2:14Carole King - Oh Neil (1959)
Carole King
1950s
Rare Footage from 1959
1950sExplore 59 rare behind-the-scenes clips and footage of famous musicians from 1959.
1959 in Music
A devastating year for rock and roll — Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash in February. Miles Davis recorded 'Kind of Blue', arguably the greatest jazz album ever made. Berry Gordy founded Motown Records in Detroit.
Artists
Carole KingLuther TuckerSidney BechetSonny TerryPeggy SeegerBarry StockLefty BatesSnooks EaglinJohnny BondJohn ColtraneThe BandJohn DavisMiles DavisLyricistDuke EllingtonComposerNMEJimmy Hamiltondoo wop adoo wop atdoo wopdoo wop at the gdoo wop at theVol StevensR.E.M.Del ReevesJohnny OtisWill ShadeJo-El SonnierStuart SutcliffeLloyd PriceMajor LanceClark TerryLittle Willie JohnBillie HolidayY&TPete JollyRed NicholsJimmy McCracklinThe ParliamentsThe PlattersPerry ComoHank BallardJohnny "Guitar" WatsonThe SoundPeanuts HuckoJoe ElliottDuane AllmanChuck BerryRay Charles
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4:27Oh! Carol - Neil Sedaka (1959) & Oh! Neil - Carole King (1960)
Carole King
1950s
3:06Little Walter - Mean Old Frisco (alternate take)
Luther Tucker
1950s
3:26Sidney Bechet w. Blue Five: Shreveport Blues - 1923
Sidney Bechet
1950s
2:06Sonny Terry - Crow Jane Blues
Sonny Terry
1950s
3:11Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger - The Lag's Song
Peggy Seeger
1950s
0:17The Mountain Guitar Played by Barry Stock Three Day’s Grace Dr.Dan 1959
Barry Stock
1950s![Thumbnail for Lefty Guitar Bates - Ninety Days [Apex] 1959 New Breed R&B 45 by Lefty Bates](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I66RMmfPEXM/hqdefault.jpg)
2:32Lefty Guitar Bates - Ninety Days [Apex] 1959 New Breed R&B 45
Lefty Bates
1950sRare
3:27Snooks Eaglin - Give Me The Old Box-Car
Snooks Eaglin
1950s
4:01Snooks Eaglin - Every Day Blues
Snooks Eaglin
1950s
4:51The Hot Rod Lincoln
Johnny Bond
1950s
13:46John Worley Pays Tribute to Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" LP #1
John Coltrane, The Band, John Davis, Miles Davis
1950sRareLive
3:48Merrily Rolling Along (aka Hero to Zero / Sunswept Sunday) (Movie Strings & Rehearsal)
Lyricist, Duke Ellington, Composer, NME, Jimmy Hamilton
1950sRehearsalRare
10:48The Grand Finale (Rehearsal / Lines / Interview / Music / Strings / Murder)
Lyricist, Duke Ellington, Composer, NME
1950sInterviewRehearsal
2:36Johnny Rebel & Group - What Will You Give Me Return ~ RARE OBSCURE teen doo wop teenage
doo wop a, doo wop at, doo wop, doo wop at the g, doo wop at the
1950sRare
3:00659. Stealin' (Traditional American)
Vol Stevens
1950sAcoustic
2:51Antique Silver (1959)
R.E.M., NME
1950sTourRare
2:31Del Reeves - Because You Love Me
Del Reeves
1950s
2:10Del Reeves - Johnny Appleseed (Las Vegas RG8OW-1400/1401)
Del Reeves
1950sRare
2:13The Johnny Otis Show - Castin' My Spell (RARE stereo mix)
Johnny Otis
1950sRare
2:17Rare 1959 Stereo JOHNNY OTIS 45 with MARCI LEE ( Castin' My Spell )
Johnny Otis
1950sRare
27:41The Johnny Otis Show on KTLA-TV 5 - Los Angeles, CA - 1959
Johnny Otis
1950sTV Appearance
2:16The Dead End Devils - Casting My Spell On You (Imelda May/Johnny Otis Cover)
Johnny Otis
1950sStudio
2:27Memphis Jug Band: But I'll Get A Break (1959)
Will Shade
1950sAcoustic
2:09Jo-EL Sonnier sings, “Am I That Easy to Forget”
Jo-El Sonnier
1950s
1:01Stuart Sutcliffe: The Lost Beatle
Stuart Sutcliffe
1950sDocumentary
0:21【visit to a grave】Stuart “Stu” Sutcliffe【Famous Memorial】#gravestones #rip
Stuart Sutcliffe
1960s
2:19Popcorn R&B - BOBBY FREEMAN - Sinbad - LONDON HLJ 9031 UK 1959 Dancer USA Josie
1950sRare
2:45Lloyd Price "Personality" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Lloyd Price
1950sTV Appearance
2:13Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um (Shivaree)
Major Lance
1950s
3:12Undecided - Clark Terry - Phil Woods 1959
Clark Terry
1950s
3:10Leave My Kitten Alone - The Beatles Guitar FC (TBRB Custom) HD Gameplay (Xbox 360)
Little Willie John
1950sStudioTour
1:05Billie Holiday "Lady Day" / Rare Footage
Billie Holiday, Y&T
1950sRare
3:26Shorty Rogers and His Giants - "If I Only Had a Brain"
Pete Jolly
1950sRare
3:15Memories of You-Onita O'Day with Gene Krupa and Red Nichols 1959
Red Nichols
1950sRare
1:32Nichols Band KoKo Lounging 1959
Red Nichols
1950sBehind the ScenesRare
2:17Jimmy McCracklin - The Wobble 1959 (STEREO)
Jimmy McCracklin
1950sRare
4:32FREDDIE & THE PARLIAMENTS - DARLENE / THAT GIRL - TWIRL 1003 - 1959
The Parliaments
1950sRare
2:15The Omegas Froze Rare 1959 Novelty Nashville Rocker
1950sRare
2:48The Platters - The Great Pretender (1959) 4K
The Platters
1950sStudioRare
2:29The Platters "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Platters
1950sTV AppearanceRare
0:31one of the most beautiful songs ever written #theplatters #1950s #shorts #retro #music #edsullivan
The Platters
1950sRare
4:00Kay Starr:- Someday You'll Want Me To Want You
Perry Como
1950sRare
2:52Guitar Shorty "Pumpkin Pie" (1959)
1950sRare
1:41Donna Hightower - Lonesome And Sorry
1950sRare
2:27I'll Keep You Happy - Hank Ballard & Midnighters 1959 King 5195
Hank Ballard
1950sRare
2:11Johnny Watson and his Night Owls Let's Rock (Rock And Roll Our Blues Away) (1959)
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
1950sRare
58:591959 The Year that Changed Jazz Jazz Documentary
1950sDocumentaryRare
9:14Gary B.B. Coleman - The Sky is Crying
The Sound
1950sRare![Thumbnail for Louis Armstrong • “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South/(Back Home Again In) Indiana” • 1959 [RITY] by Peanuts Hucko](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-717RcjNa-k/hqdefault.jpg)
8:22Louis Armstrong • “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South/(Back Home Again In) Indiana” • 1959 [RITY]
Peanuts Hucko
1950sTV AppearanceRare
5:14Newly Discovered Footage of Louis Armstrong Recording I Ain't Got Nobody in 1959! good audio
Peanuts Hucko
1950sStudioRare
5:14Newly Discovered Footage of Louis Armstrong Recording "I Ain't Got Nobody" in 1959!
Peanuts Hucko
1950sStudioRare
0:58Joe Elliott Evolution (1959–2025) #shorts #youtubeshorts #short #defleppard #80smusic
Joe Elliott
1970sRare
1:53Don Carroll Teardrops On Your Letter (1959)
1950sRare
5:33Max Guitar - Players Demo, Duane Allman 1959 Les Paul
Duane Allman
1950sRare![Thumbnail for Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959 [Reelin' In The Years Archives] by Billie Holiday](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-DGY9HvChXk/hqdefault.jpg)
Billie Holiday - "Strange Fruit" Live 1959 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]
Billie Holiday
1950sRareLive
Chuck Berry "Back in the USA"
Chuck Berry
1950sRare
Chuck Berry "Almost Grown"
Chuck Berry
1950sRare
Ray Charles - What'd I Say (1959) #shorts
Ray Charles
1950sRare