6 best 50s dvds

In the 1950s, DVDs as a medium for storing music videos, concerts, movies, and TV shows did not exist. DVDs, short for Digital Versatile Discs, were introduced in the late 1990s and became popular in the early 2000s as a replacement for VHS tapes and as a way to store and distribute digital media content.

During the 1950s, the primary means of watching movies and TV shows were through theaters and television broadcasts, respectively. Music videos as we know them today did not exist in the 1950s, as music television channels like MTV did not come into existence until the 1980s.

In the 1950s, musical performances were typically broadcast on television variety shows, and the concept of music videos as standalone promotional tools for artists had not yet emerged.

So, to sum it up, DVDs and music videos as we understand them today did not exist in the 1950s, and the medium of DVDs did not come into existence until several decades later.

Below you can find our editor's choice of the best 50s dvds on the market

Fifty Shades Darker: Book Two of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

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Live in Grace, Walk in Love: A 365-Day Journey

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way

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Magic Moments - The Best of '50s Pop

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Product description

Timeless '50s pop hits recorded live! From the hit PBS show!

The 1950s could be considered the last days of innocence. While Elvis gyrated to "Jailhouse Rock" and "All Shook Up," Pat Boone mused about "Love Letters In The Sand." Pop music, short for "popular," was just that: music enjoyed by mom, dad and kids alike.

The PBS concert special The Magic Moments: The Best Of 50s Pop, taped at the Trump Taj Majal in Atlantic city on April 21, 2004, celebrates that era with many of stars of the 50s singing their biggest hits in front of an appreciative audience.

Program Listing:

1. Magic Moments Perry Como (vintage clip)

2. Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page

3. Old Cape Cod - Patti Page

4. Sh-Boom - The Original Crew-Cuts

5. Three Coins In The Fountain The Four Aces

6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing The Four Aces

7. Nick Clooney Remembers His Sister, Rosemary Clooney

8. Hey There / Mambo Italiano Rosemary Clooney (vintage clip)

9. The Wayward Wind - Gogi Grant

10. Shangri-la The Four Coins

11. PBS Quiz Wink Martindale, Rip Taylor, Brett Somers, & Dr. Joyce Brothers

12. Istanbul The Four Lads

13. Standing On The Corner The Four Lads

14. Memories Are Made Of This Dean Martin (vintage clip)

15. Cry Johnny Ray (vintage clip)

16. Band Of Gold - Don Cherry

17. Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone (vintage clip)

18. Tammy - Debbie Reynolds

19. The McGuire Sisters - Greatest Hits Medley: Just For Old Times Sake, On A Picnic Morning, Somethings Gotta Give, Sugartime, Sincerely

20. Im Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter/Its All In The Game Mel Carter

21. Lollipop Lynn Evans of The Chordettes

22. 26 Miles The Four Preps

23. Big Man The Four Preps

24. Little Darlin' The Diamonds

25. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight Ensemble