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The Beatles' Revolver hit #1 on the Billboard album chart on September 10, 1966.

#Music, #TheBeatles, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 10, 1966 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

#Music, #TheSupremes, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

FRED NEIL
Everybody's Talkin'
1971 U.S. reissue
[orange labels]

A masterful songwriter, and a dude that had a LOT to do with a young Bob Dylan hitting the stage at Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village.

It still shocks me how many people think that “Everybody’s Talkin’” is a Harry Nilsson song, when in fact it was Neil who wrote it.
That song only became a hit when Nilsson’s version was featured in the 1969 movie Midnight Cowboy.

SUCH a hit that Neil’s self-titled ‘66 album (THIS ONE), was reissued under the name Everybody’s Talkin’, in order to capitalize on the film’s (and song’s) success.

The album however is much more than that one song.
The Dolphins is absolutely beautiful, as is Neil’s take on the traditional tune “Sweet Cocaine”.

A laid back and stellar 38 minutes.
Just such a great record.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #records #vintage #retro #physicalmedia #analog #vinylcollection #art #music #60s #1960s #60smusic #folk

Highlife Time

https://amf.didiermary.fr/highlife-time/

“Highlife Time – Nigerian and Ghanaian Sound from the 60s and Early 70s” a 2xCD or 2xLP compilation by Vampi Soul.

Highlife, dance music played mostly in Ghana and Nigeria, represents one of the century’s first fusions of African roots and western music, and before 1970 it ruled dancefloors across much of West Africa. […]

#60smusic #70smusic #FullAlbum #Ghana #Highlife #Nigeria #OldAfricanMusic

Jazz​/​The African Sound

https://amf.didiermary.fr/jazz-african-sound-chris-mcgregor/

“Jazz​/​The African Sound” by Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band, one of the most important African records of all time, a lost global jazz classic, and a true holy grail for collectors of Jazz and WorldJazz.

Christopher McGregor (1936 – 1990) was a South African Jazz pianist, bandleader and composer born in Somerset […]

#60smusic #Apartheid #BrassBand #Jazz #LiveMusic #SouthAfrica

The Highwaymen's "Michael" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 4, 1961 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

#Music, #TheHighwaymen, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

Donovan's "Sunshine Superman" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 3, 1966.

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Joe Dowell's "Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn)" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 28, 1961.

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#FortnightFridayMusic
Aug 21 2026
The prompt is #brass

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, “A Taste of Honey” from Whipped Cream & Other Delights (1965)

I didn’t set out to be so literal with the band name, I just wanted the sound, and here we are. Is it cheesy? Well, dairy-adjacent - but c'mon, it is in fact a delight.

I have learned that this song was originally written by Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow for the 1960 Broadway version of the 1958 British play A Taste of Honey,, which was also made into a film of the same name in 1961, and that this recording earned four Grammys! In addition, #TheBeatles recorded and released a vocal version of this song on their first album, Please Please Me. I somehow had never connected those dots.

If memory serves, Mom had a crush on #HerbAlpert. I get it, Mom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTzM6yn8hQg

#60s #60sMusic

Dr Victor Olaiya & his All-Stars

https://amf.didiermary.fr/victor-olaiya-all-stars/

Dr Victor Olaiya is considered the bridge between Ghanaian Highlife and what would become Afrobeat.

His musical style was influenced by James Brown, with horn parts harmonized in Brown’s style, as opposed to the mostly unison lines of Afrobeat. The music includes the swinging percussion of Tony Allen, but not the syncopated style that [...]

#60smusic #70smusic #AfroFunk #FullAlbum #Highlife #Nigeria

The Story of Ethio Jazz

https://amf.didiermary.fr/story-ethio-jazz-mulatu-astatke/

Vibraphone and keyboard player, master arranger and bandleader, Mulatu Astatke is one of the all-time greats of Ethiopian music and the creator of his own original music form, Ethio jazz. Through the acclaimed Ethiopiques album series and through featuring on the soundtrack to the Jim Jarmusch film Broken Flowers, his music has belatedly reached a [...]

#60smusic #70smusic #Ethiojazz #Ethiopia #Jazz #MulatuAstatké

The Lovin' Spoonful's "Summer in the City" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 13, 1966 and spent three weeks at the top of the chart.

#Music, #TheLovinSpoonful, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

The Tender, The Moving, The Swinging Aretha …

#arethafranklin #thetenderthemovingtheswingingarethafranklin #soul #r&b #60smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky The Queen of Soul. This one was released on August 13, 1962 ... it's her third album and was her first to chart -- reaching #69 on the Billboard Pop Album chart. This is Aretha's time with the blues, some jazz and traditional pop standards. The soul sound with Atlantic Records was yet to come ...

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/13/the-tender-the-moving-the-swinging-aretha/

Cheap Thrills

#BigBrotherandTheHoldingCompany #janisjoplin #60srock #60smusic #blues #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky August 12, 1968 ~ The followup to their debut album a year earlier, Cheap Thrills, reached number one on the charts for eight nonconsecutive weeks in 1968. The album features three cover songs ("Summertime", "Piece of My Heart" and "Ball and Chain"). The album also features Bill Graham, who introduces the band at the beginning of…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/12/cheap-thrills/

Bit of a #showerThought ... John Fogerty definitely has a unique pronunciation of a lot of things, but WHAT THE HELL accent is he doing in the song Proud Mary?

It's like a weird attempt at Southern but with some hilarious “oy" Yiddish vowel sounds in there.

"woykin’ for the man”
"big wheel keep on toynin’”
"proud mary keep on boynin’”

🤣

I've grown up hearing this song, never really thought about his "accent" til recently though. #music #60sMusic #1960s

Blind Faith

#blindfaith #60srock #60smusic #classicrock #ericclapton #gingerbaker #ricgrech #stevewinwood #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky The first and only album from the first-ever supergroup is released on August 9, 1969. Buzzworthy not only because of Clapton, Winwood, Grech and Baker but also because of the album cover. Bob Seidemann, who has photographed the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin, is hired to take the cover shot.

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/09/blind-faith-2/

Another Side of Bob Dylan

#bobdylan #dylan #orpheus #60smusic #folk #folkrock #anothersideofbobdylan #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky August 8, 1964 ~ Orpheus releases his fourth album. It's different from his previous albums which didn't sit well with some of the tight-asses in the folky community. There weren't any "protest" songs ... but some inward, personal and surreal lyrics .. set Dylan up nicely for what was to follow.

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/08/another-side-of-bob-dylan/

An Innocent Man

#billyjoel #50smusic #60smusic #80smusic #aninnocentman #billyjoel #blueeyedsoul #doowop #poprock #softrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Billy Joel releases his 9th album on August 8, 1993 ~ his homage to the music of the 50's and 60's. The album produced three Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits -- "Tell Her About It," "Uptown Girl" and "An Innocent Man." It was nominated for Album of The Year at the 25th Annual Grammy Awards.

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/08/an-innocent-man/

The Beatles released the Revolver album on August 5, 1966.

#Music, #TheBeatles, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

Revolver

#TheBeatles #Revolver #60smusic #rock #pop #psychedelicrock #johnpaulgeorgeandringo #georgemartin #geoffemerick #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Released on August 5, 1966. It's their 7th, and the album that turned The Beatles into experimental studio innovators. George Martin introduced several recording techniques that reshaped modern music -- tapes and loops, backward audio, artificial double tracking and more. Before 1966, recording studios…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/05/revolver/

Note to self: I need to get Grass Roots on vinyl next time I go to the record shop.

Do they have any bad songs?

#music #vinyl #60sMusic #TheGrassRoots

https://youtu.be/1_CdjfavOcY?list=PL-xAQtP44d6jyRaquhwpGeL5xtjMbnMEz

Green River

#CCR #CredenceClearwaterRevival #60smusic #rock #greenriver #rootsrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #johnfogerty August 3, 1969 ~ CCR released three albums in 1969 -- this was #2 and their third to date. It's one of their best and captures them at their peak "swamp rock" sound. Written and produced almost single handedly by John Fogerty, Green River spawned of CCR's iconic hits.It's #95 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time."

https://robinbannks.com/2026/08/03/green-river/

The Troggs' "Wild Thing" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 30, 1966 and spent two weeks at the top of the chart.

#Music, #TheTroggs, #60s, #60sMusic, #1960s, #1960sMusic

Truth

#jeffbeck #truth #60smusic #60srock #bluesrock #classicrock #jimmypage #keithmoon #rodstewart #ronniewood #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky Jeff Beck releases his debut solo album on July 29, 1968. The band includes Rod Stewart on vocals, Ronnie Wood on base guitar and Micky Waller on drums. Nicky Hopkins, John Paul Jones and Keith Moon also appear. Oh, and Jimmy Page helps out with the 12-string on "Beck's Bolero."

https://robinbannks.com/2026/07/29/truth/

Gram

#gramparsons #southafrica #thebyrds #60smusic #70smusic #music #musiciansky #musicsky #chrishillman #rogermcguinn #theflyingburritobrothers #keithrichards #mickjagger #theglimmertwins July 29, 1968 ~ On the eve of their South African tour, Gram Parsons leaves The Byrds, refusing to play in front of South Africa's segregated audiences. It's summer and The Byrds are out on tour promoting their Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album. They did London before departing for South…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/07/29/gram-4/

CSN … and Y

#CSNY #crosbystillsnashandyoung #fillmoreeast #60srock #60smusic #classicrock #davidcrosby #stephenstills #grahamnash #neilyoung  #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic July 25, 1969 ~ Neil Young  appears with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash for the first time. It happens at The Fillmore East in New York. Or, did he? The date is often mistakenly marked as their live debut at the Fillmore East. But, those summer dates had to be postponed…

https://robinbannks.com/2026/07/25/july-25-1969-neil-young-appears-with-david/

Ochieng’ Nelly, godfather of Benga music

https://amf.didiermary.fr/rip-ochieng-nelly-godfather-benga/

His death in 2014 came at a time when he had been making a successful comeback to the live music scene after a long break.

Born Nelson Ochieng Orwa in 1943 in South Nyanza, he began playing the guitar in his teenage years after being taught […]

#60smusic #Benga #Kenya #Soukous #OldAfricanMusic

Uta Bella – Monboulae

https://amf.didiermary.fr/uta-bella-monboulae/

Very old video from French TV (ORTF) in 1969, a live music show called “Pulsation.” The Diva Uta Bella starts singing @ 2:38. In the first part, you’ll see a very young Manu Dibango playing the organ. […]

#60smusic #70smusic #AfroFunk #Cameroon #ManuDibango

🎡 RIP Freddy Cannon 🎡

I played his 1962 single Palisades Park over and over as a child ...

🎵 You'll never know how great a kiss can feel
When you stop at the top of a ferris wheel 🎵

Born in Revere, Mass in 1936, he was 89 when he passed

#freddycannon #palisadespark #60smusic #the60s #rip #music #musicworld #thesixties #summersongs