Coming out of the big band era and crooners like Frank Sinatra, the sounds of the 1960s were so diverse, it was a regular smorgasbord of tunes for all ears.
Let's look at the icons of the decade to see how rock and roll's adolescence was moving at an accelerated pace.
Here's just some of the singers and bands that made the decade the widest variety of sounds possible -
Elvis Presley
The Who
The Beach Boys
The Doors
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Credence Clearwater
Pink Floyd
Andy Williams
The Marvelettes
Simon and Garfunkel
The Monkees
The Jackson 5
Four Tops
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Tammy Wynette
Glen Campbell
Patsy Cline
The Supremes
Johnny Cash
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
The Yardbirds
Dick Dale
Janis Joplin
Jefferson Airplane
The Mamas and the Papas
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Santana
Sha Na Na
Nancy Sinatra
Sonny and Cher
Joni Mitchell
The Moody Blues
The Archies
The Marcels
Paul Revere and the Raiders
The Hollies
Herman's Hermits
The Fifth Dimension
And remember this???
American Bandstand 1963
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