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  2. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1960 - Wikipedia

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    Theme from A Summer Place" by Percy Faith was the number one song of 1960. Bobby Rydell had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Brenda Lee had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Connie Francis had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. The Everly Brothers had four songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 ...

  3. 1960s in music - Wikipedia

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    Rock music during the 60s was still largely sung in English, but some bands like Los Mac's and others mentioned above used Spanish for their songs as well. [78] During the 1960s, most of the music produced in Mexico consisted on Spanish-language versions of English-language rock-and-roll hits.

  4. 1960 in music - Wikipedia

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    Artist Title Year Country Chart entries 1: Elvis Presley: It's Now Or Never: 1960: US: UK 1 – Feb 2005, US BB 1 – Jul 1960, Canada 1 – Jul 1960, Norway 1 – Sep 1960, Australia 1 of 1960, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Feb 1960, South Africa 1 of 1960, US CashBox 2 of 1960, Germany 2 – Jan 1961, RYM 2 of 1960, US BB 9 of 1960, POP 9 of 1960, Italy 17 of 1960, DDD 19 of 1960, Germany 35 of ...

  5. Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' -- The Story Behind the Song and ...

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    Tracy Chapman is finally getting a new moment in the awards spotlight, 35 years after the release of her biggest hit, "Fast Car." The two gave an emotional performance at the GRAMMYs on Sunday ...

  6. Music history of the United States in the 1960s - Wikipedia

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    Songs like "Summertime Blues" and "Eve of Destruction" address the issue of the voting age, which at the time was 21. The issue was that soldiers were drafted at 18, but could not vote. The voting age was eventually lowered to eighteen. A few songs such as Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind address the Civil Rights Movement.

  7. Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car' song wins CMA award 35 years ... - AOL

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    Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car" ended up driving her right to the coveted CMA award for song of the year — 35 years later.. The Country Music Association donned the 59-year-old singer with the song ...

  8. Pretty Flamingo - Wikipedia

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    After Barkan's death in 2020, Paul Jones of Manfred Mann said: "I'm a little bit ashamed to admit that not only did I never meet him, but I never even got in touch to say thank you for the song. But I would like to thank him posthumously. [6] Cash Box described the song as an "easy-going, teen-angled item about a rather fickle young gal". [7 ...

  9. Tommy Quickly - Wikipedia

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    Tommy Quickly (born Thomas Quigley, 7 July 1945) is an English retired rock and roll singer who recorded mostly in the early 1960s. He was a later signing of artist manager Brian Epstein, whose biggest act was the Beatles. Quickley retired from music in 1966 after suffering a breakdown.