Celebrating 60 years of Rock music. Update: 1965.

60 YEARS OF

ROCK

(1955-2015)

1965
 

-The Rolling Stones reach #1 with an album & single.

-Pioneering rock DJ Alan freed dies. 

-Guitarist Jimmy Page releases a solo single. 

-Eric Clapton quits The Yardbirds, replaced by Jeff Beck.  

-The Beatles meet Bob Dylan in London's Royal Albert Hall.

-The Rolling Stones record at the Chess Studios in Chicago.

-Each of The Beatles is to receive an MBE from the Queen.
-Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival.
-The Beatles' cartoon TV series premieres.

The charts were swamped by British acts. The Rolling Stones and The Who delivered rock anthems "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "My Generation" respectively. Albums gained more prominence with the release of The Beatles' 'Rubber Soul'. The group's "Yesterday" became the most covered rock song of all time. Folk music spawned another star: Donovan. The Seekers also started scoring major hits. Garage rock was infused with an African beat on The Strangeloves' "I Want Candy". The subgenre also offered "Wooly Bully". The Lovin' Spoonful approached folk-rock in a more pop-oriented way. The Beatles attracted the biggest ever audience for a rock concert to date: 56,000 at Shea Stadium. Psychedelia became part of pop culture. Sonny & Cher made "hippies" famous when "I Got You Babe" became a chart hit. Barry McGuire warned of impending doom with "Eve Of Destruction". brian Wilson created a gem with "California Girls" for The Beach Boys.

Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs had a big hit with "Wolly Bully".