1964

Alternative Rock Rock 

Miss World: Courtney Love at 60

July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1964, 60th birthday, Celebrity Skin, Courtney Love, Eric Erlandson, Hole, Kurt, Kurt Cobain, Live Through This, Nirvana

Jim Sullivan revisits his wild encounters with the Hole frontwoman

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Rock Stones 

England’s Oldest Hit Makers: The Rolling Stones at 60

April 22, 2024April 22, 2024 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1964, 60th anniversary, Bill Wyman, Bo Diddley, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Howlin' Wolf, Keith Richards, Little Walter, Mick Jagger, Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones

Reflections on the roots of the group’s debut LP

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Dylan Folk 

Bob Dylan: The Songs They Are A-Changin’

February 10, 2024February 10, 2024 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1964, Barack Obama, Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, Frank Sinatra, Medgar Evers, The Band, The Clancy Brothers, The Times They Are A’ Changin

A 60th anniversary look at the Bard’s third album through the lens of live performance

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Beatle Pop Rock Television 

The Big Bang: The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1964, 60th anniversary, Davy Jones, Ed Sullivan, George Harrison, I Want To Hold Your Hand, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show

73 million viewers, including Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, tuned in and flipped out

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Beatle Pop Rock 

It Was 60 Years Ago Today When The Beatles Landed At JFK

February 7, 2024February 9, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1964, 60th anniversary, George Harrison, JFK Airport, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Queens, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show van Show

And my mom was there to greet them on the tarmac

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Beatle Pop Rock 

“England’s Phenomenal Pop Combo”: Meet The Beatles! at 60

January 20, 2024January 20, 2024 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1964, 60th anniversary, All My Loving, Capitol Records, George Harrison, I Saw Her Standing There, I Want To Hold Your Hand, John Lennon, Meet The Beatles!, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Ed Sullivan Show, Vee-Jay Records

Looking back on the Fab Four’s U.S. breakthrough

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Blues Folk Rock 

Janis Joplin And Jorma Kaukonen: The First Steps On The Road To Fame

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 j. poet 6 Comments 1964, a, Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen, Omnivore Recordings, The Legendary Typewriter Tape

The Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna guitar great discusses The Legendary Typewriter Tape

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Pop Rock 

Met The Beatles

May 8, 2019February 11, 2024 Carey Allan 2 Comments 1964, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

I greeted The Fab Four when they arrived in America in 1964

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Soul 

Sam Cooke and The Crossover Dream

March 23, 2019March 23, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1964, RCA, Sam Cooke

March 1964 was a crucial month in the all-too-short life of the soul giant

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Rock 

They Created a Monster!

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1964, Decca Records, Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Real Gone Records, The Munsters, TV Sitcoms

The story of The Munsters’ 1964 LP

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