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Halfway point for the provisional round, rank your top 5 artists from 1-5. The top 8 artists will advance to the next round. Here are the 32 artists in the next genre.... 50's Pop. Enjoy!

Bill Haley & His Comets
Bobby Darin
Buddy Holly
Carl Perkins
Chuck Berry
Connie Francis
Dion
Duane Eddy
Eddie Cochran
Elvis Presley
Fats Domino
Frankie Lymon & His Teenagers
Gene Vincent
Harry Belafonte
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Mathis
Little Richard
Nat King Cole
Neil Sedaka
Paul Anka
Ray Charles
Ricky Nelson
Ritchie Valens
Roy Orbison
The Coasters
The Del-Vikings
The Diamonds
The Drifters
The Everly Brothers
The Flamingos
The Monotones
The Platters

1. Ray Charles
2. Buddy Holly
3. Chuck Berry
4. Fats Domino
5. The Everly Brothers

1. Elvis Presley
2. Chuck Berry
3. Buddy Holly
4. Ray Charles
5. Roy Orbison

1. Elvis Presley
2. Ray Charles
3. The Everly Brothers
4. The Coasters
5. Gene Vincent

1.Elvis Presley
2.Ray Charles
3.Buddy Holly
4.Chuck Berry
5.Roy Orbison

1. Little Richard
2. Buddy Holly
3. Harry Belafonte
4. Nat King Cole
5. The Everly Brothers

1. Elvis Presley
2. Chuck Berry
3. Buddy Holly
4. Ray Charles
5. Little Richard
6. Roy Orbison (so close)

1. Chuck Berry
2. Buddy Holly
3. Roy Orbison
4. Elvis Presley
5. Jerry Lee Lewis

1) Elvis Presley
2) Chuck Berry
3) Buddy Holly
4) Jerry Lee Lewis
5) Roy Orbison

1. Roy Orbison
2. Elvis Presley
3. Ray Charles
4. Chuck Berry
5. Little Richard

and many more

1. Elvis Presley
2. Roy Orbison
3. Little Richard
4. Ray Charles
5. Nat King Cole

1. Chuck Berry
2. Elvis Presley
3. Little Richard
4. Jerry Lee Lewis
5. Nat King Cole

1. Ray Charles
2. Chuck Berry
3. Buddy Holly
4. Jerry Lee Lewis
5. Roy Orbison

1. Elvis Presley
2. Jerry Lee Lewis
3. Chuck Berry
4. Everly Brothers
5. Little Richard

Thanks!

1. Jerry Lee Lewis
2. Chuck Berry
3. Little Richard
4. Elvis Presley
5. Fats Domino

Late comeback by The Killer?!

1. Elvis Presley
2. Chuck Berry
3. Roy Orbison
4. Jerry Lee Lewis
5. Little Richard

1. Elvis
2. The Drifters / Ben E. King (I have a hard time separating them)
3. The Everly Brothers
4. Harry Belafonte
5. Chuck Berry

apologies to Buddy Holly

1- Elvis
2- Buddy Holly
3- Chcuk Berry
4- Little Ricahrd
5- Everly Brothers

RESULTS (32) voters...

108 - Elvis Presley
79 - Chuck Berry
73 - Ray Charles
59 - Buddy Holly
32 - Roy Orbison
31 - Jerry Lee Lewis
22 - Little Richard
16 - The Everly Brothers
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12 - Fats Domino
11 - The Drifters
8 - Harry Belafonte
6 - Carl Perkins
4 - Gene Vincent, Nat king Cole
3 - Dion, Duane Eddy, The Coasters, The Platters
1 - Eddie Cochran, Neil Sedaka
0 - Bill Haley & The Comets, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, Frankie Lymon & His Teenagers, Johnny Mathis, Paul Anka, Ricky Nelson, Ritchie Valens, The Del-Vikings, The Diamonds, The Flamingos, The Monotones

Others...

Elvis Presley Chuck Berry Buddy Holly Ray Charles Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley Ray Charles Roy Orbinson Buddy Holly Chuck Berry
Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Harry Belafonte, Chuck Berry, The King
1. Ray Charles 2. Jerry Lee Lewis 3.Duane Eddy 4. Little Richard 5. Neil Sedaka
1. The Big E 2. Ray Charles 3. Chuck Berry 4. Buddy Holly 5. Jerry Lee Lewis
Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Fats, Jerry Lee Lewis.
1. Elvis A. Presley. 2. Chuck Berry . 3. Buddy Holly and the Crickets. 4. Roy Orbison. 5. Ray Charles.
Elvis, buddy holly, jerry lee lewis, carl perkins, chuck berry
Elvis,ray Charles,dion,Roy,lewis
1. Elvis Presley. 2. Ray Charles. 3. CHuck Berry. 4. Buddy Holly. 5. Roy Orbison
Elvis, Buddy Holly, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison
Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, The Drifters, Chuck Berry
1. The Drifters 2. Ray Charles 3. The Platters 4. Chuck Berry 5. The Coasters
-Elvis -Chuck -Roy -Ray -Buddy
1.) The Everly Brothers 2.) Carl Perkins 3.) Gene Vincent 4.) Jerry Lee Lewis 5.) Eddie Cochran