All-Time Greatest Music

By: Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter (Illustration by Paul Davis)

I first heard of the Beatles when I was nine years old. I spent most of my holidays on Merseyside then, and a local girl gave me a bad publicity shot of them with their names scrawled on the back. This was 1962 or ’63, before they came to America. The photo was badly lit, and they didn’t quite have their look down; Ringo had his hair slightly swept back, as if he wasn’t quite sold on the Beatles haircut yet. I didn’t care; they were the band for me. The funny thing is that parents and all their friends from Liverpool were also curious and proud about this local group. Prior to that, the people in show business from the north of England had all been comedians. Come to think of it, the Beatles recorded for Parlophone, which was known as a comedy label.

I was exactly the right age to be hit by them full on. My experience — seizing on every picture, saving money for singles and EPs, catching them on a local news show — was repeated over and over again around the world. It was the first time anything like this had happened on this scale. But it wasn’t just about the numbers.

Every record was a shock when it came out. Compared to rabid R&B evangelists like the Rolling Stones, the Beatles arrived sounding like nothing else. They had already absorbed Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry, but they were also writing their own songs. They made writing your own material expected, rather than exceptional.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney were exceptional songwriters; McCartney was, and is, a truly virtuoso musician; George Harrison wasn’t the kind of guitar player who tore off wild, unpredictable solos, but you can sing the melodies of nearly all of his breaks. Most important, they always fit right into the arrangement. Ringo Starr played the drums with an incredibly unique feel that nobody can really copy, although many fine drummers have tried and failed. Most of all, John and Paul were fantastic singers.

Lennon, McCartney and Harrison had stunningly high standards as writers. Imagine releasing a song like “Ask Me Why” or “Things We Said Today” as a B side. These records were events, and not just advance notice of an album release.

Then they started to really grow up. They went from simple love lyrics to adult stories like “Norwegian Wood,” which spoke of the sour side of love, and on to bigger ideas than you would expect to find in catchy pop lyrics.

They were pretty much the first group to mess with the aural perspective of their recordings and have it be more than just a gimmick. Before the Beatles, you had guys in lab coats doing recording experiments in the Fifties, but you didn’t have rockers deliberately putting things out of balance, like a quiet vocal in front of a loud track on “Strawberry Fields Forever.” You can’t exaggerate the license that this gave to everyone from Motown to Jimi Hendrix.

My absolute favorite albums are Rubber Soul and Revolver. When you picked up Revolver, you knew it was something different. Heck, they are wearing sunglasses indoors in the picture on the back of the cover and not even looking at the camera … and the music was so strange and yet so vivid. If I had to pick a favorite song from those albums, it would be “And Your Bird Can Sing” … no, “Girl” … no, “For No One” … and so on, and so on….

The Beatles greatest hits playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/21Gs9V9IfA9cw16tlznsHn?si=E84jyVsoTXiZSc7IsleFZQ&pi=ebvwXC3VRtavr

Their breakup album, Let It Be, contains songs both gorgeous and jagged. I remember going to Leicester Square and seeing the film of Let It Be in 1970. I left with a melancholy feeling.

The word “Beatlesque” has been in the dictionary for a while now. I can hear them in the Prince album Around the World in a Day; in Ron Sexsmith’s tunes; in Harry Nilsson’s melodies. You can hear that Kurt Cobain listened to the Beatles and mixed them in with punk and metal.

I’ve co-written some songs with Paul McCartney and performed with him in concert on a few occasions. During one rehearsal, I was singing harmony on a Ricky Nelson song, and Paul called out the next tune: “All My Loving.” I said, “Do you want me to take the harmony line the second time round?” And he said, “Yeah, give it a try.” I’d only had 35 years to learn the part. It was a very poignant performance, witnessed only by the crew and other artists on the bill.

At the show, it was very different. The second he sang the opening lines — “Close your eyes, and I’ll kiss you” — the crowd’s reaction was so intense that it all but drowned the song out. It was very thrilling but also rather disconcerting. Perhaps I understood in that moment one of the reasons why the Beatles had to stop performing. The songs weren’t theirs anymore. They were everybody’s.

In 2004 — 50 years after Elvis Presley walked into Sun Studios and cut “That’s All Right” — Rolling Stone celebrated rock & roll’s first half-century in grand style, assembling a panel of 55 top musicians, writers and industry executives (everyone from Keith Richards to Questlove of the Roots) and asking them to pick the most influential artists of the rock & roll era. The resulting list of 100 artists, published in two issues of Rolling Stone in 2004 and 2005, and updated in 2011, is a broad survey of rock history, spanning Sixties heroes (the Beatles) and modern insurgents (Eminem), and touching on early pioneers (Chuck Berry) and the bluesmen who made it all possible (Howlin’ Wolf).

The essays on these top 100 artists are by their peers: singers, producers and musicians. In these fan testimonials, indie rockers pay tribute to world-beating rappers (Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig on Jay-Z), young pop stars honor stylistic godmothers (Britney Spears on Madonna) and Billy Joel admits that Elton John “kicks my ass on piano.” Rock & roll is now a music with a rich past. But at its best, it is still the sound of forward motion. As you read this book, remember: This is what we have to live up to.

The Top100 rock and roll artists recordings of all time:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Hn0JI3ShdvlZ3mlBqALiA?si=1A9s-O22SI-uXznVPqMb5w&pi=JdljbznZRQyTj

So, this is a gut check as to how many of these artists fall into what I believe is the greatest music era of all time: The 1950s and 1960s.

In the following paragraphs, you will note that there are fifteen additional artists to be added to the blog that prevailed in the 1950s and 1960s: Jimi Hendrix (No6), Bob Marley (No11), Muddy Waters (No17), Bo Diddley (No20), Michael Jackson (No35), David Bowie (No39), The Band (No50), Howlin Wolf (No54), Parliament and Kunkadelic (No58), Joni Mitchell (No62), Phil Spector (No64), The Stooges (No78), The Yardbirds (No89), Booker T and The MGs (No93) and Curtis Mayfield (No 98). That leaves a total of 70 artists (of 100) that represent the 1950s and 1960s. A vast majority supporting the blog’s overall belief that the 50s and 60s was the best all-time era for music!

Lets give credit to those special artists from the 1970s and 1980s who made the Rollingstone Top100 list (their highest rated was No22):

(16) From the 1970s: U2 (No22), Bruce Springsteen (No23), The Ramones (No26), The Clash (No28), Patti Smith (No47), Queen (No52), Aerosmith (No59), Sex Pistols (No60), Al Green (No66), The Police (No70), AC/DC (No72), Eagles (No75), Elvis Costello (No80), Gram Parsons (No87), Tom Petty (No91), Lynyard Skynyrd (No85) and Talking Heads (No100).

(14) From the 1980s: Prince (No27), Nirvanna (No30), Madonna (No36), Public Enemy (No44), Run DMC (No48), Dr. Dre (No56), Metallica (No61), Radiohead (No73), Beastie Boys (No77), Eminem (No83), Tupac Shakur (No86), Jay-Z (No88), Nine Inch Nails (No94) and R.E.M (No97).

In the next post, I will highlight the 70 artists from the 1950s and 1960s that made the Top100 list using the information from the Rolling Stone Magazine.

Here are the X,Y & Z’s: Xephers, Glen Yarbrough and The Limeliters, Yellow Balloon, Yes (pictured), Faron Young, The Youngbloods, Zagar and Evans and The Zombies.

Xephyrs (Candy Givens charismatic singer) Sunset Ride (album) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Sunset-Ride-album

Yarbrough, Glen Baby the Rain Must Fall 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Baby-the-Rain-Must-Fall

Yellow Balloon, The (Don Grady lead singer had been in the Micky Mouse Club) I’ve Got a Feeling for Love 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Ive-Got-a-Feeling-for-Love

Yellow Balloon, The (Don Grady lead singer had been in the Micky Mouse Club) How Can I Be Down (written by Jill Gibson after her time with the Mamas and Papas) 1967 https://tinyurl.com/How-Can-I-Be-Down

Yes Sweetness 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Sweetness-Yes

Yes Roundabout (No7) 1971 https://tinyurl.com/Roundabout-Yes

Young, Faron Hello Walls 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Hello-Walls

Youngbloods, The Lets Get Together (Top40) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Lets-Get-Together-Youngbloods

Zager (Denny) and Evans (Rick) In the Year 2525 1969 https://tinyurl.com/In-the-Year-2525

Zombies, The She’s Not There 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Shes-Not-There

Zombies, The Tell Her No 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Tell-Her-No

Zombies, The Time of the Season.  (No1) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Time-of-the-Season

Here’s the W’s: Walker Brothers, Robin Ward, Dionne Warwick (pictured), Dinah Washington, We Five, We the People, Mary Wells, West Coast Pop Art, Kim Weston, The Who, Wigwam Band, Wilde Knights, Andy Williams, Danny Williams, Hank Williams, Maurice Williams, Wimple Winch, Jackie Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Tammy Wynette and Mark Wynter.

Walker Brothers, The Make It Easy on Yourself 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Make-It-Easy-on-Yourself-W-Bro

Ward, Robin  Wonderful Summer 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Wonderful-Summer

Warwick, Dionne Do You Know the Way to San Jose 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Know-the-Way-to-San-Jose

Washington, Dinah What a Difference a Day Makes 1959 https://tinyurl.com/Difference-a-Day-Makes

We Five You Were on My Mind (remade from ian & Silvia) No3 1965 https://tinyurl.com/You-Were-On-My-Mind

We Five Lets Get Together.  (No35) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Lets-Get-Together-We-Five

We the People Mirror of Your Mind. (Top10) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Mirror-of-Your-Mind

Wells, Mary The One Who Really Loves You  1962 https://tinyurl.com/The-One-Who-Really-Loves-You

West Coast Pop Art, The Sassafras 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Sassafras-West-Coast-Pop-Art

West Coast Pop Art, The Smell of Insense 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Smell-of-Insense

Weston, Kim (with Marvin Gaye) It Takes Two 1966 https://tinyurl.com/It-Takes-Two-K-Weston-M-Gaye

Who, The (Peter Townsend, guitar) My Generation  1965 https://tinyurl.com/My-Generation

Who, The (Peter Townsend, guitar) Pinball Wizard 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Pinball-Wizard

Wigwam Band  Hard ‘n Horny. (album) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Hard-n-Horny

Wilde Knights Just Like Me (later hit for Paul Revere) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Just-Like-Me-Wilde-Knights

Wilde Knights Beaver Patrol 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Beaver-Patrol

Williams, Andy Can’t Get Used to Losing You.  (No1) 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Cant-Get-Used-to-Losing-You

Williams, Andy Music to Watch Girls By 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Music-to-Watch-Girls-By

Williams, Danny The Wonderful World of the Young 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Wonderful-World-of-the-Young

Williams, Hank Your Cheatin Heart.  (No1) 1952 https://tinyurl.com/Your-Cheatin-Heart

Williams, Hank Hey, Good Lookin.  (No1) 1951 https://tinyurl.com/Hey-Good-Lookin

Williams, Hank I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry 1949 https://tinyurl.com/Im-So-Lonesome-I-Could-Cry

Williams, Maurice (Zodiacs) Stay 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Stay-Maurice-Williams

Wimple Winch (intricate vocal harmonies and exploratory lyrics) Save My Soul 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Save-My-Soul

Wimple Winch (intricate vocal harmonies and exploratory lyrics) What’s Been Done 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Whats-Been-Done

Wilson, Jackie Reet Petite 1958 https://tinyurl.com/Reet-Petite

Wilson, Jackie Lonely Teardrops 1959 https://tinyurl.com/Lonely-Teardrops

Wilson, Jackie Your Love Keeps Me Lifting Higher and Higher 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Your-Love-Keeps-Lifting-Me

Wilson, Nancy How Glad I Am 1964 https://tinyurl.com/How-Glad-I-Am-Nancy-Wilson

Wonder, Stevie For Once in My Life 1968 https://tinyurl.com/For-Once-in-My-Life-S-Wonder

Wonder, Stevie I Was Made to Love Her 1967 https://tinyurl.com/I-Was-Made-to-Love-Her

Wonder, Stevie Uptight, Everything’s Alright 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Uptight-Everythings-Alright

Wynette, Tammy Stand By Your Man (album) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Stand-By-Your-Man-album

Wynter, Mark Venus in Blue Jeans 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Venus-in-Blue-Jeans

Wynter, Mark Go Away Little Girl 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Go-Away-Little-Girl-M-Wynter

Here are the V’s: Richie Valens, Van der Graaf Generation, Vanilla Fudge, Vanity Fare, Frankie Vaughn, Sarah Vaughn, Bobby Vee, The Velvet Underground, The Ventures, Village Stompers, Gene Vincent and Bobby Vinton (pictured).

Valens, Richie Come On,  Lets Go 1956 https://tinyurl.com/Come-On-Lets-Go

Valens, Richie Donna 1955 https://tinyurl.com/Donna-Richie-Valens

Valens, Richie La Bamba 1955 https://tinyurl.com/La-Bamba-Richie-Valens

Van der Graaf Generation  Afterwards 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Afterwards-Van-der-Graaf

Van der Graaf Generation  The Boat of a Million Years 1970 https://tinyurl.com/The-Boat-of-a-Million-Years

Vanilla Fudge You Keep Me Hanging On (Supremes cover) 1967 https://tinyurl.com/You-Keep-Me-Hanging-On-V-Fudge

Vanity Fare I Live for the Sun 1968 https://tinyurl.com/I-Live-for-the-Sun

Vanity Fare Hitchin a Ride. (worldwide hit) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Hitchin-a-Ride

Vaughn, Frankie Tweedlee-Dee 1955 https://tinyurl.com/Tweedlee-Dee

Vaughn, Sarah Whatever Lola Wants 1955 https://tinyurl.com/Whatever-Lola-Wants

Vee, Bobby Take Good Care of My Baby.  (No1) 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Take-Good-Care-of-My-Baby

Vee, Bobby Rubber Ball 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Rubber-Ball Vee, Bobby Run to Him 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Run-to-Him

Vee, Bobby The Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1963 https://tinyurl.com/The-Night-has-a-Thousand-Eyes

Velvet Underground, The  What Goes On 1969 https://tinyurl.com/What-Goes-On-Velvet-Undergr

Ventures, The Walk Don’t Run 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Walk-Dont-Run

Ventures, The Hawaii Five O 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Hawaii-Five-O-The-Ventures

Village Stompers, The Washington Square 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Washington-Square

Vincent, Gene Pistol Packin Momma 1958 https://tinyurl.com/Pistol-Packin-Momma

Vinton, Bobby Blue on Blue 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Blue-on-Blue

Vinton, Bobby Blue Velvet.  (No1) 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Blue-Velvet-Bobby-Vinton

Vinton, Bobby Roses Are Red.  (No1) 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Roses-Are-Red-Bobby-Vinton

Here are the U’s: The Ugly Ducklings (pictured), Ultimate Spinach, Init Four Plus Two and Unrelated Segments.

Ugly Ducklings, The Gaslight.  (Top 40) 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Gaslight-Ugly-Ducklings

Ultimate Spinach Romeo and Juliet (Just Like) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Romeo-and-Juliet-Ultim-Spinach

Unit Four Plus Two Concrete and Clay 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Concrete-and-Clay

Unrelated Segments, The Story of My Life 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Story-of-My-Life-Unrelated-Seg

Here are the T’s: Norma Tanega, Taste Band, James Taylor (pictured), Nina Tempo, The Temptations, Ten Years After, Joe Tex, The 13th Floor Elevators, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Zakary Thaks, Them, Third Ear Band, BJ Thomas, Carla Thomas, Irma Thomas, Threes a Crowd, Three Dog Night, Johnny Tillosin, Tomorrow, The Tornadoes, Traffic, The Trashmen, Jackie Trent, The Troggs, Doris Troy, Jethro Tull, Tully Band, Conway Twitty, Ike and Tina Turner, The Turtles, The Tymes and Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Tanega, Norma Walkin My Cat Named Dog 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Walkin-My-Cat-Named-Dog

Taste Band Blister on the Moon 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Blister-on-the-Moon

Taste Band What’s Going On 1970 https://tinyurl.com/Whats-Going-On-Taste

Taylor, James Something in the Way She Moves 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Something-in-the-Way-She-Moves

Tempo, Nina ( & April Stevens) Deep Purple 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Deep-Purple-Nina-Tempo

Temptations, The  My Girl.  (No1) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/My-Girl-Temptations

Temptations, The  Ain’t to Proud to Beg 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Aint-to-Proud-to-Beg

Ten Years After I’m Going Home 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Im-Going-Home

Tex, Joe Hold What You’ve Got 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Hold-What-Youve-Got

The 13th Floor Elevators You’re Gonna Miss Me 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Youre-Gonna-Miss-Me

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Fire (Gold disc) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Fire-Crazy-World-of-A-Brown

Thaks, Zakary Bad Girl 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Bad-Girl-Zakary-Thaks

Them (Van Morrison vocals) Gloria 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Gloria-Them-Van-Morrison

Third Ear Band Alchemy (album) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Alchemy-album

Third Ear Band Music from Macbeth (album) 1972 https://tinyurl.com/Music-from-Macbeth

Thomas, B.J. Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Raindrops-Keep-Falling-Thomas

Thomas, Carla Gee Whiz 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Gee-Whiz-Carla-Thomas

Thomas, Carla. (duet with Otis Redding) Tramp 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Tramp-Carla-Thomas-O-Redding

Thomas, Irma Anyone Who Knows What Love Is 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Anyone-Know-What-Love-Is

Threes a Crowd Bound to Fly 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Bound-to-Fly

Threes a Crowd Christopher’s Movie Mantinee. (album) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Christophers-Movie-Mantinee

Three Dog Night One ( No5) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/One-Three-Dog-Night

Three Dog Night Easy to Be Hard (No4) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Easy-to-be-Hard

Three Dog Night Eli’s Coming. (No10) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Elis-Coming-Three-Dog-Night

Three Dog Night Try a Little Tenderness (No29) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Try-a-Little-Tenderness

Tillotsin, Johnny It Keeps Right on Hurting 1962 https://tinyurl.com/It-Keeps-Right-on-Hurting

Tillotsin, Johnny Poetry in Motion 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Poetry-in-Motion-J-Tillotsin

Tomorrow (Lead guitar Steve Howe left for Yes)  My White Bicycle  1967 https://tinyurl.com/My-White-Bicycle-Tomorrow

Tornados, The Telstar (charted No2) 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Telstar-The-Tornados

Tornados, The Globetrotter. (charted No15) 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Globetrotter-Tornados

Traffic (with Steve Winwood) Hole in My Shoe 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Hole-in-My-Shoe

Traffic (with Steve Winwood) Feelin Alright 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Feelin-Alright

Trashmen, The Surfin Bird (charted No4) 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Surfin-Bird-Trashmen

Trent, Jackie Where Are You Now 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Where-Are-You-Now

Troggs, The Wild Thing 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Wild-Thing-The-Troggs

Troggs, The With a Girl Like You 1966 https://tinyurl.com/With-a-Girl-Like-You

Troy, Doris Just One Look 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Just-One-Look

Tull, Jethro Living in the Past 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Living-in-the-Past

Tull, Jethro Sweet Dream 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Sweet-Dream-Jethro-Tull

Tully Band Dying Day 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Dying-Day

Twitty, Conway Its Only Make Believe 1959 https://tinyurl.com/Its-Only-Make-Believe

Twitty, Conway Hello Darlin 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Hello-Darlin-Conway-Twitty

Tymes, The So Much in Love 1963 https://tinyurl.com/So-Much-in-Love

Tyrannosaurus Rex My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair 1968 https://tinyurl.com/People-Were-Fair-and-Had-Sky

Turner, Ike & Tina River Deep and Mountain High 1966 https://tinyurl.com/River-Deep-and-Mountain-High

Turner, Ike & Tina Proud Mary 1970 https://tinyurl.com/Proud-Mary-Ike-and-Tina-Turner

Turtles, The It Ain’t Me Babe (No8) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/It-Aint-Me-Babe

Turtles, The You Baby. (No20) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/You-Bab

Turtles, The Happy Together. (No1) 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Happy-Together-The-Turtles

Turtles, The She’d Rather Be with Me. (No3) 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Shed-Rather-Be-with-Me

Here are the S’s: Sacred Mushroom, Kyu Sakamoto, Sam and Dave, The Sandpipers, Evie Sands, Carlos Santana, Sonny and Cher, Savage Ressurection, The Stooges, Savoy Brown, Jack Scott, Linda Scott, The Searchers, Neil Sedaka, The Seeds, The Seekers, The Shadows, Shadows of Night, The Shangri-Las, Del Shannon, Helen Shapiro, Dee Dee Sharp, Sandie Shaw, The Shirelles, Shocking Blue, Silver Apples, Simon and Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra (pictured), Sir Douglass Quintet, The Skyliners, Percy Sledge, Grace Slick and The Jefferson Airplane, Sly snd The Family Stone, Small Faces, Smith Band, Carl Smith, O. C. Smith, Hank Snow, Soft Machine, The Sonics, Sons of Champlin, Sopwith Camel, The Sorrows, Spencer Davis Group, Spirit Band, Spooky Tooth, Dusty Springfield, The Squires, Status Quo, Steam Band, Steamhammer, Ray Stevens, St. Peters Crispian, Barbara Streisand, Steppenwolf, Steve Miller Band, Stone Ponies (with Linda Ronstadt), The Stooges, The Strangeloves, The Supremes, The Sufaries, The Swinging Bluejeans and The Syndicate of Sound.

Sacred Mushroom Break Away Girl 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Breakaway-Girl

Sakamoto, Kyu Sukiyaki 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Sukiyaki-Kyu-Sakamoto

Sam and Dave Hold On, I’m  Comin 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Hold-On-Im-Comin

Sandpipers, The. (sing in 8 different languages!) Guantanamera. (Top10) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Guantanamera-Sandpipers

Sandpipers, The. (sing in 8 different languages!) Come Saturday Morning (Top20) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Come-Saturday-Morning

Sands, Evie Angel of the Morning 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Angel-of-the-Morning

Sands, Evie Any Way that You Want Me 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Any-Way-that-You-Want-Me

Santana, Carlos Santana (album) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Santana-album

Santana, Carlos Evil Ways 1970 https://tinyurl.com/Evil-Ways

Santana, Carlos Black Magic Woman 1970 https://tinyurl.com/Black-Magic-Woman-Santana

Sarkisian, Cher (and Sonny Bono) I Got You Babe 1965 https://tinyurl.com/I-Got-You-Babe-Sonny-and-Cher

Sarkisian, Cher (and Sonny Bono) Little Man 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Man

Sarkisian, Cher (and Sonny Bono) The Beat Goes On 1967 https://tinyurl.com/The-Beat-Goes-On-Sonny-Cher

Savage Ressurection, The (16 year old lead guitar Randy Hammon) Fox is Slick 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Savage-Resurrection-album

Savages, The No No No 1966 https://tinyurl.com/No-No-No-The-Savages

Savages, The Roses Are Red My Love 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Roses-are-Red-My-Love

Savoy Brown Getting to the Point (album) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Getting-to-the-Point-album

Savoy Brown I’m Tired 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Im-Tired-Savoy-Brown

Scott, Jack Burning Bridges 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Burning-Bridges-Jack-Scott

Scott, Linda I’ve Told Every Little Star 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Ive-Told-Every-Little-Star

Searchers, The Sweets for My Sweet 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Sweets-for-My-Sweet

Searchers, The Sugar and Spice 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Sugar-and-Spice-Searchers

Searchers, The Needles and Pins 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Needles-and-Pins-The-Searchers

Sedaka, Neil  Calendar Girl 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Calendar-Girl

Sedaka, Neil  Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Happy-Birthday-Sweet-Sixteen

Sedaka, Neil  Breaking Up is Hard to Do.  (No1) 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Breaking-Up-is-Hard-To-Do

Seeds, The Pushing Too Hard 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Pushin-Too-Hard

Seekers, The I’ll Never Find Another You 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Ill-Never-Find-Another-You

Shadows, The Wonderful Land 1959 https://tinyurl.com/Wonderful-Land

Shadows of Night Gloria 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Gloria-Shadows-of-Night

Shangri-Las, The Leader of the Pack 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Leader-of-the-Pack-Shangri-Las

Shannon, Del Runaway.  (No1) 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Runaway-Del-Shannon

Shannon, Del Hey Little Girl 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Hey-Little-Girl

Shannon, Del Keep Searchin 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Keep-Searchin

Shapiro, Helen You Don’t Know 1961 https://tinyurl.com/You-Dont-Know

Shapiro, Helen Walking Back to Happiness  1960 https://tinyurl.com/Walking-Back-to-Happiness

Sharp, Dee Dee Mashed Potato Time 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Mashed-Potato-Time

Shaw, Sandie Long Live Love 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Long-Live-Love

Shaw, Sandie Nothing Comes Easy 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Nothing-Comes-Easy

Shirelles, The Will You Love Me Tomorrow.  (No1)  1960 https://tinyurl.com/Will-You-Love-Me-Tomorrow

Shirelles, The Soldier Boy 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Soldier-Boy-The-Shirelles

Shirelles, The Thank You Baby 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Thank-You-Baby

Shocking Blue Send Me a Postcard 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Send-Me-a-Postcard

Shocking Blue Venus 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Venus-Shocking-Blue

Silver Apples Osillation 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Osillation

Silver Apples You and I 1969 https://tinyurl.com/You-and-I-Silver-Apples

Simon and Garfunkel Sounds of Silence.  (No1) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Sounds-of-Silence

Simon and Garfunkel At the Zoo 1968 https://tinyurl.com/At-the-Zoo-Simon-Garfunkel

Simon and Garfunkel Mrs. Robinson  1968 https://tinyurl.com/Mrs-Robinson-Simon-Garfunkel

Sinatra, Frank Someone to Watch Over Me 1954 https://tinyurl.com/Someone-to-Watch-Over-Me

Sinatra, Frank White Christmas  1954 https://tinyurl.com/White-Christmas-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank You Make Me Feel So Young 1956 https://tinyurl.com/You-Make-Me-Feel-So-Young

Sinatra, Frank Autumn Leaves 1957 https://tinyurl.com/Autumn-Leaves-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Time After Time 1957 https://tinyurl.com/Time-After-Time-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Silent Night 1957 https://tinyurl.com/Silent-Night-Frank-Sinatra Sinatra,

Frank I Could Have Danced All Night 1958 https://tinyurl.com/I-Could-Have-Danced-All-Night

Sinatra, Frank Cheek to Cheek 1958 https://tinyurl.com/Cheek-to-Cheek

Sinatra, Frank Stormy Weather  1959 https://tinyurl.com/Stormy-Weather-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Sentimental Journey 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Sentimental-Journey-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Come Dance with Me (Grammy Winner) 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Come-Dance-with-Me

Sinatra, Frank As Time Goes By 1961 https://tinyurl.com/As-Time-Goes-By-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Misty 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Misty-Frank-Sinatra-album

Sinatra, Frank Night and Day 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Night-and-Day-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Stardust 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Stardust-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank There Will Never Be Another You 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Never-Be-Another-You

Sinatra, Frank I Get a Kick Out of You 1962 https://tinyurl.com/I-Get-Kick-Out-of-You

Sinatra, Frank Are You Lonesome Tonight 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Are-You-Lonesome-To-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank You’ll Never Walk Alone 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Youll-Never-Walk-Al-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Pick Yourself Up 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Pick-Yourself-Up

Sinatra, Frank Call Me Irresponsible  1963 https://tinyurl.com/Call-Me-Irresponsible-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank So in Love 1963 https://tinyurl.com/So-in-Love-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Moon River 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Moon-River-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank The Way You Look Tonight 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Way-You-Look-Tonight-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Love is a Many Splendored Thing 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Love-Many-Splendored-Thing

Sinatra, Frank Fly Me to the Moon 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Fly-Me-to-the-Moon-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Come Fly with Me 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Come-Fly-with-Me-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank That’s Life 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Thats-Life-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank The Shadow of Your Smile 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Shadow-of-Your-Smile-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Summer Wind 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Summer-Wind-Frank-Sinatra Sinatra,

Frank My Kind of Town (Chicago) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/My-Kind-of-Town-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank It Was a Very Good Year. (Grammy Winner) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/It-was-a-Very-Good-Year

Sinatra, Frank What Now My Love 1966 https://tinyurl.com/What-Now-My-Love-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Somewhere My Love 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Somewhere-My-Love-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank On a Clear Day 1966 https://tinyurl.com/On-a-Clear-Day-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank The Impossible Dream 1966 https://tinyurl.com/The-Impossible-Dream-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank Strangers in the Night (Grammy Winner). No1 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Strangers-in-the-Night

Sinatra, Frank Some Enchanted Evening 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Enchanted-Evening-F-Sinatra

Sinatra, Frank For Once in My Life 1969 https://tinyurl.com/For-Once-in-My-Life

Sinatra, Frank My Way.  (No1) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/My-Way-Frank-Sinatra

Sinatra, Nancy These Boots Are Made for Walkin 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Boots-Made-for-Walkin-Sinatra

Sir Douglass Quintet, The She’s About a Mover 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Shes-About-a-Mover

Sir Douglass Quintet, The The Rains Came 1966 https://tinyurl.com/The-Rains-Came Skyliners, The Since I Don’t Have You 1959 https://tinyurl.com/Since-I-Dont-Have-You Sledge, Percy When a Man Loves a Woman 1966 https://tinyurl.com/When-a-Man-Loves-a-Woman

Slick, Grace (Jefferson Airplane) White Rabbit  1967 https://tinyurl.com/White-Rabbit-Grace-Slick

Sly and the Family Stone Dance to the Music 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Dance-to-the-Music-Fam-Stone Small Faces All or Nothing 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Green-Apples-O-C-Smith Small Faces Hey Girl 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Green-Apples-O-C-Smith Small Faces Itchycoo Park 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Green-Apples-O-C-Smith Small, Millie My Boy Lollipop 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Green-Apples-O-C-Smith Smith band (Gayle McCormich lead singer) Baby Its You 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Green-Apples-O-C-Smith

Smith, Carl Loose Talk 1955 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Green-Apples-O-C-Smith Smith, O.C. Little Green Apples (Grammy Winner) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Green-Apples-O-C-Smith

Snow, Hank I’m Moving On  1950 https://tinyurl.com/Im-Moving-On-Hank-Snow

Snow, Hank I’ve Been Everywhere 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Ive-Been-Everywhere

Soft Machine Volume Two 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Volume-Two

Sonics, The The Witch 1964 https://tinyurl.com/The-Witch-The-Sonics

Sons of Champlin (Bill). Left in 1977 to join Chicago Sing Me a Rainbow 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Sing-Me-a-Rainbow

Sons of Champlin (Bill). Left in 1977 to join Chicago You Can Fly 1969 https://tinyurl.com/You-Can-Fly

Sony and Cher I Got You Babe. (No1) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/I-Got-You-Babe-Sony-and-Cher

Sony and Cher Baby Don’t Go 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Baby-Dont-Go Sony and Cher All I Really Want to Do 1965 https://tinyurl.com/All-I-Want-to-Do

Sony and Cher Bang Bang (just Cher) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Bang-Bang-Cher

Sopwith Camel Hello, Hello 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Hello-Hello-Sopwith-Camel

Sopwith Camel Postcard from Jamaica 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Postcard-from-Jamaica

Sorrows, The Take a Heart 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Take-a-Heart

Spencer Davis Group, The Gimmie Some Lovin 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Gimmie-Some-Lovin

Spirit Band  I Got a Line On You 1968 https://tinyurl.com/I-Got-a-Line-on-You

Spooky Tooth The Weight 1968 https://tinyurl.com/The-Weight-Spooky-Tooth

Spooky Tooth I am the Walrus 1970 https://tinyurl.com/I-am-the-Walrus

Springfield, Dusty You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Dont-Have-to-Say-You-Love-Me

Squires, The. (with Neil Young) The Sultan 1963 https://tinyurl.com/The-Sultan-The-Squires Status Quo (founded by school boys) Spare Parts. (album) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Spare-Parts-album

Status Quo (founded by school boys) Ma Kelly’s Greasy Spoon. (album) 1970 https://tinyurl.com/Ma-Kellys-Greasy-Spoon-album

Steam Band Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (today sung in pro baseball games when a pitcher gets pulled).  (No1) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Kiss-Him-Goodbye

Steamhammer Junior’s Wailing 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Juniors-Wailing

Steamhammer Autmn Song 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Autumn-Song

Stevens, Ray Gitarzan 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Gitarzan-Ray-Stevens

Stevens, Ray Everything is Beautiful  1970 https://tinyurl.com/Everything-is-Beauti-Stevens

St. Peter’s Crispian The Pied Piper 1966 https://tinyurl.com/The-Pied-Piper-St-Peters

Streisand, Barbara  People 1964 https://tinyurl.com/People-Barbara-Streisand

Streisand, Barbara  He Touched Me 1965 https://tinyurl.com/He-Touched-Me-B-Streisand

Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride.  (No1) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Magic-Carpet-Ride

Steppenwolf Born to be Wild.  (No1) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Born-to-Be-Wild-Steppenwolf

Steppenwolf Rock Me 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Rock-Me-Steppenwolf

Steve Miller Band Living in the USA 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Living-in-the-USA

Steve Miller Band The Joker 1973 https://tinyurl.com/The-Joker-Steve-Miller-Band

Stone Ponies (with Linda Rhonstadt) Different Drum 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Different-Drum-L-Ronstadt

Stooges, The (Iggy Pop singer, confrontational) The Stooges (album) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/The-Stooges-album

Strangeloves, The I Want Candy 1965 https://tinyurl.com/I-Want-Candy-Strangeloves

Strangeloves, The Night Time 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Night-Time-Strangeloves

Supremes, The Where Did Our Love Go.  (No1) 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Where-Did-Our-Love-Go

Supremes, The Stop! In the Name of Love 1965 https://tinyurl.com/In-the-Name-of-Love-Supremes

Supremes, The Back Into My Arms Again 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Back-Into-My-Arms-Again

Supremes, The You Keep Me Hanging On.  (No1) 1965 https://tinyurl.com/You-Keep-Me-Hanging-On

Supremes, The Reflections 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Reflections-Supremes

Supremes, The Love is Here and Now You’re Gone 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Love-Is-Here-Supremes

Supremes, The Love Child. (No1) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Love-Child-Supremes

Sufaries, The Wipeout 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Wipe-Out-Sufaries

Sufaries, The Surfer Joe 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Surfer-Joe-Sufaries

Swann, Bettye Make Me Yours 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Make-Me-Yours

Sweetwater (delayed in traffic heading to Woodstock in 1969) Motherless Child 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Motherless-Child

Swinging Blue Jeans, The Hippy Hippy Shake 1959 https://tinyurl.com/Hippy-Hippy-Shake

Swinging Blue Jeans, The Good Golly Miss Molly 1958 https://tinyurl.com/Golly-Miss-Molly-Blue-Jeans

Swinging Blue Jeans, The You’re No Good 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Youre-No-Good

Syndicate of Sound Little Girl 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Little-Girl-Syndicate-of-Sound

Here are the R’s: Rare Bird, Rare Earth, The Rascals, Johnny Ray, Red Krayola, Otis Redding, Jim Reeves, The Remains, Diane Renay, Renaissance, Paul Revere and The Raiders, Cliff Richards and The Shadows, Little Richard, Richard and The Young Lion, Nelson Riddle, Righteous Brothers, Jeanie Riley, Rip Chords, The Rivieras, Johnny Rivers, Marty Robbins, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Rockin Berries, Rockin Ramrods, Jimmy Rodgers, Kenny Rogers, Tommy Roe, The Rolling Stones (pictured), Ronnie and The Daytonas, Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Ponies, The Rooftop Singers, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Jackie Ross, Rotery Connection, Marrilee Rush, Paul and Barry Ryan and Bobby Rydell.

Rare Bird Sympathy.  (No27) 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Sympathy-Rare-Bird

Rare Earth Generation, Light Up the Sky 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Generation-Light-Up-the-Sky

Rare Earth Get Ready. (No4) 1970 https://tinyurl.com/Get-Ready-Rare-Earth

Rascals, The Good Lovin.  (No1) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Good-Lovin

Rascals, The How Could I Be Sure.  (No4) 1967 https://tinyurl.com/How-Can-I-Be-Sure

Rascals, The Groovin. (No1) 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Groovin-Rascals

Rascals, The A Beautiful Morning.  (No3) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Beautiful-Morning-Rascals

Rascals, The People Got to Be Free.  (No1) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/People-Got-to-Be-Free

Ray, Johnny Cry 1951 https://tinyurl.com/Cry-Johnny-Ray

Ray, Johnny Just Walking in the Rain 1956 https://tinyurl.com/Just-Walking-in-the-Rain

Red Krayola The Parable of Arable Land 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Parable-of-Arable-Land

Redding, Otis The Dock of the Bay.  (No1) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Dock-of-the-Bay-Otis-Redding

Reeves, Jim Bimbo 1954 https://tinyurl.com/Bimbo-Jim-Reeves

Remains, The I Can’t Get Away from You 1965 https://tinyurl.com/I-Cant-Get-Away-from-You

Remains, The Diddy Wah Ditty 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Ditty-Wah-Ditty

Renay, Diane Navy Blue 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Navy-Blue-D-Renay

Renaissance (Annie Haslam 5 octave vocal range) Rennaissance. (album). No60 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Annie-Haslam-Vocal-Range

Renaissance (Annie Haslam 5 octave vocal range) Northern Lights 1978 https://tinyurl.com/Northern-Lights-RenIssance

Revere, Paul (& The Raiders) Over You 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Over-You

Revere, Paul (& The Raiders) Kicks. (No1) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Kicks-Paul-Revere

Revere, Paul (& The Raiders) Hungry.  (No1) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Hungry-Paul-Revere

Revere, Paul (& The Raiders) Good Thing.  (No1) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Good-Thing-Paul-Revere

Revere, Paul (& The Raiders) Just Like Me 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Just-Like-Me-Paul-Revere

Richards, Cliff (The Shadows) Do You Want to Dance 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Do-You-Want-to-Dance

Richards, Cliff (The Shadows) The Minute You’re Gone 1965 https://tinyurl.com/The-Minute-Youre-Gone

Richards, Cliff (The Shadows) The Young Ones 1961 https://tinyurl.com/The-Young-Ones

Richard, Little.  (Wayne Penninan) Tutti Fruiti 1955 https://tinyurl.com/Tutti-Frutti-Little-Richard

Richard, Little.  (Wayne Penninan) Long Tall Sally. (No1) 1956 https://tinyurl.com/Long-Tall-Sally-Little-Richard

Richard, Little.  (Wayne Penninan) Good Golly Miss Molly 1958 https://tinyurl.com/Good-Golly-Miss-Molly

Richard and the Young Lion Open Up Your Door (charted Top5) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Open-Up-Your-Door

Riddle, Nelson Cross Country Suite (Grammy Winner) 1958 https://tinyurl.com/Cross-Country-Suite

Righteous Brothers, The You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Youve-Lost-that-Loving-Feeling

Riley, Jeanie C. Harper Valley PTA 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Harper-Valley-PTA

Rip Chords, The Hey Little Cobra 1963 https://tinyurl.com/Hey-Little-Cobra

Rip Chords, The Don’t Be Scared 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Dont-Be-Scared-Rip-Chords

Rivieras, The California Sun. (No93) 1960 https://tinyurl.com/California-Sun

Rivers, Johnny Poor Side of Town.  (No1) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Poor-Side-of-Town

Rivers, Johnny Summer Rain 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Summer-Rain

Rivers, Johnny Memphis 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Memphis-Johnny-Rivers

Robbins, Marty I’ll Go On Alone 1952 https://tinyurl.com/Ill-Go-On-Alone

Robbins, Marty Singing the Blues 1956 https://tinyurl.com/Singing-the-Blues

Robbins, Marty (with Ray Conniff) A White Sport Coat 1957 https://tinyurl.com/A-White-Sport-Coat-M-Robbins

Robbins, Marty The Story of My Life 1957 https://tinyurl.com/The-Story-of-My-Life-M-Robbins

Robbins, Marty El Paso 1959 https://tinyurl.com/El-Paso-M-Robbins

Robinson, Smokey (& The Miracles) Shop Around.  (No1) 1961 https://tinyurl.com/Shop-Around-Miracles

Robinson, Smokey (& The Miracles) You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Youve-Really-Got-a-Hold-On-Me

Robinson, Smokey (& The Miracles) Tracks of My Tears 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Tracks-of-My-Tears-Miracles

Robinson, Smokey (& The Miracles) Second that Emotion 1968 https://tinyurl.com/I-Second-that-Emotion

Rockin Berries (and comedy routines) I Didn’t Mean to Hurt You 1964 https://tinyurl.com/I-Didnt-Mean-to-Hurt-You

Rockin Berries (and comedy routines) He’s in Town 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Hes-In-Town

Rockin Ramrods, The I Wanna Be Your Man 1964 https://tinyurl.com/I-Want-to-Be-Your-Man

Rockin Ramrods, The Wild About You 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Wild-About-You-Rockin-Ramrods

Rodgers, Jimmy  That’s All Right 1950 https://tinyurl.com/Thats-All-Right

Rodgers, Jimmy  Kisses Sweeter than Wine 1951 https://tinyurl.com/Kisses-Sweeter-than-Wine

Rodgers, Jimmy  Honeycomb 1957 https://tinyurl.com/Honeycomb-Jimmy-Rodgers

Rogers, Kenny Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town 1959 https://tinyurl.com/Dont-Take-Your-Love-to-Town

Roe, Tommy Sheila  1962 https://tinyurl.com/Sheila-Tommy-Roe

Roe, Tommy Dizzy 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Dizzy-Tommy-Roe

Roe, Tommy Jam Up Jelly Tight 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Jam-Up-and-Jelly-Tight

Rogers, Julie  The Wedding 1964 https://tinyurl.com/The-Wedding-Julie-Rogers

Rolling Stones, The The Last Time 1965 https://tinyurl.com/The-Last-Time-Rolling-Stones

Rolling Stones, The Get Off of My Cloud 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Get-Off-of-My-Cloud-Ro-Stones

Rolling Stones, The Paint It Black 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Paint-It-Black-Roll-Stones

Rolling Stones, The Jumpin Jack Flash 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Jumpin-Jack-Flash

Rolling Stones, The Gimme Shelter 1969 https://tinyurl.com/Gimmie-Shelter-Rolling-Stones

Ronnie and the Daytonas G.T.O. 1964 https://tinyurl.com/G-T-O-Ronnie-and-the-Daytonas

Ronnie and the Daytonas Beach Boy 1965 https://tinyurl.com/Beach-Boy

Ronstadt, Linda  Blue Bayou 1977 https://tinyurl.com/Blue-Bayou-Linda-Ronstadt

Ronstadt, Linda (Stone Poneys) Different Drum 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Different-Drum-Linda-Ronstadt

Rooftop Singers (Singer Lynn Taylor committed suicide at 42) Walk Right In 1962 https://tinyurl.com/Walk-Right-In

Rooftop Singers (Singer Lynn Taylor committed suicide at 42) Kites 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Kites-Rooftop-Singers

Ross, Diana (The Supremes) Baby Love 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Baby-Love-Diana-Ross

Ross, Diana (The Supremes) Come See About Me 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Come-See-About-Me-Diana-Ross

Ross, Diana (The Supremes) You Can’t Hurry Love 1966 https://tinyurl.com/You-Cant-Hurry-Love

Ross, Diana (The Supremes) Someday We’ll Be Together  1969 https://tinyurl.com/Someday-Well-Be-Together

Ross, Jackie  Selfish One 1964 https://tinyurl.com/Selfish-One

Rotery Connection (Minnie Riperton singer. 5 octave register. Whistle Level) Peace (album) 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Peace-Album

Royal Guardsmen, The Snoopy vs the Red Baron. (No44) 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Snoopy-vs-the-Red-Baron

Rush, Marrilee (Turnabouts) Angel of the Morning 1968 https://tinyurl.com/Angel-in-the-Morning

Ryan, Paul and Barry I Love Her 1966 https://tinyurl.com/I-Love-Her-Ryan-Paul-Barry

Rydell, Bobby Volare 1960 https://tinyurl.com/Volare-Bobby-Rydell

Rydell, Bobby Forget Him 1958 https://tinyurl.com/Forget-Him

Here are the Q’s: Q65 Band and Quicksilver Messenger Service (pictured).

Q65 Band You’re the Victor 1966 https://tinyurl.com/Youre-the-Victor

Q65 Band From Above 1967 https://tinyurl.com/From-Above-Q65

Quicksilver Messenger Service Pride of Man 1967 https://tinyurl.com/Pride-of-Man

Quicksilver Messenger Service Fresh Air (only recording that charted) 1970 https://tinyurl.com/Fresh-Air-Quicksilver