I grew up in a house where music played from morning ’til midnight . . . music that largely reflected the tastes of the two San Francisco ex-hippies who happened to be my parents. My French immigrant mother spiced things up with jazz and my dad with the blues, but both shared the eclectic range of musical tastes that characterized the 60s.
This is why I’ve done more 60s reviews than any other period in musical history. While I don’t share the Baby Boomer nostalgic reverence of the era or the over-the-top adulation they tend to heap upon their heroes, I do agree that it was the most creative, inventive and diverse period in the history of popular music. From San Francisco to Liverpool to Swinging London to Motown to The Village, the 60s redefined the boundaries of music forever.
Featured Artists:
Collections and Series with 60s Albums and Songs:
- Dad’s 45’s Part 2
- Dad’s 45’s Part 3
- Dad’s 45’s Part 4
- Dad’s 45’s Part 5
- The British Invasion and American Counterattack
- Motown Series
- Psychedelic Series
- Great Broads
- Soul/R&B
- UK Folk
- Blues
- Early Rock
- Jazz
60s Albums Not Covered Above:
- Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
- Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home
- Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
- Buffalo Springfield – Retrospective
- Cream – Disraeli Gears
- Cream – Wheels of Fire
- Cream– Fresh Cream
- Dave Van Ronk – Folksinger
- Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
- Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison
- Judy Collins – In My Life
- King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King
- Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
- Procol Harum – A Salty Dog
- Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – Young Brigham
- Small Faces – Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake
- The Beach Boys – Sounds of Summer
- The Beach Boys– Pet Sounds
- The Bee Gees– Bee Gees 1st
- The Bonzo Dog Band – Keynsham
- The Chambers Brothers – The Time Has Come
- The Doors – The Doors
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
- The Moody Blues – To Our Children’s Children’s Children
- The Pentangle – Basket of Light
- The Yardbirds – Having a Rave Up
- The Yardbirds– Roger the Engineer
- Them – The Story of Them