The 1950s. The dawning of a new era in popular music. The birth of rock & roll. James Brown and Chuck Berry. Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. In 1958, Billboard released its first newly consolidated ...

making it a symbol of high status in the 1950s. 4. Ford Thunderbird 1964: A Faster, Sleeker Ride at 130 MPH The 1964 Ford Thunderbird took Chuck Berry’s collection to the next level. With a 6.4 ...

Ever since Chuck Berry hot-wired the "jump blues" sound in the 1950s, the electric guitar has been the soul of rock-and-roll. The plugged-in, amplified twang and squeal sounded like noise to ...

In 1950s Chicago, two Polish Jewish brothers founded the hugely influential Chess Records label. Working with artists like Chuck Berry and Howlin’ Wolf, they released some of the most important blues ...

Chuck Berry was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. He and his wife, Thelmetta, primarily lived at the Whittier Street home in the 1950s. Berry died in 2017 at the age of 90.