Rock America 60s

While Elvis Presley's 17-hit streak ended in 1962, "Let's twist again" (1961, Chubby Checker) and "Oh, pretty woman" (1964, Roy Orbison) were the two iconic rockabilly songs of the early 60s. Hailing from the West Coast, surf rock reached world fame in 1963 with the Beach Boys and Dick Dale. But the frenzy for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones gripped the USA in early 1964 and sparked both the "British Invasion" of the US charts and the influence of British beat on American rock.

Progressive rock started in the mid-60s and became mainstream in 1967. Although folk singer Bob Dylan came under heavy criticism when he went electric in 1965, the following years spawned wide acceptance of many new styles of progressive rock, including:

• psychedelic rock (Jefferson Airplane, the Doors, Jimmy Hendrix, Iron Butterfly, It's A Beautiful Day);
• innovative forms of country rock (Buffalo Springfield, Creedence Clearwater Revival), blues rock (Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat) and soul rock (Janis Joplin, Bob Seger, Tommy James & the Shondells, Mother Earth).
• hard rock (Steppenwolf, Spirit);
• underground rock (the Mothers of Invention, the Velvet Underground);
• jazz rock (Chicago Transit Authority, Blood Sweat & Tears);
• latin rock (Santana);
• art rock (the Byrds, Grateful Dead);
• garage rock (Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Fugs, The Monks, The Sonics) and its vibrant protopunk scene (Captain Beefheart, MC5, The Stooges);

ROCKABILLY & COUNTRY ROCK  ∙  1960  ∙  You're sixteen (Johnny Burnette)  ∙  1960/61/64  ∙  Only the lonely (know the way I feel) / Running scared / Oh, pretty woman (Roy Orbison)  ∙  1961  ∙  Let's twist again (Chubby Checker)  ∙  Travelin' man (Ricky Nelson)  ∙  Runaway Sue (Dion)  ∙  Peppermint twist (Joey Dee and the Starliters)  ∙  1962  ∙  Let's dance (Chris Montez)  ∙  Satan is her name (Steve King & The Echelons)  ∙  1963  ∙  Suger shack (The Fireballs)  ∙  Mr. Bass man (Johnny Cymbal)  ∙  1967  ∙  Guitar man  (Jimmy Reed)  ∙

SURF ROCK  ∙  1960  ∙  Walk, don't run (The Ventures)  ∙  1961  ∙  Runaway (Del Shannon)  ∙  Jack the Ripper (Link Wray & the Wraymen)  ∙  Mr. Moto (The Bel-Airs)  ∙  Ghost riders in the sky (Neil Levang)  ∙  1962  ∙  Misirlou (Dick Dale & the Del Tones)  ∙  Pipeline (The Chantays)  ∙  1963  ∙  Surf rider (The Lively Ones)  ∙  Surf city (Jan & Dean)  ∙  Surf walk (Manuel & the Renegades)  ∙  Surfin' bird (The Trashmen)  ∙  1963/64/65  ∙  Surfin' USA / I get around / Barbara Ann (Beach Boys)  ∙  1964  ∙  Mr. Rebel (Eddie & the Showmen)  ∙  1965  ∙  Bony Moronie (Dick Dale & the Del Tones)  ∙

BEAT ROCK  ∙  1963  ∙  Louie Louie (The Kingsmen)  ∙  1965  ∙  Lies (Knickerbockers)  ∙  Count me in (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)  ∙  Hang on Snoopy (McCoys)  ∙  You Baby (The Turtles)  ∙  1966  ∙  Snoopy vs the Red Baron (Royal Guardsmen)  ∙  I'm a believer (The Monkees)  ∙  Kind of a drag (The Buckinghams)  ∙  1967  ∙  Never my love / Windy (The Association)  ∙  Incense & peppermints (Strawberry Alarm Clock)  ∙  Green tambourine (Lemon Pipers)  ∙  Western Union (Five Americans)  ∙  Come on down to my boat baby (Every Mother's Son)  ∙  1967  ∙  I love you more today than yesterday (Spiral Staircase)  ∙

PROGRESSIVE ROCK  ∙  1965  ∙  Subterranean homesick blues / Like a rolling stone / Maggie's farm (Bob Dylan)  ∙  C.C. rider  (Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels)  ∙  1966  ∙  Eight miles high (The Byrds)  ∙  Trouble every day (Mothers Of Invention ft Frank Zappa)  ∙  Walkin' blues (Paul Butterfield Blues Band)  ∙  1967  ∙  Hush (Billy Joe Royal)  ∙  White rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)  ∙  Purple haze (Jimi Hendrix)  ∙  Light my fire / People are strange (The Doors)  ∙  Sunday morning / Venus in furs (The Velvet Underground)  ∙  The other one (The Grateful Dead)  ∙   Mr. Soul (Buffalo Springfield)  ∙  Just dropped in (..to see what condition my condition was in) (The First Edition ft. Kenny Rogers)  ∙  You keep me hangin' on (Vanilla Fudge)  ∙  Let it all hang out (The Hombres)  ∙  Spooky (The Classic IV)  ∙  Good vibrations (The Beach Boys)  ∙

∙  1968  ∙  Piece of my heart (Janis Joplin)  ∙  Born to be wild / Sookie Sookie / Magic carpet ride (Steppenwolf)  ∙  In-a-gadda-da-vida (Iron Butterfly, 17')  ∙  I got a line on you (Spirit)  ∙  Ramblin' gamblin' man (Bob Seger)  ∙  Mony mony / Crimson and clover (Tommy James & the Shondells)  ∙  Nobody but me (The Human Beinz)  ∙  Out of focus (Blue Cheer)  ∙  1969  ∙  White bird (It's A Beautiful Day)  ∙  I'm a man (Chicago Transit Authority)  ∙  Spinning wheel (Blood Sweat & Tears)  ∙  Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)  ∙  On the road again (Canned Heat)  ∙  Evil ways (Santana)  ∙  What are you trying to do (Mother Earth)  ∙  Dark White (The Music Machine)  ∙

GARAGE ROCK  ∙  1964  ∙  Don't call me flyface (The Reekers)  ∙  1965  ∙  The girl who faded away (orig. The Reekers) (The Hangmen)  ∙  I couldn't get high (The Fugs)  ∙  Liar, liar (The Castaways)  ∙  Strychnine (The Sonics)  ∙  Pushin' too hard (The Seeds)  ∙  Baby I got news for you (Miller)  ∙  Cry a little longer (The Grodes)  ∙  I'm losing (The Briks)  ∙  I'm gone (The Magic Mushroom)  ∙  I never loved her (The Starfires)  ∙  Without her (The Rumors)  ∙  1966  ∙  Get it on (Paul Revere & the Raiders)  ∙  My little red book (Love)  ∙  96 tears (Question Mark & the Mysterians)  ∙  Complication (Monks)  ∙  You gonna miss me (13th Floor Elevators)  ∙  Dirty Water (The Standells)  ∙  Talk talk (The Music Machine)  ∙  Psychotic reaction (The Count Five)  ∙  Trip with me (Ricky Rogerson & The Tides In)  ∙  Don't turn away (The Time Takers)  ∙  Polka dotted eyes (Snap)  ∙  Rum drunk (The Moods)  ∙  Would you believe (love is dead) (The Togas)  ∙  My mind (The Misunderstood)  ∙  Just a fear (The Answers)  ∙  Just the same as you (Southern Sound)  ∙  Gloria (The Shadows Of Knight)  ∙  It's cry 'n shame (Gentlemen)  ∙  Get on this plane (The Premiers)  ∙  Why? (Dirty Wurds)  ∙  Don't hurt me (The Beefeaters)  ∙  It's trash (The Cave Men)  ∙  I'm for things you do (The Enfields)  ∙  I can't see you (The Starlites)  ∙  You gotta try (Thee Deuces)  ∙  Sometimes I think about (Blues Magoos)  ∙  The last step of doom (The Jolly Beggars)  ∙  Just in case you wonder (The Ugly Ducklings (CAN))  ∙

∙  1967  ∙  I'm waiting for the man (The Velvet Underground)  ∙  Calm me down / Optical sound (The Human Expression)  ∙  Doin' me in (Gonn)  ∙  Found love (The Fly-By-Nites)  ∙  Flight reaction (The Calico Wall)  ∙  Put that clock back on the wall (The E-Types)  ∙  Wind and stone (United Travel Service)  ∙  Fe Fi Fo Fum (The Rainy Daze)  ∙  Mother nature (The Raves)  ∙  Time Will Come (Tol-Puddle Martyrs)  ∙  Echoes in time (Lemon Fog)  ∙  I dig your mind (Nervous Breakdowns)  ∙  A question of temperature (The Balloon Farm)  ∙  I saw your face (Regis Mull)  ∙  Foolish woman (The Oxford Circle)  ∙  You can make it (Richard & The Young Lions)  ∙  Get yourself together (The Razor's Edge)  ∙  LP The haunted (The Haunted (CAN))  ∙  My house (The Baytovens)  ∙  Action woman (The Litter)  ∙  I cannot stop you (The Cherry Slush)  ∙  It ain't true (Faine Jade)  ∙  Semi-psychedelic (Pepper & The Shakers)  ∙  Heart full of rain (Thee Sixpence)  ∙  I lost you in my mind (The Painted Faces)  ∙  Don't lose your mind (The Galaxies IV)  ∙  I don't wanna go (BLC Brother Love Congregation)  ∙  As time's gone (The Tropics)  ∙  Hippy town (The Velvet Illusions)  ∙  My soap won't float (The Regiment)  ∙  Wondering why (The Tremors)  ∙  Story of my life (The Unrealated segments)  ∙  1967  ∙  Children in love  (The Kidds (CAN)  ∙  Psychedelic feelin' (The Krels)  ∙

∙  1968  ∙  My time (The Golden Dawn)  ∙  Hell will take care of her (Brass Buttons)  ∙  August Mademoiselle (Children Of The Mushroom)  ∙  Moneylender (Rhubarb Rhubarb)  ∙  Anyday anywhere (The Es Shades)  ∙  Sycamore dreamer (The Morning Dew)  ∙  Mt. Olympus (The Flower Power)  ∙  In the past (Chocolate Watchband)  ∙  Subconscious train of thought (The Aardvarks)  ∙  Strawberry Tuesday (Sidewalk Skipper Band)  ∙  Plastic people / Executive dream (The Fringe (CAN))  ∙  Make me some love (Knights Bridge)  ∙  Open up your mind (The Mod 4)  ∙  What will the new day bring? (Disraeli)  ∙  On the road South (The Stereo Shoestring)  ∙  Paisley haze (The Vectors)  ∙  It's a shame (The Chains)  ∙  She let him continue (Hunger)  ∙  Changes (The Ceyleib People)  ∙  The Phycle (Yesterday's Obsession)  ∙  Hip hip hurray (The Snap Shots)  ∙  Love is where it is (The Cordells)  ∙  1969  ∙  My pal Foot Foot (The Shaggs)  ∙  Suicidal flowers (Crystal Chandelier)  ∙  Tendendy to be free (Rabbit Mckay)  ∙  House of glass (The Glass Family)  ∙  That creature (The Sweet Acids)  ∙  Hurry sundown (Bubble Puppy)  ∙  India (The Corporation)  ∙  1971  ∙  Haze (Badge)  ∙

PROTOPUNK  ∙  1967-69  ∙  Zig-zag wanderer / Electricity / Moonlight on Vermont (Captain Beefheart)  ∙  1969  ∙  Kick out the jams (MC5)  ∙  I wanna be your dog (The Stooges)  ∙

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RnB ROCK 60s  ∙  ..  see 'RnB SOUL 60s'