When I started writing this blog, I said it was about the books that I read and the music that I listened to, well, some how I’ve gotten away from that central premise as far as music goes. To remedy that situation, last night I traveled back to that early music that I can hardly remember, although I do remember going to the Steel Pier with my parents to see Ricky Nelson and Bobby Darin! Tonight ,the Wayback Machine moved forward from 1958 to that pivotal year of 1968, a year of upheaval for our country and a year of change for me, as I moved away from R&B mostly Motown to the new emerging underground rock scene.
So I created another playlist. This one includes songs from the albums released in 1968 that became part of my musical library and life. There’s still a few R&B albums most prominently albums from Otis Redding and The Temptations. There’s some Pop from Jose Feliciano and Simon & Garfunkel, country from Johnny Cash, a classic folk album from Tom Rush The Circle Game and one from Phil Ochs. There’s also a lot’ of rock from the likes of: The Electric Flag, Ten Years After, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, and Hendrix!!
So sit back, put your feet up and crank up your favorites……What’s your favorite from ’68??? You can check out The Music of 1968 here at Wikipedia!
