Photo: “Rock Around the Clock” is a rock and roll song in the 12-bar blues format written by Max C. Freedman and James E. Myers

Photo: “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a song by the British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth album, A Night at the Opera (1975), written by

Photo: Frank Sinatra (1943). Sinatra signed with Columbia Records as a solo artist on June 1, 1943, during the 1942–44 musicians’ strike.  Columbia Records re-released Harry James and

Photo: “Tainted Love” is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group the Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in

Photo of Jo Stafford and Peggy Lee (circa 1947).  “Almost Like Being in Love” is a show tune with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. It

Photo: Bing Crosby (1946). Bing  was the number one box office attraction for five consecutive years, 1944 to 1948.  At his screen apex in 1946,