60 YEARS OF THE ROCK ERA Catch-up.
After looking back on the first 10 years of The Rock Era, 2 new categories are added here for each year of the initial decade, plus an industry figure will be highlighted from behind the scenes (eg, a producer, songwriter or influential non-performer).
Continues tomorrow with: 1965.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

(1955-2015)

1955

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK Bill Haley & His Comets

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

TUTTI FRUTTI Little Richard

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

SAM PHILLIPS

1956

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

BLUE MONDAY Fats Domino

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

BLUE MONDAY Fats Domino

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

ALAN FREED

1957

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

LUCILLE Little Richard

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke
INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

Jerry LEIBER & Mike STOLLER

1958

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

JOHNNY B. GOODE Chuck Berry
BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

SHOUT Isley Brothers

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

LEONARD & PHIL CHESS (CHESS RECORDS)

1959

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

WHAT'D I SAY (Parts 1 &2) Ray Charles

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

THERE GOES MY BABY The Drifters

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR 

BUCK RAM

1960

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

WALK, DON'T RUN The Ventures

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? Elvis Presley

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

BERRY GORDY 

1961

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

HIT THE ROAD JACK Ray Charles

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR 

GERRY GOFFIN & CAROLE KING 

1962

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

GREEN ONIONS Booker T & The MGs

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

SHERRY The Four Seasons

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

BRIAN EPSTEIN

1963

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
MISIRLOU Dick Dale

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

BE MY BABY The Ronettes

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

PHIL SPECTOR 

1964

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN The Animals

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick

INDUSTRY  FIGURE OF THE YEAR

Brian HOLLAND, Lamont DOZIER, Eddie HOLLAND