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Genre: comedy parody novelty humour 60s Biography: Allan Sherman was a pioneer of the comedy-rock scene. Although not much to look at, the overweight, balding, short, Jewish man gained popularity and became quite the star because of his witty infusion of satirical comedy int... [more]
Similar artist: Stan Freberg Ogden Edsl Tom Lehrer Kip Addotta Bob Rivers
Genre: garage rock psychedelic rock garage 60s Biography: Sometimes referred to as The Count Five, whether with a 'the', or no 'the', these high school age garage rockers from San Jose CA reached the U.S. Top Ten singles chart in 1966 with Psychotic Reaction, the title track of thei... [more]
Similar artist: The Count Five The Music Machine The Blues Magoos The Chocolate Watch Band The Standells
Genre: 60s comedy blue rx music hall Biography: Kenneth Arthur Dodd OBE (born 8 November 1927, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool) is a veteran English comedian and singer, famous for selling over 100 million records, his buck teeth, frizzy hair, feather duster (or "tickling st... [more]
Similar artist: Frank Ifield Frankie Vaughan Billy Fury Cilla Black Kenny Lynch
Genre: pop vocal american 60s female
Similar artist: Rosie & The Originals Brenton Wood Kathy Young & The Innocents The Duprees The Chantels
Genre: pop 60s 60s girls female vocalists american Biography: Born Michele Ann Marie Fabares in Santa Monica, California, she is the niece of Nanette Fabray, who changed the spelling of her last name, though Shelley kept the original form.[1] She got her big break in the role of the tee... [more]
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Genre: 60s classic rock oldies rock pop Biography: The Lovin' Spoonful was an American pop-rock band founded by John Sebastian in the 1960s. The band's name was inspired by lyrics from Mississippi John Hurt's "Coffee Blues". Most famous for the ever-popular song &qu... [more]
Similar artist: The Turtles The Hollies The Beau Brummels The Monkees The Byrds
Genre: 60s oldies pop british invasion classic rock Biography: Wayne Fontana took his name from the drummer D.J.Fontana and not his record label as is sometimes supposed. He and his group, the Mindbenders, were one of the many talented acts to come out of Manchester during the 1960s 'bea... [more]
Similar artist: The Mindbenders The Merseybeats Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas Peter & Gordon Freddie & The Dreamers
Genre: country classic country oldies male vocalists 60s Biography: Jimmy Dean (born on August 10, 1928 in Plainview, Texas) is an American singer, actor, and businessman. He was born Jimmy Ray Dean, and not Seth Ward, as is sometimes stated. Seth Ward is the district of Plainview, Texas wher... [more]
Similar artist: David Houston Johnny Horton Claude King Stonewall Jackson Sonny James
Genre: rock jazz psychedelic 60s female vocalists Biography: Julie Tippetts (born Julie Driscoll, 8 June 1947, London, England) is an English singer and actress, best known for her UK hit 1960s cover versions of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's "Season o... [more]
Similar artist: Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity Jonny Teupen Susan Lynne Nita Rossi Don Sebesky
Genre: soul motown northern soul female vocalists 60s Biography: Kim Weston (born Agatha Natalie Weston, December 30, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, and Motown Records alumna. She was signed to the record label in 1963, scoring a minor hit with "Love M... [more]
Similar artist: Brenda Holloway Eddie Holland The Velvelettes Barbara McNair The Monitors
Genre: classic rock oldies garage rock 60s rock Biography: Paul Revere & the Raiders is an American rock band that saw enormous mainstream success in the 1960s, best-known for hits like "Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (1971), "S... [more]
Similar artist: Paul Revere & the Raiders The Shadows of Knight The Beau Brummels The Knickerbockers The Standells
Genre: soul 60s oldies northern soul reggae Biography: Bobby Hebb made his stage debut on his third birthday, July 26, 1941, when tap dancer Hal Hebb introduced his little brother to show business at The Bijou Theater. This was an appearance on The Jerry Jackson Revue of 1942 eve... [more]
Similar artist: Len Barry Ben E. King Betty Everett Barbara Lewis Jerry Butler
Genre: oldies 60s rock soundtrack dirty dancing Biography: Bruce Channel (born as Bruce McMeans, on November 28, 1940, in Jacksonville, Texas) was a one-hit wonder known for his 1962 number one hit, "Hey! Baby". Channel originally performed on the Louisiana Hayride radio... [more]
Similar artist: Tom Johnston Mickey & Sylvia Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs Zappacosta Merry Clayton
Genre: reggae soul oldies pop 60s Biography: John Lester Nash Jr. (born 19 August 1940) is an American pop singer best known for his 1972 hit “I Can See Clearly Now”. Born in Houston, Texas, Nash began as a pop singer in the 1950s. He became famous for singing th... [more]
Similar artist: Dave & Ansel Collins Boris Gardiner The Stylistics Jimmy Cliff The Melodians
Genre: soul oldies 60s 50s rnb Biography: Maurice Williams was born in Lancaster, South Carolina in 1940. Musically inclined from an early age, he started learning the piano from his older sister in the late 1940's, practicing daily so that by the time he was 10 year... [more]
Similar artist: Mickey & Sylvia Merry Clayton Bruce Channel The Five Satins The Marvelows
Genre: folk singer-songwriter blues 60s folk-rock Biography: Fred Neil (March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an important American blues and folk singer and songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. He is best remembered for writing the top 40 hits "Candy Man" by Roy Orbison a... [more]
Similar artist: Tim Hardin Tim Buckley Karen Dalton Gene Clark Tom Rush
Genre: folk vocal 60s singer the hobbit soundtrack Biography: Glenn Yarbrough (January 12, 1930—) is an American folk singer. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended St. John's College. He was the lead singer with The Limeliters and had a prolific solo career, recording on va... [more]
Similar artist: The Limeliters Bob Lind The Kingston Trio The Rooftop Singers The New Christy Minstrels
Genre: blues 60s Biography: Twelve fingered rough and ready blues maestro.... [more]
Similar artist: Hound Dog Taylor & the House Rockers Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers T-Model Ford Elmore James
Genre: rockabilly rock and roll oldies 60s rock Biography: Johnny Burnette was a Rockabilly pioneer in Memphis, Tennessee and with his older brother Dorsey Burnette and a friend named Paul Burlison was one of the founder members of The Rock and Roll Trio. Burlison was an electrici... [more]
Similar artist: Gene Vincent Jack Scott Dorsey Burnette Johnny Carroll Ronnie Self
Genre: soundtrack rock pop singer-songwriter 60s Biography: Alan Price (born April 19, 1942 in Fatfield, County Durham, England) is a musician, songwriter, and actor. A self-taught musician, primarily a keyboard player, he was educated at Jarrow Grammar School, South Tyneside, and... [more]
Similar artist: The Fourmost Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas Alan Price Set Freddie & The Dreamers The Swinging Blue Jeans
Genre: classic rock 60s folk singer-songwriter rock Biography: As a folk-rock solo singer in the 1960s, he was best known for his hits "Eve of Destruction" and "Sins of the Family", both written by P.F. Sloan, as were his other chart successes, "Child of Our Time... [more]
Similar artist: Zager & Evans The Cowsills The Newbeats Barry Ryan Scott McKenzie
Genre: 60s classic rock oldies rock spanish Biography: A Spanish rock quintet from the 1960s who are most famous for their single "Black is Black" which reached #2 in the UK Charts and #4 in the US in 1966. Los Bravos are one of the only Rock groups from a non-English s... [more]
Similar artist: Los Brincos Juan y Junior Los Sirex Los Salvajes Los Iberos
Genre: sunshine pop pop 60s easy listening baroque pop Biography: The Free Design were a Delevan, New York-based vocal group playing jazzy pop music. The members were all siblings of the Dedrick family: Chris Dedrick (who wrote most of the songs), sister Sandy Dedrick and brother Bruce D... [more]
Similar artist: Margo Guryan Harpers Bizarre The Millennium Roger Nichols & The Small Circle Of Friends Sagittarius
Genre: oldies 60s pop vocal instrumental Biography: The Lettermen are an American pop music vocal group. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. They were popular mainly with adult audiences during the 1960s. The group was formed in lat... [more]
Similar artist: The Vogues Bobby Vinton The Happenings The Buckinghams The Fleetwoods
Genre: soul 60s rhythm and blues oldies northern soul Biography: Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6, 1937, Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer. He is esteemed by soul fans as one of the leading exponents of the 1960s Chicago soul scene, along with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butle... [more]
Similar artist: Jerry Butler Major Lance Betty Everett The Dells The Ad Libs
Genre: vocal canadian male 60s all-male bands Biography: Rock band formed in Calgary in 1964 as a sextet, the Rebounds. It was re-organized in Toronto as a trio in 1968 by Rich Dodson (guitarist, b Sudbury, Ont, 1 Jul 1947), Ronnie King (bass guitarist, b Rotterdam 1 Aug 1947), and... [more]
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Genre: surf surf rock instrumental 60s soundtrack Biography: The Centurions were a surf rock band from Newport Beach, California, active in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In recent times, they are best known for the recording "Bullwinkle Part II", a dark and saxy surf tune f... [more]
Similar artist: The Marketts The Impacts The Lively Ones The Sentinals The Revels
Genre: calypso oldies swing 60s folk Biography: Harold George Belafonte, Jr. (born March 1, 1927 in New York, New York, United States) is an African-American musician, actor and social activist of Jamaican ancestry. One of the most successful Jamaican musicians in history,... [more]
Similar artist: The Kingston Trio Pat Boone Lord Kitchener The Mighty Terror & His Calypsonians Perry Como