Monday, April 4, 2016

MUSIC 101: The 1960s


With
M U S I C
P L A Y E R
!



The MUSIC PRIMER Series!

A fun INTRO into the great musics
of each decade
in one Music Player!




M U S I C
1 0 1 :

1 9 6 0 s !


MUSIC 101: The 1960s
by Tym Stevens

This is a Spotify player. Join up for free here.


101 SONGS
FROM 101 GREAT ALBUMS!

In chronological order,
one album per act,
one song per album.

Rock'n'Roll! Jazz! Blues!
Soul! Country! Folk!
Surf! Beat! Soundtracks!
Garage! Psychedelic! Electronic!




From 1960 through 1969!
A crash course in crucial!


Music Primer series:
300 Albums: 1956-2015
The 1950s

The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The 2000s






The Music Player contains one song each
from these 101 classic albums!




1 9 6 0

01) John Barry, "BEAT GIRL"
Rock soundtrack.>

02) Miles Davis, "Sketches Of Spain"
Orchestral Jazz.

03) Los Locos Del Ritmo, "Rock Con Los Locos Del Ritmo"
Mexican Rock'n'Roll.

04) Miriam Makeba, "Miriam Makeba"
South African balladeer.

_______________


1 9 6 1

05) Ray Charles, "The Genius Sings The Blues"
Soul'n'Blues.>

06) Freddie King, "Let's Dance Away And Hide Away"
Blues.

07) Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, "WEST SIDE STORY"
Film soundtrack.

08) Ben E. King, "Spanish Harlem" (1961)
Atlantic label Soul.

09) The Shirelles, "Tonight's The Night"
Girl Group and Soul.>

_______________



1 9 6 2

10) Patsy Cline, "Sentimentally Yours"
Country.

11) Dick Dale And His Del-Tones, "Surfers' Choice"
Surf Rock.>

12) Ketty Lester, "Love Letters"
Soul.

13) The Wailers, "The Fabulous Wailers At The Castle"
Proto-Garage Rock.

14) The Crystals, "Twist Uptown"
Girl Group.

15) Sam Cooke, "Night Beat"
Soul'n'Pop.

___


1 9 6 3

16) Roy Orbison, "In Dreams"
Cinematic Rock'n'Roll.

17) Rufus Thomas, "Walking The Dog"
Memphis Soul.

18) Lonnie Mack, "The Wham Of The Memphis Man!"
Memphis Rock'n'Roll.

19) Jack Nitzsche, "The Lonely Surfer"
Symphonic Surf.

20) LaVern Baker, "See See Rider"
Rockin' Soul.

_______________



1 9 6 4

21) Eric Dolphy, "Out To Lunch!"
Free Jazz.

22) Joau Gilberto And Stan Getz, "Gilberto/Gil"
Brazilian Bossa Nova.

23) Chuck Berry, "St. Louis To Liverpool"
Rock'n'Roll.>

24) Buffy Sainte-Marie, "It's My Way!"
Protest Folk.

25) Johnny Cash, "Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian"
Pro-Native American Country.

26) Nina Simone, "In Concert"
Activist Jazz.

27) The Ventures, "Ventures In Space"
Instrumental Rock'n'Roll.

28) The Drifters, "Under The Boardwalk"
Vocal group Soul.

29) Solomon Burke, "Rock N Soul"
Atlantic label Rock'n'Soul.

30) Irma Thomas, "Wish Someone Would Care"
New Orleans Soul.

31) Judy Henske, "High Flying Bird"
Acoustic Folk.

32) Jesse Colin Young, "The Soul Of A City Boy"
Acoustic Singer/Songwriter.

33) Marvin Gaye, "When I'm Alone I Cry"
Soulful torch songs.

_______________



1 9 6 5

34) The Byrds, "Turn! Turn! Turn!"
Folk Rock.

35) Martha Reeves And The Vandellas, "Dance Party"
Motown Soul.

36) Otis Redding, "Otis Blue/ Otis Redding Sings Soul"
Stax Soul.

37) Booker T And The MG's, "Soul Dressing"
Stax Soul instrumentals.

38) The Yardbirds, "For Your Love"
British Invasion Rock'n'Roll.>

39) The Staple Singers, "Freedom Highway"
Protest Gospel.

40) Willie Bobo, "Spanish Grease/ Uno Dos Tres 1 2 3"
Latin Soul.

41) Odetta, "Odetta Sings Dylan"
Protest Folk.

_______________



1 9 6 6

42) Big Maybelle, "America's Queen Mother Of Soul Got A Brand New Bag!"
Rock'n'Soul.>

43) The Beach Boys, "Pet Sounds"
Baroque Pop.>

44) Ike And Tina Turner, "River Deep-Mountain High"
Rock'n'Soul.

45) The Monks, "Black Monk Time"
Garage Rock.

46) The Sonics, "Boom"
Garage Rock.>

47) The 13th Floor Elevators, "The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators"
Garage Psyche.

48) Takeshi Terauchi And The Bunnys, "Let's Go, Terry!"
Japanese Surf Rock.

49) Ennio Morricone, "LA RESA DEI CONTI/ The Big Gundown"
Spaghetti Western soundtrack.>

50) Love, "Da Capo"
Baroque Pop.

51) The Supremes, "Supremes A' Go-Go"
Motown Soul.

52) Music Machine, "(Turn On) The Music Machine"
Garage Rock.

53) Los Brincos, "Los Brincos"
Spanish Beat Rock.

54) Small Faces, "Small Faces"
Maximum Rock'n'Soul.

_______________



1 9 6 7

55) The Paragons, "On The Beach"
Reggae vocal group.

56) The Daisy Chain, "Straight Or Lame"
All-female Rock'n'Roll group.>

57) Jerry Moore, "Life Is A Constant Journey Home"
Protest Folk.

58) Les Lutins, "Les Lutins"
Canadian Rock.

59) The Ferris Wheel, "Can't Break The Habit"
Baroque Soul.

60) Pink Floyd, "The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn"
Psychedelic Rock.>

61) The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Axis: Bold As Love"
Psychedelic Rock.>

62) Cream, "Disraeli Gears"
Heavy Mod.

63) The Doors, "Strange Days"
Cinematic Psyche.




64) The Red Krayola, "The Parable Of Arable Land"
Experimental Psyche.

65) Bee Gees, "1st"
Baroque Pop.>

66) Fifty Foot Hose, "Cauldron"
Experimental Rock.

67) The Buckinghams, "Portrait"
Baroque Pop.>

68) Percy Sledge, "The Percy Sledge Way"
Muscle Shoals Soul.
69) Gene Clark, "Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers"
Baroque Folk.

70) Harry Nilsson, "Pandemonium Shadow Show"
Baroque Pop.

71) Lalo Schifrin, "Music From MISSION IMPOSSIBLE"
Spy soundtrack.

72) Blossom Toes, "We Are Ever So Clean"
Baroque Psyche.>

73) Tages, "Studio"
Baroque Psyche.>


_______________



1 9 6 8

74) Aretha Franklin, "Lady Soul"
Muscle Shoals Soul.

75) The Beatles, "The Beatles (White Album"
Singer/songwriter cornucopia.

76) Ramsey Lewis, "Mother Nature's Son"
Beatles Jazz.

77) Hljomar, "Hljomar II"
Icelandic Baroque Pop.

78) Dr. John, "Gris-Gris"
New Orleans Hoodoo.

79) Simon And Garfunkel, "Bookends"
Folk Rock.

80) MC5, "Kick Out The Jams"
Hard Rock.

81) Silver Apples, "Silver Apples"
Electronic Rock.

82) Etta James, "Tell Mama"
Chicago Soul.

83) Velvet Underground, "White Light/ White Heat"
New York heroin Rock.

84) The Equals, "Sensational"
London Rock'n'Soul.

85) The Mohawks, "The Champ"
Instrumental Funk.

86) Honey Ltd., "Honey Ltd."
Baroque Girl Group.

87) Sam And Dave, "I Thank You"
Memphis Soul.

88) The Band, "Music From Big Pink"
Americana songwriter.

89) Spirit, "Spirit"
Baroque Rock'n'Soul.


_______________



1 9 6 9

90) Rotary Connection, "Songs"
Symphonic Rock'n'Soul.

91) Sly And The Family Stone, "Stand"
San Francisco Funk Rock.>

92) Gal Costa, "Gal Costa"
Tropicรกlia songwriter.

93) Steve Cropper/ Pop Staples/ Albert King, "Jammed Together"
Memphis Blues.

94) Bob Dylan, "Nashville Skyline"
Country singer/songwriter.

95) The Feminine Complex, "Livin' Love"
All-female Rock'n'Soul band.

96) James Brown, "It's A Mother"
Funky Soul.>

97) Rolling Stones, "Let It Bleed"
Blues Rock.

98) Janis Joplin, "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again, Mama!"
Blues Rock.

99) Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Willy And The Poor Boys"
Swamp Rock.

100) Shocking Blue, "At Home"
Dutch Rock.

101) Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin II"
Hard Rock.





© Tym Stevens



The Music Primer Series:*

1) 350 GREAT ALBUMS That Will Change Your Life!: 1956-2020

2) MUSIC 101: The 1950s

4) MUSIC 101: The 1970s

5) MUSIC 101: The 1980s

6) MUSIC 101: The 1990s

7) MUSIC 101: The 2000s


* The albums heard on the Decades series are different than the 350 Albums overview.


_______________


Further Study, dept.:

Revolution 1950s: The Big Damn Bang of Rock'n'Roll!

1950s Rock, A: The '60s Disciples, with Music Player!

The Legacy of LOUIE LOUIE, with Music Player!
__________

YOU DON'T OWN ME: The Uprising of the 1960s GIRL GROUPS, with Music Player!

SHE'S A REBEL: Decades Of Songs Influenced By The GIRL GROUPS, with Music Player!

WOMEN OF ROCK: The 1960s, with 2 Music Players!
__________

JOHN BARRY: The Influence Of The JAMES BOND Sound On Pop Music, with 2 Music Players!
Shock Waves: How SURF MUSIC Saved Rock'n'Roll!, with 2 Music Players!
__________

THE BRITISH INVASION!, with Music Player!

BEATLESQUE Albums: 450 Alternate Universe BEATLES Albums You Need!, with 2 Music Players!

BEATLESQUE Songs: 1963-esque, with Music Player!

BRIAN WILSON-esque: All The Songs Imitating His BEACH BOYS Music Styles!, with 3 Music Players!
__________

DON'T TREAD ON ME: The Original Punk of 1960s Garage Rock, with Music Player!

HERE IN PURPLE VELVET NOW: The Psychedelic Revolution, with 2 Music Players!

MY SOUL HAS BEEN PSYCHEDELICIZED: The Afro-delic Dimension of Psychedelia, with 2 Music Players!
__________

SHAKE AND FINGER POP! Soul Music and the Interior Truth, with Music Player!

FUNK, The True History: The 1960s, with 3 Music Players!


_______________

2000 Great Albums on Pinterest!

The Real History of Rock and Soul!: The Music Player Checklist



No comments: