The Pretty Things, despite their name, were a gem of a gritty, vulnerable band in a sea of perfectly pleasant pop-rock acts in the 1960s. This outfit, formed in 1963, leaned toward blues rock, beat, ...

The rumblings of rock 'n' roll, the sounds of soul and funk, and the formation of the folk movement were already underway in the U.S. by the time the 1960s rolled around. Even so, few people were ...

In this day and age, it’s hard to imagine a hit band relying only on songs that have already been recorded by others or were provided by outside writers. Yet in the 60s, that could be a viable ...