Remembering Music of the 1960's
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Remembering the Music of the 1960's
Isn't it funny how a piece of music or a specific smell can take us back in time? We hear it and instantly in our mind we are transported to a time when life was simple and memories were being made.
I wasn't around until early 70's but all through my childhood Saturday nights were family time. After supper there was a habitual routine for my parents and all four of us children. I had a little boom box radio that I'd set up in the dining room, turning the dial until I found 'the station' that always made my Daddy smile. Solid Gold Saturday Night as it was called back then hosted by Dick Bartley. Daddy would pull out the 1000 to 2000 piece puzzle and dump the pieces on the table. Mommy made some pizza rolls or snacks of some sort and we all gathered around. It was cheap, inexpensive, fun and warm familty together time. To this day if I hear Tommy James & The Shondells "I think were alone now" or The Searchers "Love Potion Number 9" I go back in time and can see daddy's hands seperating the puzzle pieces, smell mommys little person pizza snacks and hear my brothers laughing and poking at one another. Sometimes the memories make me smile and sometimes they make me cry, homesick to go back to childhood. Either way it is a good feeling and music can do that more so than any other trigger that I know of.
This lens is totally devoted to remembering all the great songs of the 1960's, when music was real and artists could actually play an instrument or at the very least had some vocal talent.
I wasn't around until early 70's but all through my childhood Saturday nights were family time. After supper there was a habitual routine for my parents and all four of us children. I had a little boom box radio that I'd set up in the dining room, turning the dial until I found 'the station' that always made my Daddy smile. Solid Gold Saturday Night as it was called back then hosted by Dick Bartley. Daddy would pull out the 1000 to 2000 piece puzzle and dump the pieces on the table. Mommy made some pizza rolls or snacks of some sort and we all gathered around. It was cheap, inexpensive, fun and warm familty together time. To this day if I hear Tommy James & The Shondells "I think were alone now" or The Searchers "Love Potion Number 9" I go back in time and can see daddy's hands seperating the puzzle pieces, smell mommys little person pizza snacks and hear my brothers laughing and poking at one another. Sometimes the memories make me smile and sometimes they make me cry, homesick to go back to childhood. Either way it is a good feeling and music can do that more so than any other trigger that I know of.
This lens is totally devoted to remembering all the great songs of the 1960's, when music was real and artists could actually play an instrument or at the very least had some vocal talent.
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Music from a Classic Decade
Whether you were around in the 1960's or not you must admit the love songs were mushy and the dance beats made you want to move.
Here are a few 1960's musical collections. I don't think you could go wrong adding any one of these to your home entertainment mix.
Here are a few 1960's musical collections. I don't think you could go wrong adding any one of these to your home entertainment mix.
Grammy Awards for Song of the Year 1960 - 1969
Song of the year is presented at the Grammy Award Ceremony each year to the composer rather than the performer of the song. It has been awarded in this fashion since 1959.
Below is a list of winners for the years of 1960 - 1969.
Below is a list of winners for the years of 1960 - 1969.
- 1960.....to...Jimmy Driftwood for ....."The Battle of New Orleans"....performed by Johnny Horton.
- 1961.....to...Earnest Gold for....."Theme from Exodus".....performed by Various Artists.
- 1962.....to....Henry Mancini for....."Moon River"....performed by Andy Williams.
- 1963....to...Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Anthony Newley for...."What Kind of Fool Am I?".......performed by Sammy Davis Jr.
- 1964....to...Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini for....."Days of Wine & Roses".......performed by Andy Williams.
- 1965....to....Jerry Herman for...."Hello, Dolly!".......performed by Louis Armstrong.
- 1966....to.....Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel for... "The Shadow of Your Smile"....performed by Tony Bennett.
- 1967....to....John Lennon & Paul McCartney for ..."Michelle" ....performed by The Beatles.
- 1968....to...Jimmy Webb for.... "Up, Up and Away".... performed by The Fifth Dimension.
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1969....to...Bobby Russell for.... "Little Green Apples"... performed by O. C. Smith.
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Sounds of the 60's
A decent mix of girl bands, heavier music, love songs and feel good cruisin songs. Take a listen and see if you aren't transported through time.
Music and Culture
It is well known that music effects culture of every era. Fads are many times started simply because a well known artist wears something or promotes it. On the flipside of this many times music itself is influenced by current events.Fashion trends of the 60's changed from early to late in the decade there were both the hippie clothes and the mod fashion.
Sonny and Cher as well as Elvis Presley helped push the Bell Bottom fashion fad to its frenzy during this decade. Bell Bottoms remained popular into the 70's and again resurfaced in the 90's (under another name but still the same mold).
Dance styles are fad and fashion as much as any new clothing trend. I think we could all agree the The Twist could legally be copywrited to Chubby Checker.
Other trends and fashion fads of the sixties include but are not limited to Granny Glasses (John Lennon), Hair ironing, Mood rings, go go boots, lava lamps, smiley faces (these did not originate with Forrest Gump), love beads and tye dye T shirts.
More cool posters of the 60's
You decide here!! Music or culture?
In the 1960's would you say that Culture infuenced the music or that Music influenced the culture.
Music totally influenced culture, only celebrities could push these fads.
GrammaLinda says:
I agree with amandascloset0. I think it was both.
amandascloset0 says:
In all honosty I think it was a little of both. However, I do think Music pushed culter a little more so. Basically because of fads that would never have caught on by any other means.
Music was just an expression of what was already going on in the world.
Pastiche says:
They were intertwined, but art usually reflects what's happening in the artist's world ... music told the story of life in the Sixties. I remember it well.
praise says:
I agree with TrueGhostTales.
praise says:
I agree with TrueGhostTales.
TrueGhostTales says:
I also think it was a mix of both. Tough question really.
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Bobby Vee - Take Good Care Of My Baby - 1961
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Jimi Hendrix 1965 playing backup for Buddy & Stacy
Jimi appears as a guitar player in "The Royal Company" playing in the back-up band for Buddy & Stacy on the WLAC-TV Channel 5 show "Night Train" performing "Shotgun". On the same show Jimmy Church performs "In The Midnight Hour", the Wilson Pickett version of the song was released in late June - early July. Billy Cox has said that Jimi left and returned to Nashville several times, this could have been one of those visits...
Hendrix is playing on the left side of the video screen, his image partially obscured throughout by one of the vocalists, you can notice his left handed playing style.
Hendrix is playing on the left side of the video screen, his image partially obscured throughout by one of the vocalists, you can notice his left handed playing style.
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The Monkeys
The Monkeys Tv show ran from 1966 to 1968. It included 58 episodes in two seasons. The band continued making music until the 1970. When the reruns aired in the early 80's the band experienced new interest in the music which prompted several reunion tours and new records.
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Wednesday_Elf
Jun 28, 2011 @ 8:13 am | delete
- Lots of memories here -- the 1950s - 1960s were MY favorite 'music times' on the radio!
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GrammaLinda
Nov 6, 2010 @ 8:57 pm | delete
- Great lens and the best music. I remember spending hours listening to 45rpm and 33rpm records.
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Olek
Oct 28, 2010 @ 11:14 am | delete
- Great lens and great music!
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Ladymermaid
Oct 25, 2010 @ 9:37 am | delete
- This brings back a lot of memories. This lens is blessed by a squid angel and featured on Angel Blessings 2010. Have a wonderful day :)
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WhiteOak50
Feb 7, 2010 @ 6:29 am | delete
- GREAT muics era!! "Blessed by a SquidAngel"
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