Music and Evolution in the 1960s
In the 1960s, pop music continued to evolve and grow in popularity. New genres emerged and older ones expanded their audience with more accessible sounds and subject matter. Simultaneously, new technologies also emerged: transistor radios,…
1173The Biggest DJs from the 90s
The sound of the 90s is still with us today. From grunge to Britpop and beyond, that decade was one that saw rock music making a comeback after a brief hiatus from the charts. Electronic music was booming too, with acts such as The Chemical…
1188The Tragic Story of Patsy Cline
Backstage, 3:00 pmThe Final Song: “Faded Love”The musicians’ road manager, Bill Turner, had been keeping a careful log of the number of miles the band had traveled during their tour, and he noted that they would now be traveling just over one …
482The Birth of Rave and Techno
The 1990s saw the rise of electronic music as a mainstream movement. In the UK, this was largely thanks to an emerging rave scene and the emergence of a new genre: techno. Both of these musical phenomena have origins that can be traced back to…
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Hippies and the Woodstock Music Festival
Music Festivals in The Sixties
The Biggest Pop Music Bands in the Sixties
The Birth of The Beatles and Beatlemania
The Biggest Record Sales in the 1960s