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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.
The country- and folk-influenced style [2] associated with the latter half of 1960s rock music spawned a generation of popular singer-songwriters who wrote and performed their own work. Towards the decade's end, genres such as Baroque pop , [ 3 ] sunshine pop , [ 4 ] bubble gum pop , [ 5 ] and progressive rock started to grow popular, with the ...
By the later half of the 1970s, Dolly Parton, a highly successful traditional-minded country artist since the late 1960s, mounted a high-profile campaign to crossover to pop music, culminating in her 1977 hit "Here You Come Again", which peaked at No. 1 country and No. 3 pop. Of her 25 career No. 1 hits, 11 of them came during the 1970s.
Looking back, the 1970s were full of musical heavyweights who paved the way for future artists. Yet, at the time, contemporary music fans simply experienced the decade as fertile ground for ...
The artists of the 1970s produced so many chart-topping hits we compiled a list. ... Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the continuation ...
Marty Robbins, one of the most popular artists in country music history. Named artist of the decade (1960–1969) by the Academy of Country Music; Jeannie C. Riley, "socked it to" the pop charts with "Harper Valley PTA." Kenny Rogers, unique-voiced storyteller who also recorded love ballads and more rock material. He defined what was known as ...
Billboard Decade-End is a series of music charts reflecting the most popular artists, albums, and songs in the United States throughout a decade. [1] Billboard first published their first decade-end rankings in December 1970, listing the artists with the most number ones of the 1960s.
List of blues musicians since 1980, showing name, birth and death years, origin, primary style, and references; Name Birth year Death year Origin Primary style Ref(s) Linsey Alexander: 1942 Mississippi Electric blues* [340] James Armstrong: 1957 California Electric blues [341] Dexter Allen: 1970 Mississippi Electric blues* [342] Marcia Ball ...