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  • Revisit Cash’s best covers below that saw him turn someone else’s story into his own. Never has a cover sounded so innate as they do here.

    3 Wise Country Songs From the 1960s That I Want To Show My Kid

    April 25, 2026, 12:30 pm

  • The Harmonies in These 3 Singles From 1965 Are Absolutely Stunning

    3 Singles From 1965 With Harmonies That Are Still Absolutely Stunning

    April 24, 2026, 2:00 pm

  • Bonnie Owens

    20 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to the “Queen of the Coast” Who Married Two Bakersfield Country Legends

  • The Moody Blues pop group, sound-checking on stage. The band are (from left to right) Ray Thomas, Clint Warwick, Graeme Edge, Mike Pinder and Denny Laine. Original Publication: People Disc - HN0262 (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)

    Lost on This Day in 2024, the Keyboardist of One of the Finest 60s Prog-Rock Acts and a Pioneering Musician Behind the Mellotron

    April 24, 2026, 10:41 am

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    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s That Quietly Shaped a Generation

    April 24, 2026, 7:30 am

  • Loretta Lynn performing

    3 Wise Country Albums From the 1960s I Want To Show My Kid

    April 23, 2026, 11:00 am

  • The Beatles in 1963

    Remembering When The Beatles Stole the Show at the Royal Variety Performance in 1963

    April 23, 2026, 5:00 am

  • Felice Bryant

    23 Years Ago Today, We Lost One-Half of the Husband-and-Wife Duo Behind Classics by Charley Pride and The Everly Brothers

    April 22, 2026, 9:58 am

  • Elvis Presley in 1969

    4 No. 1 Hits From 1969 You Might Not Realize Were Cover Songs

  • Bob Dylan performing in 1966

    3 of the Best Classic Rock Songs That Opened Albums From the 1960s

    April 21, 2026, 9:00 am

  • Kyu Sakamoto. (1941-1985) Japanese singer, best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Aruko" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. (Photo by Sjöberg Bildbyrå/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1960s That Became Successful Over a Year After They Were Released

    April 21, 2026, 5:30 am

  • UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Copas Cowboy Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

    3 Country Stars From the 1960s I Know You Don’t Remember (And Why You Should)

    April 20, 2026, 4:05 pm

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