50s - 60s Pop Music
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A Review of Colin Blunstone's One Year
By: James Whitworth
The Zombies had been one of the most innovative bands of the late 1960s. When they split towards the end of the decade, Blunstone recorded the now classic One Year. more...
A Different Kind of Beatles Tribute
By: Katriena Knights
Barbershop quartet Storm Front revisions Beatles tunes in a capella arrangements remarkably faithful to the original tunes. more...
Beatlemania Hits in Electronic Form
By: Eric Gibbs
The Beatles Rock Band shows that the fab four are still musically and economically viable forty years after their demise. more...
A Review of the Beatles' Revolver Album
By: James Whitworth
Revolver is considered by many not only to be the Beatles' finest album, but also the greatest album of all time by anyone. It remains an album with the power to amaze. more...
A Review of the Beatles' Rubber Soul Album
By: James Whitworth
Between the release of the Beatles' previous album, Help! and Rubber Soul the world of music changed. Rubber Soul is the album that marks the move from pop to rock music. more...
A Review of the Beatles' Help! CD
By: James Whitworth
Just twelve months after their first film, the Beatles were back on the big screen with a new full colour movie, and a new soundtrack album, Help! more...
A Review of the Beatles For Sale Album
By: James Whitworth
1964's Beatles for Sale remains the album that causes most debate among fans and critics, with many thinking it the low point of the group's recording career. more...
A Review of the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night CD
By: James Whitworth
A Hard Day's Night was the Beatles third album and featured songs from their new film. Released in spring 1964, it was their first album issued after conquering America. more...
A Review of the Beatles' With the Beatles Album
By: James Whitworth
The Beatles's Second Album, with its distinctive black and white cover shot, was the LP that proved they were no one hit wonder and marked the beginning of Beatlemania. more...
By: Karl Keely
Brian Wilson intended to follow Pet Sounds with Smile in 1967, but due to a breakdown the project was shelved for nearly forty years, until its release in 2004. more...
By: Adrian Peel
Regarded by many as manufactured "bubblegum" pop, The Monkees have stood the test of time and deserve to finally be inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame. more...
Beatles First Album and its Different Versions
By: James Whitworth
Released in March 1963 in the UK, Please Please Me was the Beatles' first album. In America the album was known as The Early Beatles and had a different track listing. more...
Rosemary Clooney, An Enduring Girl Singer
Rosemary Clooney's smooth, rich, vocal styling and her saucy, comedic phrasing captivated Jazz and Pop music audiences for over fifty-seven years. more...
Peter Tork Goes Back To School
By: Susan Walsh
On May 29th, Peter Tork's former high school welcomed him back as they celebrated their anniversary. Tork meanwhile, had a special celebration of his own. more...
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