Few Americans know much about it, but a radical midcentury revolution in jazz was born in Los Angeles in the late 1950s. Some of the most exciting and challenging (and forgotten) American music ...

LODI, Wis. — The annual Cars and Cones: Classic Car Show will be held Wednesday at Dove Healthcare-Lodi, featuring a free, 1950s-themed evening of classic cars and live music.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts opens its 2013-2014 Broadway Songbook series with 'Musicals of the 1950s' on Oct. 17, 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m., with matinee shows Oct. 19 and 20 at 2:00 p.m.