Please Please Me by The Beatles
Please Please Me by The Beatles When you consider the incredible body of recorded work The Beatles would release over the next seven years of…
Tag: 1960s Music
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Forging a unique mixture of rhythmic guitar music with Gospel-influenced lyrics, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a performer who shaped the yet-to-be coming…
Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin Entering 1968 Aretha Franklin was on the verge of pop superstardom following a string of hits throughout 1967. The January…
History of the Blues, Part 2
History of the Blues, Part 2 In the second and final part of the series, we look at American blues as it fanned out into…
Stax Records
Stax Records This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of Stax Records (originally named “Satellite Records” at its founding). Although this label had…