A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with
music in the decade:
A
File:Members of 1910 Fruitgum Company (1966).jpg, 1910 Fruitgum Company
The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits were "Simon Says", "May I Take a Giant Step", " 1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", "Indian Giver", "Special Delivery", an ...
File:Eric Burdon & the Animals.jpg, The Animals
File:Archie Bell and the Drells 1968.jpg, Archie Bell & the Drells
File:Aretha Franklin.png, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...
B
File:The Bachelors.png, The Bachelors
File:Sullivan Beach Boys.jpg, The Beach Boys
File:The Fabs.JPG, The Beatles
File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan.jpg, Bob Dylan
File:The Buckinghams 1968.JPG, The Buckinghams
C
File:The Cake.png, The Cake
The Cake was a 1960s girl group consisting of Jeanette Jacobs, Barbara Morillo and Eleanor Barooshian. They were managed and produced by Charles Greene and Brian Stone, two Sunset Strip impresarios who also managed Sonny & Cher, Buffalo S ...
File:Cliff Richard persconferentie op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 913-7393.jpg, Cliff Richard
File:Cream Clapton Bruce Baker 1960s.jpg, Cream
File:Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968.jpg, Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival, also referred to as Creedence and CCR, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California. The band initially consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty; his brother, ...
File:The Crusaders.jpg, The Crusaders
D
File:Velaires2.jpg, Danny and The Velaires
File:Dave Clark Five 1964.JPG, The Dave Clark Five
David Bowie (1967).png, David Bowie
File:Doors electra publicity photo.JPG, The Doors
File:Duane Eddy 1960.JPG, Duane Eddy
E
File:Ella Fitzgerald 1968.jpg, Ella Fitzgerald
Elvis Presley 1970-2.jpg, Elvis Presley
File:The Escorts (UK band).png, The Escorts
File:Euphoria100ppi225pixJPEG.jpg, Euphoria
Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and da ...
Everly Brothers - Cropped.jpg, The Everly Brothers
F
File:Fats Domino 1956.png, Fats Domino
File:The Fireballs 1959.JPG, The Fireballs
File:Fontella Bass.png, Fontella Bass
File:The 4 Seasons (1966).png, The Four Seasons
Frank Sinatra laughing.jpg, Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...
G
File:The Gentrys 1965.jpg, The Gentrys
The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for their 1965 hit " Keep on Dancing". A cover by the Bay City Rollers charted No. 9 in the UK in 1971. Follow-up singles charted outside of the Top 40: " Every Day I ...
File:Georgie Fame in Sweden 1968.jpg, Georgie Fame
File:Gerry and the Pacemakers group photo 1964.JPG, Gerry & The Pacemakers
File:DN-SC-82-07155.jpg, Gladys Knight & the Pips
File:Grateful Dead (1970).png, Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...
H-J
File:The Hollies (1965).png, The Hollies
File:Jerry Lee Lewis 1950s.JPG, Jerry Lee Lewis
File:Jimi Hendrix Experience in Fenklup.png, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
File:Joe Pass (jazz).jpg, Joe Pass
Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...
K-N
File:Helmfrid-sofa4 Touched.JPG, The Kinks
LedZeppelinmontage.jpg, Led Zeppelin
File:Lovin Spoonful 1965.jpg, The Lovin' Spoonful
File:The Mamas and the Papas Ed Sullivan Show 1968.JPG, The Mamas & the Papas
O-R
File:Otis Redding (2).png, Otis Redding
File:Roger waters leeds 1970.jpg, Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
File:Aankomst Ray Charles (kop) op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 921-7410.jpg, Ray Charles
File:TheRighteousBrothersperformingKBF.jpg, The Righteous Brothers
S
File:The Seeds 1966.jpg, The Seeds
File:The Shirelles 1962.jpg, The Shirelles
File:Small Faces 1965.JPG, Small Faces
File:Sonny-and-Cher.jpg, Sonny & Cher
File:Sweet Inspirations.png, Sweet Inspirations
T-Z
File:Janis Joplin Tom Jones 1969.JPG, Tom Jones
Tom Jones may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer
* Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist
*''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in ...
and Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and musician. One of the most successful and widely known Rock music, rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and "electric" stage ...
File:The Troggs (1966).png, The Troggs
File:The Turtles.png, The Turtles
File:Roger Daltrey -left and Keith Moon-right 1967.jpg, The Who
File:The Youngbloods 1968.JPG, The Youngbloods
See also
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:Musical groups established in the 1960s
{{DEFAULTSORT:1960s musical artists
1960s in music
Music-related lists
Lists of musicians by decade
1960s-related lists