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  • 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

  • CCR

    4 Rock Songs That Defined the Classic Sound of the 1960s

    May 30, 2026, 1:30 pm

  • Born 61 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, One-Half of Country Music’s Most Beloved Mother-Daughter Duo

    Born 61 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, One-Half of Country Music’s Most Beloved Mother-Daughter Duo

  • Portrait of Jimi Hendrix from 1968.; (Photo by King Collection/Avalon/Getty Images)

    3 Songs That Prove That the 1960s Were the Best Era for Cover Songs

    May 30, 2026, 11:26 am

  • 60 Years Ago Today, Dolly Parton Started the Rest of Her Life With Husband Carl Dean

    60 Years Ago Today, Dolly Parton Started the Rest of Her Life With Husband Carl Dean: “Like All Great Love Stories, They Never End”

    May 30, 2026, 10:25 am

  • Jeannie C. Riley performing

    Why This 1960s Country One-Hit Wonder Once Admitted To “Wanting To Choke an Entire Audience” on Someone Else’s Behalf

    May 29, 2026, 6:21 pm

  • 65 Years Ago Today, Ricky Nelson Kicked off a Two-Week Run at No. 1 With a Song Literally Pulled From the Trash

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    65 Years Ago Today, Ricky Nelson Kicked off a Two-Week Run at No. 1 With a Song Literally Pulled From the Trash

    May 29, 2026, 5:43 pm

  • 3 Rock Songs From 1969 That Every 60s Kid Can Still Sing by Heart Today

    4 Rock Songs From 1964 That Make Me Want To Travel Back in Time

    May 29, 2026, 5:00 pm

  • LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1968: Psychedelic rock group Pink Floyd pose for a portrait shrouded in pink in August of 1968 in Los Angeles. (L-R) Nick Mason, Dave Gilmour, Rick Wright (center front), Roger Waters. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 Unique Songs From 1968 That Still Feel Shockingly Modern

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    On This Day in 1965, the Beach Boys Topped the Chart With Their First Single To Feature Al Jardine’s Lead Vocals

    May 29, 2026, 11:17 am

  • 3 Rock Songs From 1969 That Every 60s Kid Can Still Sing by Heart Today

    3 Rock Songs From 1969 That Every 60s Kid Can Still Sing by Heart Today

    May 28, 2026, 8:52 am

  • On This Day in 1963, Dottie West Recorded the Song That Would Become Her First Charting Single

    On This Day in 1963, Dottie West Stepped Into a Nashville Studio To Record the Song That Proved She Was “The Best Female Singer in Town”

    May 27, 2026, 2:48 pm

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