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Encyclopedia Britannica: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, an American vocal group that helped define the Motown sound of the 1960s and was led by one of the most gifted and influential singer-songwriters in...
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University of Virginia Library: The Psychedelic '60S
This resource is a comprehensive online exhibit featuring 1960's American culture. Topics include civil rights, psychedelic drugs, rock music, social protest and cultural change.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Flower Power
An interesting look at the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s and what influence it had on popular culture.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: The Shirelles
Brief information on the career of one of the popular "girl groups" of the early 1960s, the Shirelles.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Motown
Information on the popular style of music called Motown that developed from a recording company of the same name.
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Npr: Creedence Clearwater Revival 'Green River' Essential Guide to Early Ccr
A retrospective of the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, focusing on how the group differed from most groups of the late 1960s. The article focuses on how the band produced its unique sound. Two video clips of the group from their...
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Sam and Dave
A brief look at the career Sam and Dave, one of the most influential soul acts of the 1960s. Links to other significant names in soul music, too.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Brian Wilson
Learn many biographical facts about composer and singer, Brian Wilson. As a member of American band, The Beach Boys, he helped define California "surf" music.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Lisa Law Timeline 1963 1973
This timeline shows some very important events in the ten year span between 1963 and 1973. It is a quick, brief overview by year.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Jackie Wilson
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Jackie Wilson, an American singer who was a pioneering exponent of the fusion of 1950s doo-wop, rock, and blues styles into the soul music of the 1960s.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Berry Gordy, Jr.
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Berry Gordy, Jr., an American businessman, founder of the Motown Record Corporation (1959), which became the most successful black-owned music company in the...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Sam and Dave
Biographical details on Sam and Dave, the American vocal duo who were among the most popular performers of soul music in the late 1960s and whose gritty, gospel-drenched style typified the Memphis Sound.
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Biographical summary of the life of Roy Orbison, a legend in popular music in the 1960s.
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Biographical summary of the life of Roy Orbison, a legend in popular music in the 1960s.
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Biographical summary of the life of Roy Orbison, a legend in popular music in the 1960s.
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Biographical summary of the life of Roy Orbison, a legend in popular music in the 1960s.
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A brief look at the career Sam and Dave, one of the most influential soul acts of the 1960s. Links to other significant names in soul music, too.
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A brief look at the career Sam and Dave, one of the most influential soul acts of the 1960s. Links to other significant names in soul music, too.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Mississippi John Hurt
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Mississippi John Hurt, an American country-blues singer and guitarist who first recorded in the late 1920s but whose greatest fame and influence came when he was rediscovered in the early...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Solomon Burke
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Solomon Burke, an American singer whose success in the early 1960s in merging the gospel style of the African American church with rhythm and blues helped to usher in the soul music era.
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Bobby Mc Ferrin
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Bobby McFerrin, an American musician noted for his tremendous vocal control and improvisational ability. He often sang a cappella, mixing folk songs, 1960s rock and soul tunes, and jazz...