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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.
The Wailers, a band started by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963 which used to play ska and rocksteady music during the 1960s, became popular in the Caribbean, Europe and Africa since the early 1970s after they started playing reggae music. Later on, the band became very popular in the US.
Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 – Expensive Shit; ... 1960 in music, 1960 in British music, 1960 in Norwegian music. Notable events:
Current events become a major influence on popular music. Many songs are written in protest to the Vietnam War. The song "Ohio" was written about the Kent State massacre, and became a hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. World music sees a huge rise in popularity as many seek interest in other cultures.
Electronic and synthesized music quickly replaced the lush orchestral sounds of the 1970s and rock music resurged in popularity with new wave bands such as Blondie ("Heart of Glass"), The Knack ("My Sharona") and Devo ("Whip It"), all who formed their bands in the 1970s. Many artists such as The Bee Gees, who came to be associated with disco ...
1960 in music. 15 languages ... This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1960. ... 70; May 13 – Gid Tanner, country music star, 74;
Janis Joplin's first rehearsal with the rock band Big Brother & The Holding Company was apparently a loud affair. Bassist Peter Albin recalls the band raising the roof off one day in the 1960s ...
Their music outsells The Beatles by a margin of two-to-one – over 13 million recordings. They win 4 Grammys this year. They win 4 Grammys this year. April 11 – First public performance in the Metropolitan Opera House , of Giacomo Puccini 's La fanciulla del West , though the official opening of the new opera house will not take place until ...