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The Fifth Dimension: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1969Billboard’s Top Seller – “Sugar,...
Burt Bacharach/Hal David: Do You Know the Way to Santa Fe?
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1968Billboard’s Top Seller – “Hey...
The Doors: Light My Fire
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1967Billboard’s Top Seller – “To Sir,...
The Lovin’ Spoonful: Summer in the City
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1966Billboard’s Top Seller –...
Petula Clark sings “Downtown”
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1965Billboard’s Top Seller – “Wooly...
The Beatles: I Want to Hold Your Hand
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1964Billboard’s Top Seller – “I Want...
The Beach Boys: Surfin’ U.S.A.
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1963Billboard’s Top Seller – “Surfin’...
“I can’t stop loving you” sung by Ray Charles
My journey through the 1960’s continues. 1962Billboard’s Top Seller –...
Patsy Cline sings “I Fall To Pieces”
My journey through the 1960s continues. 1961 Billboard’s Top Seller – “Tossin’...
Percy Faith: Theme from “A Summer Place”
At the start of 1960 I turned five years old. By the end of 1969 I was just...
Rhiannon Giddens: Shake Sugaree
I'm ending this weeks posts where I started with Rhiannon Giddens. I’m drawn...
Rosetta Tharpe
Today's post isn't so much about one song. It's really about a musical force...
Tom Waits: The Part You Throw Away
Tom Waits has got to be one of the most original balladeers alive. His raspy...
Leonard Cohen: Suzanne
I started talking yesterday about Country Music. As I said, I’m really not...
Rhiannon Giddens: At the Purchaser’s Option
NO SONG IS SAFE FROM US. That’s a slogan we invented soon after we started...