This is my Top 10 performers of the sixties and some of their songs in no particular sequence. It is not a complete list; I chose these because you could put any of their albums on the turntable and listen to it all night. Most of them continued to perform for decades to come and their music is still being played on the radio today.
1
The Bee Gees
1. 1st Of May
2. Massachusetts
3. Don’t Forget To Remember
4. I’ve Just Got To Get A Message To Her
5. To Love Somebody
The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb
2
Simon And Garfunkel
1. Bridge Over Troubled Water
2. Keep The Customer Satisfied
3. Mrs Robinson
4. El Condor Pasa
5. The Boxer
Simon & Garfunkel were an American music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
3
The Rolling Stones
1. Jumping Jack Flash
2. Satisfaction
3. Get Off My Cloud
4. Tell Me
5. Ruby Tuesday
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The first settled line-up consisted of Brian Jones, Ian Stewart, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill and Charlie Watts.
4
The Troggs
1. A Little Red Donkey
2. Love Is All Around
3. Cry If You Want
4. The Kitty Cat Song
5. Wild Thing
The Troggs were an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in the UK and the US.
5
The Hollies
1. Jennifer Eccles
2. Sorry Suzanne
3. The Air That I Breathe
4. A Long Cool Woman
5. That’s My Desire
The Hollies are an English pop group formed in Manchester in the early 1960s,
6
The Beatles
1. Hey Jude
2. Revolution
3. Come Together
4. Get Back
5. Eight Days A Week
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They became the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed act in the rock music era.
7
The Tremeloes
1. Someone
2. Even The Bad Times Are Good
3. Silence Is Golden
4. Call Me Number One
5. My Little Lady
The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex, and still active today.
8
Tom Jones
1. Delilah
2. The Green Grass Of Home
3. Help Yourself
4. It’s Not Unusual
5. Whats’s New Pussycat
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE, known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. He became one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the British Invasion.
9
Engelbert Humperdink
1. Release Me
2. A Man Without Love
3. Radio Dancing
4. Les Bicyclettes De Belsize
5. Spanish Eyes
Engelbert Humperdinck is an Anglo-Indian pop singer, best known for his number one hits "Release Me" and "The Last Waltz", as well as "After the Lovin'" and "A Man Without Love".
10
Olivia Newton John
1. The Banks Of The Ohio
2. If Not For You
3. If You Love Me
4. Give Me Back My Love
5. Xanadu
Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE is an English-born Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner.
Evergreen! That is all I can say. They speak for themselves.
Yes, I know I left out The Kinks, The Dave Clark Five, John Denver, Manfred Mann, Elvis Pressley, Cliff Richard and so many more, but I decided upon ten only. Life is a b*tch!
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