Post by Michael Capasse on Jul 15, 2019 13:32:02 GMT -5
from "Rock Dreams": Peellaert, Guy; Cohn | Published by Schünemann, (1973).
1959-1963: Before the Fab
A look at the music, films, arts, and events of social impact,
before The Beatles arrived in America.
all titles are clickable links | * denotes the latest entrybefore The Beatles arrived in America.
1959
The Day The Music Died | Feb. 03, 1959
El Paso | Marty Robbins
Big Iron | Marty Robbins
Rio Bravo | Western film
What'd I Say | Ray Charles
Little Queenie | Chuck Berry
Mack the Knife | Bobby Darin
Little Girl Blue lp | Nina Simone
Goldfinger | James Bond novel
Take Five | Dave Brubeck Quartet
A Raisin in the Sun | Broadway Play
Khrushchev Visit | Sept. 15-27, 1959
North by Northwest | Alfred Hitchcock film
A Teenager in Love | Dion and the Belmonts
Money (That's What I Want) | Barrett Strong
1960
Boys | The Shirelles
Spoonful | Howlin' Wolf
Chain Gang | Sam Cooke
Shop Around | The Miracles
U2 Incident | May 01, 1960
The Twist | Chubby Checker
Bye Bye Johnny | Chuck Berry
Elvis is Back! lp | Elvis Presley
Only the Lonely | Roy Orbison
Hot Rod Lincoln | Johnny Bond
Mack the Knife | Ella Fitzgerald
It's Now or Never| Elvis Presley
Cathy's Clown | The Everly Bros.
Sing for 7-up | The Kingston Trio
Fatal Car Accident | Eddie Cochran
Button Down Mind of... | Bob Newhart
Goodbye Newport Blues | Otis Spann
Welcome Home, Elvis | Frank Sinatra Timex Show
1961
Cupid | Sam Cooke
Runaround Sue | Dion
Surfin' | The Beach Boys
Race for 61 | Oct. 01, 1961
Baby It's You | The Shirelles*
Hello Mary Lou | Ricky Nelson
West Side Story | Musical Film
Hit the Road Jack | Ray Charles
Tossin' and Turnin' | Bobby Lewis
I Ain't Superstitious | Howlin' Wolf
Let's Twist Again | Chubby Checker
It Was a Very Good Year | The Kingston Trio
Where Have All The Flowers Gone? | The Kingston Trio
1962
Dr. No | James Bond film
Fail Safe | Suspense novel
The Music Man | Musical film
You Shook Me | Muddy Waters
Monster Mash | "Boris" Pickett
Hawaiian Punch | TV Commercial
The New Frontier | The Kingston Trio
Twistin' the Night Away | Sam Cooke
Twist and Shout | The Isley Brothers
Green Onions | Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Cuban Missile Crisis | Oct 16-28, 1962
Jazz Samba lp | Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd
You've Really Got a Hold on Me | The Miracles
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Western film
1963
Rider | The Kingston Trio
Be My Baby | The Ronettes
Louie Louie | The Kingsmen
The Freewheelin'... | Bob Dylan
You Need Love | Muddy Waters
Cap'n Crunch | Breakfast Cereal
An Evening With... | Nat King Cole
Song For a Friend | The Kingston Trio
A Christmas Gift For You | Phil Spector
Kennedy Assassination | Nov. 22, 1963
Bring it on Home | Sonny Boy Williamson II
Beethoven’s Third Symphony | Erich Leinsdorf
The Thomas Paine Award | Dec. 13, 1963