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3 Rock Songs From 1965 With Openings You Instantly Recognize

3 Rock Songs From 1965 With Openings You Will Instantly Recognize

Buck Owens

On This Day in 1965, Buck Owens Was at No. 1 With an Album Built Around a Song Harlan Howard Asked Him to Scrap

3 Rock Songs From 1965 That Every 60s Kid Can Still Sing by Heart Today

3 Rock Songs From 1965 That Every 60s Kid Can Still Sing by Heart Today

Bob Dylan, who wrote the Byrds' debut hit

On This Day in 1964, Bob Dylan Recorded the Song That Would Become His First No. 1 and Create a New Genre of Music

The Beatles in 1963

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  • 3 Rock Songs From 1966 That Every 60s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today

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