Diana Ross & The Supremes 1966 – The Happening
Every great group has a fulcrum, a moment when the axis of their world shifts, even if the sound remains…
Oldies Songs
The Dave Clark Five 1965 – Catch Us If You Can
The spring of 1964 was less a season and more a cultural tsunami. When The Beatles landed in America, the…
The Temptations 1966 – Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
The moment the horns blast on “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep,” you know exactly where you are. It’s the sonic…
Paul Mauriat 1968 – Love Is Blue
The late sixties in America felt like a constant sonic battle between fuzz-drenched guitar riffs and acid-tinged studio experimentation. The…
The Royal Guardsmen 1966 – Snoopy Vs The Red Baron
The year 1966 was a volatile time in popular music. On the one hand, you had the shimmering sophistication of…
The Rockin’ Berries 1964 – He’s In Town
There is a moment in the history of the British Invasion that often gets overlooked, a gentle, harmonically complex counterpoint…
Sonny & Cher 1967 – The Beat Goes On
The recording studio air on December 13, 1966, must have been thick with the scent of coffee, cigarettes, and the…
Chris Andrews 1965 – Yesterday Man
The mid-1960s were a collision of sounds in Britain. The primal roar of the blues revival clashed against the pristine…
Laurie London 1958 – He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
The year is 1958. Rock and roll is a raw, electric scream still finding its footing, and the American airwaves…
Fontella Bass 1965 – Rescue Me
There are songs that define a genre, and then there are songs that define a moment, a brief, perfect convergence…