The Ed Sullivan Show Pt 2
The Ed Sullivan Show (Pt 1) | The Ed Sullivan Show Pt 2 Rock n Roll Classics The Mamas and the Papas They looked and sounded different than other pop acts of the time, and they introduced this new hippie image to the Sullivan stage. John Phillips recalled “we were the...
The Ed Sullivan Show Pt 1
The Ed Sullivan Show (Pt 1) | The Ed Sullivan Show Pt 2 Rock n Roll Classics The Ed Sullivan Show aired from 1948 until 1971 and changed the landscape of American television. Sullivan’s stage was home to iconic performances by groundbreaking artists from rock ‘n’...
Soft Rock-Easy Listening Pt 3
Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 1) | Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 2) | Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 3) Elton John Elton John is an English singer, pianist, and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have...
Soft Rock-Easy Listening Pt 2
Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 1) | Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 2) | Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 3) The Classics IV The Classics IV is a band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1965. The band is often credited for establishing the "soft southern rock"...
Soft Rock-Easy Listening Pt 1
Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 1) | Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 2) | Soft Rock-Easy Listening (Pt 3) Soft Rock-Easy Listening Soft Rock-Easy Listening is a subgenre of rock music with a more commercial and less offensive sound. Originating in the early 1970s in...
Love Songs Pt 2
Love Songs (Pt 1) | Love Songs (Pt 2) “Crazy” By Patsy Cline Patsy Cline was already a well-known country music singer when she recorded this hit. She picked it as a follow-up to her previous big hit "I Fall to Pieces". "Crazy was released in late 1961 and immediately...
Love Songs Pt 1
Love Songs (Pt 1) | Love Songs (Pt 2) “Pledging My Love” By Johnny Ace Though this song was recorded by a variety of artists, the most popular version of this song was recorded by the singer Johnny Ace. This version of the song was produced by Johnny Otis, who also...
Legends of Guitars Pt 3
Legends of Guitars (Pt 1) | Legends of Guitars (Pt 2) | Legends of Guitars (Pt 3) Carl Perkins (1932-1998) Carl Perkins (1932-1998) was an American singer-songwriter who recorded most notably at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning in 1954. His best-known...
Legends of Guitars Pt 2
Legends of Guitars (Pt 1) | Legends of Guitars (Pt 2) | Legends of Guitars (Pt 3) Eric Clapton (1945- ) Eric Clapton (1945- ) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as...
Legends of Guitars Pt 1
Legends of Guitars (Pt 1) | Legends of Guitars (Pt 2) | Legends of Guitars (Pt 3) Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was an American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as...