Rare Footage from 1958

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Explore 96 rare behind-the-scenes clips and footage of famous musicians from 1958.

1958 in Music

The year of the Day the Music Died's prelude — Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper were all at career peaks. Chuck Berry released 'Johnny B. Goode'. The Kingston Trio's 'Tom Dooley' kicked off the folk revival that would define the early 1960s.

Artists

Buddy HollyTheodore BikelChuck BarksdaleWanda JacksonJim TillmanClarence CollinsThe RaconteursNappy BrownJack ClementWilma LeeL.A.B.NicoIan MatthewsBillie HolidayWeenBo DiddleyBobby G. RiceFreddie ScottMilton TurnerChubby CheckerTimi HansenJoe TartoLisa FischerNathan GershmanTex RitterPiano RedR.E.M.Louis ArmstrongWoody HermanRamsey LewisDuke EllingtonJazz violinClark TerryY&TSonny ThompsonKokomo ArnoldPete SeegerLefty Batesdoo wop adoo wop atOne OK RockSinedoo wopThe Banddoo wop at the gVASTRideNMEdoo wop at theThe TheCherFridaOdie PayneJohn Valentine CarruthersEddyduke ellington sduke ellington reScrapper BlackwellTalk TalkWillie DixonJames CottonMuddy WatersLittle WalterOtis SpannDoug AdkinsRoy RogersHeadMaeJohnny OtisElizabeth CottenBobby CharlesStingLloyd PriceKnight BrothersLittle Willie JohnJory NashRed McKenzieJohn ColtraneChampion Jack DupreeJunior ParkerJimmy McCracklinThe PlattersThe "5" RoyalesThe La'sRhythm and bluesSongwriterJug bandRobert BurseMilton RobieMemphis MinnieWill WeldonWill ShadeVol Stevenspaul wellerLazy LesterRick VitoPhil XElvis Presley