where is the best lists of bands and there music, 60's to present. thanks?

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Profile: Simon and Garfunkel
A profile of Paul Simon and Art Garnfukel, folk-rock's most successful duo of all time, responsible for taking the genre to new heights with hits like "The Boxer," "The Sounds of Silence," and "Bridge Over Troubled Water." This Simon and Garfunkel profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Profile: The Mamas and the Papas
A profile of the Mamas and the Papas, the folk-rock quartet who epitomized the West Coast sound of the Sixties with hits like "Monday Monday," "California Dreamin'," and "Creeque Alley." This Mamas and the Papas profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Solid Gold Spotlight: "Monster Mash"
The story of "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Cryptkickers: the ultimate in Halloween oldies music and a top 40 smash in more than one year! A guide to "Monster Mash" from your Oldies Guide at About.com.
Profile: The Lovin' Spoonful
A profile of the Lovin' Spoonful, the folk-pop powerhouse who hit big in the Sixties with "Summer In The City," "Daydream," and "Do You Believe In Magic?" This Lovin' Spoonful profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Catch a Wave
An excerpt from the Beach Boys biography [i]Catch A Wave[/i] by Peter Ames Carlin, a work that Van Dyke Parks calls "The essential Beach Boys saga. Not just the most balanced account, but a gripping reveal of the Wilson family’s extended talented frailties behind the veil of the Beach Boys’ [i]Endless Summer[/i] musical face."A profile of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the most popular (and some would say best) American rock group of the Sixties, responsible for classic hits like "Fortunate Son," "Proud Mary," and "Down On The Corner." This Creedence Clearwater Revival profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Bobby Darin CDs, DVDs, and books
The Oldies at about.com guide to a Bobby Darin collection -- CDs, DVDs, and books that no Bobby Darin fan should be without, complete with reviews and a price comparison guide!
Profile: The (Young) Rascals
A profile of The (Young) Rascals, blue-eyed soul's greatest band, best known for classic hits like "Groovin'," "Good Lovin'," and "People Got To Be Free." This Righteous Brothers profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Oldies Music 108: More Cowbell!
A playlist of oldies music featuring cowbell for your iPod, Winamp, or legally burned CD... check the songs and their descriptions, find which ones are available for download, and make your own oldies CD!
Profile: The Righteous Brothers
A profile of The Righteous Brothers, the dual '60s kings of blue-eyed soul best known for classic hits like "Unchained Melody" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." This Righteous Brothers profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Profile: Dusty Springfield
A profile of Dusty Springfield, the epitome of female blue-eyed soul in the Sixties and a legendary diva responsible for classic songs like "Son Of A Preacher Man" and "Wishin' and Hopin'." This Dusty Springfield profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Del Shannon
A profile of Del Shannon, best known for his Sixties rock hit "Runaway." This Del Shannon profile is one of a series on music's most important artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.
Profile: Jan and Dean
One in a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
Oldies Mixtape 105: Surf N' Turf
A playlist for your iPod, Winamp, or legally burned CD... check the songs and their descriptions, find which ones are available for download, and make your own oldies CD!
Profile: Dick Dale
One in a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
Gene Pitney History, Charts, and Songs
One in a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
Oldies Mixtape 103: A Spring Symphony
A playlist for your iPod, Winamp, or legally burned CD... check the songs and their descriptions, find which ones are available for download, and make your own oldies CD!
Dusty Springfield: Dusty: The Original Pop Diva
Your oldies.about.com Guide's review: a new greatest hits from Dusty Springfield, one that showcases the main songs used in the musical of the same name. All original recordings.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1969
The oldies.about.com guide to the top ten oldies of 1969 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1968
The oldies.about.com guide to the top ten oldies of 1968 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1967
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1967 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1966
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1966 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
Brenda Lee History, Charts, and Songs
One in a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1965
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1965 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1964
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1964 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1963
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1963 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1962
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1962 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1961
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1961 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, and more.
The Top Ten Oldies of 1960
The oldies.about.com guide to the best oldies of 1960 -- the smash hits, the important singles, and the historical artifacts. Complete with music reviews, information, trivia, sound samples, and more.
Guide Profile: The Four Seasons
One in a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
Paul Revere and the Raiders: Kicks! The Anthology 1963-1972
Your oldies.about.com Guide's review: the new single-CD retrospective of this legendary Sixties pop group, the first of its kind to cover all stages of the band's career!
Guide Profile: Dion
One in a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
Essential Bobby Vee
Your oldies.about.com Guide's review: the new single-disc collection of this teen idol's greatest hits, his first in fifteen years!
Guide Profile: Roy Orbison
One in a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
Guide Profile: The Beach Boys
One of a series of profiles on rock and roll's most important artists of the oldies era, written and compiled by your Guide here at oldies.about.com.
Psychedelic Music of the Sixties
All about the psychedelic music of the Sixties -- classic songs by classic bands that never quite got the respect they deserved in their lifetime. When garage rock meets the counterculture, psych happens... read the history, browse the archives, compare the compilations, and buy one now!
60sGarageBands.com
Dedicated to the lesser-known and truly obscure US garage bands of the Sixties, this amazing site features news, reviews and interviews dedicated to the genre. Professional, thorough, and an obvious labor of love.
Blood Sweat and Tears Homepage
A great place for fans of this jazz-rock consortium ("You've Made Me So Very Happy," "Spinning Wheel,"). This fan site also contains news, tour info, pics, interviews, and a look at BST soundalikes!
Buffalo Springfield Homepage
It hasn't been updated in years, but this site is still the best on the web for exploring the legacy of the band that spawned Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay (not to mention "For What It's Worth").
Chubby Checker Online
Ths official site for the man who taught everyone the Twist is more than a little silly, but there's lots of information here. Sound clips, tour dates, and even a little video!
Classicbands.com: Fifth Dimension
A bio on the vocal group that's best known for "Up, Up and Away" and "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In." Find out what they meant to Sinatra and Nixon!
ClassicBands.com: Sonny and Cher
A wonderfully detailed and extensive bio that shows how the classic 60s and 70s pop duo evolved, both as a pair and solo.
Classics IV.com
The official website of this early soft-rock group ("Spooky," "Stormy," and "Traces") has a great deal of info, including sound clips and guitar tabulature!
Creeque Alley
The best of the Mamas and Papas fansites, with a large picture gallery, lyrics, and sound files.
DelShannon.com
This is the official site for the Michigan native best known for the deathless early-60s classic "Runaway." Lots of the usual info and a few surprises, including a RealAudio sample of the "Runaway" demo!
Dick Dale's Official World Wide Website
An official site with news, photos, and reviews of the man who is arguably surf's greatest-ever guitarist ("Misirlou"). Focuses on his recent career, but still worth a look.
Dusty Springfield, White Lady Of Soul
There are a number of great sites on the net about Dusty, but this one may be the best overall, with regularly updated news, Dusty quotes, and more from the legend behind "Son of a Preacher Man," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," and more.
Dynamite Gazette
The internet's first and best Brenda Lee fan site. See exclusive information about and photos of the lady who gave us hits like "I'm Sorry."
Ed Rambeau
Ed wrote Diane Renay's "Navy Blue" and scored a hit cover of "Concrete and Clay" in the Sixties. This is his official site.
Electric Bayou
Creedence Clearwater Revival get an appropriately huge and detailed fan shrine here, with lots of constantly updated news items, interviews, lyrics, multimedia, and a completely thorough look at CCR appearances in non-musical mediums.
Freddy Cannon: The Boom Boom Man
The "Palisades Park" star has an official site here, where you can actually hear a few of his hits. See where he's performing today!
Gary U.S. Bonds: Back in 20
Your oldies.about.com Guide's review: Gary "U.S." Bonds' first new studio album of material in twenty years!
GaryPuckettMusic.com
A very professional official site for this former leader of the Union Gap ("Young Girl," "Lady Willpower," and many others). Merchandise, news, photos, and more.
Gene Pitney
Everything you could want from an official site, as befits the man who gave the world "Town Without Pity" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." Catch him on tour!
HistoryOfRock.com: Jay and the Americans
A bio on one of pop's finest Sixties vocal groups, responsible for "Cara Mia" and "Come A Little Bit Closer," among others. Tells their story in detail.
Introducing the Beau Brummels
This is the official site for the well-dressed quintet, who scored several hits in the mid-Sixties, including "Laugh, Laugh" and "Just A Little." Includes CD info.
Jackie DeShannon Appreciation Society
A fan club for one of rock's most influential female artists, best remembered for "What The World Needs Now Is Love" and "Put A Little Love In Your Heart." Complete with official newsletter, discographies, and more.
Jan Berry/Jan and Dean
A small but interesting fan site dedicated to the tragedy-stricken surf duo who recorded "Surf City" and "Dead Man's Curve."
Joey Dee and the Starliters
The house band at the world-famous Peppermint Lounge, this group scored a hit with "Peppermint Twist" and later mutated into the Rascals. They still tour today!
Johnny Maestro and the Brooklyn Bridge
This vocal group gave the world one of the saddest and most enduring oldies of all time in "Worst That Could Happen." Maestro was also in the Fifties doo-wop group The Crests ("Sixteen Candles").
Johnny Rivers Web Site
Usually remembered for "Secret Agent Man," Rivers enjoyed a number of lite pop-soul hits in the Sixties, as well, such as "The Poor Side of Town." On this official site, Rivers himself talks about the recording of these classics.
Kathy Young
She's best known for "A Thousand Stars," but this ex-Innocents singer has had quite the successful performing career since. This is her official site.
Kenny Vance and the Planotones
One of the major torch-bearers of doo-wop and other 50s rock, Vance was a member of Jay and the Americans and served as the music supervisor for many classic films.
Lesley's Place
The website for Lesley Gore's official fan club, containing a wealth of info concerning the voice behind "It's My Party," "Judy's Turn To Cry," and more.
Lou-Christie.com
Best known for "Lightning Strikes" and "Two Faces Have I," this Sixties pop icon has a bio and photos on this, his official site. You can also hear four brand-new Lou songs!
Orbison.com
The official Roy Orbison website has a sterling biography and an almost equally impressive discography on the man responsible for "In Dreams," "Only The Lonely," and "Oh! Pretty Woman."
Paul Revere And The Raiders
This band now makes its way without original lead singer Mark Lindsay, but this official homepage does have some info about the Raiders of the past.
PetulaClark.net
The "Downtown" singer and Sixties pop chanteuse has an official site here that easily transcends most artists' official pages - almost anything you might want to know about the singer is here. Constantly updated with fresh Pet news.
Psychedelic-Music.com
These German-based psych and exotica specialists have tons of originals and reissues available on audiophile-quality vinyl, but they have loads of CDs for the digital age, as well.
Ready Steady Go!
This extensive fan site is dedicated to obsessive fans of Sixties mod, soul, and power pop, as well as their modern-day counterparts who help keep the classic sound alive. Very fan-friendly and interactive.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Four Seasons
The most popular American vocal group of the 60s, next to the Beach Boys; they're responsible for such classic oldies as "Sherry" and "Walk Like A Man."
RonnieSpector.com
The personal, official site for the legendary lead singer of the Ronettes ("Be My Baby"). Not a wealth of info, but it's very hands-on, with Ronnie herself answering questions on the site's bulletin board!
The Beach Boys: Add Some Music
It has a great set of band member biographies, but this is mainly a giant Beach Boys songbook with lyrics, track and album info and more. A must see for any fan.
The Box Tops
Memphis' finest blue-eyed soul band, these teens cranked out a number of hits in the mid-Sixties including "The Letter" and "Cry Like A Baby." This official site includes lyrics, FAQs, bios, and much more!
The Buckinghams Home Page
The band best known for "Kind Of A Drag" is still around and delivering their 60s pop to a new generation. This is their official homepage.
The Byrds Appreciation Society
Not a fan club but a good fan website about the inventors of folk-rock.
The Connie Francis Page
America's emotional pop sweetheart of the 50s and early 60s. This site is a real labor of love by a devoted fan, featuring, among other things, video stills, screensavers, concert reviews, and much, much more.
The Doug Sahm Pages
An elegant appreciation of this Tex-Mex pioneer most famous for "She's About A Mover." A biography and a discography are featured here.
The Guess Who Page
Articles, tour dates, news, and photos about Canada's favorite sons, who are best known for "American Woman" and "These Eyes."
The Kingsmen
The notorious frat-rock garage band of the Sixties that delivered the definitive version of "Louie Louie." Their official site contains lots of history, pics, the true lyrics to the song, official "Louie" merchandise, and more!
The Left Banke Fan Page
These founders of "baroque rock," best known for the legendary hit "Walk Away Renee," get a very detailed fan site here, featuring a great bio, a discography, pics, history, and more. Very fan-interactive.
The Lovin' Spoonful
These quasi-folkies haven't had John Sebastian in the group for a long time, but there's more Spoonful history on this site than on John's.
The Monkees Home Page
Maintaining a close relationship between the band and the fans, this official site for the PreFab Four contains unique features such as rare backing tracks in mp3!
The New Mary Hopkin Friendly Society
What started as her official fan club back in the Apple Records days has since turned into an extensive info center for fans of the "Those Were The Days" singer.
The New Mitch Ryder On-Line
A fantastic fan site for Detroit's original bad boy, who scored a number of hits in the Sixties with songs like "Devil With A Blue Dress On" and "Jenny Take A Ride!"
The Rascals
A giggly fan tribute page for these blue-eyed soul rockers.
The Turtles featuring Flo and Eddie
The real, "Flo and Eddie" Turtles have an official page here, featuring everything you could want from the band, including lyrics, chords, and news!
The Unofficial Grass Roots Web Page
An unofficial site that features a basic bio and lineup for the band that scored hits with "Let's Live For Today" and "Midnight Confessions."
The Ventures
The kings of instrumental rock get an amazing tribute from Sandcastle V.I., including lots of groovy album covers!
TheYardbirds.com
An official site for the kings of white blues-rock in the mid-Sixties! News, photos, and a fan forum for the group that spawned Beck, Clapton, and Page!
Tom Simon Home Page: Gary Lewis and the Playboys
A brief bio on the 60s sunshine pop band that recorded hits like "This Diamond Ring" and "She's Just My Style."
Tom Simon's Home Page: Gary Lewis and the Playboys
A biography of these American chart fixtures of the 60s, who made some of the best sunshine pop around, like "This Diamond Ring" and "She's Just My Style."
Tommy James And Me
A solid tribute site for late 60s pop icons Tommy James And The Shondells. Featuring a discography, lyrics, concert shots and more.
Tommy Roe
A Sixties pop perennial who scored hits in a number of different styles ("Dizzy," "Sweet Pea," "Susie Darlin'," and "Jam Up Jelly Tight." Still active today, he has an official site here that contains enough info for any fan.
Tony Joe White
This swamp-rock mainstay wrote "Rainy Night in Georgia," and had a big hit of his own with "Polk Salad Annie." This German fan site contains a wealth of information, including some on Tony's childhood, and some of White's own quotes.
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