By Era · 1960–1969

1960s Vinyl

The decade that changed everything — Beatles, Motown, Ravi Shankar, and the birth of rock's golden age.

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Defining Voices

Artists of the 1960s

Global Music Scene

The World in the 1960s

1960

Elvis Presley returns from the Army; Motown launches in Detroit

1963

Beatlemania sweeps Britain — Please Please Me changes pop forever

1964

The British Invasion arrives in America — the charts never look the same

1965

Bob Dylan goes electric at Newport; Vietnam protests reshape folk music

1967

The Summer of Love — Sgt. Pepper, Are You Experienced, Forever Changes

1969

Woodstock, Abbey Road, and the moon landing — the decade ends in a blur

India · Subcontinent

India in the 1960s

1960

R.D. Burman begins his ascent; S.D. Burman at the peak of his powers

1962

Baat Ek Raat Ki — Hindi cinema's golden soundtracks hit their stride

1965

Ravi Shankar collaborates with George Harrison — India meets the West

1967

Guide (1965) wins National Award — its soundtrack becomes iconic

1969

Aradhana — Kishore Kumar and Shakti Samanta redefine Hindi cinema

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