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Pete Townshend formed this band to highlight the skills of former Who sideman Speedy Keen. He also played bass guitar on this cut under the pseudonym 'Bijou Drains'.  It was…

The figurative, if not literal, end of the 'saloon singer' era. Again, from 1969:

'Everyday People' was a hit in 1968, but was also the lead single for 1969's Stand.  For decades, I misheard the lyric and thought it said 'soul warning, soul warning,…

One of 1969's top soul hits, featuring an otherworldly falsetto in a chill-inducing live performance:  

If George Harrison hadn't been considered a first-rate songwriter before, these classics from 1969's Abbey Road surely sealed his reputation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3OhtUtqY7Q

A pop hit from 1969 by this Dutch band. Love the hair on the lead singer as it's vintage Shangri-Las and/or Ronettes.  Mariska Veres was her name. She's got it:

Zep's first two albums came out in 1969.  This one is from Zep II:

From people who were there, this is a lot better on record than it was at Woodstock. Sure sounds good on record, though...:

There are lots of reasons why Curtis Mayfield is on my Musical Mount Rushmore. Among them is Mayfield's importance to the civil rights movement. It's amazing that this song, 50…

Although he wouldn't achieve cult status until long after he had passed away in 1974, Nick Drake released his haunting Five Leaves Left in 1969. These are the first two…

The Allman Brothers were one of several bands who made their name in the '70's, but who first emerged in the late-60's.  You still hear 1969's 'Whipping Post' on Classic…

The origin of the song, according to songwriter David LaFlamme, who co-wrote this 1969 classic with then-wife Linda LaFlamme: Where the 'white bird' thing came from ... We were like…