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Category: 1960s
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Gábor Szabó
About Gábor István Szabó was a Hungarian-American guitarist whose style incorporated jazz, pop, rock, and Hungarian music. Albums/Songs: Live in Cleveland 1976 Gypsy ’66 Belsta River Magical Connection Dreams Mizrab Light My Fire The Sorcerer Femme Fatale Small World Lena & Gabor Blowin’ Some Old Smoke More Sorcery Jazz Raga Simpático Nightflight His Great Hits…
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Miriam Makeba
About Zenzile Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. Albums/Songs: The World of Miriam Makeba Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba Eyes on Tomorrow The…
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Kyu Sakamoto
About Kyu Sakamoto was a Japanese singer and actor. Albums/Songs: 九・メモリアル ミュージカル 見上げてごらん夜の星を 九ちゃんの唄 第2集 ゴールデンレコード受賞記念盤 ベスト坂本九99 坂本九アニバーサリー・ベスト 689コンプリート 九ちゃんとパラキン 第３集 九ちゃんの歌 第2集 坂本九全曲集 689 坂本九リサイタル BIG ARTIST BEST COLLECTION 坂本九メモリアルボックス 心の瞳 ボクの星 坂本九ヒットソング 坂本九 プレスリーを唄う 坂本九シングルス 坂本九ひっと・ぱれーど 九ちゃんとパラキン ベスト30 坂本九 CD&DVD THE BEST 九ちゃんの歌 坂本九オン・ステージ 九ちゃんと歌おう 坂本九シングル全集 坂本九ゴールデン☆ベスト Call to Action: What’s your favorite…
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Jacques Brel
About Jacques Romain Georges Brel was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Albums/Songs: Les Bourgeois Jacques Brel chante ses plus grands succès de 1955 à 1961…
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Smokey Robinson
About William “Smokey” Robinson Jr. is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. He led the group from its 1955 origins, when they were called The…
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The Shirelles
About The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens, Doris Coley, Addie “Micki” Harris, and Beverly Lee. Albums/Songs: Original Golden Hits 21 Greatest Hits Lil’ Bit of Gold, Volume 2 Foolish Little Girl The World of the Shirelles: Soldier Boy Happy and in…
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The Monkees
About The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. The band consisted of Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork. Spurred by the success of the television show of the same name, the Monkees were one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s. With…
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Harry Belafonte
About Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte’s career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Albums/Songs: Jump Up Calypso The Midnight Special An Evening With Belafonte / Mouskouri Belafonte Sings the…
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Petula Clark
About Petula Clark CBE is a British singer, actress, and songwriter. She started her professional career as a child performer and has had the longest career of any British entertainer, spanning more than 85 years. Albums/Songs: Portrait of Petula In Love Downtown Timex Presents Opryland U.S.A. I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love Hello Paris Petula…
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Janis Joplin
About Janis Lyn Joplin was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, as well as her “electric” stage presence. Albums/Songs: 10 grandes éxitos en versión original The Very Best of Janis Joplin Janis Joplin – Digitally Remastered…