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The 1960s began with soul music topping the charts, including pure soul divas and singers specializing in the new, rhythm and blues-gospel music fusion with a secular approach. Later specialties in soul cropped up, including girl groups, blue-eyed soul , brown-eyed soul , Memphis soul , Philly soul and, most popular, Motown .
Baby Washington; B.B. King; B. Bumble and the Stingers; Bachdenkel; The Bachelors; Badfinger; The Balloon Farm; The Band; A Band of Angels; Band of Joy; Bangor Flying ...
Topics specifically related to the decade 1960s in the music of United States, i.e. in the years 1960 to 1969. 1910s; ... Pages in category "1960s in American music"
The Victoria Theatre was built in 1912 for American John Leon Benwell, and originally held a capacity of 965. [2] In 1914 John Benwell sold the theatre to Fuller-Haywards Picture Company. The building was remodelled after a fire in 1924. In 1929, Fuller-Haywards converted the building to allow for the new talking pictures. [3]
A 2010 European survey conducted by the digital broadcaster Music Choice, interviewing over 11,000 participants, rated the decade rather low, with only 19% declaring it the best tune decade in the last 50 years, [80] while participants of an American land line survey rated the 1960s a bit higher, with 26% declaring it as best decade in music.
28 – Ted Nash, American saxophonist and composer. Unknown date. Lekan Babalola, Nigerian singer and percussionist. Mark Ledford, American trumpet player, vocalist and guitarist (died 2004). Muriel Anderson, American composer, guitarist, and harp-guitarist. Paul Taylor (saxophonist), American saxophonist. Pharez Whitted, American trumpeter.
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: US
Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith was the number one song of 1960. Bobby Rydell had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Brenda Lee had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Connie Francis had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. The Everly Brothers had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 ...