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  • 3 of the Craziest Touring Moments From 1960s Rock Stars

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    3 of the Most Nostalgic Songs From 1965 That I Still Listen to Today

    May 10, 2026, 4:00 pm

  • CIRCA 1969: Musician David Bowie performs in circa 1969. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    3 Legendary Classic Rock Songs From the 1960s That Were Insanely Ahead of Their Time

    May 10, 2026, 9:48 am

  • Like any other decade, the 1960s had its era-defining songs. But just because a song is wildly popular in its day doesn’t mean it will stand the test of time. The three rock songs below were all massive 60s hits, but nowadays they aren’t as well-received.

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    3 Rock Songs From the 1960s That Haven’t Stood the Test of Time

  • 3 Songwriting Techniques in 60s Folk Music That Only Pros Will Recognize

    May 9, 2026, 1:00 pm

  • These 3 Rock Hits From 1969 Still Rock Our World Today

    These 3 Hit Songs From 1969 Still Rock Our World Today

    May 9, 2026, 11:00 am

  • 3 One-Hit Wonders That Anyone Who Was Young in the 60s Will Remember

    3 One-Hit Wonders That Anyone Who Was Young in the 60s Will Remember

    May 9, 2026, 10:30 am

  • American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan on stage in Paris, 25th June 1966. (Photo by Jacques Haillot/Apis/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)

    Saying More With Less: 3 Minimalist Songs From the 1960s

    May 9, 2026, 10:00 am

  • NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 1968: Rock band "Cream" poses for a portrait in February 1968 in New York City, New York. L-R: Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    4 Hits That Prove 1968 Was an Early Peak Year for Hard Rock

    May 9, 2026, 9:30 am

  • British pop group The Kinks, circa May 1964. Clockwise, from left: drummer Mick Avory, guitarist Dave Davies, bassist Pete Quaife (1934 - 2010) and singer Ray Davies. (Photo by Tom Hustler/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

    3 Songs From the 1960s That Predicted the Future of Rock Music

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    On This Day in 1967, Dolly Parton Released the Song That Put Her on the Map

    May 8, 2026, 10:45 am

  • Leith Richards in the early days of the Rolling Stones.

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    On This Day in 1965, Keith Richards Woke up in a Florida Hotel Room and Wrote the Rolling Stones’ First US No. 1

    May 6, 2026, 10:45 am

  • Tommy James and Peter Lucia Jr. in the studio

    How a Writer’s Strike Against a Label Connected to the Mob Helped Create This 1968 Smash Hit

    May 6, 2026, 9:42 am

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