Australian band The Town Criers formed in Melbourne in 1964. Their first single, a cover of The Kinks’ The World Keeps Going Round, was released…
Browsing: Music – 1960s
The Toys are a great example of one facet of the 60s music scene – the quick rise to fame and the equally rapid decline…
Traffic formed in 1967 (after Steve Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group) and were the first act signed to the new Island Records label (label boss…
Formed in 1967, Peruvian band Traffic Sound – an exalted name in psych and prog rock circles – recorded four stunning albums in their short but brilliant…
This Minneapolis rock & roll band evolved from a group called Jim Thaxter & The Travelers, recording one single under that name (Sally Jo b/w Cyclone). Unfairly…
Formed in Dagenham, Essex, in 1959 by vocalist and Buddy Holly look-alike Brian Poole, The Tremeloes spent at least seven years as a backing band. Initially, they…
The summer of 1966 was on the way and all kinds of good and varied things had been topping the charts that year in Britain…
The Turtles were a pop/rock quintet from 1963 to 1969 with varying personnel, though always featuring lead singer Howard Kaylan and backup/harmony singer Mark Volman. Other…
In terms of style, musicianship and songwriting ability (if not success) Adelaide’s favourite sons The Twilights were the closest thing Australia had to overseas role…
Privately educated Lynn Annette Ripley was given the nickname ‘Twinkle’ by her father before she was even out of nappies. Lynn was the only female singer…
Formed in Toronto in 1965 and being big fans of The Rolling Stones, they called themselves The Strolling Bones but soon changed that to The…
The Undertakers were one of the hardest-rocking Liverpool groups, although they were handicapped by the lack of songwriting ambition that hampered most Merseybeat outfits. More than any…
With his wholesome good looks and thick dark hair, Hertfordshire-lad Tommy Moeller had been a rival local attraction to another Cheshunt rock ‘n’ roller, Harry…
A registered Communist starts a band called The United States of America and lands a major label record deal before playing a single live gig?…
It would be a mistake to think that in 1968 everybody dressed like a hippie, smoked pot and listened to Cream. The average person in…
There are many forgotten names in the early Motown catalogue. Who remembers Nick & The Jaguars, Eugene Remus, Popcorn & The Mohawks, Lee & The Leopards, Hattie…
Australian group The Valentines formed in Perth (Western Australia) in mid-1966, bringing together members of three leading local beat groups: Bon Scott and Wyn Milson…
The Valentinos, comprising five brothers from the Womack family, sang mighty fine gospel – their 1961 version of Yield Not To Temptation is exquisite -…
Van Morrison was born in Belfast, Ireland. At sixteen he began playing tenor sax and started touring with a rock band called The Monarchs. He…
This New York group formed in 1965 as The Pigeons (originally The Electric Pigeons), changing their name to Vanilla Fudge in 1967. But as a…
