Episode 306, 1950s Dance Crazes, tracks popular music about the waltz, the mambo, the rhumba, rock and roll, the cha-cha-cha and five other popular dance styles. Performers include Elvis Presley, Patti Page, Bill Haley & His Comets, Sam Cooke, The Crickets, Tony and Joe, The Diamonds, plus 11 more.
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| 45 RPM, Music of the 40s and 50s | ||
| Episode 306 | 1950s Dance Crazes | |
| Playlist | ||
| 1 | Mambo Baby | Ruth Brown |
| 2 | They Were Doing the Mambo | Tex Williams |
| 3 | Mambo Italiano | Rosemary Clooney |
| 4 | Papa Loves Mambo | Perry Como |
| 5 | Mambo Rock | Bill Haley & His Comets |
| 6 | Blue Tango | Leroy Anderson |
| 7 | The Tennessee Waltz | Patti Page |
| 8 | Till I Waltz Again With You | Teresa Brewer |
| 9 | Rock and Roll Waltz | Kay Starr |
| 10 | That’ll Be The Day | The Crickets |
| 11 | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley |
| 12 | Heaven on Earth | The Platters |
| 13 | The Stroll | The Diamonds |
| 14 | Rhumba Boogie | Hank Snow |
| 15 | Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha | Sam Cooke |
| 16 | The Walk | Jimmy McCrackin |
| 17 | The Freeze | Tony and Joe |
| 18 | Carioca | Les Paul |
