1960s Songs

[J E B Stuart]

Formed 1966 in Oxford, Ohio, The Lemon Pipers are essentially remembered for one song - Green Tambourine. And what a song it is, having topped the charts in 1968. Some have described it as the first "bubblegum pop" chart topper. Well, I don't agree with its classification as "bubblegum".  IMHO, it's a one-of-a-kind tune that has held up very well with the passage of time. As a side note, they had a guitarist named Bill Bartlett whom I'll discuss elsewhere in another post. In the meantime, let's listen while he plays his green tambourine:

Amen.

[Reggie Essent]

Formed 1966 in Oxford, Ohio, The Lemon Pipers are essentially remembered for one song - Green Tambourine. And what a song it is, having topped the charts in 1968. Some have described it as the first "bubblegum pop" chart topper. Well, I don't agree with its classification as "bubblegum".  IMHO, it's a one-of-a-kind tune that has held up very well with the passage of time. As a side note, they had a guitarist named Bill Bartlett whom I'll discuss elsewhere in another post. In the meantime, let's listen while he plays his green tambourine:

Amen.

I remember listening to this song on WCFL radio when I was a lad.

[priscilla1961]

[J E B Stuart]

Formed in 1967, First Edition became Kenny Rogers & The First Edition in 1970. Though I never saw the group live, I did see Rogers live twice over the years. Released in 1969, this is one of my favorite songs by First Edition as seen in an appearance on The Smothers Brothers:

Amen.

[priscilla1961]

Formed in 1967, First Edition became Kenny Rogers & The First Edition in 1970. Though I never saw the group live, I did see Rogers live twice over the years. Released in 1969, this is one of my favorite songs by First Edition as seen in an appearance on The Smothers Brothers:

Amen.

Kenny Rogers

[priscilla1961]

[priscilla1961]

[J E B Stuart]

The Box Tops were formed 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee and had their biggest selling record that same year. "The Letter" went all the way to #1 in the USA and several other countries, as well.  This video is a hoot, too:

Amen.

[priscilla1961]

The Box Tops were formed 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee and had their biggest selling record that same year. "The Letter" went all the way to #1 in the USA and several other countries, as well.  This video is a hoot, too:

Amen.

The good song.

[J E B Stuart]

IMHO, it would be impossible to overstate The Animal's contribution to rock music. I saw Eric Burdon & The Animals years ago and he still had it. Formed in 1962, this is one of my favorites:

Amen.