1968: The Year In Music

1968 – Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. Robert F. Kennedy is also assassinated. British politician Enoch Powell delivers his controversial “Rivers of Blood” speech. Maybe not the best year socially and politically … but at least the music was really good! I’ll be looking at the popular and highest-rated songs / albums of theContinue reading “1968: The Year In Music”

1963: The Year In Music

1963 – MLK delivers his famous “I have a dream” speech. JFK is assassinated. The Beatles release their first album. The Rolling Stones sign for Decca Records. All in all, quite a tumultuous year in history! Same deal as always – I’ll be looking at the popular and highest-rated songs / albums for 1963, givingContinue reading “1963: The Year In Music”

1962: The Year In Music

1962 – the first Bond film, “Dr. No”, was released. The Cuban Missile Crisis shocked the world. Scientists announced the discovery of anti-matter. And the music scene kept chugging along. Same rules as always – I’ll be looking at the popular and highest-rated songs / albums from each year, before giving my final thoughts forContinue reading “1962: The Year In Music”

1960: The Year In Music

It’s been a while since I’ve done a music-related series on this blog, so I thought I’d go all-in with a focus on music history – I’ll look at the most popular / highest-rated albums and singles from each year since 1960, giving my opinions on each as well as the year as a whole.Continue reading “1960: The Year In Music”