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Pages in category "1960s instrumentals" The following 140 pages are in this category, out of 140 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Instrumental rock is rock music that emphasizes musical instruments and features very little or no singing. An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics , or singing , although it might include some inarticulate vocals , such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.
The positions of all songs are based on week-end sale totals, from Sunday to Saturday, [4] but pre-1987 the charts were released on a Tuesday because of the need for manual calculation. [5] Since inception there have been more than 1,400 number ones; of these, instrumental tracks have topped the chart on 30 occasions for a total of 96 weeks.
Instrumental rock was most popular from the mid-1950s to mid-1960s, with artists such as Bill Doggett Combo, The Fireballs, The Shadows, The Ventures, Johnny and the Hurricanes and The Spotnicks. Surf music had many instrumental songs. Many instrumental hits had roots from the R&B genre. The Allman Brothers Band feature several instrumentals.
It was the second instrumental single to hit number one in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts. [note 1] Later in 1962, Meek produced a vocal version, "Magic Star", sung by Kenny Hollywood. It was released as a single by Decca Records (cat. nr F11546), with "The Wonderful Story of Love" on the B-side, written by Geoff Goddard.
More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) (US) Chuck Berry Jagger "Can I Get a Witness" 1964 1964 The Rolling Stones (UK) England's Newest Hit Makers (US) Holland-Dozier-Holland: Jagger "Can You Hear the Music" 1973 1973 Goats Head Soup: Jagger/Richards Jagger "Can't Be Seen" 1989 1989 Steel Wheels: Jagger/Richards Richards "Can't You Hear Me ...
In the early part of the decade, Elvis Presley continued to score hits. For most of the 60s, Presley mostly released films. Presley decided to get away from films by 1969; his last #1 song on the charts was Suspicious Minds which was released in 1969. The Mamas & the Papas were one of the most prominent American Folk-rock artists of the decade
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