Your Favourite Music From 1960

I once put together these tunes for a best of 1960 comp.

1 Bill Black's Combo White Silver Sands (Stereo)
2 Brenda Lee I'm Sorry
3 Jim Reeves He'll have To Go
4 Owen Gray Running Around 1960
5 Derrick Morgan Fat Man
6 Chubby Checker The Twist
7 Johnny Preston Running Bear
8 Connie Francis Everybodys Somebodys Fool
9 Johnny Burnette Dreamin'
10 Eddie Cochran Three Steps To Heaven
11 Floyd Cramer Last Date
12 Johnny Horton North To Alaska
13 Brother's Four Greenfields
14 Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight
15 Marty Robbins El Paso
16 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Shakin' All Over
17 Mark Dinning Teen Angel
18 Miss Toni Fisher The Big Hurt
19 Ray Peterson Tell Laura I Love Her
20 Jimmy Jones Handyman
21 Theophilus Beckford Easy Snappin'
22 Jack Scott What In The World's Come Over You
23 Wanda Jackson Let's Have A Party
24 Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown
25 Solomon Burke Just Out Of Reach
26 Johnny Horton Sink The Bismark
27 Bobby Vinton Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
28 Steve Lawrence Pretty Blue Eyes
29 Keith & Enid & Trenton Spence & His Group Worried Over You
30 Sam Cooke Chain Gang
31 Donnie Brooks Mission Bells
32 Drifters Save The Last Dance For Me
33 Shadows Apache
34 Skip & Flip Cherry Pie
35 Shirelles Will You Love Me Tomorrow
36 Bobby Vee Devil Or Angel
37 Conway Twitty Lonely Blue Boy
38 Hank Locklin Please Help Me Im Falling
39 Shirelles Tonight's The Night
40 Roy Orbison Only The Lonely
41 Roy Orbison Blue Angel
42 Johnny Tillotson Poetry In Motion
43 James Brown Do The Mashed Potatoes
44 Jack Scott Burning Bridges
45 Anita Bryant Paper Roses
46 Jerry Butler He Will Break Your Heart
47 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs Stay
48 Jim Reeves I Missed Me
49 Jiving Juniors Lollipop Girl
50 Jiving Juniors & Duke Reid & His Group My Heart's Desire
51 Johnny Horton Jim Bridger
52 Laurel Aitken Boogie In My Bones
53 Paul Anka Puppy Love
54 Brook Benton & Dinah Washington Baby You've Got What It Takes
55 Laurel Aitken Honey Girl
56 Andy Williams Dear Heart
57 Larry Verne Mr. Custer
58 Johnny Preston Cradle Of Love
59 Lew Pryme Come On
60 Little Willie John I'm Shakin'
61 Louvin Brothers Blues Stay Away From Me
62 Louvin Brothers I Love You Best Of All
63 Johnny Burnette Youre Sixteen
64 Safaris Image Of A Girl
65 Platters Harbor Lights
66 Browns The Old Lamplighter
67 Gary "U.S." Bonds New Orleans
68 Jesters The Wind
69 Sam Cooke Wonderful World (Dont Know Much)
70 Jim Coyle & His Glittering Guitar Hiccups
71 Jimmy Clanton Go Jimmy Go
72 Marty Robbins Big Iron
73 Jeanne He'll Have To Stay
74 Bobby Rydell Swingin' School
75 Maxine Brown Out Of Mind
76 Fats Domino Walkin To New Orleans
77 Miracles The Feeling Is So Fine
78 Miracles Shop Around
79 Miracles (You Can) Depend On Me
80 Little Dippers Forever
81 Annette Funicello O Dio Mio
82 Dion & The Belmonts Wonder Why
83 Larry Hall Sandy
84 Drifters This Magic Moment
85 Harold Dorman Mountain Of Love
86 Ricky Nelson Young Emotions
87 Garry Miles Look For A Star
88 Neil Sedaka Stairway To Heaven
89 Owen Gray Jenny Lee
90 Paul Evans Happy Go Lucky Me
91 Joe Jones You Talk Too Much
92 Red Hewitt & The Buccaneers Pretend
93 Guy Mitchell Heartaches By The Number
94 Bob Luman Let's Think About Living
95 Paul Anka My Hometown
96 Charlie Rich Lonely Weekends
97 Steve Lawrence Footsteps
98 Ricky Nelson You Are The Only One
99 Dion Lonely Teenager
100 Blues Busters Little Vilma
101 Clarence "Frogman" Henry (I Don't Know Why) But I Do
102 Clarence "Frogman" Henry Just My Baby & Me
103 Clyde Scott & The Zanyopolis A.U. Students Gravedigger's Rock
104 Crests Step By Step
105 Everly Brothers Let It Be
106 Everly Brothers Like Strangers
107 Everly Brothers When Will I Be Loved
108 George Jones The Window Up Above
109 Heartbeats One Day Next Year
110 Jackie Edwards Your Eyes

There's a 1961 thread going and I posted this there which I should not have done. Let's post on 1960 right here.

 

Don't have much from 1960 but I enjoy:

John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Ray Charles - Genius on the Road

 

2 Brenda Lee I'm Sorry
14 Elvis Presley Are You Lonesome Tonight
24 Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown
30 Sam Cooke Chain Gang
32 Drifters Save The Last Dance For Me
35 Shirelles Will You Love Me Tomorrow
39 Shirelles Tonight's The Night
40 Roy Orbison Only The Lonely
56 Andy Williams Dear Heart
65 Platters Harbor Lights
69 Sam Cooke Wonderful World (Dont Know Much)
71 Jimmy Clanton Go Jimmy Go
78 Miracles Shop Around
84 Drifters This Magic Moment
85 Harold Dorman Mountain Of Love
86 Ricky Nelson Young Emotions
91 Joe Jones You Talk Too Much
99 Dion Lonely Teenager
101 Clarence "Frogman" Henry (I Don't Know Why) But I Do
104 Crests Step By Step
105 Everly Brothers Let It Be
107 Everly Brothers When Will I Be Loved

 

Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley In the Spotlight
Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger
Have Guitar Will Travel

Bill Evans Trio
Portrait in Jazz

Miles Davis
Sketches of Spain

Art Blakey
A Night in Tunisia

Joe Harriott
Southern Horizons

Modern Jazz Quartet
Pyramid

Art Pepper
Gettin' Together

Billie Holiday
In The 50's Live

 

After your list I'm not sure what's left, but here goes:

The Cadillacs - "Tell Me Today"

 

Rosco Gordon - "Just A Little Bit"

 

Gene Vincent - Crazy Times LP

 

Ronnie Love - "Chills & Fever"

 

A good excuse for me to post 'Sugar Bee' by Cleveland Crochet & Hill Billy Ramblers once again


vocal by Jay Stutes

 

Albums
John Coltrane - Giant Steps
Bo Diddley's albums
Sinatra - Nice & Easy
Chuck Berry - Rockin At The Hops

Singles:
The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown, Let It Be Meµ
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over
Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven
Johnny Horton - North To Alaska
Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely
The Miracles - Shop Around, You Can Depend On Me
Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing The Blues
Sam Cooke - Chain Gang
The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
The Shadows - Apache, Man Of Mystery

 

1960? The year of the instrumental.

The Ventures - Walk Dont Run!


Exodus - Ferrante and Teicher
Ferrante & Teicher - Theme From Exodus

 

Quite a few songs I like in there -

The song that is clearly best for not only the year but also the "pre-Beatles" era IMHO:

Roy Orbison, Blue Angel

Best of the rest from the list:

El Paso
Tell Laura I Love Her
Cathy's Clown
Poetry in Motion
Mr. Custer

Favourites not on the list:

Jack Scott, Oh Little One
Percy Faith, Theme from a Summer Place

 

Hank Mobley - soul station
Miles Davis - sketches of spain

 

Hank Thompson - A Six Pack to Go

 

Sketches of Spain

 

Albums:

Dean Martin - This Time I'm Swingin'
Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n' Easy
Bobby Darin - This Is Darin
Sheldon Allman - Folk Songs for the 21st Century
Chet Atkins - Teensville
Julie London - Julie... at Home
Julie London - Around Midnight
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back
Hank Mobley - Soul Station
The Ventures - Walk Don't Run

 

Bobby Rydell -- "Wild One"

 

'Lead Me On' - Bobby Bland

 

I made this list a couple of years ago for another thread, but might as well post it here:


1960, Start of a new decade. The ninety-sixties, the most revolutionary decade in history of modern music is takin' off! But truth be told, its first year was very much an extension of the 50s. Teen pop is gradually taking over, although on a smaller scale independents were still churning out wyld rock 'n'roll, doo-wop and rhythm & blues records.



(All songs on this list were released or recorded in 1960. You Tube Links are included, click on the blue colored titles).

01. Oscar Brown Jr. - But I Was Cool (R&B/Jazz)
02. Billy Miranda - Go Ahead (Rhythm & Blues)
03. The Cadets - Car Crash (Doo-Wop)www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bX8gxKEXA4
04. Sam Cooke - Chain Gang (Soul)
05. Jackie & The Starlites - Valarie (Doo-Wop)
06. Roscoe Holcomb - Stingy Woman Blues (Folk)
07. Howlin' Wolf - Who's Been Talkin' (Blues)
08. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - I Can't Stay Away (Rhythm & Blues)
09. Randy Hobbs - You Better Run (Rock 'n' Roll)
10. George Jones - One Is A Lonely Number (Country)

11. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over (Rock 'n' Roll)
12. The Staple Singers - Pray On (Gospel)
13. John D. Loudermilk - Tobacco Road (Pop/Rock)
14. The Shadows - Apache (R'n'R/Teen)
15. Johnny Eager - The Howl (Rock 'n' Roll)
16. Miles Davis - Will O' The Wisp (Jazz)
17. The Crumb Brothers - Seat In The Kingdom (Gospel)
18. Ornette Coleman - Ramblin' (Jazz)
19. The Frantics - Werewolf (Rock 'n' Roll)
20. John Barry - 'Beat Girl' Title Theme (Soundtrack)

21. The Blonde Bomber - I Am To Blame (Rock 'n' Roll)
22. Skip Manning - Devil Blues (Pop/Rock)
23. Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting (Jazz)
24. The Phantom - Love Me (Rock 'n' Roll)
25. Eloise Trio -Coconut Woman (World/Latin/Bahamas)
26. Nat Adderly - Work Song (Jazz)
27. Richard Berry - Have Love Will Travel (Rhythm & Blues)
28. Larry Verne - Mr. Custer (Pop/Rock)
29. Miriam Makeba - One More Dance (World/South Africa)
30. Hank Mobley - This I Dig Of You (Jazz)

31. The Pinetoppers - Shout Bamalama (Rhythm & Blues)
32. Sonny Boy Williamson - Checkin' Up On My Baby (Blues)
33. The Fendermen - Muleskinner Blues (Rock 'n' Roll)
34. Roscoe Holcomb - Graveyard Blues (Folk)
35. Edith Piaf - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien (Chanson)
36. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Everybody's Boppin' (Jazz)
37. Scotty McKay - Midnight Cryin' Time (Rock 'n' Roll)
38. John Coltrane - Mr. P.C. (Jazz)
39. Bobby Williams - So Many Women (Rhytm & Blues)
40. The Frantic Four - TV Mama (Rock 'n' Roll)

41. Lightnin' Hopkins - Shaggy Dog (Blues)
42. Freddie Hubbard - Open Sesame (Jazz)
43. Celia Cruz - Oyeme Agayu (World/Latin/Cuba)
44. Ernest Gold - Theme Of "Exodus" (Soundtrack)
45. Billy Fury - Wondrous Place (British R'n'R/Teen)
46. Bobby Bland - I've been Wrong So Long (Soul)
47. The Mangione Brothers - Something Different (Jazz)
48. Buck Owens - Above And Beyond (Country)
49. The Hi-Tombs - Sweet Rockin' Mama (Rock 'n' Roll)
50. Bright Light Quartet - Po' Lazarus (Gospel)

51. Muddy Waters - Tiger In Your Tank (Blues)
52. Rosco Gordon - Sit Right Here (Rhythm & Blues)
53. Chuck Berry - Bye Bye Johnny (Rock 'n' Roll)
54. 'Country' Johnny Mathis - Caryl Chessman (Country)
55. Henry Mancini - The Blues (Soundtrack)
56. The Frantics - The Whip (Rock 'n' Roll)
57. Joan Baez - Fare Thee Well (Folk)
58. Danny Dell & The Trends - Froggy (Rock 'n' Roll)
59. Mississippi Fred McDowell - Shake 'Em On Down (Blues)
60. The Everly Brothers - When Will I Be Loved (R'n'R/Teen)

61. James Clay - Delhi (Jazz)
62. Ewan MacColl - Go Down Ye Murderer (British Folk)
63. Joe Meek - I Hear A New World (Pop/Rock)
64. Theophilus Beckford - Easy Snapping (Ska)
65. Ike & Tina Turner - I Idolize You (Soul)
66. The Rhythm Rockers - Madness (Rock 'n' Roll)
67. Slim harpo - Buzz Me Babe (Blues)
68. The Crickets - I Fought The Law (Rock 'n' Roll)
69. Tante Leen - Aan De Amsterdamse Grachten (Dutch Popular)
70. Chubby Checker - The Twist (Teen)

71. Marty Wilde - My Baby's Gone (British R'n'R/Teen)
72, Georges Brassens - Le Verger Du Roi Louis (Chanson)
73. Eric Dolphy - G.W (Jazz)
74. Piano Slim - Whammy In The Gizmo (Rhythm & Blues)
75. Bill Browning - Sinful Woman (Rock 'n' Roll)
76. Art Blakey - It's Only A Paper Moon (Jazz)
77. Peter & Z'n Rockets - Kom Van Dat Dak Af (Dutch R'n'R)
78. Chad Mitchell Trio - Vaichazkem (Folk)
79. Link Wray - The Outlaw (Rock 'n' Roll)
80. Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - Security (Rhythm & Blues)

81. Sugarpie Desanto - Going Back To Where I Belong (R&B/Soul)
82. Charles Mingus - Moanin' (Jazz)
83. The Rockin' Rebels - Wild Weekend (Rock 'n' Roll)
84. Babatunde Olatunji - Jingo-Lo-Ba (World/Nigeria)
85. John Lee Hooker - Tupelo (Blues)
86. Oscar Brown Jr. - Rags And Old Iron (R&B/Jazz)
87. Tracey Pendarvis - South Bound Line (Rock 'n' Roll)
88. The Everly Brothers - Cathy's Clown (Teen/R'n'R)
89. Junior Wells - Messin' With The Kid (Blues)
90. Shirley Collins - Scarborough Fair (British Folk)

91. Johnny & The Hurricanes - Rockin' Goose (Rock 'n' Roll)
92. Etta James - All I Could Do Was Cry (Soul)
93. John Barry - Car Chase (Soundtrack)
94. Georgia S.S.R. - Lezhinska (Word/Russia)
95. The Ventures - Walk Don't Run (Rock 'n' Roll)
96. Marvin Rainwater - The Pale Faced Indian (Country/R'n'R)
97. Rudy Thacker - Black Train (Rock 'n' Roll)
98. Bernard Herrmann - 'Psycho' Title Theme (Soundtrack)
99. Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her (Teen)
100. James Brown - You've Got The Power (Soul)

101. Eddie Cochran - Three Steps To Heaven (Rock 'n' Roll)
102. Sylvain Poons & Oetze Verschoor - Zuiderzee Ballade (Dutch Popular)
103. Neil Sedaka - Calendar Girl (Teen)
104. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Cloudburst (Jazz)
105. João Gilberto - Meditação (World/Latin/Brazil)
106. Jerry Butler - He Will Break Your Heart (Soul)
107. Wes Montgomery - Airegin (Jazz)
108. Frank Ifield - Whiplash ((Soundtrack/Popular 50s)
109. Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Stay (Doo-Wop)
110. Sam Cooke - Sad Mood (Soul)

111. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Finger Poppin' Time (Rhythm & Blues)
112. Frankie Avalon - Ballad Of The Alamo (Teen)
113. Art Adams - Dancing Doll (Rock 'n' Roll)
114. Clyde McPhatter - Deep Sea Ball (Rhythm & Blues)
115. Johnny & The Hurricane - Cyclone (Rock 'n' Roll)
116. Lenny Bruce - How To Relax Your Colored Friends At Parties (Comedy)
117. The Crickets - Baby My Heart (Rock 'n' Roll)
118. Fats Domino - My Girl Josephine (Rhythm & Blues)
119. Krzysztof Penderecki - Threnody For The Victims Of Hiroshima (Modern Classical)
120. Sheldon Allman - Schizophrenic Baby (Popular 50s)

121. Jackie Wilson - Doggin' Around Soul)
122. Buddy Lucas - Night Train (Rhythm & Blues)
123. The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Teen)
124. Ahmed Abdul-Malik - La Ikby (Arabic Jazz)
125. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Shop Around (Soul)
126. Clyde Beavers - Here I Am, I'm Drunk Again (Country)
127. Tielman Brothers - Rollin' Rock (Dutch R'n'R)
128. John Coltrane - Syeeda's Song Flue (Jazz)
129. Bobby Marchan - There Is Something On Your Mind (Soul)
130. Nino Rota - 'La Dolce Vita' Tema (Soundtrack)

131. Johnny Hallyday - J' Suis Mordu (French R'n'R/Teen)
132. The Gamblers - Moon Dawg (Rock 'n' Roll)
133. Eric Dolphy - The Baron (Jazz)
134. Rick Masten - Missile Monkey (Rock 'n' Roll)
135. Neil Sedaka - Stairway To Heaven (Teen)
136. Georges Moustaki - Eden Blues (World/Greece)
137. Johnny & The Baa-Baas - I Just Can't Sleep (Pop/Rock)
138. Roy Orbison - Only The Lonely (Pop/Teen)
139. Otis Spann - My Daily Wish (Blues)
140. Iannis Xenakis - Orient Occident (Experimental)

 

Thanks for this. I'll compare it with my own list and see what I missed.

 

'Bye Bye Baby' - Mary Wells

 

Elmore James

 

Lavern Baker

 

Little Junior Parker


released December, 1960; r&b hit in early 1961

 

The few of the ones I've checked (of the many I'm unfamiliar with) have been excellent. I'll sample more