Favorite 50s & 60s Oldies?

Question

Let's leave out stuff by the big bands like The Beatles, Stones or The Who, etc. The classic rockers are in a separate class here.

I'm talking acts that put out a few singles or one-hits of the era.

Maybe you heard your parents singing or playing them around the house (like me), or you saw a movie & liked the music...no matter.

What I like about that whole period is the innocence. So many genuinely sweet & naive (in the good way) songs that still strike a chord today somehow. Back when holding hands was worth writing a hit over. Though the world wasn't *perfect* back then, many of the songs still sounded so ...happy :)

Remember now- nothing into the 70s or later...

Some O' mine. Wonder if any of these are on Youtube:

"5 O' Clock World"- The Vogues
"Green Onions"- Booker T & The MGs
"Runaway"- Del Shannon (one of the 1st pop songs to use an early synthesizer. Great little tune!)

"The Rain, The Park, * Other Things"- The Cowsills
-a bunch of Monkees songs

con't...

"Little Darling"- The Diamonds (I Love the funny- "AH HOO AHOO AHOO AHOO!")

"I'd Like to Get to Know You"- Spanky & Our Gang (This tune has "the 60s" written all Over it. It's so pretty!)

postal p- nice words. :)

mrbernstein- Pretty cool, obscure 60s stuff there! Thx! Aren't Can a 70s band though? & that Move song is early 70s. (I liked it though!) I gotta hear more of them. It's amazing they didn't make it in the US. Everything I've heard by them sounded great.

Sook'- Aren't those great songs?!

James M- The In Crowd & those Paul Revere tunes are fantastic! I love that deep bass on 'Hungry'

Wolf- DAMN! That is one extensive list! If you own all those, it puts my 50s/60s collection to shame. I wanna get more now!

captPeggy - What a charming vid! Those guys perfectly fit what I described above.

Mr.Anger- We crossover a lot, it seems! I was lucky enough to see Dion a couple of years ago.
Few ppl know Randy Scouse Git. Great song.

mrbernst'- aha. ok. ;)


I also love "96 Tears" by ? & the Mysterians. What a totally strange band they were...

Answer 1

You put definitely at least two I was going to list.

I love 5 O'Clock World and Little Darlin. Also, I'm not positive who does it (just have it on a comp) but Get A Job is awesome (I'm a big fan of the barritone line in that song).
Runaround Sue

if we're talking Monkees too there are a few notables that I really enjoy
Last Train to Clarksville
Randy Scouse Git
Circle Sky
Tomorrows Gonna Be Another Day
Pleasant Valley Sunday

the Zombies - Time of the Season and California Dreamin

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I just got Can - Delay recently. Really great record.

Answer 2

One of my favourite subjects, Fonzie :)
Long list coming up!

'Sunny' & 'Getaway' ~ Georgie Fame {my mum saw him live}
'High In the Sky' ~ Amen Corner
'I Only Have Eyes for You' ~ The Flamingos
'Wade in the Water' ~ Ramsey Lewis
'Green Onions' ~ Booker T & the MGs
'(I'm A) Roadrunner' ~ JR Walker & The Allstars
'Baby Please Don't Go' & 'Here Comes the Night' ~ Them
'Bus Stop' & 'Just One Look' ~ The Hollies
'Itchicoo Park' & 'Tin Soldier' ~ The Small Faces
'Go Now' ~ The Moody Blues
'Sweets for My Sweet' ~ The Searchers
'I'm A Believer' ~ The Monkees
'Time Has Told Me' ~ Nick Drake
'Keep On Running' & 'Gimme Some Lovin' ~ Spencer Davis Group
'Out of Time' & 'Handbags and Gladrags' ~ Chris Farlowe
'Hippy Hippy Shake' ~ The Swinging Blue Jeans
'Apache' ~ The Shadows
'Do Wah Diddy Diddy' ~ Manfred Man
'California Dreaming' ~ The Mama's and The Papa's
'God Only Knows' & 'Good Vibrations' ~ The Beach Boys
'The Clapping Song' ~ Shirley Ellis
'Angel of the Morning' ~ PP Arnold
'Rescue Me' ~ Fontella Bass
'I'm the Urban Spaceman' ~ The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' ~ James Brown
'Matthew and Son' ~ Cat Stevens
'Goin' Up the Country' & 'On the Road Again' ~ Canned Heat
'Son of A Preacher Man' ~ Dusty Springfield
'Games People Play' ~ Joe South
'For What It's Worth' ~ Buffallo Springfield
'That'll Be the Day' ~ Buddy Holly
'Bye Bye Love' ~ The Everly Brothers
'Eve of Destruction' ~ Barry McGuire
'It's Good News Week' ~ Hedgehoppers Anonymous
'Wipe Out' ~ The Surfaris
'Sabre Dance' ~ Love Sculpture
'Someone to Love' ~ Jefferson Airplane
'Diamonds' ~ Jet Harris and Tony Mehan
'You Really Got Me' ~ The Kinks
'Got to Get You into My Life' ~ Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers


Edit :~

Yes Fonzie, all these and a few more on my 'home-made' compelation albums!
My parents raised me to appreciate good music!

Answer 3

Sunday Will Never Be The Same....Spanky & Our Gang
Black Is Black...Los Bravos
The Name Game....Shirley Ellis
1-2-3......Len Barry
Groovy Kind of Love....Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
Liar Liar.....The Castaways
Put A Little Love In Your Heart....Jackie DeShannon
Shape Of Things To Come...Max Frost & The Troopers
Come On Down To My Boat.....Every Mothers Son
Friday On My Mind....The Easybeats
Green Tambourine....Lemon Pipers
Make It Easy On Yourself....Walker Bros.
Eve of Destruction....Barry McGuire
In The Year 2525....Zager & Evans
Because....Dave Clark Five
I'm Telling You Now....Freddy & The Dreamers
My Boy Lollipop....Millie Small
Reach Out Of The Darkness....Friend & Lover
You Were On My Mind...We Five
Black Pearl....Sonny Charles & The Checkmates
Cry Like A Baby....The Boxtops
Maybe I Know....Lesley Gore
Soul Deep....The Boxtops
Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie....Jay & The Techniques
Run Baby Run....The Newbeats
Burning Bridges...Mike Curb Congregation
Just Dropped In...The First Edition
She's About A Mover....Sir Douglas Quintet
I Had Too Much To Dream....The Electric Prunes
Pushin Too Hard....The Seeds
World Without Love....Peter & Gordon
Nobody I Know....Peter & Gordon
Yesterdays Gone...Chad & Jeremy
Land Of A 1000 Dances...Cannibal & The Headhunters
Concrete & Clay....Unit 4 Plus 2
Look Through Any Window....The Hollies
She's The One....The Chartbusters
She....The Monkees
Eli's Comin....Three Dog Night
Cottage Cheese....Crow
Try Me....James Brown (50's)
Just Like Romeo & Juliet....The Reflections
Alley Oop....Hollywood Argyles
Lies....The Knickerbockers
Walk Don't Run....The Ventures
Buzz Buzz Buzz......Hollywood Flames(50's)
Itchycoo Park....The Small Faces
Societys Child...Janis Ian
Honky Tonk....Bill Doggett
Bad To Me....Billy J. Kramer
Magic Town....The Vogues
Journey To The Center Of The Mind....Amboy Dukes
Expressway To Your Heart...Soul Survivors
Kicks......Paul Revere & The Raiders
Everybody....Tommy Roe
Sweet Soul Music....Arthur Conley
Queen Of The Hop....Bobby Darin (50's)
Judy In Disguise...John Fred & The Playboy Band
Cara Mia....Jay & The Americans
Woman Woman...Gary Puckett & Union Gap
Mountain Of Love...Johnny Rivers
Blues Theme....The Arrows
Western Union...Five Americans
I Live For The Sun.....The Sunrays
These are just a few of my own collection, and I have alot. Hope you found some you like, or forgot about. Enjoy!!

Answer 4

One of my favorite genres of rock.... it's the stuff my parents pounded into me for years until my appreciation for it developed:

Ben King - Stand By Me
The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin
anything by Buddy Holly
anything by Chuck Berry
Chuck Willis - CC Rider
Chuck Willis - Hang Up My Rock'n'Roll Shoes
Chuck Willis - Thunder and Lightning
The Coasters - Charlie Brown
Del Shannon - Runaway
Dion - Runaround Sue
The Drifters - Under the Boardwalk
The Everly Brothers - Wake Up Little Susie
everything by The Four Tops
Frankie Lymon - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Hank Ballard - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
The Isley Brothers - Shout
Jerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire
Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
Lenny Welch - Since I Fell for You
anything by Little Richard
Little Willie John - Fever
The Marcells - Blue Moon
Mitch Ryder - Jenny Take a Ride
everything by Otis Redding
Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman
Phil Phillips - Sea of Love
The Platters - The Great Pretender
The Rascals - Good Lovin'
Sam & Dave - Soul Man
Sam Cooke - What a Wonderful World
Smokey Robinson - The Tracks of My Tears
Smokey Robinson - I Second That Emotion
everything by The Temptations
everything by Wilson Pickett







NP: "Kissin' Time" - Kiss

Answer 5

I think someone already said I'd Like To Get To Know You...that's my all time fav and:

Midnight Confessions-The Grass Roots
How Can I Be Sure-The Young Rascals
Spooky-Classics IV
Venus-Frankie Avalon
What's It Gonna Be-Dusty Springfield
Crystal Blue Persuasion-Tommy James and the Shondells
Opus 17-The Four Seasons
Time is Tight-Booker T and the Mg's
Classical Gas-Mason Williams

Answer 6

Hmm... *thinks for awhile* 50's Rock Around the Clock Bill Hailey and the Comets (was the one that started it all, pretty much) 60's Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations (Just Love it) 70's Jet Airliner Steve Miller Band (Like the uncut version) 80's Walk the Dinosaur Was Not Was (Great song to work to, lotsa energy)

Answer 7

I compiled my LONG list, I think there might be an Early 70 song or 2, I tried to stick to 50s & 60S I have an older sister who listen to this music:Surfing Bird-the Trashmen, Eddie My Love-the Teen Quuens, Little Darling-the Diamonds, Lighten Striking-Lou Christie, Time Has Told Me-Nike Drake, Fixin To Die Rag-Country Joe McDonald & the Fish, Goin' up the Country Canned Heat, Build Me up Buttercup-the Foundations-Pleasant Valley Sunday & Words-the Monkees, Foolish Little Girl-the Shirelles (The Beatles song "I don't Want to Spoil the Party sounds very similar in places) Bird Dog-Everly Brothers Mountain of Love-Johnny Rivers-Snoopy Christmans-Royal Guardsman-Duke of Earl-Gene Chandler-Dedicated Follower of Fashion the Kinks, Oh How Happy-Shades of Blue-Court of the Crimson King-King Crimson, War-Edwin Starr, SanFransico-Scott McKenzie, Big Yellow Taxi-Joni Mitchelle, Lovers Concerto-the Toys, Don't Say Nothin' Bad About my Baby-the Cookies, Those were the Days My Friend-Mary Hopkinds, Judy in Disguise-John Fred & his Playboy Band, Bristol Stomp-Dovells, Chapel of Love-the Dixie Cups. Mama Didn't Lie -Jan Bradley, Eve of Destruction-Barry McGuire to name only a few, and 2 very obsure songs Refugees-Vandergraaf Generator w/Peter Hammill & Hurry on Sundown-Hawkwind

Answer 8

Paul Revere and the Raiders - Kicks, Good Things, Hungry
Grass Roots- Midnight Confessions, Temptation Eyes
Ramsey Lewis - The In Crowd, Wade in the Water
Bobby Fuller Four - I fought the Law

Nice question

Answer 9

I'm 25, so i missed this era, but my mom had me listening to the music, it's awesome!!!

That'll be the day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Runaway -Del Shannon
Will you still love me tomorrow - The Shirrelles
Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton
This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis
They were all great! Aretha, the Temptations, The Righteous Brothers! What happened to music?

Answer 10

Buddy Holly
Bobby Vinton
The Rasperries
The Babies
The Everly Brothers
Four Seasons
The Yardbirds
The Foundations
The Platters

I can always get into a good oldie's song :)