This site is about obscure rock bands from the sixties to the eighties. They are from the era when records were the dominant audio medium and some of them can only be found on vinyl. Some groups released a single album in their brief history while others have been around for years but ...
Big Bands of the SixtiesLacee Burton
List famous Swiss bands and solo musicians, listed by popularity with photos when available. These popular bands from Switzerland come from a number of ...
He began at age 17 and has been referred to as "Big boy" because of his album of the same name. At the end of the sixties he and Herbert Noord (Hammond organ) founded a quartet that played saxophone/organ funk. He has performed a considerable amount of cross-over jazz and jazz ...
This classic live album from the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival includes the famous 27-chorus blues solo from tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves. Lead altoist Johnny Hodges’ feature on “I Got it Bad (and That Ain’t Good)” is another highlight. Count Basie Orchestra For many, the Count Basie...
After signing with Elektra Records, the Doors were fired from their residency when Morrison improvised an outrageous song—but far from proving to be a setback for the group, the song instead propelled them into recording their first album and became a standard part of the band's act. As the...
with an emphasis of the fancy tools imbedded in his twangy podner in a vintage Gibson “automotive color.” Definitely a guitar that was designed by an automotive designer. “I specified a cool custom Firebird color from the Sixties called Gold Poly Mist. The last personal touch was a little...
Craig's Bigbands and BigNames featuring historic reviews and photos from performers like Dean Martin, Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennet, Liberace, Dinah Shore, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Swing, Big Band Era Music, Jazz, golden age music
People will, however, still be playing and singing along to the great hits from the sixties and the British invasion. That’s because those were great songs that were sung and played (not rapped, sampled, or auto-tuned) by people with some actual talent, skill, and personality. I truly ...
Various – Florida Punk From The Sixties, Garage/Psych/Beat 60’s Music Album Compilation Various – Florida Punk From The Sixties, Garage/Psych/Beat 60's Music Album Compilation Label: Eva – 12026, Eva – EVA 12026 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono Country: France Released: 1983 Genr...