200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs: The Stories Behind the Music of the 1960s

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"The photos, interviews and stories told by the musicians who produced these great hits will blow your mind!" — Reel Urban News
"What a great book! Thank you for preserving rock 'n' roll history!" — Jim Donna, The Castaways
"It’s a journey back in time to ‘the greatest era in rock music.' Packed with photos, memorabilia and artist interviews that tell the amazing tales behind our favorite tunes." — Rock Cellar

Top 10 lists do not tell the full story of rock and roll. The stories behind these 200 songs of the 60s are fascinating, funny, surprising . . . no matter where they charted. Psychedelic rock, British Invasion, protest songs, horn rock, surf rock, Motown, garage rock, pop, blues rock, the San Francisco Sound, blue-eyed soul, and folk rock are all here. The musicians, songwriters, and producers explain how they created the music. So who are the artists that recorded these 200 songs from the 60s?

Of course, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and the Beach Boys are here. But you'll also learn about tunes by Moby Grape, the Castaways, Mary Hopkin, the Electric Prunes, the Swingin' Medallions, and the Trashmen. Throughout are interviews with some of the musicians who made the 1960s such a fertile period of rock and roll, including Felix Cavaliere of the Rascals, Connie Francis, Tommy James, Robby Krieger of the Doors, Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, Bobby Rydell, and Mark Volman of the Turtles.

Buy 200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs and never listen to these tunes the same way again!