Mickey & Sylvia 1956 – Love Is Strange
The air in 1956 was thick with noise. It was the sound of a generation gap cracking wide open, of…
Oldies Songs
Edith Piaf 1959 – Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien
The air in the grand apartment on Boulevard Lannes is thick with tension. It is 1960, and Edith Piaf, the…
Fats Domino 1958 – Wait And See
The air in Cosimo Matassa’s New Orleans studio must have felt different that day. Thicker, somehow. You can almost hear…
Tommy James & The Shondells 1966 – Hanky Panky
The story of rock and roll is littered with happy accidents, but few are as improbable, as perfectly chaotic, as…
Status Quo 1968 – Ice In The Sun
The year is 1968. The world feels like it’s vibrating on a new, uncertain frequency. The technicolor optimism of the…
The Rolling Stones 1964 – You Better Move On
The cultural flashpoint of The Rolling Stones in 1964 is usually imagined in a rush of frantic energy: snarling guitar…
Sounds Incorporated 1965 – William Tell
The year is 1965. The British Invasion has peaked, but beneath the surface of the vocalist-led groups—The Beatles, The Stones,…
Rosie & The Originals 1961 – Angel Baby
The world of 1960 was slick, professional, and controlled by major labels. But sometimes, history hinges on a fifteen-year-old girl,…
The Shangri Las 1964 – ( Remember Walkin’) In The Sand
The air in the room is stale, the light low. A single, vulnerable voice cuts through the quiet, not singing,…
Beach Boys – I Can Hear Music
The late 1960s were a period of splintering and searching for The Beach Boys. The dazzling, singular sun of Brian…