American Songwriter

4 Songs That Defined the 1960s Folk Rock Movement

Folk rock dominated the pop charts in the mid-1960s. These four massive hits put their definitive stamp on the genre.
Glide Magazine

60 Years Later: The Byrds Chime In With Shining 12 String Rickenbacker On ‘Turn! Turn! Turn!’

Anyone who thought the Byrds' debut album was the work of a one-hit wonder based on the commercial success of "Mr. Tambourine ...

Joseph Byrd, Who Shook Up Psychedelic Rock, Dies at 87

A veteran of the Fluxus art movement, he brought an anarchic spirit to the California acid-rock scene with his band, the ...
The Times Leader

Beyond the Byline: ’60s music still ‘echoes’ in my mind

Roger McGuinn of The Byrds played a Rickenbacker guitar like this. WILKES-BARRE — Just about anybody who was a teenager in the 1960s will tell you that the music was the best there ever was. And they ...
American Songwriter

3 Songs From the 1960s and 70s With a Powerful Message About the Music Industry

At a time when the music industry was rapidly expanding and more and more record labels were putting out new music, these 1960s and 70s artists took the opportunity to use their newfound platform to ...
Yahoo

10 Folk Albums from the 1960s John Oates Thinks Everyone Should Own

If John Oates understands anything, it’s the raw fundamentals of songwriting. After famously linking up with his writing partner Daryl Hall, Oates came through with hit after hit after hit. Now, he’s ...
Post and Courier

Francis Marion Performing Arts Center's concert slate steps back into the '60s

FLORENCE — Step back into the 1960s with the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center 2023-24 Spotlight Series. Four of the eight concerts feature groups or singers that found fame in the ...