20 BEST Gone Groups of the 1960s, have fallen off the radar of time...

[@jonmason1955]

Spanky and Our Gang!..."Sunday Will Never Be The Same", "Gave a Damn" and one or two more. Spanky had a great voice rivaling the great Grace Slick!

[@Larry821]

You beat me to it. Good choice. I saw the Mamas and the Papas in a mid 80s revival tour. The female singers’ spots were filled by Mackenzie Phillips and Spanky.

[@MarshaParker-t5n]

@@jonmason1955 You are so right! Spanks had a fantastic voice & yes again to compare her to Grace Slick. My sister use to work on Spanky teeth at Spanky’s dentist in Peoria Illinois. 👍♥️

[@richardfurness7556]

Like To Get To Know You is pop perfection. How it wasn't a worldwide hit is beyond me. But it's their bizarrely titled 1969 album Anything You Choose b/w Without Rhyme Or Reason that shows just how innovative they were. Listen to Jane and you'll find Spanky wasn't the only member of the band who could sing.

[@MarcOrtizdeCandia-qi8yb]

I think there should have been a split between “One Hit Wonders” and Music Artists with actual prolonged chart success.

[@harvey1954]

Saw her as part of the new Mamas and Papas she was clearly the best singer.

[@musicjimbutler]

It should be mentioned that Arthur Brown’s drummer was Carl Palmer whom went on to greatness with Emerson Lake and Palmer. Though Emerson and Lake have passed on, Carl has been keeping the music alive touring with the ELP Legacy show.

[@stevenbrowne4654]

Yes!! And that such is such a fantastic tribute to one of the best bands ever. Carl is one class performer

[@musicjimbutler]

@@stevenbrowne4654 Saw ELP in '72. (Always a fantastic memory) Saw the current show last November with Simon and Paul. They are so amazing to be able to play keyboard parts on guitar and bass, and the Stick. The show had the two screens with Keith and Greg in the 90s playing along with the live show. It was great but my greatest experience was still from '72.

[@pamdeloach6921]

Great piece of trivia. I remember ELP. I also have the '45 "Fire".

[@musicauthority674]

And with the make up was a pre curser to "Kiss".

[@t.j.payeur5331]

Wow..I didn't know that, thanks buddy!

[@OldsCool68]

This compilation is so much better than a lot of the typical one hits. Good job !!!

[@rosseganjr9402]

It doesn't matter to me that these groups had a few hits I still love hearing them as long as we listen to there music there songs will never die ✌️

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

TRUE=

[@Funkydood]

I'm 75 and, oh!!! the memories!!!!

[@pamdeloach6921]

71 here. I have re-purchased a lot of these for my digital collection. I still have 700 '45 records, Believe it or not, I paid $1.03 for each 45 in the 60s and only pay $1.29 for each song today.

[@Waterfalls2016]

@@pamdeloach6921 That’s pretty cool. I collect vinyl when possible. Still…..best generation ever ✌️

[@Waterfalls2016]

Oh yea. All the fantastic memories. I miss those days.

[@superdananderson1382]

72.

[@gerriekoole6697]

Wat een onzin allemaal.the Outsiders waren gewoon een band uit Amsterdam,Holland Nd

[@hiataki7]

Another fun fact about the Beau Brummels: They named themselves that so alphabetically they could be next to The Beatles in record bins.

[@pamdeloach6921]

Billy Joel mentioned them in the song "It's Still Rock n' roll to Me"

[@TimDyb]

,,,and Beach Boys

[@bodiespizza]

So did the Beat Farmers, or so I have heard.

[@MaxStax1]

@@pamdeloach6921 I wondered about that lyric, never knew what he was saying on that line.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Hey there~thanks for that little tid-bit as I had both their albums back then~!!

[@WillyPDX94]

Having been a teenager in the sixties I remember all these groups and many more. Not all the music back then was noteworthy (there was plenty of bubble gum and boilerplate pop) but once the Beatles entered the arena it seemed like good music just exploded. We were very fortunate to live through those exciting times. This video did a good job of picking a number of bands with truly iconic songs even if their careers didn't last long. You could have probably have done 100 best. There are so many bands of that era that are largely forgotten. ✌❤

[@michaelgarrett2266]

Me too, I knew almost all. My daughter is still laughing.

[@2degucitas]

Boilerplate pop?

[@WillyPDX94]

​@@2degucitas While the term boilerplate refers primarily to the written word (Merriam Webster: "formulaic or hackneyed language"), it can be used to describe anything that is assembled from standardized components especially if the result achieved lacks originality or invention. Hence, boilerplate pop is popular music which is constructed solely or primarily by reusing cliched standard elements from the popular music of the time in a simplistic attempt to mimic rather than to create anything new.

[@sayhey7482]

ixsnay on the forgot-snay 🤡🤡

[@2degucitas]

@@WillyPDX94 Thanks for the thorough explanation!

[@stevepinkham5139]

Black is Black by Los Bravos has to be on this list. One of the great one hit wonders ever.

[@GregorioElefanteJr]

Totally agree. Also, the group Steam with Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye.

[@yossarian6799]

They had a string of hits in Spain and Latin America, but this was their only English recording. Their other stuff was really good and it's a shame they didn't capitalize on it. I dunno, maybe Franco had something to do with it!

[@moorlock2003]

Bring A Little Lovin’ was a U.S. hit and is a staple in 60s clubs to this day.

[@brahmburgers]

I too, loved that song. I think it was a Spanish band with a German singer. I played in R&R bands in Spain, during the 1960's, but never got to meet Los Bravos, ....I wish I had.

[@yossarian6799]

@@moorlock2003 i forgot about that one!

[@t.j.payeur5331]

The Left Banque was unique..loved Walk Away, Renée...

[@mikephalen3162]

The Left Banke, Pretty Ballerina.

[@pamdeloach6921]

I was a teenager in the 60s. I used every penny of my allowance to buy 45s that I liked. I had many of the hits featured here. "Fire", "Red Rubber Ball", "More Today Than Yesterday" to name a few. I'm 71 now and love all kinds of rock, especially alternative rock. But I think I've listened to "Cara Mia Mine" by Jay and the Americans more than any other single I've ever owned. I still love Jay's unique voice.

[@oldprankster7606]

Jay Black had operatic training. It shows on "Cara Mia", a vocal tour de force. "Walking In The Rain" is also a great song. He had a tremendous falsetto.

[@clarencewalker3925]

I'm right with you.

[@jacquesdemolay2699]

does kids know these days what is a 45 ? (they might think it is a gun)

[@BryanTorok]

@@jacquesdemolay2699 Vinyl is making a come back along with tube powered audio equipment. I don't know why, but people claim they love the sound.

[@BryanTorok]

Cara Mia is one of my favorites. I'm a couple of years younger and there is very little of current music that I enjoy.

[@paulfeinsinger8506]

The Wee Five, "You Were On My Mind", Strawberry Alarm Clock, "Incense and Peppermints", The Turtles, "Happy Together" (among many others), Shocking Blue, "Venus", Mungo Jerry, "In the Summertime", The Lemon Pipers, "Green Tambourine", Thunderclap Newman, "Something in the Air."

[@jimboerner6964]

You're on it, Paul! I wondered about a couple of those also, except for Mungo Jerry's hit which came out in 1970, I think, not to be picky!

[@paulfeinsinger8506]

@@jimboerner6964 You're correct about Mungo Jerry. I also thought of a couple more after I had submitted my list....Spirit, "I Got A Line On You," and Sopwith Camel, "Hello, Hello."

[@williamhill1031]

Electric Prunes "I had too much to dream last night"

[@stephenkennedy8305]

Nice adds plus Edison lighthouse

[@paulfeinsinger8506]

@@williamhill1031 Good one! And Barry McGuire's the ever uplifting "Eve of Destruction," followed up by his "Dawn of Correction." And while Kenny Rogers went on to greater things, don't forget his band The First Edition, "I Just Dropped In (to see what condition my condition was in)."

[@tjwhetstone475]

I turned 13 in 1966 but I was already diggin' and playin' these songs and many more. I was in a rock band at 12 years old, that was run by a guy who was already out of school He was the lead singer and lead guitar player of the group "The Dutchmen", because the leader was of Dutch descent. I was too, but I don't know about the rest of the original group. All the rest of the band members were in high school, Jr.'s and Sr.'s. My sister joined the band near the end, singing back-up and some lead vocals as well. We not only played high school dances, we also played concerts in parks, new years eve parties. We even played at a movie theater, between movies. That was the largest crowd I had ever played in front of at that point. The place was packed! I had a lot of fun playing in that band for a couple of years. I was hoping then we might hit it big, but that never happened. Then, after that band broke up I got in a Jr. high school band and we were actually very good! We played all over the area we lived in too! I didn't tell you I grew up in the S.F. bay area! We played together for about a year. Then when I turned 18 I was playing in a band called The 13th Hour. We were a top 40 band playing in night clubs all over the bay area. That was a load of fun too! i got married and that ended my band playing for a while. We moved to Mississippi and after a few years, I was playing in two different bands at the same time. One was a show band and we were awesome! But we never even got one job! I had one lined up but the band fell apart and we put all that work in for nothing! But the small country old rock and roll band was doing pretty good! We played all over the gulf coast of Mississippi. Doing new and old country and old rock and roll. That was the last band i was ever in. I did have a lot of fun but things end sometimes. I'm 71 now and I work out regularly, using my Bowflex and my 21 speed bicycle. Yet my heart is pretty worthless now. So I can't do much of anything other than work out and ride my bicycle. But I'm still here! :)

[@richcarrCCC]

Thanks for sharing your timecapsule of musical adventures...it must've had some incredibly fun times for sure.

[@farmbrough]

I hope you are well enough to play music for your own enjoyment.

[@edd7812]

Great stories! Thanks for sharing. I grew up in the Bay Area also you were about 2 years older than me. I wonder if I ever saw you live at a school or a dance or a bowling alley or something...!? Wishing you goid health!

[@lynnschaeferle-zh4go]

You were lucky to live in Cali growing up. Instead of Liverpool our nexus was SF, up and down the coast from there. My kids live there but we seldom go into the city. One of my treats s is the Jazz Center and Yoshi’s. IMO corporate music killed our music. Think about how many bands there were. Not even both Yoshi’s could stay open. Our listening choices are oldies, heavy metal, country and gospel. R & B? Jazz? There are some break throughs like “Tay Tay” and Beyoncé but they aren’t bands, they are singers and dancers. And even they have to wear skimpy clothes. I met a guy in Detroit who was a producer for 20 years. He quit in 2007 because he no longer had the ability to produce the way he wanted because of the interference of the record companies. Eminem was his last big project but he has great stories about many. My daughter listens to electronic music; I expect with AI we will no longer need musicians. Kudos to you for exercising. Myself a couple of times I could hardly walk because of my hip. The gym has always fixed me up. During Covid was the first time I had a video conference over a physical injury. It was pretty useless and cost just as much as a live appointment. The gym is cheaper

[@tjwhetstone475]

@@farmbrough let's just say, I'm getting there. :)

[@oldprankster7606]

How about Sam the Sham and The Pharoahs - "Wooly Bully' and "Little Red Riding Hood"? The ultimate garage band. And ? And The Mysterians ("96 Tears"). With its insistent, repetitious organ riffs, that song predated punk rock by about a decade.

[@antbonyziemiak208]

You are so right my friend. How could they leave out Wooly Bully and Little Red Riding Hood ??? And 96 tears ??? They were the original garage bands. Stupid Ai.

[@meauxjeaux431]

THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT "?" WAS GOING TO BE FEATURED. THAT ONE WAS OBVIOUS, BUT...NOPE !

[@irawaldman]

Saw them both at a Latin oldies show at the Greek in LA years ago. But Sam went religious and didn't do the hits. ? Was wild though.

[@tiberiusgracchus7328]

Sam the Sham was great. A song by Sam that should get more attention is called something like Oh That's Good/ No That's Bad. Or it might be the reverse. If you haven't heard this, check it out, you will enjoy it.

[@stj971]

Wild Thing!!! Troggs!

[@TopazShane]

Issue with the group The Cyrkle: You say everything after "Red Rubber Ball" was a flop. They had a 2nd hit with the song "Turn Down Day" which peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[@mikefitzryk1871]

Turn Down Day was and still is a great song. Believe it or not I still have their vinyl album

[@robertparker2271]

Yes ,cream,vanilla,fudge,vogues,sam the sham,four seasons,shondells,scepters,monkeys,we five,seeker,searchers,gerry and the pace makers,dave clark five,that is all I can bring up but the rolling stones top them all even the beatles who started them all in the u.k. and u s so mick jagger is still trying roll some with his age and sicknesses

[@robertparker2271]

BUT I NEVER WOULD THOUGHT THAT MANY GROUPS WOULD COME OUT BECAUSE OF THE BEATLES AND SOME MORE OF THEM I COULD NOT THINK OF AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN MENTION I GREW UP ON THESE GUY AS TEEN THAT LOVED MUSIC ESPECIALLY IF IT IS PRODUCED AND WRITTEN IN A SORT OF A PROFESSIONALLY WAY THAT WHAT I LISTENS FOR NOT COS IT IS BUT PLAYED,PRODUCED,AND WRITTEN PROFESSIONALLY AND PUT TOGETHER AND HELP YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR YOUNGER DAY

[@videogemsproductions]

@@robertparker2271 The Monkees are not forgotten at all …..they were and still are one of the most revered groups of the 60’s , many huge reunions

[@videogemsproductions]

@@KaiserBladeincorrect Red Rubber Ball was written by Paul Simon & Bruce Woodley.

[@judythompson8227]

every one of them. I grew up in the 60s...the radio was never off.

[@user-gv4cx7vz8t]

My favorite is Jay and the Americans, only because of Jay's "near operatic" voice. I'll leave to others to judge, but it stands way out from the crowd!

[@pamdeloach6921]

I agree. I'm 71 and I still listen at least weekly to "Cara Mia Mine"

[@LLcoolDel]

He was one of the best of all time. Many songs.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Agree~!!

[@mikeyjl54]

Absolutely

[@musicauthority674]

Jay Black has a hell of a set of pipes. in the song "Cara Mia" he holds that one note for what seems like forever. there's even footage of him looking at his watch while he's holding the note. it's truly amazing.

[@bertanelson8062]

Thanks for "Red Rubber Ball." I've often sung snatches of the song over the decades but never knew who the band was. The song was on the radio when I was 16.

[@kentlarsen5834]

How WONDERFUL. Memories, Memories, Memories.

[@BrianFast-n1h]

Absolutely love the Box Tops. Man, the Beau Brummels brings back great memories. “Traces” is one of my favorite songs EVER! “Time Won’t Let Me”, great song.

[@edd7812]

The box top did another song called "Fields of Clover" that was really excellent! In the lead singer Chilton went on to form another band (the name escapes me now, something "Star"...) but they had quite a bit of success

[@brahmburgers]

I loved the Beau Brummels. And, of course, Hang On Sloopy (The McCoys) never failed to be a big crowd pleaser, whenever one of my bands played it at parties. I started gigging clubs at age 15, Madrid, Spain, 1967. Darn, I wish I still had that '64 strat.

[@tod3msn]

Many who were alive in the 1960’s that are alive now still recall bands like The Box Tops and Paul Revere and the Raiders and Spiral Staircase but there are a lot less alive now from that era then were alive in the 1960’s. Why? It was 60 years ago! People have died since then and others were born that never heard of The Box Tops and Spiral Staircase and so on. These bands are not forgotten by people who never heard of them! A better way of saying it is the 60’s bands were lost in time!

[@olerocker3470]

The Outsiders. One of my first albums I bought in 1967 when I was 16 was "Time Won't Let Me" on Capitol Records. That song is in my top 10 all time favorites.

[@dukeofearl4117]

My band played this song 67, 68.

[@meauxjeaux431]

MY VERY 1ST ALBUM, AND I STILL HAVE IT. IF YOU NOTICE THE PICTURE ON THE ALBUM THERE ARE TWO BASS PLAYERS. I DOUBT THERE WERE TWO, BECAUSE I NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE, OR SINCE.

[@imkluu]

Great song.

[@earllince5418]

Interesting Outsiders note...Lead singer Sonny Geraci went on to sing lead with Climax "Precious and Few" I met Sonny at an oldies gig many years ago...great guy!

[@caspervegt9173]

Some of the pictures are from the Dutch Group "The Outsiders" with lead singer Wally Tax, the on with th very long hair

[@mwheape]

I loved Spiral Staircase! I love you more today was such a great song.

[@cherylpetrosino9681]

Definitely!

[@clarencewalker3925]

Let's not forget the Syndicate of Sound, "Hey, Little Girl."

[@richardwarren7492]

Just added that also. John Baskin was a friend and worked for me for a while, at Los Gatos Honda as a service advisor. Sadly he passed October 22, 2019, at the age of 73.

[@macpduff2119]

fabulous

[@paulkube3901]

Jay Black vocals on (especially) "Cara Mia" are so powerful and dynamic that one couldn't help but be moved.

[@OU812cheeto]

Alex Chilton was only 16 when he recorded The Letter. Amazing.

[@jeffmorse645]

The Knickerbockers "Lies" and New Colony Six "Things I'd Like to Say"

[@edd7812]

A couple of really great yet fairly obscure songs! Almost always overlooked in these compilations. Good call!

[@Nancy-y8q1n]

The New Colony Six also had a hit called I confess

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

I graduated high school in 1964 and I remember liking The Beau Brummels and The Buckinghams a lot but also Jerry and The Pacemakers and Gary Puckett and The Union Gap were favorites also. I enjoyed this video and I don't remember some of the groups you featured like you said "They were forgotten". Great Job and I liked and subscribed~!!

[@DeborahYeary]

Ah Lady Willpower

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

@@DeborahYeary YES~YOU GET IT~!!!

[@hawaiifiles]

The Castaways - LIar Liar | The Cascades - Rhythm of the Rain | The Standells - Dirty Water | The Shadows - Apache | The Rip Chords - Hey Little Cobra

[@jameskeyes1131]

Thanks for this video. Brought back many good memories.

[@SteveRivera-mc6ru]

Some other group you might want to add to the list is 'Garry Pucket and the Union Gap"

[@GregorioElefanteJr]

I don't think Gary Puckett and the Union Gap belong in this topic. They were one of my favorite groups in the 60's and had many hits. These groups for the most part were one hit wonders. Gary Puckett and the Union Gap were not one hit wonders.

[@mona-gailbest6644]

Gary Puckett had many hits and longevity.

[@hbarfarkle]

you miss The Swinging Medalions - "Double Shot of My Baby's Love"

[@redfields5070]

Yeah yeah... yeah

[@DeborahYeary]

OMG I had forgotten that one. I am 71 lol

[@alfasdelpi]

And "She drives me out of my mind" a personal favourite of mine.

[@paullee3660]

Crazy that a record could sell a million copies and only get to number 32.

[@TopazShane]

Record promoters in the early 70's figured out that if they could get radio stations to break a new song at the same time, it would go higher up the charts. If you can see the number of weeks the song was on the charts, it may be the answer to your question. If stations "A" adds the song on May 1st and stations "B" adds it on June 1st and stations "C" adds it July 1st, that probably means stations "A" survey shows the song going down the chart while stations "C" survey shows it going up. This kind of scattering prevents a song from achieving a top 10 position.

[@brianlane6118]

Most of today’s don’t know music and will never compare.

[@AlbertGarcia-b6b]

Gary Lewis and the playboys

[@AlbertGarcia-b6b]

The Rutles

[@AlbertGarcia-b6b]

People

[@AlbertGarcia-b6b]

The Toys

[@AlbertGarcia-b6b]

Wants Fountain & the Mindbenders

[@willarellano833]

Physcotic reaction ..The count 5...Little red book ..Love

[@pamdeloach6921]

Yep, I had the '45 "Psychotic Reaction" "I can't get your love, I can't get satisfaction.....hey little girl psychotic reaction" Did they do "Little Red Book?" I remember that song!

[@willarellano833]

@@pamdeloach6921 the group simply called..Love ..did.. Little red book

[@FrankMarter]

All of the various bands and solo artists wove a tapestry of music during the 60’s that will never be equaled. All of their contributions are essential to that era.

[@macpduff2119]

Exactly! All those bands and more meshed together into something incredible.

[@robertclifton2211]

They were all great bands during their time. Spanky and our Gang and Strawberry Alarm Clock should also be on the list.

[@lindaprice6242]

After 60 years, don't need to hear facts about them. I'd rather see who they are and watch them sing for half a minute each group. That's nostalgia

[@miketuttle9319]

Yes, problem is if you play more than a few seconds of these songs KZbin will take down the video because of copyright violations. But you’re not wrong, rather hear the music.

[@barbiepatterson9374]

I like so many of these groups.

[@thomastimlin1724]

The Fortunes' song "You've Got Your Troubles" sounded a lot like the Dave Clark Five, particularly the style of the DC 5's hit ballad "Because," which may have helped the Fortunes break into the USA market.

[@commonsense6967]

The Beau Brummels were so underrated! I loved them in the '60s!

[@CarmieSchulz]

This is a fantastic compilation. Someone should make a CD of these songs.

[@clydekimsey7503]

They have

[@garycarbone]

@@CarmieSchulz many many times

[@CarmieSchulz]

@@garycarbone What’s it called? I’ve got a gift card on Amazon I haven’t used. I’ll order it.

[@tryinboy1925]

What's a CD? I'll bet someone has a KZbin Music Playlist that has many of songs. It might be called "Moldy Oldies". 🎉

[@CarmieSchulz]

@ CD’s are nice because you have a hard copy. I’m starting to buy them again. I don’t want everything online.

[@KRW628]

I started in radio in '67. I've played just about all of these guys when I was on. Very interesting, Thank you!

[@TerryM-eu5ou]

I started in radio in 1970, WWCO Waterbury Connecticut..top 40 station, career that lasted 30+ years…played em’ all on the air..👏👏🎤🎸🙂 The Cyrkle had another one, Turned Down Day…1966, follow up to Red Rubber Ball..

[@tonyromero3183]

How about the group from Brooklyn NY, Alive and kicking with the song titer n titer.

[@beatleographer_10-51]

Thank you for the awesome tour through memories of my youth. There are so many more I don't hear anymore in my aging years. 👍❣

[@brahmburgers]

how 'bout 'Surfin Bird' by the Trashmen. .....or: 96 Tears, by Question Mark and the Mysterians. Coincidentally, they're both TX bands.

[@beatleographer_10-51]

@@brahmburgers I'm Texas born and raised. When any band was in the spotlight back then, I thought they were all from England. As I got older I was surprised to learn how many bands were from Texas.

[@HamboneMcGuire1009]

I've seen 6 of these groups in concert. Tears of joy.

[@joseenriqueagutaya131]

You forgot Blues Magoo's and Electric Prunes.

[@pamdeloach6921]

Yes, "I Had Too Much to Dream Last NIght" and "We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet"

[@tmr626]

The Electric Prunes had two good hit songs named "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" and "Get Me To The World On Time." Fourteen more bands with one or two more hit songs were: 1) Syndicate Of Sound - Little Girl 2) The Castaways - Liar Liar 3) The Tradewinds - New York's A Lonely Town 4) Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law / Love's Made A Fool Of You 5) The Murmaids - Popsicles And Icicles 6) Thee Prophets - Play Girl '69 7) Illusion - Did You See Her Eyes '69 8) The Paupers - Think I Care '67 (Canadian band) 9) The Ugly Ducklings - Gaslight '67 (Canadian band) 10) New Colony Six - Things I'd Like To Say / I Will Always Think About You 11) The American Breed - Step Out Of Your Mind 12) The Sunrays - Andrea / I Live For The Sun 13) The Royal Guardsmen - Baby Let's Wait 14) BJ Thomas - Billy And Sue. Enjoy!

[@mikeweizer3149]

Whatta' bout Iron butterfly In agadda da vita!!!.

[@shuroom57]

In 2002 the Electric Prunes played a show in San Francisco. I saw them play a pre-gig promotional gig in a record store in Berkeley that afternoon. Interesting, loud.

[@joseenriqueagutaya131]

Right Iron Butterfly should be included.I guess there should a part 2 of best band of the 1960's including Cream,Steppenwolf,Jimi Hendrix and Experience,Kinks,Them and Troggs and others.

[@richarddelgado2723]

Looked like maybe Alice Cooper ,Gene Simons or David Bowie might have been watching Arthur Browne for his early makeup work? 😂…..

[@criscoleman]

I was wondering that about Gene Simmons and the rest of KISS.

[@musicauthority674]

It was definitely a pre-curser to KISS for sure.

[@polaroyds]

Well, must be copying Screaming Lord Sutch!?!?😊

[@fleetcomm1]

Alice Cooper did

[@polaroyds]

@@fleetcomm1 right you are!

[@johnnewell4849]

People who lived the era didn't forget these bands, they died. There's not enough of us left to keep these bands current. Even so, these remarkable bands still get aired off and on all over the world. No subsequent decade can compete for musical originality, penetration or creativity with the sixties. The sixties was a decade of transition from traditional ways of doing nearly everything into discarding parental and social harnesses and erupting into the computer age. It took about 40 years to happen and those old songs were background music for the pioneers who made it happen. Was it all as great as we hoped? Nope. We went too fast and wrecked a lot that should have lasted because we learned too many important things in the wrong order. Like don't build malls on top of wetlands or you kill off wildlife and dehydrate the surrounding environment. It was all in the music if you were paying attention. Not enough people paid attention to what the songs really meant.

[@zorka4098]

Another band - mostly a one hit wonder - was the Michigan based band "Question Mark and the Mysterians." Their hit 96 Tears was number one on Billboard's Hot 100. I wasn't overly impressed when they appeared at my college in 1968, but they certainly disappeared (though still around in various forms today, I understand) and never seemed to have another hit as big as their first.

[@michaelarchangel9972]

One of my ringtone! 🤟

[@robertdipaola3447]

One of John Lennon s favorite songs

[@Stephen2125]

As far as the Outsiders, he should have gone on to say lead singer was Sonny Geraci who went on to form Climax and have the 1972 monster hit Precious and Few. Would have added Vanity Fare - Early in the Morning and Hitchin’ a Ride (which just snuck in 1970).

[@ElusvOptmst1]

Yes. I almost forgot about them. Great tunes.

[@charleswagner2984]

How about We Five. I love their version of Cast Your Fate To The Wind. Would like to know more about them.

[@rip2025]

My heart aches when I hear this beautiful music

[@mudhens4ever]

I enjoyed this immensely!

[@frankdineen1415]

In '66, caught The Cyrkle open for The Beatles in Philly. They were great. Bobby Hebb, too, doing "Sunny." The humid evening ended in dramatic thunder and lightning, a appropriately theatrical farewell for The Lads. A mere 58 yrs ago, ha.

[@sallymonaghan9561]

I saw that show Fun times 12:03

[@musicauthority674]

Roy Orbison opened for the Beatles when they were on tour in England. before they became popular in the United States. and he used to get greater applause than the Beatles. finally John Lennon had to say go home Yankee.

[@drbluzer]

VANISHED 1960'S GROUPS : @00:40 : MCCOYS @02:20 : SPIRAL STARECASE @04:08 : BOX TOPS @06:10 : PEPPERMINT RAINBOW @07:58 : FLYING MACHINE @09:58 : LEFT BANKE @12:20 : FORTUNES @14:35 : ROSE GARDEN @16:16 : CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN @18:25 : BEAU BRUMMELS @20:04 : CLASSICS IV @22:12 : BUCKINGHAMS @24:53 : T - BONES @27:10 : CYRKLE @28:58 : FOUR JACKS AND A JILL @30:58 : OUTSIDERS @32:40 : SEEDS @34:24 : JIMMY GILMER AND THE FIREBALLS @36:08 : MERCY @37:48 : JAY AND THE AMERICANS HONORABLE MENTION : BUBBLE PUPPY IRON BUTTERFLY BOB KUBAN AND THE IN - MEN

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Comment should be pinned for taking the time to do that since the creator didn't.

[@christopherroth1702]

The Cowsills, The Tremeloes, and Strawberry Alarm Clock....

[@mikephalen3162]

The Cowsills gained much more fame than most of these groups. Besides multiple hits, they had their own TV special.

[@nashrust]

Both of the Left Banke's hits, 'Rene' and 'Pretty Ballerina' are about the the same girl.

[@Cap683]

Their album with those songs was pretty solid and is highly regarded by listeners today.

[@CraigCholar]

​​@@Cap683The drumming is uninspired. The same beat, the same quick fill, over and over.

[@criscoleman]

Yes, and it apparently pissed off one of the band members because it was about his girlfriend.

[@bobpacer2866]

And I believe Steven Tyler ( later of Aerosmith fame ) sang some of the harmony

[@MariaPierce-lq9gy]

"She May Call You Up Tonight" on their 1st album was also written about Renée Fladen, bassist Tom Finn's girlfriend. Anyone who knows only Walk Away Renée & Pret

[@1950Grendel]

Was in high school from 1964 - 1968. I had most of the top singles mentioned here. I played "The Letter" on the jukebox at the sports bar the other night.

[@tod3msn]

Most rock fans of 1960’s music have not forgot about the box tops or The McCoys or spiral staircase. The real reason people don’t say much about those bands is that time has passed and people pass on.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

U R Correct in saying this as I am 78 and graduated high school in 1964 and a bunch of my friends and co-workers have passed on.

[@fueledbylove]

True fact: most of the people ever born are dead. lol

[@barbiepatterson9374]

I love the music of the 1960s.

[@drakenbraat1962]

The pictures and videos of the Outsiders are mixed with the Dutch band with the same name.

[@Paul_Halicki]

Just A Little by the Beau Brummels.... MAN, what a song! I'd totally forgotten about this song but I'm sure I heard it back in the day.

[@Jpaintingdesigns]

There were two Outsiders. There was the Netherlands based group, fronted by Wally Tax. Then there was the US based group called the Outsiders fronted by S. Geraci, who had a hit with Time Won't Let Me. You're confused and combining both groups into one!

[@fd4340]

S. Geraci also had a hit later on with the band Climax with ‘ Precious and few’

[@Mandobanjoman]

Yep. I noticed that too. Bad research there...

[@TheWerequat]

I have an excellent memory, it seems. I remember all of them. Alex Chilton of the Box Tops went on to become a successful songwriter and was a member of Big Star.

[@bluedragonlordofcardsandmu6134]

Alex also wrote the theme for THAT 70s SHOW. The Street.

[@johnnystaccata]

The pictures of the Outsiders, from Cleveland OH, are dominated with pictures of a Dutch band, The Outsiders (totally different band). The title card photo and music at the start of the segment 30:58 is NOT the Outsiders, from Cleveland OH with Sonny Geraci. There is a small amount of TV footage of the intended, correct band in a clip 31:08 .

[@kixigvak]

This is a great video, well worth watching. There are some great bands in here, and a few I never heard of back there in the '60s. It's great to see all the skinny ties like I wore in high school! It's so important for young people to get involved in music. Thanks for this! I really enjoyed it.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

DITTO

[@alexradionow5666]

The BOX TOPS, BUCKINGHAMS and the CLASSICS IV and JAY & THE AMERICANS do NOT BELONG here - NOT Forgotten - CLASSIC 60s BANDS

[@multiverser9585]

The Box Tops were truly great!

[@jamesthompson9481]

@@multiverser9585 As were Jay and the Americans.

[@melodymakermark]

@multiverser9585, they had a great three year run. There were a ton of Memphis garage bands post Beatles on Ed Sullivan, but the Box Tops fell into Chips Momen’s scene at American Sound with Dan Penn. right place, right time. Alex Chilton’s vocal on The Letter is amazing considering he was just 16. I’ll tell you though, the business side really soured Alex.

[@melodymakermark]

@jamesthompson9481, I believe I read that they had an office in the Brill Building and Becker and Fagen of Steely Dan were young staff song writers for JATA.

[@nomadsolos]

The Classics IV also went on the begat a band named Atlanta Rhythm Section, so definitely does not belong here.

[@JohnnyHands]

It’s “Spiral STAREcase” (not Staircase). When looking for the band’s Wikipedia article with the wrong spelling, I was temporarily fooled into thinking they didn’t have one. Man, could that lead singer’s voice get up there, way high. Pat Upton is his name.

[@BruceWalther-s2l]

In the early 1970s Rick Derringer played in a band called White Trash fronted by Edgar Winter. Derringer, also, wrote the classic song Rocknroll, Hoochie Koo while with White Trash. That Flintstones episode where the song Laugh Laugh was actually the Beau Brummels. I'd be watching Flintstones reruns in the mid 70's and I remember my older teen brothers saying they thought that was the original version on the well watched Flintstones. No wonder the song is so well known. I'm very surprised I don't recall seeing or hearing Arthur Brown before. The Crazy World Of, indeed. This is a great reminder video. Mercy's Love Will make You Happy a perfect example of what this video was/is all about. The Outsiders, and The Seeds may deserve a deeper look, after all these years. My tidbit: A band out of L.A was called The Ashes when they lost their drummer to a phone call from a San Francisco band looking for a replacement. Spencer Dryden accepted the offer and joined Jefferson Airplane. The Ashes would stop playing for a few months (their co-lead singer was pregnant). When the folk rock psychedelic band reformed by August, 1967 they had changed their name -- 'rumor' was they were surviving on peanut butter -- to The Peanut Butter Conspiracy. I became aware of the PBC when I watched the cult Russ Meyer movie Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Music was by The Strawberry Alarm Clock (Incense and Peppermints) as well as some impressive vocals (dubbed in over the actresses) by Barbara Robison. I found out she was the lead singer (been compared to Grace Slick -- ironic -- and supposedly did a fantastic Cher vocal impression) of The Peanut Butter Conspiracy who managed to put together 3 legit albums. Other band mates were singer and bass Allan Brackett and fellow song writer singer guitar John Merril. The Peanut Butter Conspiracy never had any hits but they are credited for being a little ahead of their time with their serious late 60's psychedelic rock harmonies; and for recording 2 songs that were 6 minutes long which was unheard of in the days of studio album songs cant be over 3 minutes. They also had a revolving door of good lead guitarists Lance Fent and Steve Wolf. Jim Voigt was their drummer on an album that is truly considered a belated rock classic: The Great Conspiracy. By 1970 The PBC split for various success and music direction differences.

[@pamdeloach6921]

Yep, Rick Derringer had a monster hit with that one! "Lawdy mama light my fuse!"

[@rocketpost1]

I loved PBC and thought they sounded like a psychedelic Mamas and Papas. I loved The Great Conspiracy and still have the vinyl of it. Sandi Robison was a great singer and Bill Wolff was a phenomenal guitarist. Probably their best known song is Turn on a Friend which I fancy listening to right now. My personal favourite was Too Many Do. SRC were good too and I particularly remember the song Marionette. I cannot forget the Quackenbush brothers, such a cool name.

[@BruceWalther-s2l]

@@rocketpost1 Awesome you have a vinyl of The Great Conspiracy. I think I'm envious. I was desperate to find a copy of The Great Conspiracy album and I did manage to find a cassette(!) on Amazon. I hadn't bought a cassette in decades! But my fears were exaggerated. It works! Sounds good! Completely agree on Too Many Do being a favorite song. It is one of the 6 minute gems on TGC album. The other is Ecstasy. I also found a collection of 'rare singles' (rarely heard) and 'unreleased material' called Spreading From The Ashes (The Ashes their name b4 The PBC). The last of the 26 songs -- which is live -- titled You Should know is over 5 minutes long and helps to explain why studio producers (like Paul Rothschild, for one) came a knockin' on the PBC door. They were so close to making it big but ... that is not why we are talking about the almost forgotten The Peanut Butter Conspiracy today.

[@DianeRuszczyk]

I love so many of the songs these groups played!! Oh, my!

[@miked.1950]

If you look closely at the photos of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, you will see a very young Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Although not mentioned, he was Arthur Brown's drummer for a while.

[@lordwilliamstrickler179]

Organist Vincent Crane and drummer Carl Palmer split and formed the band "Atomic Rooster." Carl then let to make up Emerson, Lake, and Palmer.

[@TheFamousFile-US]

What a beautiful reflection on such a transformative time in music history! The sixties truly were a golden era, where creativity seemed to burst wide open with the arrival of bands like The Beatles. It’s incredible how even the short-lived bands left us with timeless songs that still resonate today. You’re absolutely right-there’s no shortage of iconic talent from that era, and narrowing it down to just a few must have been a monumental task. How lucky you were to experience those exciting times firsthand! ✌❤

[@alexradionow5666]

BOX TOPS had NUMEROUS Top 20 HITS

[@chowgirl9866]

My first pick for our oldies music listening the other night was Soul Deep by The Boxtops! Wonderful song!

[@cocoaorange1]

I was born in '67, I hope the artists had decent careers in other fields once their music career ended. The surviving members have cool stories to tell their great grand kids.

[@morriselliott7004]

These bands were the soundtrack of my middle school years back in the 60s. This brought back some GREAT memories

[@ellisblom339]

Still remember them all, espevially someone like Alex Chilton, who was later with Big Star

[@TonyCottle]

And later solo.

[@kztex]

Big Star should have been mentioned and maybe even included on this list.

[@petestaint8312]

Fantastic video!!! Thanks for posting. 👍

[@haroldprice1030]

I remember a band called The Five Americans that had a hit “Western Union “. I always wondered what ever happened to them?

[@RavenThom]

5 Americans had a number of hits the best being I See the Light.

[@jimboerner6964]

Good one! They were from Dallas. I'm from San Antonio and was part of a live TV show called Swingtime, ( like a local American Bandstand), and The Five Americans performed on the show several times. The show's producer threw a private party for the show regulars and The Five Americans performed for us! We danced our tails off!

[@larryroman7709]

Thank You this was a Cool trip down the memory Lane .

[@jamesbrozyna5295]

Jay and the Americans had quite a few songs that made the charts.

[@carlc5748]

A very good documentary about the history of the bands, and their beginnings, had wondered about many of them, with such stand out hits, with their respective unique styles.

[@jefffisher1297]

The Grassroots, Looking Glass, Vanity Fare, the Association, the Okayshuns...

[@Ozmulki]

What about Shocking Blue who were Dutch?

[@areneesouder]

I wish you had played a bit of every song. I'm partial to "Walk Away Renee",of course. I love so many of these songs! 💜😎👍💃✌️💜

[@olddrummer1942]

What, no Canadian bands like the Guess Who? Also, The Fireballs had an even bigger hit, Bottle of Wine"

[@JimFlickinger]

I could sing along with every one of them! Thanks.

[@DennisVernier]

It's amazing for a band to even get one hit. Most musicians never get the opportunity to do that. The world is filled with outstanding musicians. Most don't get famous. Reality.

[@ICARE9449]

I was a teen in the 70's but being the 8 th of 14 children, all my older siblings loved the Beatles! Although my favorite was Paul when I was in first grade, and to this day always adored the Beatles, my one guy wonder from that time was Tommy Roe who sang " "Dizzy" My 13 year old friends and I LOVED that song! Was my first 45 record I ever bought ( didn't have enough money for any albums) with my babysitting money! I played it over and over on my older ( 21 year old) brother's portable record player!! Wow! What a flood of memories one song brings back! But I still know every word!! Haha!

[@gaiaphoenix18]

he also sang “Sweet Pea” a cute catchy song, I know because thats my BF knick name for me so we play that song all the time and watch the video from the 60’s.Tommy Roe, last I checked is still making music, and what a cutie!!

[@DuelingBongos]

When I was watching one of the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY films recently, I wondered what band was performing COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER?🤔 Thanks to this video, I know now!Thanks!🙂

[@fleetcomm1]

Anyone who lived the 60’s can name dozens more. I loved “They’re Coming To Take Me Away HaHa” by Napoleon XIV. Tiny Tim, Shocking Blue, The Music Machine, Love, Electric Prunes, Blues Magoos, Barry McGuire, The Troggs & Capt Beefheart with “Diddy Wah Diddy” before he linked up with his buddy Frank Zappa. I was a record collector from 1968 to 2010 specializing in 60’s. I had 6000 albums and 1000 45’s mostly picture sleeves but my sons wanted nothing to do with my records so I eBayed most of them and gave the rest to Goodwill. No regrets. Great memories.

[@mikeyjl54]

Jay and the Americans is my #1 all time group. Jay Black had the most amazing voice, called "The Voice" because of his operatic sound.The one missing on this list is The We Five, with Bev Bivens. They had an amazing sound and hits like, "You Were On My Mind"

[@kathybest741]

If you another list like this, please consider the Bobby Fuller Four. The Newbests, the Gentrys, Ian and Sylvia, Spanky and Our Gang, Buffalo Springfield, as Duke suggestions.

[@jefftheroux4327]

Actually, the segment featuring the McCoys had photos of the Gentrys

[@redfields5070]

You could probably include most bands in the list.

[@jonmason1955]

The Left Banke were all classical musicians from The Julliard School of Music who, on a dare (as I heard it), formed the band to prove they could make a successful pop hit. This their nik-name

[@oldprankster7606]

I saw them in concert in my first year of college. The played the old Memorial Gym at UVA in Charlottesville. The gym had a weird mezzanine running track, where a lot of attendees watched them perform - many of them girls. I remember the drummer constantly looking up, as if to peek under the girls' skirts.

[@criscoleman]

@@oldprankster7606 LOL

[@danielnielsen8485]

Would have been nice to include the Australian band The Seekers who had several top 10 singles in the US. … Likewise the Easybeats with Friday On My Mind.

[@dancingbear86]

Thanks for highlighting Peppermint Rainbow, The Rose Garden, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, The Cyrkle, Four Jacks and a Jill and Mercy-all had some great songs. 😊

[@pamdeloach6921]

"Red Rubber Ball" is still a great song.

[@billmcghee7680]

​@@pamdeloach6921 written by Paul Simon.

[@johnnesbit2371]

@@billmcghee7680 The Cyrkle also had Paul's brother involved--forget his name.

[@eileenryan2248]

​@@billmcghee7680I never knew that.

[@chowgirl9866]

Absolutely! My grandmother bought me that Peppermint Rainbow album back in 1969/70! Loved every song back then! My husband and I dance and sing to the oldies often -- so much fun!

[@JackCoakley]

Love the inclusion of the TBone instrumental No Matter What Shape. There were so many terrific instrumentals in the 60s. Soul Serenade by Willie Mitchell was a fave!

[@HektorBandimar]

The Fortunes were a popular and good band, a lot of people will remember them, it was interesting to hear what had happened to Pinkertons Assorted Colours. I literally bumped into the Crazy World of Arthur Brown singer at a gig he did on the Isle of Wight.

[@redfields5070]

The Fortunes and The Tremelos sounded too much alike and I think it hurt both bands.

[@mikesweet2554]

Would like to see Every Mother's Son, The Challengers,The Leaves, The Standells,Ronny and the Daytonas and The Sunshine Company included in any future post if possible.

[@melissahess9743]

Still remember all the words to Pushin to Hard.

[@paullee3660]

I don’t know why they showed a photo of Gerry Puckett and the Union Gap whilst talking about the Box Tops. Oops.

[@evalynkulp461]

Yes, that’s the Union Gap.

[@chowgirl9866]

I thought I saw Gary Puckett in there!! Thank you!

[@philwright2480]

Gary

[@donabel1273]

Yeah, I noticed that too! And in another segment, there was a still that looked like Johnny Maestro.

[@madonnarobertson2330]

My fav. Gary Puckett and the union gap

[@RonCondon]

Early 70s I moved to Felton California. I was a frustrated New England musician. Anyway we went to a club in Ben Lomend and saw Stoneground and the Sons of Chaplain...mind was blown...those were the days and that was MUSIC for everyone...

[@cocoaorange1]

Where is Felton, CA?

[@jefftheroux4327]

North of Santa Cruz