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1960s-1970s Rock and Funk

  • Writer: adam kadishman shakine
    adam kadishman shakine
  • Jul 30
  • 12 min read

Updated: Aug 4

british rock and roll/british invasion/ early blues rock/ r&b/ beat/ garage/ mod/ pop rock/ freakbeat/early proto punk/early psychedelic rock:

Lonnie Donegan

cliff Richard

the shadows

johnny kidd and the pirates

Shirley bassey

joe meek

the tornados

the riot squad (60s band)

jennifer moss

glenda collins

the beatles

George martin

the rolling stones

the hollies

The fourmost

the tremeloes

the yardbirds

the animals

the merseybeats

the applejacks

the liver birds

dave Clarke five

the pretty things

the tremoloes

the who

the zombies

them & van morrison

the moody blues

Manfred mann

herman's hermits

tom jones

tommy quickly

graham gouldman

cat stevens

the sorrows

the birds (uk)

the eyes

the honeycombs

the searchers

The n’ betweens

peter and Gordon

the ivy league

the outlaws

the breakaways

adam faith

the fortunes

downliners ect

freddy and the dreamers

billy j. Kramer & the Dakotas

Gerry and the pacemakers

marmalade

mickey finn and the blue men/the mickey finn

Donovan

the artwoods

Georgie fame and the blues flames

spencer davis group

the bee gees

the fairies

the poets

the Nashville teens

the blue rondos

the syndicats

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

cilla black

dusty springfield

helen Shapiro

lulu

sandy shaw

petula clark

the mockingbirds

the spencer davis group

tom jones

the mojos

the equals

john mayall and the bluesbreakers

the troggs

wayne fontana and the mindbenders

the small faces

the koobas

the wimple winch

the action/mighty baby

les fleur des lys

the factory

johns children

mike stuart span

pink Floyd

kaleidoscope (uk)

the creation

the smoke

the attack

Jason crest

tintern abbey

the deviants

The alan brown set

The end

Killing floor

Julie driscoll brian auger and the trinity


late 50s to mid 1970s modern folk and folk rock:

woody guthrie

john Fahey

davy graham

bob Dylan

joan baez

the hollies

Donovan

simon and Garfunkel

Jackson c. frank

bert jansch

the byrds

roy harper

the incredible string band

the beau brummels

the strawbs

sandy denny

pentangle

fairport convention

Michael hurley

joni Mitchell

the lovin spoonful

cat stevens

leonard cohen

Karen dalton

tim buckley

nick drake

van morrison

Vashti bunyan

james taylor

Crosby still and nash

neil young

sibylle baier

spirogyra

joan Armatrading

Richard and linda Thompson


western non british post british invasion garage rock/pop rock/early proto punk/early psychedelic rock:


USA

Tom King and the Starfires/the outsiders (USA band)

bob Dylan and the band

the shangri-la's

simon and Garfunkel

the mccoys

the sonics

the monks

the del-vetts

count five

the byrds

Continental co ets

Sir douglas quintet

blues magoos

the castaways

the misunderstood

the mamas and the papas

the knickerbockers

the charlatans

the beau brummels

sonny & cher

the mojo men

the music machine

the standells

13th floor elevators

paul revere and the raiders

the electric prunes

nazz

captain beefheart & his magic band

frank zappa & the mothers of invention

? and the mysterians

the lovin spoonful

the strangeloves

The pleasure seekers

the shaggs

the monkees

nancy Sinatra

moby grape

the turtles

the monkees

the barbarians

the remains

the leaves

buffalo springfield

five americans

the bobby fuller four

the syndicate of sound

the litter

The young rascals

the box tops

the left banke

the amboy dukes

the chocolate watch band

strawberry alarm clock

the shadows of knight

the lollipop shoppe

the lemon pipers

Jefferson airplane

the greatful dead

the doors

the velvet underground

West coast art pop experimental band

Tommy james and the shondells


Canada:

the haunted

the guess who


Australia & new Zealand:

the easybeats

the seekers

the la de das

the bluestars

the master's apprentices


continental Europe


the low countries:


indorock (late 50s-60s):

Tielman Brothers

Bintangs

Blue Diamonds

Black Dynamites (Los Indonesios)

koes plus


low countries early garage/psychedelia & nederbeat:

the zipps

q65

golden earring

the motions

shocking blue

the outiders (dutch band)

the jokers (Belgium)


Scandinavia:

thor's hammer (Iceland)


latin American garage/psychedelia:

os mutantes

los shakers

los saicos

los yetis

los shains

tito chicoma y su orquesta

los hijuas

orquesta reve

juaneca y su combo

los destellos

Sergio Del Rio Y Su Conjunto

Sinfonía De Las Aves Brasileñas

Santiago Gómez Cou

La Tia Leonor Y Sus Sobrinos

Meteoro

Tararaina

Los Renos

La Gringa Inga

Los Hermanos Bustos

Los Traviesos

Marimba De La Direccíon De Seguridad Pública De Chiapas

Calculín

Los 4 Planetas

Conjunto Condemayta De Acomayo

Los Grillitos

Los Bates

Yola Polastri

Citara Trio

La Gringa Inga

Walter Y Su Órgano

La Familia Telerín

santana

we all together


Singapore & Malaysia:

sublime frequencies compilation:

-Pop Yeh Yeh (Psychedelic Rock From Singapore And Malaysia 1964-1970)

-artists included in compilation:

Adnan Othman & The Rythmn Boys

M. Osman 

Orkes Nirwana

Roziah Latiff & The Jayhawkers

Fatimah Amin & The Clans

Afida Es & The Siglap Boys

Raja Ahmad & Dendang Irama

M. Said & Les Remaja

Fabians Boys* Feat. Halipah

M. Osman & Les Fentones

Azizah Mohamed

Halim "Janda-Ku" Yatim* & The Sangam Boys

Zaleha Hamid & The Black Cats 

A Ramlie & The Rythmn Boys

Salim I & The Wisma

A. Rahman Hassan

M. Rahmat & The Teruna

Adnan Othman 

The Wanderers 

Nur Azilah & Desa Bersaudara

A. Halim & De'Fictions

Siti Zaiton & The Twilite

Zaleha Hamid & Orkes Zindegi

Noor Hamzah & Band Mesra

J. Sham 

Hasnah Haron & The Spiritual 70s


Vietnam:

sublime frequencies compilation:

-Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

-artists included in compilation:

Bich Loan And CBC Ban

Elvis Phương

Carol Kim

Thành Mái

Phương Tâm

Hoàng Oanh

Minh Xuân & Phượng Hoàng–

Thái Thanh

Connie Kim

Giao Linh

Thanh Lan

Hùng Cường

Mai Lệ Huyền

Phương Dung


classic thai pop musicians (1960s-1980s):

Buppah Saichol

Onuma Singsiri

P. Promdan

Johnny Guitar

the son of p.m.

Chailai Chaiyata

Sawanee Patana

Sangthong Seesai

Gawao Siangthong

Man City Lion

Kampee Santhong

Generation

Phet Potaram

Kabuan Garn Yor Yod Yung Yong

Pairoj

Pumpuang Duangjan

Setha

Duongdao

Chailai

Chalermpon Malakum

Daw Bandon

Teun-Jai Boon Praraksa

Lam Yong

Chutima Duang Porn

Angkana Khunchai

Kwan Jit Sriprajan

Roong Petch Laem Sing

Sorn Petch Pinyo

Sornpetch Sornsupan

Hong Thong Daw U-don

Salak Siliathing

Kwan Jai & Kwan Jit Srpirajan

Ubon Pattana With Surin Paksiri

Angkana Khunchai


Algerian psychedelia:

Rachid & Fethi

Les Djinns

Les Abranis


anatolian rock:

Barış Manço

Cem Karaca

Erkin Koray

Selda Bağcan

Tülay German

Fikret Kızılok

zerrin ozer

Moğollar

Kurtalan Ekspres

3 Hürel

Altın Gün


psychedelic rock, pop rock, folk rock, blues rock, early proto punk, early hard rock, early progressive rock:

the beatles

the beach boys

the rolling stones

the hollies

the yardbirds

the byrds

the zombies

mike stuart span

the pretty things/electric banana

bob dylan

les fleur des lys

Sharon tandy

Jason crest

kaleidoscope/ Fairfield parlour (uk)

David bowie

the mickey finn

cream

greatful dead

frank zappa and the mothers of invention

the creation

the bee gees

johns children

the smoke

blues magoos

the red crayola

tintern abbey

captain beefheart

blossom toes

pink Floyd

os mutantes

the jimi Hendrix experience

the doors

the united states of america

Jefferson airplane

strawberry alarm clock

the chocolate watch band

kaleidoscope (us)

the lollipop shoppe

the deviants

cat stevens

the crazy world of Arthur brown

traffic

marmalade

the attack

the action

the nice

the association

love

the standells

the mojo men

moby grape

the electric prunes

the nazz

skip bifferty

the incredible string band

andromeda

pentangle

the box tops

fairport convention

silver apples

vanilla fudge

steve miller band

buffalo springfield

quicksilver messenger service

the velvet underground

nico

elmer gantry's velvet opera

joe cocker

blonde on blonde

the 5th dimension

golden earring

the red krayola

the master's apprentices

big brother and the holding company

Janis joplin

neon pearl

The chambers brothers

strawberry alarm clock

dantalians chariot

July

the equals

art

the united states of america

the jeff beck group

ten years after

the groundhogs

the amboy dukes

twinkle

tomorrow

Spirit

the move

serge gainsbourgh and jane birkin

please

fire

tim buckley

tyrannosaurus rex

caravan

family

Colosseum

billy preston

shocking blue

the band

gun

the lemon pipers

soft machine

iron butterfly

savage resurrection

blue cheer

steppenwolf

creedence clearwater revival

free

terry reid

Jethro tull

Fleetwood mac

deep purple

the idle race

spooky tooth

Ultimate spinach

uriel

andromeda

led zeppelin

allman brothers

santana

joe cocker

fat mattress

velvet fogg

sam gopal

edgar broughton band

the open mind

king crimson

yes

genesis

bulldog breed

kevin ayers

mc5

the stooges

sir lord Baltimore

high tide

grand funk railroad

the koobas

man

the faces

rod stewart

the plastic ono band

Crosby stills and nash

twink

syd barret

sam gopal

shagrat

stray

hawkwind

ufo

Steamhammer


blues rock/garage/proto punk/heavy psych/early hard rock & heavy metal:

the beatles

the hollies

the yardbirds

the kinks

Manfred mann

herman's hermits

the rolling stones

the pretty things

the animals

them

the moody blues

the downliners sect

the who

the eyes

q65

the easybeats

the small faces

wimple winch

les fleur des lys

creation

five americans

the haunted

john mayall and the blues breakers

cream

pink Floyd

kaleidoscope (uk)

the music machine

the shadows of knight

the 13th floor elevators

the masters apprentices

the guess who

Jefferson airplane

the attack

the equals

jimi Hendrix experience

quicksilver messenger service

big brother and the holding company

tomorrow

dantalions chariot

the crazy world of Arthur brown

the litter

jeff beck group

the move

terry reid

the corporation

savage resurrection

blue cheer

gun

free

Killing floor

Fleetwood mac (original band)

peter green

andromeda (uk)

iron butterfly

Steppenwolf

deep purple

ten years after

Chicken shack

Cycle

creedence clearwater revival

Jethro tull

the groundhogs

savoy brown

santana

led zeppelin

spooky tooth

sir lord Baltimore

Elias hulk

high tide

edgar broughton band

mc5

the stooges

allman brothers band

humble pie

wicked lady

Charge

crushed butler

funkadelic

black sabbath

blind faith

mott the hoople

slade

Toe fat

David bowie (man who sold the world album)

stray

three man army

Baker gurvitz army

trapeze

T2

Dogfeet

Steel mill

Raw material

Steamhammer

Uriah heep

hawkwind

ufo

Red dirt

Tucked buzzard

Agnes strange

atomic rooster

status quo

t. rex

Patto

lucifers friend

Barnabus

neil young and crazy horse

mountain

alice cooper

bulbous creation

wishbone ash

warhorse

amon duul ii

Incredible hog

cactus

flower travellin' band

the master's apprentices

Arthur brown's kingdom come

fuzzy duck

wild turkey

budgie

fanny

suzie quatro

leaf hound

may blitz

orang utan

the pink fairies

dust

dark

hardstuff

khan

zior

Little free rock

roxy music

brian eno

buffalo

spontaneous combustion

captain beyond

thin lizzy

jericho jones

Babe ruth

jerusalem

queen

Foghat

aerosmith

zz top

necromandus

bachman turner overdrive

blue oyster cult

Lynyrd Skynyrd

black oak arkansas

sweet

be bop deluxe

heavy metal kids

judas priest

rush

bad company

kiss

the dictators

Armageddon

death (punk band) 

ted nugent

steve hillage

dirty tricks

ac/dc

moxy

the runaways

scorpions

doctors of madness

boston

rainbow

motorhead

the ramones

yesterday and today (Y&T)

quartz


progressive rock & folk late 1960s-1970s

the beatles

frank zappa

pink Floyd

the moody blues

procol harum

the move

the nice

tomorrow

skip bifferty

blossom toes

second hand

the small faces

the pretty things

incredible string band

strawbs

traffic

soft machine

caravan

family

Jethro tull

Arzachel

Bachdenkel

giles giles and fripp

McDonald and giles

king crimson

the corporation

roy harper

uriel

genesis

yes

kevin ayers

golden earring

rare bird

can

emerson lake and palmer

gong

aardvark

Barclay james harvest

jade warrior

steve hillage

amon duul ii

gentle giant

T2

egg

Gracious!

demon fuzz

trees

home

affinity

gravy train

comus

trapeze

van der graaf generator

curved air

nektar

Steamhammer

the master's apprentices

magma

flower travellin' band

guru guru

asgaerd (uk)

khan

spirogyra

matching mole

focus

faust

Babe ruth

hatfield and the north

spontaneous combustion

henry cow

Dedalus

camel

kansas

steve hackett

chris squire

peter Gabriel

steve hillage

rush

quiet sun

gilgamesh

national health

supertramp

renaissance

alan parsons project

Triana

split enz

Happy the man

u.k.

marilion

ozric tentacles


rock/soft rock/pop rock/folk rock:

john lennon

paul McCartney and the wings

George Harrison

steve miller band

james taylor

carole king

America

Crosby still and nash

neil young

cat stevens

Elton john

Dave mason

todd rundgren

lotti golden

peter frampton

tom waits

billy joel

stealers wheel

lynsey de paul 

randy newman

Edgar winter

john Denver

don mclean

carly simon

the carpenters

ELO

Dr hook

bruce springsteen and the e street band

Jackson browne

gilbert O'Sullivan

harry nilsson

al stewrat

Gerry Rafferty

Fleetwood mac (second incarnation)

dire straits

Bob seger

Reo speedwagon


Israeli rock music:

the high windows

arik eistein

Shmulik kraus and josi katz

Jericho jones

Acharit hayamim

ruti navon

caveret

Tamouz

Gazoz

Ktzat aheret

Efraim shamir

Shalom hanoch

yudit ravitz

ariel zilber

ilan virtzberg

nikmat hatraktor

meir banai

Meir ariel

tzvika pik

Mati kaspi

minimal compact (rami fortis/beri saharof)

Korin alal

Rockfour

Sheygets

Yuda poliker

hamechashefot

evyatar banai

Zikney tzfat

eifo hayeled

Mofa haarnavot Shel doctor kasper

Haverim shel natasha

Camera gross wagner

Knesiyat hasechel

Evyatar banai

iggy waxman

algier

Gabriel belahssan

johnny shuali

idan Reichel

Guy guy

Dandan (jungle heifai)

Bubble wrap trap


late 60s-1970s-early 80s soul/funk/funk rock/jazz funk/disco:

james brown

Bar-Keys

the winstons

the j.b.s

sly and the family stone

the 5th dimension

archie bell and the drells

rufus thomas

the winstons

the meters

the temptations

the isley brothers

van morrison

Charles wright

stevie wonder

Jimmy castor

lotti golden

don covay

swamp dogg

doris duke

Curtis mayfield

Isaac hays

billy preston

demon fuzz

Otis rush

lee moses

bobby bland

laura nyro

gamble and huff

roy ayers

the chi-lites

Gladys knight

marvin gaye

kiki dee

Black heat

Betty wright

kool and the gang

funkadelic/parliament

mandrill

war

Minnie ripperton

lyn collins

carole king

The blackbyrds

eddie kendricks

herbie hancock and the headhunters

con funk shun

graham central station

labelle

patti labelle

ponderosa twins plus one

b.t. express

brass construction

the commodores

harold melvin and the blue notes

the delphonics

the o jays

shuggie otis

trapeze

Babe ruth

the stylistics

First choice

donny Hathaway

Willie Mitchell

al green

o.v. wright

syl johnson

ann peebles

the spinners

gloria Gaynor

eddie kendricks

earth wind and fire

barry white and love unlimited orchestra

rufus and chaka khan

gil scott heron

bee gees

Roberta flack

hot chocolate

bobby womack

labi siffre

cymande

jean knight

tower of power

the ohio players

bobby byrd

Maxine nightingale

Lafayette afro rock band

the Olympic runners

average white band

chuck brown and the soul searchers

the real thing

joe cocker

light of the world

gonzalez

Babe ruth

teddy pendegrass

the dramatics

rose Royce

slave

willie hutch

Shirley brown

crown heights affair

abba

George mccrae

betty davis

natalie cole

The Neville Brothers

Giorgio moroder

donna summer

ian dury and the blockheads

brothers johnson

fatback band

wild cherry

maze

David bowie (young americans album)

nile rodgers

chic

delegation

boney M

Cheryl lynn

the Clarke sisters

sister sledge

prince

Sylvester

daryl hall and john oates

heatwave

hi-tension

love de luxe

beggar and co

Christy essien

central line

incognito

freeez

zapp

Al jarreau

VST & Company

the Boyfriends

Hagibis

the gap band

Patrice rushen

evelyn Thomas

evelyn champaign king

rick james

atmosfear

quincy jones

the Jackson 5

Michael jackson

heaven 17

d-train

sinnamon

Kc and the sunshine Band

the peech boys

haircut 100

imagination

level 42

i-level

pigbag

rare essence

trouble funk

sugarhill gang

spoonie gee

indeep

Jocelyn brown

Cheryl lynn


glam rock/power pop/pub rock:

the equals

john lennon

paul McCartney and wings

George Harrison

the rolling stones

the kinks

the pretty things

the move

David bowie

mott the hoople

t. rex

slade

alice cooper

Elton john 

roxy music

badfinger

todd rundgren

sweet

queen

ELO

abba

Blackfoot sue

Silverhead

the raspberries

lou reed

the sensational alex Harvey band

big star

chris bell

new York dolls

Hollywood brats

be bop deluxe

Kilburn and the high roads

heavy metal kids

sparks

The jook

kiss

Geordie

Babe ruth

the dictators

dr. feelgood

the doctors of madness

tom petty and the heartbreakers

cheap trick

the nerves

the knack

the only ones

eddie and the hot rods

the cars

the soft boys

Julian cope


art rock/ experimental rock:

velvet underground

kevin ayers

David bowie

john cale

t. rex

audience

todd rundgren

alice cooper

third world war

10cc

roxy music

Babe ruth

supertramp

brian eno

lou reed

ELO

abba

Robert wyatt

yves simone

Johnathan richman and the modern lovers

bebop deluxe

the residents

Babe ruth

penguin cafe orchestra

peter Hamill

steve hillage

split enz

doctors of madness

deaf school

slap happy

art bears

iggy pop

alan parsons project

kate bush

peter Gabriel


late proto-punk/early punk rock/early post punk/early new wave/proto-early hardcore punk:

the deviants

the equals

stooges

mc5

edgar broughton band

crushed butler

Zior

David bowie

mott the hoople

t. rex

slade

alice cooper

hawkwind

ufo

status quo

lou reed

slade

third world war

the pink fairies

roxy music

brian eno

sweet

new York dolls

Hollywood brats

Johnathan richman and the modern lovers

bebop de luxe

heavy metal kids

kiss

Babe ruth

peter hammill

patti smith

death (punk band)

the dictators

doctors of madness

deaf school

eddie and the hot rods

the ramones

the runaways

the saints

motorhead

Nick lowe

ian dury and the blockheads 

pure hell

the sex pistols

the clash

the dead boys

the damned

blondie

talking heads

the stranglers

the vibrators

television

the jam

elvis Costello and the attractions

wire

devo

ultravox

johnny thunders and the heartbreakers

Richard hell

the zeros

generation x

the adverts

the slits

the police

the buzzcocks

the boys

the drones

the streets (punk compilation)

squeeze

peter gabriel

london

b-52s

eater

the kids

sham 69

Big in japan

Yachts

johnny moped

satan's rats

the undertones

gary numan and tubeway army

penetration

x ray spex

the carpettes

the art attacks

subway sect

alternative tv

the fall

the cortinas

steve hillage

uk subs

the only ones

the soft boys

the radio rats

the cars

crass

xtraverts

siouxsie and the banshees

999

angelic upstarts

fatal microbes/honey bane

the wake

magazine

slaughter and the dogs

suburban studs

the bags

suicide

this heat

basement 5

the rezillos

the mekons

james chance and the contortions

teenage jesus and the jerks

d.n.a

mars

adam and the ants

swell maps

public image ltd

the pop group

poison girls

the ruts

joy division

essential logic

gang of four

delta 5

the cravats

a certain ratio

section 25

stiff little fingers

the cure

middle class

wipers

the germs

bow wow wow

young marble giants

units

dead can dance

duran duran

the addicts

the durutti column

the sound

section 25

killing joke

the cockney rejects

the misfits

flock of seagulls

Kleenex/liliput

Nikki and the corvettes

Suburban lawns

Toy dolls



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