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Music of the 60's
TV of the 1960's
Movies of the 60's
Pop Culture of the 60's
Music of the 60's
Popular bands and musicians.
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. Band members were Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Some of their popular songs were “Wouldn't it be Nice” and “Calif...
The Beach Boys: CDs & Vinyl
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Members include Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. Some popular songs were “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Pinball Wizard”.
The Who: CDs & Vinyl
Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1965. Some of their popular songs were, “Somebody to love, ”and “Nothings going to Stop us now.”.
Jefferson Airplane: CDs & Vinyl
The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with members Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. Some of their popular songs are “Riders of the Storm” and “People are Strange”.
The Doors
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The band had members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham. Popular songs were “Stairway to Heaven” and “Ramble On”.
Led Zeppelin
Sonny & Cher's was a popular musical duo in the mid-1960s and early 1970sTheir fame was sealed with many hit songs such as "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On," and their comedic, somewhat rebellious stage persona.
Best Of Sonny & Cher: I Got You Babe
TV of the 1960's
Popular Sitcoms
A funny sitcom where a witch named Samantha falls in love with New York ad exec Darrin Stephens and they get married. "Bewitched" was most popular during its original run on ABC from 1964 to 1972.
Watch Bewitched Season 1 | Prime Video
"Gilligan's Island" was a sitcom about a lost crew stuck on an island. It was on CBS, which from September 26, 1964, to April 17, 1967. It became more and more popular when it was in syndication and became a cultural icon.
Gilligan's Island: Complete First Season
The Carol Burnett Show is an American comedy show that ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978,
The Carol Burnett Show: Series - Prime Video
The Andy Griffith Show is an American show on television that was aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, Andy Taylor is the widower sheriff of the small, sleepy North Carolina town of Mayberry.
Watch The Andy Griffith Show: Live TV Channel for Free
My Three Sonsis show that chronicles the life of widower and aeronautical engineer Steven Douglas as he raises his three sons. It ran for three seasons and 98 episodes from 1964 to 1967,
My Three Sons 1
The Beverly Hillbillies is an American television comedy that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. This series follows the Clampett family from the Ozarks to posh Beverly Hills after they strike oil and become millionaires.
The Beverly Hillbillies Season 1 | Prime
Movies of the 60's
Popular movies of the 1960's.
Scout Finch ,and her older brother, Jem, live in sleepy Maycomb, Ala., spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley.
Watch To Kill a Mockingbird | Prime Video
A modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf while a little romance is being thrown to opposing sides.
Watch West Side Story (1961) | Prime Video
Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn, who portrayed Holly Golightly, exploring love, identity, and New York City life.
Watch Breakfast at Tiffany's | Prime Video
A movie about history professor George played by Richard Burton and his drunken wife, Martha played by Elizabeth Taylor and the dynamics of their relationships. It was released inJune 22, 1966.
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? | Prime Video
Released in March 1963, this is a horror-thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, released by Universal Picture.
Watch The Birds (4K UHD) | Prime Video
My Fair Lady is a 1964 American musical comedy drama film adapted from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe stage musical starring Audry Hepburn.
Watch My Fair Lady | Prime Video
Pop Culture of the 60's
Trends and Fads
Mary Quant is mostly credited with 'inventing' the miniskirt. Mini skits grew in popularity during the 1960's as women starting to become slowly more progressive and fashion became an important part of this era.
The miniskirt myth · V&A
In the 1960s, bell-bottoms became fashionable for both men and women in London and expanded into Europe and North America.
THE IT-JEANS OF THE 1960S | Off the Cuff
Go Go Boots were another fun fashion in the sixties. If you were going to a Disco, then you had to top off your outfit with cool tall Go Go boots!
30 Vintage Photos of Women Wearing Go-Go Boots
Pop art became popular with Artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein making some of their famous works in a coloful abstract popping style.
Pop art
While the first color tvs were actually introduced in the fities, it wasn't under the sixties that they actually started really became affordable for average households
Color Revolution: Television In The Sixties - TVObscurities
Lava lamps started to become popular in the 1960's when he whole hippie style came in to play. They set the psychedelic mood for free spirited minded people.
1960s Original Lava Lamps
There was a British invasion into the US in the 60's. Not a war type of invasion, but a music type of invasion with influences such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
The Rolling Stones - Prime Video: Movies & TV
Afros were a statement in the African-American community and a symbol of the Black Power movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Being proud to have an afro was a symbol of racial pride.
THE NATURAL HAIR MOVEMENT IN THE '60S AND '70S