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3 Legendary Classic Rock Albums From 1967 That Prove the 60s Were the Best Decade for Music

3 Timeless One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s That 60s Kids Can’t Forget

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Loretta Lynn

On This Day in 1966, Loretta Lynn Was at No. 1 for the First Time with an Album Named for One of Her Signature Songs

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  • On This Day in 1961, Patsy Cline Recorded Her Signature Song Written by Willie Nelson

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    3 One-Word One-Hit Wonders From 1969 That Still Shine

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  • On This Day in 1969, Led Zeppelin’s First-Ever Show Doubles as Robert Plant's Wedding Reception

    On This Day in 1969, Led Zeppelin’s First-Ever Show Doubled as Robert Plant’s Wedding Reception

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  • On This Day in 1969, Marty Robbins Hit No. 1 With the Most Successful Version of This Oft-Covered Hit

    On This Day in 1968, This Country Legend Hit No. 1 With the Most Successful Version of a Song Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Loretta Lynn, and Willie Nelson

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  • The Stone Poneys

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  • On This Day in 1969, the Beatles Released Their Second-Most Covered Song Penned by George Harrison

    On This Day in 1969, The Beatles Charted With the George Harrison-Penned Track That Even Their Fiercest Critics Loved

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  • Doc Watson pose for a portrait with an acoustic guitar in circa 1968.

    3 Classic Bluegrass Tunes From the 1960s I’ll Probably Still Be Listening to When I’m 90

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  • The Who

    3 Rock Songs From 1965 That Deserved to Hit No. 1, but Failed To

    November 4, 2025, 2:53 pm

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