The 1960s brought with it a culture of peace and love as well as an explosion of new popular music, and naturally, the two found themselves intertwined again and again. There's no more popular topic ...

The 1960s were a great era for music. Beatlemania took over the world, Chubby Checker inspired a dance craze, and Nancy Sinatra sent girls flocking to buy go-go boots. In 1964, Motown Records—which ...

For the artists behind catchy one-hit wonders of the 1960s, brimming with danceable beats, merry melodies, and memorable lyrics, perhaps it was simply a matter of being in the right place at the right ...

A 1966 song became a huge hit that topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks, but its lyrics would later make it one of the era’s most controversial hits. ‘The Ballad of the Green Berets’ topped ...

It's not always easy to remember songs from back in the day. These are three forgotten country hits even 60s kids don't ...

The sound of the '60s would not have been the same without the quiet yet powerful innovation of Bones Howe. The legendary producer, best known for the No. 1 hit "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In," is ...

Occasionally, when a song hits perfectly, all you want to do is play it over and over again. I’m certainly guilty of doing it. And if you were a teenager in the 60s, there’s a good chance that a few ...

Few artists captured the spirit of the '60s quite like John Sebastian. The singer-songwriter, best known for his No. 1 hits "Welcome Back" and "Summer in the City," is celebrating his 82nd birthday ...