With the recent death of Little Richard, one of the defining artists of the 1950s, it may seem like most of the major pop stars of the '50s have taken their final bows.
Fortunately, many top stars from that decade are still with us. Here are 17 prime examples – artists who didn't just start out in the '50s, but were among that decade's top stars.Tony Bennett: Bennett landed his first and biggest hit, "Because of You," in 1951.
Bennett has landed two No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 in the past 10 years, Duets II in 2011 and Cheek to Cheek, a collab with Lady Gaga, in 2014.
Bennett has amassed 18 Grammys, including record of the year for 1962's exquisite "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and album of the year for 1994's MTV Unplugged.
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