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Connie Francis
The most popular female singer of the early rock and roll era, who, with hits like "Who's Sorry Now," "Stupid Cupid," and "Everybody's Somebody's Fool," earned her title as America's Sweetheart.

Paul Anka
One of the first of rock's teen idols, his hits "Diana," "Lonely Boy," and "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" established him as a teenage songwriting phenomenon.

Oldies Mixtape 104: Ultimate Summer
A playlist for your iPod, Winamp, or legally burned CD... check the songs and their descriptions, find which ones are available for download, and make your own oldies CD!

Oldies Mixtape 102: The Roots Of Rock
A playlist for your iPod, Winamp, or legally burned CD... check the songs and their descriptions, find which ones are available for download, and make your own oldies CD!

Chuck Berry: The Essentials
The oldies.about.com guide to a Chuck Berry collection -- CDs, DVDs, and books that no Chuck fan should be without, complete with reviews and a price comparison guide!

The Top 10 Halloween Oldies
The Top Ten Halloween Oldies of all time, including rock and roll, jazz, pop, R&B and other music from the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies.

The Top Ten Oldies of 1959
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1959 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, sound samples, and more.

The Top Ten Oldies of 1958
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1958 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, sound samples, and more.

The Top Ten Oldies of 1957
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1957 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, sound samples, and more.

The Top Ten Oldies of 1956
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1956 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, sound samples, and more.

The Top Ten Oldies of 1955
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1955 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, sound samples, and more.

Ricky Nelson
Whether you know him as Ricky, Rick, or both, Ozzie Nelson's best-known son will forever be known as television's first recurring rock star. But there's more to Ricky than that, and this profile shows how Ricky grew up into Rick in public -- and, in some ways, took rock with him.

Frankie Ford
Although remembered mainly for his 50s hit "Sea Cruise," this crooner is a Crescent City legend, renowned as the Sinatra of Swamp Pop. This is his official site; beware the background images.