Sam - is this for the Queen's Golden Jubilee as most street parties will be this year? If so, you will need songs from around 1952 to be strictly correct. That means that all the rock 'n roll songs are too late. And presumably the crowd will want to sing, so the Country and Hillbilly songs are not options.

Gene's post is very useful if you stay with "Unforgettable Fifties - disc 2" and "Wonderful Fifties - discs 2 and 3". Many of these were very popular at the time and you will find that some of the old buggers know the words!!

Cheers, Terry