Discover the most popular songs from the 1960s that defined a generation. From The Beatles to Aretha Franklin, these hits shaped music history.

In the year 1960, rock music as we know it hadn’t really come to be quite yet. Rock and roll was still the standard, as was rockabilly music. And while most would consider rock songs from that era to ...

The 1960s are often remembered as a decade of social and political change, in a manner not dissimilar to today's climate. Amid the upheaval of gender norms and racial bias, popular music was ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

For a generation of rock fans, they were one of music’s biggest “what if” stories. They had the sound, the hit single and the momentum to become household names before vanishing overnight at the ...

Despite Hendrix’s distaste for playing "Foxy Lady" live, the sultry ’60s hit has been covered by rockers like Dave Matthews ...

Rock and roll was in full swing in 1961, and there were so many songs that climbed the charts that very year. While the genre itself might feel a bit dated to modern audiences, I think there’s ...