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3 Ballads From the 1960s That Are Even Sadder for 60s Kids To Hear as Adults

Bob Dylan on set of 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'

57 Years Ago Today, Bob Dylan Released an Album That Featured a Johnny Cash Duet and His Most Recent Top 10 Hit

Born on This Day in 1960, This “Dukes of Hazzard” Star and Country Music Hitmaker

Born on This Day in 1960, the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ Star Who Became a Certified Country Music Hitmaker

3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s You Didn’t Know Were Sampled by Other Songs

1958: (L-R) Arlene Smith, Sonia Goring, Rene Minus, Jackie Landry and Lois Harris of the R&B vocal group "The Chantels" pose for a portrait session in 1958 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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