5 Love Songs From 1960 That Sound Even Sweeter Today
While each decade of the 20th century has produced some lovely love songs, certain songs from 1960 stand out as sweeter than ever.
Read MoreWhile each decade of the 20th century has produced some lovely love songs, certain songs from 1960 stand out as sweeter than ever.
Read MoreClassic rock songs like "Daydream Believer" are known as sunshine pop, and they help prove that 1967 was the decade's best year for the sub-genre.
Read MoreEven though the best of boomer music earns them bragging rights over other generations, the worst of it is annoying, overplayed, overrated, and best forgotten.
Read MoreNot all musical revolutions in the '60s took place in the studio; some began at home, and this is one staple of that decade we think modern listeners will love.
Read MoreThe counterculture movement, a runaway Broadway hit, and rousing protest songs came together to make the last summer of the 1960s its best for classic rock.
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Read MoreIn 1964 the Beatles had taken the U.S. by storm, reaching an unbelievable milestone that no other band has ever achieved. Here's how they did it.
Read MoreFolk rock reached its peak in 1966, thanks to hit songs like Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" and the Mamas & the Papas' "Monday, Monday."
Read MoreWith songs like, "Be My Baby," the Ronettes were one of the most influential groups of the early '60s. To prove it, here's a look at a few more of their songs.
Read MoreIt was never a hit for Cat Stevens himself, but five other artists took his 1965 ballad to the top tier of the charts in Europe and North America.
Read MoreRolling Stone has called it the greatest song of all time, but this timeless Bob Dylan classic never made it to the top of the Billboard chart.
Read MoreThere have been tours that were responsible for the destruction of many groups, whether it be due to the internal tensions boiling over or a real-life tragedy.
Read MoreDuring rock's zenith of cultural and commercial importance in the latter third of the 20th century, some legends failed to gain a No. 1 hit.
Read MoreNeil Diamond and Elvis Presley enjoyed and respected each other's music, and their proverbial paths sometimes crossed outside of any music industry obligation.
Read MoreIn some rare cases, musicians have managed to ascend to the pantheon of rock music greats and stay there — and some have even stayed friends.
Read MoreFor any boomers dealing with divorce, the change can come with some major silver linings, and one of the best is total control of the music you play.
Read MoreAmazingly, some rock stars have historically long marriages, even with the pressures of endless touring, career ups and downs, and the myriad of temptations.
Read MoreFrom the Surfaris' surf-rock standard "Wipeout" to the Beatles' "Money (That's What I Want)," these rock 'n' roll classics have only gotten better with age.
Read More1960 was a long time ago, yet artists like Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and Bo Diddley released songs that year that sound even cooler now than way back then.
Read MoreThe business end of rock 'n' roll can be cutthroat, which is why, time and again, band managers have been canned once their musical acts climbed the summit.
Read MoreFrom heartfelt yearning to earnest messages of hope, these simple yet powerful '60s songs still reach across the decades to grab our hearts and minds.
Read MoreIn 1961, rock 'n' roll was still in its infancy, but songs from artists like Jerry Lee Lewis, Dick and Dee Dee, and Ann-Margret sound even cooler now.
Read MoreSince emerging in the late 1960s as frontman for Detroit rock band The Stooges, Iggy Pop, nicknamed the "Godfather of Punk," has been a driving force in rock.
Read MoreFrom the pioneering use of the fuzz box to shock-rock spine-tinglers, we think these 1962 rock songs sound even fresher today after decades of influence.
Read MoreSome songs just have it, whether "it" means infectious riffs, impressive lead guitar work, boundary-pushing experimentation, or all of the above.
Read MoreIn the annals of rock history, there have actually been several songs that received the old heave-ho from censors, only to now be considered classics.
Read MoreThanks to the Beatles, the Shangri-Las, the Supremes, and the other artists on this list, 1964 pulled out all the stops when it came to love songs.
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