who were some good musicians/performers in the 60’s and 70’s?

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♫ Zach [pro art] ☮ asked:

i like otis redding, james brown, janis joplin, and stuff like that so far from what ive heard

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18 Responses to “who were some good musicians/performers in the 60’s and 70’s?”
  1. Jim's Room@ Morrison Hotel Says:

    The Doors, live blues stuff is incredible
    Canned Heat
    Bad Company
    Paul Butterfield Blues Band
    Simon Garfunkle
    Country Joe and the Fish
    Love

  2. sos_brigadier Says:

    i don’t think there were any????

  3. george g Says:

    the doors, the mamas and the papas, jefferson airplane, jimi hendrix, the who, elton john, the beatles (get the white album), eric clapton, cream, led zeppelin, pink floyd, black sabbath, blue oyster cult, tom petty, the rolling stones, steppenwolf, reo speedwagon, neil young, john lennon, the doobie brothers, deep purple, the grateful dead, creedence clearwater revival, sly and the family stone, crosby, stills, nash and young, and the list goes on and on.
    man the 60’s and 70’s were a great era of music…

  4. JC Says:

    the beatles
    heart
    queen
    jackson 5
    led zeppelin
    pink floyd
    allman brothers band
    the who
    and cheap trick
    this is the order that i like from the 60’s and 70’s band people

    and they are really good =]

  5. The Radio Waves Were Like Snow Says:

    Hey Zach.
    Based on the list there you might enjoy:
    Warren Zevon
    Miles Davis
    Ornette Coleman
    Velvet Underground

    and then there’s punk:
    Patti Smith
    The Stooges
    Television
    The Clash
    Ramones
    and so on and so forth

    If you’d like samples or links – shoot me a message, I’d be happy to share.

  6. law_man Says:

    Pink Floyd
    King Crimson
    The Doors
    The Rolling Stones
    Genesis
    Led Zeppelin
    Deep Purple
    Judas Priest

  7. Jodi P Says:

    There is the Doors, Canned Heat, Grateful Dead, Mungo Jerry, Janis (of course), Jimmy Hendrix, Cream, Creadence Clearwater Revival and that is just to name a few. Who ever said that they didn’t think there were any……..you just don’t know good music then do you.

  8. MaryRamone(loves herself) Says:

    The ramones, iggy and the stooges.
    both had amazing performances.

  9. A Kind Of Magic Says:

    Queen was fantastic in the 70s preformance wise.

  10. Richie S Says:

    The Beach Boys and the genius of Brian Wilson. Definitely the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Miles Davis, CSNY, Jimi Hendrix, and of course, FRANK SINATRA, To name a few. But so I don’t give country short shrift, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and Emmylou Harris.

  11. Darth The Northman (Ride To War) Says:

    Led Zeppelin
    Black Sabbath
    Yes
    Rush
    Deep Purple
    The Doors
    Neil Young

  12. Brad On The Run Says:

    Led Zeppelin
    The Beatles
    The Who
    The Kinks
    Queen
    Television
    Steppenwolf
    Bad Company
    AC/DC
    The Beach Boys
    Squeeze
    Deep Purple
    Bob Dylan
    The Doors
    Pink Floyd
    Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Cream
    The Yardbirds
    The Velvet Underground
    Grateful Dead
    Paul McCartney Wings
    The Byrds
    John Lennon
    The Rolling Stones
    Steve Miller Band
    Tom Petty The Heartbreakers
    The Sex Pistols
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Peter Frampton
    Talking Heads
    The Police
    The Ramones
    The Clash

  13. Wild Sage Says:

    The Beatles
    The Beach Boys
    The Doors
    Fleetwood Mac
    James Taylor
    The Temptations
    The Rolling Stones
    Bob Dylan
    The Byrds
    Simon Garfunkel
    Neil Diamond

  14. Emma♥'s ponyboy Says:

    Geez, I can’t believe only one person has mentioned The Who.
    They are an amazing band, their music and their live performances. Listen to Quadrophenia..

    =)

  15. americanguitarist848 Says:

    ROCK:
    Badfinger
    Scorpions (got popular in the 80’s)

    COUNTRY:
    Jerry Reed
    Chet Atkins (got his start in the 50’s but kept making great music for years)

    This is just a short list, but I hope it helps!

  16. Mr. Bernstein Says:

    Sam Cook and Left Banke

  17. camaross427AKA HEAVY METAL FAN Says:

    ozzy osbourne!

  18. simone Says:

    Nina Simone
    Wilson Pickett
    Booker T and the MG’s
    Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention

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