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  • Rod McKuen appears on stage, London, 1969. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

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    The Hit 1969 Ballad From a Famous Songwriter and an Upstart Artist

    June 5, 2026, 6:30 am

  • UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Question Mark Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

    3 Perfect One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s That Clock in at Under Three Minutes

    June 5, 2026, 5:30 am

  • The Beatles

    On the Charts 59 Years Ago, The Beatles Began a 23-Week No. 1 Reign With the Album That Changed Popular Music Forever

  • Bob Dylan at a press conference at The Savoy, London, May 1966. (Photo by Fiona Adams/Redferns)

    3 Rock Songs From the 1960s You Didn’t Know Were Written About Real People

    June 4, 2026, 9:00 am

  • American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a black Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

    4 Songs From the 60s That Will Make You Either Love or Hate Psychedelic Rock

    June 3, 2026, 8:00 am

  • CIRCA 1966: Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil pose for a portrait circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s With Incredible Opening Lines

    June 3, 2026, 5:30 am

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    3 One-Hit Wonders From the Late 60s That Put Psychiatry in the Mainstream Before It Was Popular

    June 1, 2026, 6:00 pm

  • The Most Influential Rock Album of Every Decade, From the 50s to the 70s

    The Most Influential Rock Album of Every Decade, From the 1950s to the 1970s

    June 1, 2026, 2:25 pm

  • 3 Rock Songs That Would Have Hit No. 1 in Any Decade

    3 Rockers From the 1960s Who Had Stunning 60-Year Careers That Are Still Going

  • The beach boys, 1966. (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

    5 Songs From the 1960s That Instantly Transport You Back to a Simpler Time

    May 31, 2026, 5:27 pm

  • Close-up of American musician Bob Dylan as he plays acoustic guitar during a performance at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 1963. (Photo by Rowland Scherman/Getty Images)

    3 Forgotten Folk Songs That Embodied the Spirit of the Vietnam War Protest Era

    May 31, 2026, 2:12 pm

  • 3 Rock Songs From 1968 That Still Sound Amazing Today

    3 Rock Songs From 1968 That Still Sound Amazing Today

    May 31, 2026, 8:30 am

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