Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of rock singer Del Shannon holding guitar. - The 1960s marked an unquestionable evolution—and revolution—in rock music.

1960s self-titled rock album The Velvet Underground & Nico is groundbreaking and extremely influential to alternative rock music ...

Since the 1960s, pop music has gradually become more negative as its lyrics focus increasingly on darker themes, ...

For the artists behind catchy one-hit wonders of the 1960s, brimming with danceable beats, merry melodies, and memorable lyrics, perhaps it was simply a matter of being in the right place at the right ...

One of the most popular classic rock bands ever is The Eagles. The Eagles also knew how to spoof classic rock. Here’s a look at why they wrote an homage to some 1960s hits. “’96 Tears,’ released in ...

Some songs do more than entertain us; they transport us. A single melody can instantly bring back memories, emotions, places, and moments we thought were lost in time. That’s the magic of music, and ...

Soul music was the definitive sound of the 1960s, but its influence on music has never truly disappeared, spurred on by ...

Greenwich Village in the 1960s was home to a counterculture folk music scene that produced legendary artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. A network of cafes and bars that ...

Two of Elvis Presley’s songs from his movies were originally jokes meant for another band. One of the tunes was overshadowed by a song on the same record. The other tune appeared on a No. 1 hit album.