From Cliff Richard to Jimi Hendrix and from Cilla Black to Janis Joplin
1969 was the year in which I was born and the last year of what surely yet remains the most pivotal decade in the history of music. The Swinging Sixties began with the clean-cut crooning (by later comparison) of the likes of Bobby Vee, Roy Orbison and Billy Fury and ended with the earliest Heavy Metal sounds of - among many others - Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Steppenwolf. What happened during those ten years to so drastically alter not only musical tastes but entire aspects of society as a whole? Although I will almost exclusively be concerning myself with the music on this page - some of my own personal favourites only, given the obvious space and time restrictions - let us venture together on a journey through some of the magic, the wonders and the controversies of "The Swinging Sixties."
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- Elvis Presley
- Want to know more about Elvis Presley?
- The Swinging Sixties on Hub Pages
- Roy Orbison
- Classic Hits of the Early Sixties (Various Artists)
- Swinging Sixties Blog Posts from Google
- The Supremes
- Sixties Classics on e-Bay
- The Rolling Stones
- Classic Hits of the Mid Sixties (Various Artists)
- Just like MySpace - but much more...
- Classic Hits of the Late Sixties (Various Artists)
- Who was your favourite band or artist from the 1960's?
- Flower Power on flickr.com
- What do you remember of The Swinging Sixties?
- A Bit about the Author
Elvis Presley
The King of Rock'n'Roll
Here are a few samples of Elvis' best offerings from the 1960's. Simply click on the small screen to open the video in a new browser window.
Elvis on Amazon - Great music at great prices
(Not in the USA? Don't worry! As soon as the Amazon window opens, you will see an opportunity to transfer to your own country's page.)
If Every Day Was Like Christmas
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'68 Comeback Special
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Blue Hawaii
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In the Ghetto
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It's Now or Never
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A Musical Tribute: Elvis Presley, The King of Rock'n'Roll
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The above date marked the thirtieth anniversary of the untimely death of Elvis Presley, The King of Rock'n'Roll. He was 42 years old. Since that time, he has continued to be remembered, appreciated and adored by countless millions of fans around the...
The Swinging Sixties on Hub Pages
A hand-picked collection of mini-sites
- A Guide to Living through the Swinging Sixties
- The music, the hairstyle, the culture...
- The Swinging Sixties
- This surely was the pivotal decade for music evolving in to what it has become today. The Supergroups and Superstars who first appeared on the scene during these years are too numerous to mention but this page...
- The music of the sixties
- It was the sixties and the early seventies that produced some really fascinating music, some of which I am fortunate enough to have in my collection right now. Listening to these tracks even today brings back...
Roy Orbison
The "Big O"
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (1960)
Dream Baby - Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison on Amazon
The Essential Roy Orbison
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Roy Orbison - 50 All Time Greatest Hits
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16 Biggest Hits
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The Very Best of Roy Orbison
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For The Lonely: 18 Greatest Hits
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Classic Hits of the Early Sixties (Various Artists)
Swinging Sixties Blog Posts from Google
More fantastic memories from around the Web
- 10 Questions
- "Lovers of swinging sixties pop will not want to miss The Marmalade Army's "Johnny Cake and Moonpies" as it's a loving tribute to the late psychedelic pop era. Sounding a lot like 10cc's Graham Gouldman singing XTC or Andrew Gold's ...
- The 10 Best Sixties Liverpool Groups After the Beatles Live on 60s ...
- I thought I'd put together for any fan of Sixties Music Video links on one page of the 10 Best Sixties Liverpool Groups after the Beatles featuring the original founding group lineups performing mainly live in the 60's on very good ...
- '60s generation is heading for conventional old age
- In the swinging sixties post-war baby boomers would have said they planned to take their bohemian lifestyles to their graves. But now as they approach their retirements the lure of Countdown has become too much and most are looking ...
- Sixties changed Kiwis' world
- theory with this month's release of his 30th book, The Swinging Sixties. The cover makes the claim that this was an era "When New Zealand changed forever" and Mr Hutchins duly presents a social history of ...
The Supremes
One of the all-time most successful female bands
Sixties Classics on e-Bay
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The Rolling Stones
My all time favourite band
The Rolling Stones on Amazon
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Hot Rocks 1964-1971 [DSD Remastered]
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Forty Licks
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The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter - Criterion Collection
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Let It Bleed [DSD]
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Beggars Banquet
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Classic Hits of the Mid Sixties (Various Artists)
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Hits of the Sixties on Amazon
Super 60's { Various Artists }
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Best of the 60's
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Swinging 60's
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Pure 60's: The #1 Hits
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Chart Toppers: Rock Hits of the 60s
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Classic Hits of the Late Sixties (Various Artists)
Who was your favourite band or artist from the 1960's?
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Flower Power on flickr.com
The latter part part of the Sixties was very much characterised by the hippy movement and the concept of "flower power."
Click on any photo to see it as a full size image.
What do you remember of The Swinging Sixties?
Were you even born?
Thank you for your visit and the time you have spent reading through this page and hopefully listening to some of the fantastic music. I very much hope you will spare just another extra moment or two to let me know what you thought...
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SherryHolderHunt
Great lens! 5*'s, favorited Posted June 09, 2008 |
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UMT
Swinging sixties, oh no, that's so long ago. But Jimmy was great. Posted March 19, 2008 |
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Retro_Loco
I remember my bottle. My baby bottle, that is! I remember the nasty green shag carpet left over from the 60's in the house my family moved into in '72. I love 60's and 70's music. Fun lens! Just rolled it to Retro Loco. Posted January 26, 2008 |
