As the fifties progressed, the rift in styles between the commercial major labels and the independent regional labels became enormous.
 

While labels like Columbia (New York) and Capitol (California) strained to maintain ‘quality control’, smaller labels like Atlantic experimented with new styles, eventually achieving a level of success that rivalled and even surpassed their competition. This show focuses on recordings from 1952 to 1953, a time when music styles and tastes started to skew in myriad directions.

Featured tracks include:

​Goodnight Irene – The Weavers

You Belong to Me – Jo Stafford

Wheel of Fortune – Kay Starr

Wheel of Fortune – The Cardinals

How High the Moon – Les Paul and Mary Ford

Vaya Con Dios – Les Paul and Mary Ford

Third Man Theme – Guy Lombardo

Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson

Song from “Moulin Rouge” – Percy Faith

Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes

5-10-15 Hours – Ruth Brown

Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston

Lawdy Miss Clawdy- Lloyd Price