ARTISTS WE RECOMMEND FROM THE 50’S AND 60’S

 

 

 

  • Group

Years

Top 40 Hits

Song Titles

  • ? AND THE MYSTERIANS

1966

2

“96 TEARS”

  • 1910 FRUIT GUM COMPANY

1968 – 1969

5

“SIMON SAYS”

  • AL WILSON

1968 – 1976

4

“SHOW AND TELL”

  • ANDY KIM

1968 – 1974

9

“ROCK ME GENTLY”, “BABY I LOVE YOU”

  • ANGELS

1961-1963

4

“MY BOYFRIEND’S BACK”, “TIL”

  • ASSOCIATION

1966 – 1968

7

“CHERISH”, “WINDY”

  • THE BAND

1969 – 1972

2

“UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK”

  • BEN E. KING

1959 – 1986

13

“SPANISH HARLEM”, “STAND BY ME”

  • BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY

1968

 

“PIECE OF MIND”

  • BILLY J. KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS 

1964

4

“LITTLE CHILDREN”, “BAD TO ME”

  • BJ THOMAS 

1966-1977

14

“RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD”, “HOOKED ON A FEELING”

  • BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS

1969 – 1971

6

“AND WHEN I DIE”, “SPINNING WHEEL”

  • BOBBY RYDELL

1959 – 1963

19

“WILD ONE”, “VOLARE”

  • BOBBY VEE

1960 – 1968

14

“TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY”,”RUBBER BALL”

  • BOBBY VINTON

1962 – 1975

31

“ROSES ARE RED”, “BLUE VELVET”

  • BRIAN HYLAND

1960 – 1970

8

“ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI”, “GYPSY WOMAN”

  • BUCKINGHAMS 

1967

5

“KIND OF A DRAG”, “SUSAN”

  • BYRDS CELEBRATION

1965 – 1967

7

“MR. TAMBOURINE MAN”, “TURN, TURN, TURN”

  • CHAD AND JEREMY

1964 – 1966

7

“A SUMMER SONG”, “WILLOW WEEP FOR ME”

  • CHRIS MONTEZ

1962 – 1966

5

“LETS DANCE”

  • CHUBBY CHECKER

1959 – 1965, 1988

23

“THE TWIST” “PONY TIME”

  • COASTERS

1957 – 1961

10

Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown

  • CONTOURS  

1962 – 1988

2

Do You Love Me

  • THE CRICKETS

1957 – 1959

8

That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue

  • CRYSTALS

1961 – 1963

6

HE’S A REBEL, DA DOO RON RON

  • DANNY & THE JUNIORS

1957 – 1960

4

AT THE HOP, ROCK AND ROLL IS HERE TO STAY

  • DAVID SOMERVILLE OF THE DIAMONDS

1956 – 1961

15

“LITTLE DARLIN’”, “THE STROLL”

  • DAVY JONES

1966 – 1968, 1986

12

“DAYDREAM BELIEVER”, “VALLERIE”

  • DICKEY LEE

1962 – 1965

3

“PATCHES”

  • DION

1958 – 1968

21

“RUNAROUND SUE”, “THE WANDERER”

  • DRIFTERS

1959 – 1964

16

“SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME”, “UNDER THE BOARDWALK”

  • THE DUPREES

1962 – 1963

4

“YOU BELONG TO ME”

  • ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS

1964 – 1968, 1970 – 1978 (War)

 

“SPILL THE WINE”, “HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN”

  • FABIAN

1959 – 1960

8

“TIGER” “TURN ME LOOSE”

  • FIFTH DIMENSION

1967 – 1973

20

“AQAURIUS”, “WEDDING BELL BLUES”

  • FOUNDATIONS FEAT. CLEM CURTIS 

1968 – 1969

2

“BABY NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU”, “BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP”

  • FOUR TOPS

1964 – 1988

24

“CAN’T HELP MY SELF”, “AINT NO WOMAN”

  • FRANKIE AVALON

1958 – 1962

13

“VENUS”, “WHY”

  • FRANKIE FORD

1959

 

“SEA CRUISE”

  • FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS

1962 - 1994

40

“SHERRY”, “MY EYES ADORED YOU”

  • FREDDY CANNON

1959 – 1965

8

“PALISADES PARK”, TALLAHASSEE LASSIE”

  • GARY “US” BONDS

1960 – 1962, 1981 – 1982

9

“QUARTER TO THREE”, “SCHOOLS OUT”

  • GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS

1965 – 1968

17

“THIS DIAMOND RING”, “COUNT ME IN”

  • GARY PUCKETT

1967 – 1969

6

“WOMAN WOMAN”, “YOUNG GIRL”

  • GENE PITNEY

1961 – 1968

16

“LIBERTY VALANCE”, “ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART”

  • GOLDEN BOYS OF BANDSTAND

1958-1969

41

B.RYDELL,FABIAN,AVALON,LOU CHRISTIE

  • GRASS ROOTS

1966 – 1972

14

“LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY”, “MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS”

  • HAPPENINGS

1966 – 1967

4

“SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER”, I GOT RHYTHM”

  • HERMANS HERMITS STARRING PETER NOONE 

1964 – 1968

18

“MRS BROWN YOU’VE GOT A LOVELY DAUGHTER”, “I’M HENRY VIII I AM”

  • IRON BUTTERFLY

1968

 

“IN A GADDA DA VIDA”

  • JAMES DARREN

1961 – 1967

5

GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD, HER ROYAL MAJESTY

  • JOEY DEE AND THE STARLIGHTERS

1961 – 1963

5

PEPPERMINT TWIST, SHOUT

  • JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF

1968 – 1974

7

“BORN TO BE WILD”, “MAGIC CARPET RIDE”

  • JOHNNY MAESTRO & THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE (CRESTS)

1958 – 1960, 1969

6

“WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN”, “SIXTEEN CANDLES”

  • JOHNNY PRESTON

1959 – 1960

3

“RUNNING BEAR”

  • JOHNNY RIVERS

1964 – 1977

17

“POOR SIDE OF TOWN”, “SECRET AGENT MAN”

  • JOHNNY TILLOTSON

1960 – 1965

14

“POETRY IN MOTION”, “WITHOUT YOU”

  • JUDY COLLINS

1967 – 1977

5

Send In The Clowns, Both Sides Now

  • KENNY VANCE & THE PLANOTONES

1962 – 1970

 

VOCALIST WITH JAY & THE AMERICANS.  CORPORATE ACT

  • KINGSMEN

1963 – 1965

3

“LOUIE LOUIE”

  • KINGSTON TRIO

1958 – 1963

10

“TOM DOOLEY”, “REVEREND MR. BLACK

  • LARRY CHANCE & THE EARLS

1963

 

“REMEMBER THEN”

  • LETTERMEN

1961 – 1969

6

“WHEN I FALL IN LOVE”

  • LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS

1958 – 1965

7

“TEARS ON MY PILLOW”, “GOIN OUT OF MY HEAD”

  • LITTLE PEGGY MARCH

1963

3

“I WILL FOLLOW HIM”

  • LLOYD PRICE

1957 – 1963

10

“PERSONALITY”, “STAGGER LEE”

  • LOU CHRISTIE

1963 – 1969

5

“LIGHTNING STRIKES”, “TWO FACES HAVE I”

  • LOVIN SPOONFUL

1965 – 1967

10

“SUMMER IN THE CITY”, DID YOU EVER HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND”

  • MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS

1963 – 1967

12

“HEATWAVE”, “DANCIN IN THE STREET”

  • MERRILEE RUSH

1968

 

“ANGEL OF THE MORNING”

  • MICKY DOLENZ

1966 – 1968, 1986

12

“LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE”, “I’M A BELIEVER

  • MIKE PENDERS SEARCHERS 

1964 – 1965

7

“LOVE POTION #9”

  • MITCH RYDER & THE DETRIOT WHEELS

1966 – 1967

6

“DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON”, “SOCK IT TO ME BABY”

  • MYSTICS

1959

 

“HUSHABYE”

  • NANCY SINATRA

1966 – 1968

10

“THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING”, “SOMETHING STUPID”

  • NANCY WILSON

1964 – 1968

2

“HOW GLAD I AM”