“Surfin’ Bird” could have been one of the most annoying and forgettable novelty tunes in the history of rock ‘n’ roll music. Instead, it became the No. 1 hit in Minnesota in early 1964, and made it to ...

Way too much good music came out in 1964. It was a super underrated year, in my opinion. And with so much good music hitting the airwaves, more than a few stellar songs released that year have fallen ...

“Some people say, ‘If you close your eyes, you sound just like them.’ I say, ‘What are you closing your eyes for? These suits are expensive,’ laughs Mark Benson. In a recent phone interview, Benson, ...

Some of the best country songs in the history of the genre hit the airwaves in 1964. At the same time, the likes of Buck Owens, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, and Lefty Frizzell were topping the charts with ...

OK! I get it! You’re not a baby boomer like me. You’re probably tired of hearing about The Beatles, Ed Sullivan and whatever else the CNN/Tom Hanks “The Sixties” special series is talking about. I get ...

Following a massive tour in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the seminal Beach Boys album Pet Sounds, which featured nearly 200 dates in 26 countries over almost three years, notoriously road ...

Music the saxophonist recorded with his classic quartet for a Canadian film drama will see release next month as 'Blue World' Set in Montreal in 1964, the French New Wave–influenced Le chat dans le ...

The Beatles were professional songwriters and, sometimes, amateur actors. In 1964, the Fab Four starred in the music film A Hard Day’s Night, creating the movie in England instead of Hollywood. Here’s ...

To THE foreign visitor in Mexico our music seems to consist entirely of folk music. During the past decades Mexican painting and architecture have gained attention and admiration abroad, and lately ...