This Strange 60s Psychedelic Rock, Pop Pairing Lasted 8 Shows Before One Walked Off Stage originally appeared on Parade. In 1967, one of the most unexpected pairings in music history hit the road. A ...

Enjoy this special collection of concert performances of hit songs from the 60s, featuring The British Beat, Motown, 60s Pop, Rock & Soul. For the past decade the MY MUSIC series has been preserving ...

According to an October 2025 Ranker poll, fans think The Beatles are the greatest classic rock band of all time. Ranker, ...

Though the genre rose to prominence in 1967, the roots lay earlier in the decade. (The Angels’ hit below is one of many precursors.) The Music Explosion covered “Little Bit O’ Soul” in 1967, which ...

Although his contribution was small, Barrett’s involvement made "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" the only ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Many iconic British rock bands were inspired by American music. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones each began their careers by covering Chuck Berry. And Brian Jones famously named his band after the ...

Here is the heaviest song by 10 big '60s rock bands. Given that heavy metal didn’t completely take off until the 1970s – and the early part of the prior decade was dominated by pop, blues, R&B, surf ...

The soaring singer was known for hits like "The Gypsy Cried," "Rhapsody in the Rain," "Two Faces Have I" and "I’m Gonna Make You Mine" Lou Christie, the singer behind the 1966 No. 1 hit “Lightnin’ ...

A thrillingly revisionist history of the era at the Whitney Museum uncovers a current of art that sprang from eros and the uncensored minds of R. Crumb, Martha Edelheit and others. By Deborah Solomon ...