1960s Music Groups

Music during the 1960s was affected by the multpile changes going world wide, and 1960s music groups were generally asked to bring a more upbeat, socially oriented message than the 1950s music bands.

Among the groups that started or made their mark during the decade of the 1960s are:

• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Dion & the Belmonts
• Gerry And The Pacemakers[?]
• Grateful Dead
• Los Angeles Negros[?]
• Stillwater
• The Beach Boys
• The Beatles
• The Bee Gees (contrary to popular belief, they made their first hits during the sixties)
• Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons[?]
• The Four Tops
• The Jackson 5
• The Lovin' Spoonful
• The Mamas And The Papas
• The Monkees (originally only a TV band, but they made some hits)
• The Moody Blues
• Gladys Knight and the Pips (Headed by Gladys Knight)
• The Rolling Stones
• The Shirelles
• The Supremes
• The Teenagers (Headed by Frankie Lymon)
• The Temptations
• The Turtles
• Martha Reeves and the Vandellas[?]

see also: 1990s music groups