200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs Vol. 2: The Stories Behind the Music of the 1960s (Greatest Performances)

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Would you like to learn the stories behind the greatest songs of the 1960s? Let the artists, songwriters, and producers of 200 of the era's best-loved songs tell you in their own words!Often our favorite songs never cracked the Top 10 or are deep album cuts. These 200 songs were chosen because their stories are fascinating, funny, or surprising . . . and they're great songs!The rock music of the '60s was diverse and constantly evolving. Psychedelic rock, British Invasion, protest songs, horn rock, surf rock, Motown, garage rock, pop, blues rock, the San Francisco Sound, blue-eyed soul, folk rock, and more are all represented.Of course, the Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who are here. But you'll also learn about tunes by Iron Butterfly, the Association, Joni Mitchell, the Seeds, Cream, Wilson Pickett, and the Blues Magoos.Throughout are interviews conducted by the author with some of the musicians who made the 1960s such a fertile period of rock and roll, including Judy Collins, Chris Hillman of the Byrds, Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, Jerry Miller and Don Stevenson of Moby Grape, Mark Stein of Vanilla Fudge, and David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears.Order a copy of 200 Greatest 60s Rock Songs Vol. 2 for a mind-expanding trip back to one of rock's greatest decades! Read more