American Songwriter

4 of the Best Folk Rock Bands From the 1970s

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s recording of Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles” was a hit back in 1970. The group came together in the late 1960s, but their 1970s albums like The Dirt Band and Will The ...
American Songwriter

3 Hit Rock Bands From the 1960s That Disappeared With the Era

Rock music entered a world-changing evolution in the 1960s. The age of rock and roll began to give way to totally new subgenres, from hard rock to psychedelia. A few bands that launched in the 60s ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Beatles Had Hits in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s

The Beatles released hits in the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 1990s. Some of those songs were hits during their initial run as a band. On the other hand, some Beatles songs were hits after the ...
Daily Breeze

South Bay History: Battles of the bands thrived in the South Bay during the 1960s garage band era

The “battle of the bands” concept wasn’t invented during the 1960s, when hundreds of teen bands began springing up in suburban garages in the wake of the rise of surf music and, a bit later, the ...