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A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with music in the decade This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Roy Orbison was one of rock's famous artists who wrote ballads of lost love. In the early part of the decade, Elvis Presley continued to score hits. For most of the 60s, Presley mostly released films. Presley decided to get away from films by 1969; his last #1 song on the charts was Suspicious Minds which was released in 1969.
Johnny Cash—who became known as "The Man in Black"—became of the most influential musicians of the 1960s (and eventually, 20th century). [52] Although primarily recording country, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.
Herbie Hancock emerged as an influential pianist in the 1960s both as a leader and as part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet". Later he became one of the most popular jazz fusion artists. Standards composed by him include "Watermelon Man" (1963), "Cantaloupe Island" (1964), "Maiden Voyage" (1965) and "Chameleon" (1973).
The Wrecking Crew, also known as the Clique and the First Call Gang, was a loose collective of American session musicians based in Los Angeles who played on many studio recordings in the 1960s and 1970s, including hundreds of top 40 hits. The musicians were not publicly recognized at the time, but were viewed with reverence by industry insiders.
List of deaths in popular music 1960s Succeeded by 1970s: Name Age Date Location Cause of death Jesse Belvin: 27: February 6, 1960: Hope, Arkansas, U.S. Car accident [1]
Blues musicians are musical artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording blues music. [1] They come from different eras and include styles such as ragtime - vaudeville , Delta and country blues , and urban styles from Chicago and the West Coast . [ 2 ]
1960s V. I. P. The Fantastic Four: 1960s Ric-Tic and Soul Records Jose Feliciano: 1980s Motown Four Tops: 1960s Motown Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: 1970s MoWest and Motown Siedah Garrett: 1980s/1990s Gordy Marvin Gaye: 1960s Tamla Valerie George: 1980s/1990s Gordy Nikita Germaine: 1980s/1990s Motown Johnny Gill: 1980s/1990s Motown Gladys ...