Hey Dude...I am a High School Teacher and one of my classes is "History of Pop Music and Culture". I shared part 1 of the 60s with my students today and they loved it. I was comprehensive but fun. We will check out part 2 next week. Thanks....I would love the 70s and 80s. That would be great....Your coverage and humor kept their attention...Thanks so very much....Rob
Glad to see you gave Roy Orbison at least some of the credit he is due. He was quite possibly the single most talented performer from the era. I was privileged to have seen him perform live not once but twice. Amazing talent.
I was a teenager (from 1963 to 1969) and must say..... Jay, your video is brilliant !!! I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and started playing drums 2 months later... I saw the Beatles live in Detroit in 64 (couldn't hear a damn note, though)... You've captured the era perfectly! Well done, my Friend !!! ☺♪♪♪♪♪☺
Chris, I had to write something to you here. I was a teenager from 1963-1969 too. An odd coincidence. I saw the Beatles on Ed Sulivan too but never saw them live though as you did though I guess the screaming ruined it anyway. The other weird coincidence: I took up drums too and played them in a Beatles act for an 8th-grade graduation party with Beatles wigs! I wish I had a picture of that!
Post war economic hardships, a massive baby boom, teenagers itching to get more from life, Liverpool being a port city there were imports of musical instruments to be had easily. The rise of American rock n roll youth culture influenced many a young band. Just the right ingredients and BOOM.
The first 3 history of rock videos (directed by Jay) are the best in my opinion. Not to discredit the others, they’re all amazing and deserve to be documentaries on national television, but being that Jay was a writer, he knew. He just knew.
The Sixties had it all, progression into more complex melodies and lyrics (the rise of the singer-songwriters), and a descent into bloated, self-indulgent excesses. Mr Curtis knows his stuff. :)
This was SO helpful and detailed but not boring. I had to write about the 60s music for English and instead of looking at multiple articles this video put everything into purfwct perception! Thank you!
While it's still solid video, there are a few misstatements. For instance, the death of Kennedy can't 'overshadow' the early 60s music, it happened at the end of 63 and marks the shift away from that to the darker more cynical mid 60s music. The Rolling Stones song 'Sympathy for the Devil" is definitely not about devil worship, but rather References the book The Master and Margarita, which is about Satan being able to move into Soviet Russia and act freely after they banned religion (quite the opposite). I don't think one misstep is worth a down vote, but apparently others do.
People interested in the music hx not amature try to be comedians. Seems this era is not something you understand or particularly care for or researched much @@jaustill237
I enjoyed this. Look forward to part 2. I was too young for the 60's but my 3 older brothers who are 7,8 and 9 years older than I am, weren't. The oldest loved the Beatles and had all their music. I remember being off school sick and sneaking into the brothers bedroom and playing all their music and singing badly out of tune along! Bless them I never got into trouble for scratching all their vinyl records, but they did occasionally use me as target practice, instead of the dartboard they had!. I was still too young when Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin , Cream, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd came along. Then came Glam Rock with Marc Bolan's T.Rex and David Bowie and I was still too young I think I may have been around 12 years old. By the time I was considered an adult and ready to enjoy music, sadly came the Punk era, the less said about them the better. I felt so cheated as I wanted the same enjoyment from music that all these 60's bands had generated. I can even now relate more to listening to Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Oh, and the least said about disco the better!
I love your comment. You may have missed those decades of great music. However they all are available for you to discover and enjoy. I grew up starting to enjoy music at the beginning of the 1960s and saw and saw 100 huge music acts live starting 1975 to a few years ago. Still have my 1,000 music cassettes, 100 45s, 500 LPS, 2,000 music CDs I was MR Music among my friends I loved it so much and still am. I do still like hearing new artists of many genres. Rock and roll is my favourite however many types of great music. There is no one best. It is all up to you in the moment what you decide. As music depends on what mood you are in or what you want in the moment. I just love music and there are thousands of great bands from 1960 to today that I like.
I started listening to rock music when Del Shannon came on the scene and I was hooked. I loved the dance songs, the Beatles, Shirelles and others. In 1966 yhe Army put a hold through 1968 on music but I caught up and stayed through the 1990s. Great looking and listening to your video. Keep rockin'! (⚾ still exists)
Thank goodness for the British Invasion, definitely my favorite period. You might say that the sixties really started by the Beatles and the Stones. PS bonus points for showing the Hollies, mentioning Doctor Who and for that Ed Sullivan suit! ✌💜
My first memory is the night of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. My mom was early 20s and thought Paul was cute lol. Her excitement was what made the night memorable. I remember really liking George and I still play guitar almost everyday.
Hi JT. I just saw your performance last week when Let It Be came to Pueblo Colorado. Your performance of My Sweet Lord and While my Guitar Gently Weeps was the highlight of the show!! I'd seen your 50's video before but just realized when I checked my program who you were. You're an amazing musician, can't wait for your other videos and thanks for coming to Colorado!!
Bro you look like you were growing up in the late nineties but , you have a great grasp and love of the music from this era, and I bet others in your series. You put a lot of effort and this is a great primer for those that grew up with " parents music'
the brits really changed rock n roll in the 60s- the who, the animales, led zeppelin ,pink floyd, the beatles, rolling stones, david bowie, elton john, the klinks. these are just the 60s band. and in the 70s, and other british bands like iron maiden, def lepperd, genesis, the police, queen etc bless UK for their help
Yes but I’m opinion I don’t think they were necessary to the development of the genre. Again, so much blues rock just reintroduced blues that was already here, listening to people like Fred McDowell who were already recorded due to the folk revival and not British interest in blues. The rhythms and doo wop and soul in the 50s - 60s had heavy Afro Cuban influence eg. “Louie Louie” being a recreation of a Cuban song, and The Rolling Stones Satisfaction using a cha cha beat in its drum line. These rhythms made their way into Black popular music via big American cities like Detroit, New York, Chicago, LA. Listening to any 60s garage rock points heavily towards the fact that Americans would continue carrying the torch of authentic, young wild rock and roll.
Dun fact, doo wop was music style number 1 in music styles in The 50s and Roy Orbison started his career in the 50s with the rockabilly style with songs like go,go,go.
We did have a _few_ songs from 1959-1960 that sounded like some pre-60s stuff. Cathy's Clown / Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop / Money (that's what I want) / Wonderful World and anything by the often-overlooked Johnny Kidd & the Pirates :) 1961 gave us Runaway by Del Shannon with possibly the first 60s synth hook? Also Travelin' Man '62 = Let's Dance / Green Onions / Sealed with a Kiss / and the first release of Love Me Do by The Beatles before they took off in America. So the 60s wasn't completely a bore when it began. It just got way way better near the end.
Groovy man I really dig this 1960s music documentary. I was a teenager when Woodstock happened in 1969. Love live Rock and Roll. Now where are those chics in their mini skirts because I wanna do the Twist or Twist and Shout like there's no tomorrow.
I just discovered and finished your History of Rock's Roll series. I really enjoyed it. As a Baby boomer I quit listening after Nirvana, so I learned quite a bit. I would like to to submit Del Shannon's "Runaway" as one the great songs from the early days!
Yep, Del is strangely dismissed considering he was always mentioned by Lennon/McCartney as an influence, the first US artist to have a hit with a Beatle song, was produced by A L Oldham, wrote 90% of his own songs, basically invented minor chord rock n roll, had the first synthesizer on a rock record and had 16 top forty hits in 5 years.
@@waukivorycopse2402 my favorite version of Do You Wanna Dance not to say Bobby Freeman's and Ramones versions aren't lovely. That's a stellar album all the way though, all of it.
@@rocknroll_jezus9233 the covers Del does on 1661 are great too. Running Scared, I'm gonna be strong sound great as well as the original lp tracks like Why Don't You tell him and over you. I Go To Pieces is amazing.
Great job, very informative, videos and interviews I'd never seen before. I don't want to be old guy to say get off my grass, I'm 73 the humor was a little? Learned a lot of stuff who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Great job keep it up.
Well researched , informative and entertaining video.Even some of the humour worked.Thanks guys and special thanks for recognising Dylan's massive contribution to the development of music.
You did it again. "Even Bob Marley was influenced by Eleanor Rigby" why wouldn't he be? It's a great song. Very American frame a mind. BTW I love your videos you clearly know your music history and I can tell you are a talented musician yourself. It is just hard not to notice how even music is segregated to some extent in the States.
Thing is, the Monkees tried to break away from their manufactured image from the get go. They finally did with Headquarters, playing all their own instruments. The record label only let them do that after they threatened to quit. The band made fun of their manufactured image in their trippy movie, Head (produced in part by Jack Nicholson). I like your videos JT, especially the humour, I am a fan of yours.
Fair enough, but like I said from the beginning: There's a lot of music to cover (ESPECIALLY in the 60s) and not enough time to give every artist or band their due. The Monkees had the misfortune of coming out in the most prolific period of music ever. I haven't even gotten to Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Cream, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, David Bowie, Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper, Woodstock, etc. I stand by my original statement: The Monkees had some good tunes, but they WERE a manufactured product to cash in on the Fab Four's popularity. Even HEADQUARTERS, HEAD, while nice albums, sound like products of the time. If you like em, cool, but they're not going to get mentioned when I've got so many other classic albums to cover in this time.
A GENIAL WORK.CONGRATULATIONS.OH YOU GUYS MAKE ME LAUGH SO SPONTANOUSLY AND THE SELECTION OF GROUPS AND SONGS ARE PERFECT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM THE HEART OF THE SIXTIES!!!!!!!!!
アマン Yeah there was some rivalry between Chuck and Jerry at the time as they both wanted to top the bill. I think this was the time Jerry set light to his piano, to get one up on Chuck.
I have a cd boxset of the Byrds first five albums and one day might have some compilations of Simon and Garfunkel and/or Bob Dylan on Christmas (though I might have to wait and see!)
The Beatles, The Rolling Stone, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Kinks, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Animals . What a Time to Love Rock N' Roll music In the 60's Jesus...
The names of the Bands alone signal a turning point. So much attitude in not just being “The Robins” or “The Swallows”. A band with the name THE ANIMALS gets straight to the point. The cleverness of the Beatles name gives a hint as to the amazing songwriting that would come, The Kinks and their intentionally provocative name. I could go on…..
This was well worth waiting for, even though it's taken me a year to get round to watching. Amazing documentary, very professional. In fact better than some I've seen made for BBC tv UK. BTW tech your silly friend how to say 'Highlander' I'm a female Scottish and a MacLeod !! but I haven't got any ewe's!! Thank you for taking the time to post these video's
Cool vids, the 50's one was real good and this one is as well. Keep it up. Waiting till part 2. But great job on production, your videos are top notch quality speaking.
The 60,s had it all. Rock,n roll, Britisch invasion, Beatles at Shea stadium, montery, hippie movement, Woodstock. It was the greatest time in music history. Just in that decade the amount of great music and genres was unprecedented.
I HAD MY LITTLE TRANSISTER RADIO IN THE 60S I LISTENING TO WOLF MAN!! PLAYED MUSIC MYSELF IN THE 70S AND 80S IN BAR BANDS!! DIDNT KNOW THE KINGSMAN WERE FROM OREGON!!! THATS WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED!! STILL LIVE HERE!!
It’s easy to write of The Beach Boys as a simple surf band that re made songs they liked but if you listen to pet sounds you can tell their much more. Paul McCarthy even realized it and said that God Only Knows was his favorite song then the album also inspired the Beatles to write Sargent Pepper meaning without The Beach Boys we may have never had the psychedelic era of movement
Hi...really appreciate the vids (both for the info and the humor). I wish I could share with my students but there are a few things that are not quite appropriate for them (but rock is always a little inappropriate!). Thanks for these! 🎸. One slightly picky point...the Dylan going electric problem has proved to be more of a myth, even Pete Seeger said so before his passing.
Not really. There's differing accounts as to what Seeger meant when he said "Cut the cords to the PA" but it was considered blasphemous by the folk community and everywhere Dylan went for the next couple years, he was booed (there's the famous "Judas" outburst at a show) and Levon Helm actually quit Dylan's backing band before heading to Europe because of the booing. My dad (The director and playing the "Hippie Bum") was there at the time and confirmed this being a big deal.
Smashing stuff.. thanks... I've got a feeling that with a little help or even with a little luck from your friends you get back one sunny day... Always look on the bright side of life... Imagine... why don't we do it in the road.. No seriously I'm thinking about a little prayer... heaven must have sent you from above, mate.. Bless you... Carry that weight... oops. get on like that... don't mind me... You know my name (Look up the number) Cheers, guys !!!
You also provide some tidbits like , who had any idea Sam Cooke was inspired to write a song based on Bob Dylan's blowing in the wind... I am impressed with what you condense into a short time .
I forgot how much meaningful music was in the 60s I used to hate until I watched the super hero movie the watchmen but I totally think there is more music with true meaning then the 60s
Great insight about Elanor Rigby...... way ahead of its time, studio produced , human condition, and a dash of great production via George Romero Martin.,
At first I didn't think I'd make it through your entire video here, but as I slogged through it, I was more and more drawn in. Great editing and content. Great job!
Ain't Too Proud To Beg(Norman Whitfield/Eddie Holland) issued on Gordy label, release date: 3rd May, 1966(recorded about March or April, 1966) Detail gained from 3-LP set "Temptations Anthology" issued on Motown as M-782A3 in 1973 as a 10th Anniversary compilation. The Temptations only appeared on Motown in 1968 when they partnered Diana Ross & The Supremes on "The Rhythm Of Life" and later "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me". Outside those singles, the Temptations were ALWAYS on the Gordy label. The 10th Anniversary Anthology release being on Motown doesn't count because it IS a compilation rather than a studio album like "Psychedelic Shack", "Puzzle People" or "Cloud 9".
I went through Jr. High tnrough college in the 60s and didn't miss much. The decade featured sub-generas such as Motown, pop and folk. I'm surprised you missed the best Motown group of all, the Supremes yet you mentioned Martha and the Vandellas (good but not great). I think the best rif of the era introduced "Mr. Tambourine Man" for the Byrds. Pop's best was "Herman's Hermits." There was still a lot folk hanging around but the one that perfectly fit the times (Vietnam, Cold War) was "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire. I guess my favorite groups of the 60s are the Beach Boys (I'm from LA) and the Beatles.
I'm more in the Martha camp and the truth is they had a huge influence on a lot of classic rock tunes (The Beatles would agree on that, note "Can't Buy Me Love" being heavily influenced by "Heatwave.")
It’s tradition to rewatch this series every couple of years
Hey Dude...I am a High School Teacher and one of my classes is "History of Pop Music and Culture". I shared part 1 of the 60s with my students today and they loved it. I was comprehensive but fun. We will check out part 2 next week. Thanks....I would love the 70s and 80s. That would be great....Your coverage and humor kept their attention...Thanks so very much....Rob
That’s cool that your school offers such classes. Maybe you can get your kids to major in American or Southern Studies and focus on the music.
@@catdaddy3302 They always get the Southern angle. I am from Tennessee.
@@catdaddy3302 My senior year i dropped out of my art elective to take a history of rock and roll course and I used this video series to help me
Can i come to your school please? My classes are kind of boring and History of pop and music culture sounds really good
I hope you got to see all the videos, they also made History of the 50s.
Glad to see you gave Roy Orbison at least some of the credit he is due. He was quite possibly the single most talented performer from the era. I was privileged to have seen him perform live not once but twice. Amazing talent.
I think the 60's rocked the hardest of all the decades of rock. "The 60's was the Renaissance of Rock," JT Curtis. Yes!!!!!!
I was a teenager (from 1963 to 1969) and must say..... Jay, your video is brilliant !!! I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan and started playing drums 2 months later... I saw the Beatles live in Detroit in 64 (couldn't hear a damn note, though)... You've captured the era perfectly! Well done, my Friend !!! ☺♪♪♪♪♪☺
Chris, I had to write something to you here. I was a teenager from 1963-1969 too. An odd coincidence. I saw the Beatles on Ed Sulivan too but never saw them live though as you did though I guess the screaming ruined it anyway. The other weird coincidence: I took up drums too and played them in a Beatles act for an 8th-grade graduation party with Beatles wigs! I wish I had a picture of that!
I’m jealous you got to see the greatest band of all time while they were still together
I'll never comprehend how one tiny island produces such an incredibly diverse array of talent. Unfathomable.
Post war economic hardships, a massive baby boom, teenagers itching to get more from life, Liverpool being a port city there were imports of musical instruments to be had easily. The rise of American rock n roll youth culture influenced many a young band. Just the right ingredients and BOOM.
@@2degucitas And Alexis Korner check him out. Got the Stones together and Free.
Yes, Jamaica is amazing!
The first 3 history of rock videos (directed by Jay) are the best in my opinion. Not to discredit the others, they’re all amazing and deserve to be documentaries on national television, but being that Jay was a writer, he knew. He just knew.
It's true. He just had that magic director's touch. It's also very hard to direct and act at the same time as I ended up doing from the 1970s on.
The Sixties had it all, progression into more complex melodies and lyrics (the rise of the singer-songwriters), and a descent into bloated, self-indulgent excesses. Mr Curtis knows his stuff. :)
This was SO helpful and detailed but not boring. I had to write about the 60s music for English and instead of looking at multiple articles this video put everything into purfwct perception! Thank you!
This was so good I watched it twice in one day. This is rare! The 1950s show was really good, too. When I see 7 dislikes, I wonder why.
While it's still solid video, there are a few misstatements. For instance, the death of Kennedy can't 'overshadow' the early 60s music, it happened at the end of 63 and marks the shift away from that to the darker more cynical mid 60s music. The Rolling Stones song 'Sympathy for the Devil" is definitely not about devil worship, but rather References the book The Master and Margarita, which is about Satan being able to move into Soviet Russia and act freely after they banned religion (quite the opposite). I don't think one misstep is worth a down vote, but apparently others do.
People interested in the music hx not amature try to be comedians. Seems this era is not something you understand or particularly care for or researched much @@jaustill237
You deserve more recognition and views. Wtf people these days don’t appreciate quality
Spread the word
Yea hes one of the best music youtubers
@@JTCurtisMusic Hi JT
It could be the bad humor. There's always that.
@@applescruff1969 the humor is classic RUclips. It’s what we love about passionate content by amateur producers. But why are you even here?
I enjoyed this. Look forward to part 2. I was too young for the 60's but my 3 older brothers who are 7,8 and 9 years older than I am, weren't. The oldest loved the Beatles and had all their music. I remember being off school sick and sneaking into the brothers bedroom and playing all their music and singing badly out of tune along! Bless them I never got into trouble for scratching all their vinyl records, but they did occasionally use me as target practice, instead of the dartboard they had!. I was still too young when Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin , Cream, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd came along. Then came Glam Rock with Marc Bolan's T.Rex and David Bowie and I was still too young I think I may have been around 12 years old. By the time I was considered an adult and ready to enjoy music, sadly came the Punk era, the less said about them the better. I felt so cheated as I wanted the same enjoyment from music that all these 60's bands had generated. I can even now relate more to listening to Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Oh, and the least said about disco the better!
I love your comment. You may have missed those decades of great music. However they all are available for you to discover and enjoy. I grew up starting to enjoy music at the beginning of the 1960s and saw and saw 100 huge music acts live starting 1975 to a few years ago. Still have my 1,000 music cassettes, 100 45s, 500 LPS, 2,000 music CDs I was MR Music among my friends I loved it so much and still am. I do still like hearing new artists of many genres. Rock and roll is my favourite however many types of great music. There is no one best. It is all up to you in the moment what you decide. As music depends on what mood you are in or what you want in the moment. I just love music and there are thousands of great bands from 1960 to today that I like.
I started listening to rock music when Del Shannon came on the scene and I was hooked. I loved the dance songs, the Beatles, Shirelles and others. In 1966 yhe Army put a hold through 1968 on music but I caught up and stayed through the 1990s. Great looking and listening to your video. Keep rockin'! (⚾ still exists)
Thank goodness for the British Invasion, definitely my favorite period. You might say that the sixties really started by the Beatles and the Stones. PS bonus points for showing the Hollies, mentioning Doctor Who and for that Ed Sullivan suit! ✌💜
that twist and shout live performance shows the true harmony of the group and the capability of john lennon
I enjoyed you comprehensive look at the Sixties, History for some, all our Yesterdays for others ..... Looking forward to watching part two.....
My first memory is the night of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. My mom was early 20s and thought Paul was cute lol. Her excitement was what made the night memorable. I remember really liking George and I still play guitar almost everyday.
Hi JT. I just saw your performance last week when Let It Be came to Pueblo Colorado. Your performance of My Sweet Lord and While my Guitar Gently Weeps was the highlight of the show!! I'd seen your 50's video before but just realized when I checked my program who you were. You're an amazing musician, can't wait for your other videos and thanks for coming to Colorado!!
This video deserves 1M views
@@joshuawang5859 spread the word!
Bro you look like you were growing up in the late nineties but , you have a great grasp and love of the music from this era, and I bet others in your series. You put a lot of effort and this is a great primer for those that grew up with " parents music'
the brits really changed rock n roll in the 60s- the who, the animales, led zeppelin ,pink floyd, the beatles, rolling stones, david bowie, elton john, the klinks. these are just the 60s band. and in the 70s, and other british bands like iron maiden, def lepperd, genesis, the police, queen etc bless UK for their help
They basically reintroduced us Yanks to the R&B from here...
Elton John and David Bowie were more 70s
Yes but I’m opinion I don’t think they were necessary to the development of the genre. Again, so much blues rock just reintroduced blues that was already here, listening to people like Fred McDowell who were already recorded due to the folk revival and not British interest in blues. The rhythms and doo wop and soul in the 50s - 60s had heavy Afro Cuban influence eg. “Louie Louie” being a recreation of a Cuban song, and The Rolling Stones Satisfaction using a cha cha beat in its drum line.
These rhythms made their way into Black popular music via big American cities like Detroit, New York, Chicago, LA.
Listening to any 60s garage rock points heavily towards the fact that Americans would continue carrying the torch of authentic, young wild rock and roll.
I’m 15. The 1960s is the best decade for rock & roll music by far!
I'm the exact same too.
Dun fact, doo wop was music style number 1 in music styles in The 50s and Roy Orbison started his career in the 50s with the rockabilly style with songs like go,go,go.
We did have a _few_ songs from 1959-1960 that sounded like some pre-60s stuff.
Cathy's Clown / Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop / Money (that's what I want) / Wonderful World
and anything by the often-overlooked Johnny Kidd & the Pirates :)
1961 gave us Runaway by Del Shannon with possibly the first 60s synth hook? Also Travelin' Man
'62 = Let's Dance / Green Onions / Sealed with a Kiss / and the first release of Love Me Do by The Beatles before they took off in America.
So the 60s wasn't completely a bore when it began. It just got way way better near the end.
Not sure how I ran across this but glad I did. Great video and very thorough. The levity is a great addition (especially Tiny Tim).
Hey man, I'm an old rock 'n roller who really, really likes, no, LOVES that you include who wrote these songs. Thank you.
Groovy man I really dig this 1960s music documentary. I was a teenager when Woodstock happened in 1969. Love live Rock and Roll. Now where are those chics in their mini skirts because I wanna do the Twist or Twist and Shout like there's no tomorrow.
George Harrison Picking Up A Sitar: "Hmmm...what's this strange looking instrument?"
Changes history.
My music teacher played this in his class yesterday, your humor had me cracking up.
Yo, this channel is actually very good. I stopped the playlist only for pressing the like button. REALLY liked it.
Very good work. The dude's trip at the end was funny. Waiting for part 2
Beautifully done, with humor, flair and panache. Looking forward to Part 2.
But i respect you Jt for showing us the roots of rock and roll and the decades that made it worth living
I just discovered and finished your History of Rock's Roll series. I really enjoyed it. As a Baby boomer I quit listening after Nirvana, so I learned quite a bit. I would like to to submit Del Shannon's "Runaway" as one the great songs from the early days!
Yep, Del is strangely dismissed considering he was always mentioned by Lennon/McCartney as an influence, the first US artist to have a hit with a Beatle song, was produced by A L Oldham, wrote 90% of his own songs, basically invented minor chord rock n roll, had the first synthesizer on a rock record and had 16 top forty hits in 5 years.
Runaway with Del Shannon and 1,665 Seconds are must haves.. but I think I need more
@@rocknroll_jezus9233 1661 seconds is a beaut of an LP. Very good quality.
@@waukivorycopse2402 my favorite version of Do You Wanna Dance not to say Bobby Freeman's and Ramones versions aren't lovely. That's a stellar album all the way though, all of it.
@@rocknroll_jezus9233 the covers Del does on 1661 are great too. Running Scared, I'm gonna be strong sound great as well as the original lp tracks like Why Don't You tell him and over you. I Go To Pieces is amazing.
Great job, very informative, videos and interviews I'd never seen before. I don't want to be old guy to say get off my grass, I'm 73 the humor was a little? Learned a lot of stuff who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Great job keep it up.
HEY! Make with part 2! Chop chop! Not only are these great videos, I'm using part of them to teach my rock history unit.
Well researched , informative and entertaining video.Even some of the humour worked.Thanks guys and special thanks for recognising Dylan's massive contribution to the development of music.
(Early 60s, music flounders, music flounders) *Dylan shows up* EVERYTHING CHANGES! EVERYTHING GAINS FOCUS! The ROCK BACH has arrived!
Don’t Worry Baby was written as a sequel to be my baby... a response... not ripped off
You did it again. "Even Bob Marley was influenced by Eleanor Rigby" why wouldn't he be? It's a great song. Very American frame a mind. BTW I love your videos you clearly know your music history and I can tell you are a talented musician yourself. It is just hard not to notice how even music is segregated to some extent in the States.
That was nice of your friend to give away your Beatles box set! LOL
Phil Collins was in attendance in the audience during the filming of Hard Day’s Night
And he also doesn't want to be in this series (no joke)
@@JTCurtisMusic why?
@@Dantheferret that's a long complicated story that I'm not even really supposed to get into...
@@JTCurtisMusic ok
Hey McLoud got off my ewe... Had me in stitches 😂😂,thank you for a very clever, interesting,and informative video.👍
I have to give credit to a mutual friend, Jason Rosen, for that classic joke.
Thing is, the Monkees tried to break away from their manufactured image from the get go. They finally did with Headquarters, playing all their own instruments. The record label only let them do that after they threatened to quit. The band made fun of their manufactured image in their trippy movie, Head (produced in part by Jack Nicholson). I like your videos JT, especially the humour, I am a fan of yours.
Fair enough, but like I said from the beginning: There's a lot of music to cover (ESPECIALLY in the 60s) and not enough time to give every artist or band their due. The Monkees had the misfortune of coming out in the most prolific period of music ever. I haven't even gotten to Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Cream, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, David Bowie, Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper, Woodstock, etc.
I stand by my original statement: The Monkees had some good tunes, but they WERE a manufactured product to cash in on the Fab Four's popularity. Even HEADQUARTERS, HEAD, while nice albums, sound like products of the time. If you like em, cool, but they're not going to get mentioned when I've got so many other classic albums to cover in this time.
A GENIAL WORK.CONGRATULATIONS.OH YOU GUYS MAKE ME LAUGH SO SPONTANOUSLY AND THE SELECTION OF GROUPS AND SONGS ARE PERFECT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FROM THE HEART OF THE SIXTIES!!!!!!!!!
This is fun, congratulations. You're knowledgeable without playing the hipster. Refreshing.
I had the pleasure of seeing Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and Jerry Lee Lewis all on the same show in the early sixties in London. Amazing.
barry nicholas wow that’s amazing. You sir are lucky.
アマン Yeah there was some rivalry between Chuck and Jerry at the time as they both wanted to top the bill. I think this was the time Jerry set light to his piano, to get one up on Chuck.
Alexis Korner , John lee Hooker Wigan. Bluesville club.
@@g4joe Saw them in London when Rod Stewart made his first guest appearance.
@@MrBarrynicholas check out Australian kid "Taj Farrant" on youtube . The future?
I have a cd boxset of the Byrds first five albums and one day might have some compilations of Simon and Garfunkel and/or Bob Dylan on Christmas (though I might have to wait and see!)
The Beatles, The Rolling Stone, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Kinks, The Doors, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Animals .
What a Time to Love Rock N' Roll music In the 60's Jesus...
And that's just the tip of the iceberg!
The names of the Bands alone signal a turning point. So much attitude in not just being “The Robins” or “The Swallows”. A band with the name THE ANIMALS gets straight to the point. The cleverness of the Beatles name gives a hint as to the amazing songwriting that would come, The Kinks and their intentionally provocative name.
I could go on…..
very entertaining,love all your stuff,,,you guys are awesome.
If I’m not wrong Brian Wilson actually pitched don’t worry baby to Phil Spector. But he turned it down since he didn’t write the song.
This was well worth waiting for, even though it's taken me a year to get round to watching. Amazing documentary, very professional. In fact better than some I've seen made for BBC tv UK. BTW tech your silly friend how to say 'Highlander' I'm a female Scottish and a MacLeod !! but I haven't got any ewe's!! Thank you for taking the time to post these video's
Cool vids, the 50's one was real good and this one is as well. Keep it up. Waiting till part 2. But great job on production, your videos are top notch quality speaking.
The Who joke thing was a bad take on the old Abbot and Costello routine ‘who’s on first’ lol
This is do jt your accuracy and knowledge of history is outstanding as a rock rock and roll fan your knowledge syncs with mine awesome man...
The 60's is the greatest era in America music history. The 50's started the reshape of American music history the 60's blew the doors off.
Groovy dude! Keep doing what you're doing here. This series is awesome, and very informative.
Thank god this video is back I love it
The 60,s had it all. Rock,n roll, Britisch invasion, Beatles at Shea stadium, montery, hippie movement, Woodstock. It was the greatest time in music history. Just in that decade the amount of great music and genres was unprecedented.
You missed out Dylan, the greatest of them all
Don’t forget the emergence of heavy metal with Led Zeppelin, Cream and Black Sabbath all appearing in the second half of the 60s
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You forgot to mention The Wonders with their hit “That Thing You Do!”
Ah! How could we forget?!
While I knew most of this information already, I subbed just for the sheer effort and work put into this.
You don't mention girls like Petula Clark, Sandie Shaw, Dusty Springfield, Nancy Sinatra, Janis Joplin and Lulu
Janis Jopplin didn't become famous until 1967
Absolutely love it! Can't wait for the next installment!
I HAD MY LITTLE TRANSISTER RADIO IN THE 60S I LISTENING TO WOLF MAN!! PLAYED MUSIC MYSELF IN THE 70S AND 80S IN BAR BANDS!! DIDNT KNOW THE KINGSMAN WERE FROM OREGON!!! THATS WHERE I WAS BORN AND RAISED!! STILL LIVE HERE!!
Stevie Wonder only had his first two singles on Motown. The rest of his career was on Tamla bar one 1968 instrumental on the Gordy label.
Thank you! Thank you for making this video about the early 60's!
It’s easy to write of The Beach Boys as a simple surf band that re made songs they liked but if you listen to pet sounds you can tell their much more. Paul McCarthy even realized it and said that God Only Knows was his favorite song then the album also inspired the Beatles to write Sargent Pepper meaning without The Beach Boys we may have never had the psychedelic era of movement
He's a die hard Beatles fan so he has a hard time giving other bands that are as highly regarded as the Beatles their credit
The ignorance surrounding the Beach Boys is as astonishing as it is confounding.
Hi...really appreciate the vids (both for the info and the humor). I wish I could share with my students but there are a few things that are not quite appropriate for them (but rock is always a little inappropriate!). Thanks for these! 🎸. One slightly picky point...the Dylan going electric problem has proved to be more of a myth, even Pete Seeger said so before his passing.
Not really. There's differing accounts as to what Seeger meant when he said "Cut the cords to the PA" but it was considered blasphemous by the folk community and everywhere Dylan went for the next couple years, he was booed (there's the famous "Judas" outburst at a show) and Levon Helm actually quit Dylan's backing band before heading to Europe because of the booing. My dad (The director and playing the "Hippie Bum") was there at the time and confirmed this being a big deal.
Smashing stuff.. thanks...
I've got a feeling that with a little help or even with a little luck from your friends you get back one sunny day...
Always look on the bright side of life...
Imagine... why don't we do it in the road..
No seriously I'm thinking about a little prayer... heaven must have sent you from above, mate..
Bless you...
Carry that weight... oops. get on like that... don't mind me...
You know my name (Look up the number)
Cheers, guys !!!
I am so much looking forward to watching part 2. When will it come?
I feel so educated now. Thanks, JT!
Such a great video. Great job man.
You also provide some tidbits like , who had any idea Sam Cooke was inspired to write a song based on Bob Dylan's blowing in the wind... I am impressed with what you condense into a short time .
These videos are essential viewing. So well produced!!!
I forgot how much meaningful music was in the 60s I used to hate until I watched the super hero movie the watchmen but I totally think there is more music with true meaning then the 60s
Paul Simon is a musical genius. ♡
Great insight about Elanor Rigby...... way ahead of its time, studio produced , human condition, and a dash of great production via George Romero Martin.,
Beck and Page were in the Yardbirds together
My favorite decade
Same here, despite being born in 1982!
At first I didn't think I'd make it through your entire video here, but as I slogged through it, I was more and more drawn in. Great editing and content. Great job!
this definetely is fun - really well done!
It was with Dylan that the Beatles first smoked pot.
Yea in fact he thought that the line,"I can't hide." In 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' was,"I get high."
And Rock music was changed forever...
@@archithbinoj24-89 yep
@@shaqeelzainalabdeen231 I think everyone thought that
This could be better if you quit trying to act like a character in Wayne's World.
I can't wait for part 2. that's when rock music really gets good
+Iamstickman fuck yea, psychedelic rock with jimi hendrick, pet sounds by the beach boys etc.) its gonna be good
"The Rest" is the beginning of rock and roll
Entertaining videos with a good dash of humor.
thanks 4 this,, ill be waiting for part 2, the 70s 80s 90s etc
great job!
Your videos are awesome. Keep them coming.
Ain't Too Proud To Beg(Norman Whitfield/Eddie Holland) issued on Gordy label, release date: 3rd May, 1966(recorded about March or April, 1966) Detail gained from 3-LP set "Temptations Anthology" issued on Motown as M-782A3 in 1973 as a 10th Anniversary compilation. The Temptations only appeared on Motown in 1968 when they partnered Diana Ross & The Supremes on "The Rhythm Of Life" and later "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me". Outside those singles, the Temptations were ALWAYS on the Gordy label. The 10th Anniversary Anthology release being on Motown doesn't count because it IS a compilation rather than a studio album like "Psychedelic Shack", "Puzzle People" or "Cloud 9".
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crystal meth pizza sounds pretty good
It does wait what I'm I doing here?
These guys are great!
Awesome awesome video, and the previous one!
I went through Jr. High tnrough college in the 60s and didn't miss much. The decade featured sub-generas such as Motown, pop and folk. I'm surprised you missed the best Motown group of all, the Supremes yet you mentioned Martha and the Vandellas (good but not great). I think the best rif of the era introduced "Mr. Tambourine Man" for the Byrds. Pop's best was "Herman's Hermits." There was still a lot folk hanging around but the one that perfectly fit the times (Vietnam, Cold War) was "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire. I guess my favorite groups of the 60s are the Beach Boys (I'm from LA) and the Beatles.
I'm more in the Martha camp and the truth is they had a huge influence on a lot of classic rock tunes (The Beatles would agree on that, note "Can't Buy Me Love" being heavily influenced by "Heatwave.")
You guys are hilarious and fun 😅😅 😅😅😅
21:47 the best part of this video
Very very enjoyable.☺️
I enjoyed the video a lot ❤
Dancing In The Street was recorded and issued in 1964 on the Gordy label.
extremely underrated
this is worth the wait!
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I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH