessee Ernie Ford
* Helen Forrest
* Alan Freed
* Johnny Fuller
* Billy Fury
* Earl Gaines
* Hank Garland
* Judy Garland
* Clarence Garlow
* Georgia Gibbs
* Dizzy Gillespie
* Dick Glasser
* Arthur Godfrey
* Benny Goodman
* Eydie Gormé
* Charlie Gracie
* Gogi Grant
* Jack Guthrie
* Roy Hamilton
* Lionel Hampton
* Pat Hare
* Slim Harpo
* Homer Harris
* Peppermint Harris
* Wynonie Harris
* Hawkshaw Hawkins
* Screamin' Jay Hawkins
* Al Hibbler
* Chuck Higgins
* Earl Hines
* Silas Hogan
* Smokey Hogg
* Ron Holden
* Billie Holiday
* Buddy Holly
* John Lee Hooker
* Lightnin' Hopkins
* Johnny Horton
* David Houston
* Ivory Joe Hunter
* Bull Moose Jackson
* Mahalia Jackson
* Elmore James
* Etta James
* Harry James
* Homesick James
* Joni James
* Sonny James
* Waylon Jennings
* Dr. John
* Little Willie John
* Jimmy Jones
* Louis Jordan
* Don Julian
* Kitty Kallen
* Chris Kenner
* Anita Kerr
* Albert King
* B.B. King
* Ben E. King
* Earl King
* Freddie King
* Pee Wee King
* Saunders King
* Christine Kittrell
* Baker Knight
* Sonny Knight
* Buddy Knox
* Gene Krupa
* Frankie Laine
* Major Lance
* Mario Lanza
* Ellis Larkins
* Brenda Lee
* Dickie Lee
* Peggy Lee
* Lazy Lester
* Jerry Lee Lewis
* Smiley Lewis
* Little Willie Littlefield
* Julie London
* Joe Hill Louis
* Willie Love
* Frankie Lymon
* Loretta Lynn
* Dean Martin
* Grady Martin
* Janis Martin
* Johnny Mathis
* Jimmy McCracklin
* Skeets McDonald
* Big Jay McNeely
* Clyde McPhatter
* Max Merritt
* Big Maceo Merriweather
* Amos Milburn
* Chuck Miller
* Mitch Miller
* Roy Milton
* Garnet Mimms
* Bobby Mitchell
* Guy Mitchell
* Charles Mingus
* Thelonious Monk
* Bill Monroe
* Vaughn Monroe
* Wes Montgomery
* Benny Moré
* Rose Murphy
* Jimmy Nelson
* Ricky Nelson
* Robert Nighthawk
* Jimmy Nolen
* Nervous Norvus
* Donald O'Conner
* St. Louis Jimmy Oden
* Odetta
* Gene O'Quin
* Roy Orbison
* Johnny Otis
* Patti Page
* Charlie Parker
* Les Paul
* Art Pepper
* Carl Perkins
* Oscar Peterson
* Phil Phillips
* Webb Pierce
* Gene Pitney
* Pérez Prado
* Elvis Presley
* Johnny Preston
* Jimmy Preston
* Lloyd Price
* Louis Prima
* Johnnie Ray
* Tampa Red
* Jerry Reed
* Jimmy Reed
* Della Reese
* Django Reinhardt
* Buddy Rich
* Cliff Richard
* Little Richard
* Tommy Ridgley
* Billy Lee Riley
* Tex Ritter
* Johnny Rivers
* Max Roach
* Marty Robbins
* Jimmie Rodgers
* Arsenio Rodríguez
* Kenny Rogers
* Bobby Rydell
* Kyu Sakamoto
* Washboard Sam
* Tommy Sands
* Mabel Scott
* Neil Sedaka
* Pete Seeger
* Johnny Shines
* Troy Shondell
* Dinah Shore
* Frank Sinatra
* Memphis Slim
* Sunnyland Slim
* Huey "Piano" Smith
* Ray Smith
* Kay Starr
* Tommy Steele
* Joan Sutherland
* Art Tatum
* Jesse Thomas
* Rufus Thomas
* Hank Thompson
* Big Mama Thornton
* Johnny Tillotson
* Merle Travis
* Big Joe Turner
* Ike Turner
* Ritchie Valens
* Bobby Vee
* Gene Vincent
* T-Bone Walker
* Little Walter
* Mercy Dee Walton
* Baby Boy Warren
* Muddy Waters
* Johnny "Guitar" Watson
* Joe Weaver
* Ben Webster

## Bands

* Jay & The Americans
* The Ames Brothers
* The Andrews Sisters
* Dave Appell & the Applejacks
* Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
* The Bell Notes
* Bill Haley & His Comets
* The Belmonts
* Dion & The Belmonts
* The Bobbettes
* The Bonnie Sisters
* The Bosstones
* The Buchanan Brothers
* The Cadets
* The Cadillacs
* The Capris
* The Cardinals
* The Champs
* The Chantels
* The Charioteers
* Otis Williams and the Charms
* The Chimes
* The Chi-Lites
* The Chips
* The Chordettes
* The Chords
* The Cleftones
* The Clovers
* The Coasters
* The Collegians
* Bill Haley and the Comets
* The Corsairs
* The Counts
* The Crew Cuts
* The Crescendos
* The Crickets
* The Crows
* Danny & the Juniors
* Jan & Dean
* The Dells
* The Del-Satins
* The Delta Rhythm Boys
* The Del-Vikings
* Deep River Boys
* The Dovells
* The Dubs
* The Duprees
* The Diamonds
* The Drifters
* The Earls
* The Echoes
* The Edsels
* The El Dorados
* The Elegants
* The Emotions
* The Escorts
* The Everly Brothers
* The Fairfield Four
* The Falcons
* The Flamingos
* The Flairs
* The Fleetwoods
* The Five Satins
* The Five Discs
* The Five Keys
* The Five Sharps
* The Fontane Sisters
* The Four Aces
* The Four Buddies
* The Four Freshmen
* The Four Knights
* The Four Lads
* The Four Lovers
* The Four Preps
* The Four Tops
* The Four Tunes
* The Gaylords
* The G-Clefs
* The Golden Gate Quartet
* The Harptones
* The Hearts
* The Heathertones
* The Hilltoppers
* The Hollywood Flames
* Johnny & The Hurricanes
* The Impalas
* Little Anthony and the Imperials
* The Impressions
* The Ink Spots
* The Isley Brothers
* The Jewels
* The Jesters
* The Jive Bombers
* The Jive Five
* Don & Juan
* The Jubalaires
* The Kingston Trio
* Kings of Rhythm
* The Larks
* The Lettermen
* Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
* The McGuire Sisters
* The Medallions
* The Mello-Kings
* The Mello-Moods
* The Mills Brothers
* The Midnighters
* The Monotones
* The Moonglows
* The Mystics
* The Nutmegs
* The O'Jays
* The Oak Ridge Boys
* The Orioles
* The Osmonds
* The Paragons
* The Penguins
* The Pied Pipers
* The Platters
* The Pony-Tails
* The Quarrymen
* The Quotations
* Randy & The Rainbows
* The Rattlesnakes (1955 band)
* The Ravens
* The Regents
* The Righteous Brothers
* Norman Fox & The Rob-Roys
* The Robins
* The Sensations
* The Shadows
* The Shepherd Sisters
* The Solitaires
* Sons of The Pioneers
* The Spaniels
* The Sparkletones
* The Spiders
* The Spinners
* Joey Dee & The Starliters
* The Stereos
* The Swallows
* Mickey & Sylvia
* Tátrai Quartet
* Tavares
* The Teenagers
* The Teen Queens
* The Tornados
* The Turbans
* The Tymes
* The Valentines
* The Virtues
* The Volumes
* Billy Ward & The Dominoes
* The Wrens
* Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
* Windsbacher Knabenchor

## Gallery

* Bill Haley of Bill Haley and the Comets singing "Rock Around the Clock", 1955
* Elvis Presley in a publicity photo for Jailhouse Rock (1957)
* Chuck Berry in 1957
* Fats Domino singing "Blueberry Hill" on The Alan Freed Show c. 1956