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This article includes an overview of the events and trends in popular music in the 1960s. The Miracles pictured in 1962. Known as Motown 's " soul supergroup", The Miracles were one of the first commercially successful acts of the 1960s and propelled both Motown and its Tamla label to international fame. In North America and Europe the decade ...
Music portal. v. t. e. Popular music of the United States in the 1960s became innately tied up into causes, opposing certain ideas, influenced by the sexual revolution, feminism, Black Power and environmentalism. This trend took place in a tumultuous period of massive public, unrest in the United States which consisted of the Cold War, Vietnam ...
1850–1879. 1880–1919. 1920–1949. 1950–1969. 1970–present. Music history of the United States. Colonial era – to the Civil War – During the Civil War – Late 19th century – 1900–1940 – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s. This is a timeline of music in the United States from 1950 to 1969.
1960s portal. Topics specifically related to the decade 1960s in the music of United States, i.e. in the years 1960 to 1969. 1910s. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s. 1950s. 1960s. 1970s.
August 2 – Robert Allen Zimmerman legally changes his name to Bob Dylan in the New York Supreme Court. August 16 – The Beatles fire drummer Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr. August 17 – Instrumental Telstar, written and produced by Joe Meek for English band The Tornados, is released in the UK.
1962–1967: Background and roots. The roots of progressive rock developed from pop groups in the 1960s, like the Beatles and the Yardbirds, who "progressed" rock and roll by exploiting new recording techniques, [1] and by merging electric blues with various other music styles such as Indian ragas, oriental melodies and Gregorian chants. [2]
US BB 1 – Aug 1960, US BB 1 of 1960, US CashBox 1 of 1962, Canada 1 – Aug 1960, POP 1 of 1960, UK 5 – Nov 1975, South Africa 7 of 1961, DDD 9 of 1960, RYM 12 of 1960, RIAA 32, Italy 38 of 1962, Party 46 of 2007, Acclaimed 140, Germany 396 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 451. 4. The Drifters. Save the Last Dance for Me. 1960.
The Amboy Dukes. Ambrose Slade. Amen Corner. The American Breed. The Ames Brothers. The Andrew Oldham Orchestra. Andromeda. Andy Kim. Andy Williams.