These groups have not been forgotten by the chics and the cats that grew up in the 60's. This vid should be called Great Groups of the 60's Kids of Today Have Never Heard. You gotta feel sorry for them considering the many talent challenged "musicians" recording the artificial corporate noise of today.
Is this list nuts? The Seekers? Judith Durham may have had the greatest female voice in popular music of all time. And the songs are timeless and unforgettable -- I just have to hear an opening chord and it all comes back to me.
The Seekers fallen off the radar, do me a favour, they were touring right until shortly before Judiths death in 2022 and Manfred Mann morphed into Manfred Mann's Earth Band and is still touring today, Manfred still playing keyboards as well as ever at 83 years of age !
I hope in20 some years from now I’ll be an 80 year old who’s still active. I took care of my pops who turned 80 in 2014 until his death in 2018 was very much inactive and it was tough caring for him because he wanted to die at home. It was the least I could do for him after all he did for me.
I have a 4-disc set of the Seekers -- some of the best pop music of the period. And some lovely covers of classic songs. Because they had voices, and could play.
These groups are NOT forgotten, I play this stuff all the time. Have you ever wondered why no one ever whistle anymore ? Because there's bugger all worth whistling to. For the last few decades, music has gone down the crapper.
Down the crapper is right. Since the turn of the century, I’ve added less than one song per year to my music collection. The victory of style over substance is virtually complete now-a-days. 😖 It all started with MTV imo.
I don’t know,while I love the 60’sand70’s music, I like some of later stuff too along with a lot of 30’s 40’s 50’s music. One of my favorite bands is The Dollyrots,a pop/punk band from LA by way of Tampa
Procol Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale videos are very popular. The original has 124M views, the live in Denmark one has 104M. They are often on “reaction” channels too, so, no, they aren’t forgotten
They stood high above other 60's bands. I still don't understand why only their first album and Grand Hotel sold well. After 'Whiter Shade of Pale' they released 'Homburg', it was a top ten hit, but too similar to 'Pale'. With the emotional Salty Dog single, and armageddonian instrumental Repent Walpurgis, they were at their utmost best. All-time classics!
Procol harum is a classic rock band. They had a sound all their own. They have about 12 albums and I play at least 9 most all the time with many of the other groups that are metion here.
@@randyacuna5643 I wasn't wild about their five last five albums. They all have one track I really like, but the rest....nah. Gary Brooker made a few solo albums too. I miss the procol harum in them.... I realized that the original band behind Gary was very, very good.
It's really hard to comment about these bands of the 60's. Born in 1949, played drums for a local small town garage band in South Arkansas from 1964 until 1970, I remember them all. I even had the opportunity to meet a couple of them when they played at a local college. When I retired back in 2012, one of the first things I did was buy a set of drums to go into my "man cave". Now, at 74, I still play along with all those sounds of the 60's and 70's. These groups may have fallen off the radar for some people, but they are alive an well out in what I affectionately refer to as, The Boom Boom Room. One set of drums, a 200 watt stereo system, and four 100 watt speakers, all nestled into a 12x20 "Man Cave". The old man still likes to ROCK!
Good on you. We certainly remember the 60's a lot better and differently than the naive announcer who is obviously blank about our music era. Keep on rocking. Wish I could play with you. Good drummers are so hard to find here.
@@lylemoors4194 I had to read my post over again and I cannot find anywhere I claimed to be a "good" drummer. Actually, I wasn't a very good drummer back in the 60's. But when I told my son of my intentions to get a set of drums, I also said I really didn't know why. His response? "Because they're fun". And you know what? He was right. I may not be very good, but I have a lot of fun with them and it also gives me the opportunity to listen to songs of my youth.
Well, sorry you don't think of yourself as 'good.' You already know, though, long as you're breathing, it's never too late. I think you should get a few other musicians together in your 'cave' and Really start rocking it. Who knows, it could lead to some fun performing... I have a friend in his '60s, who is now a drummer in a locally regularly performing band.
A lot of nitpicking in the comments, but this video deserves kudos for highlighting the great bands that for some reason have slipped from the wider public conscious. I still get a kick out of listening to the big hits of my childhood, like Manfred Mann's "Pretty Flamingo" or the Fifth Dimension's "Up, Up and Away". We need more of these great old songs in movie soundtracks, perhaps! I bet they would get a lot of new young fans.
I lucked into seeing Jan & Dean perform with The Beach Boys in either 1978 or 1981… it was billed as “Beach Boys & Friends” because Jan’s ability to perform was in doubt at every show. He’d been seriously injured in that infamous car wreck at J&D’s peak. Anyhow, the BBs took a break… Dennis Wilson came to the mic & said “Ladies & Gentlemen, please welcome a Southern California legend!” A spotlight came on a guy at a 2nd mic & we heard “Well, the last thing I remember doc is I started to swerve…” & the stage lights came on, The Beach Boys were all on stage & they ripped into “Dead Man’s Curve”. It was unbelievable. They backed J&D on their biggest 6 hits. Jan was palsied from his wreck injuries & had a sheet of lyrics to follow & he sang heartily & whatever vocal impairment he had was swallowed up by the BBs harmonies. About 11,000 gave them a standing ovation for their set in the show & Jan was in tears. All the BBs gathered around him & gave a group hug to him. It was extraordinary.
Ed Thank You for this memory trigger. I remember when this concert happened inspite of the fact I was about 13 y.o. at the time. It was 1981. Shortly before that concert happened, there was a made for TV film about Jan and Dean. I remember watching it here in NYC [where I'm from] and many of my classmates, especially the boys, had seen it as well. I always wondered if Jan was still alive and if so in what condition was he in at the time.I remember the evening news had highlighted the fact that the BB had featured J & D and the response they had gotten. In someways Jan & Dean made it possible for the Beach Boys to exist and thrive during the height of the British Invasion. I'm glad to have watched the movie about them. So when Jan & Dean had gotten a standing ovation by the audience and they also had gotten hugs from the BB I could appreciate why and what these 2 guys had been through. Especially since Jan should NOT have survived his circumstances. Yes I remember it was "Dead Man's Curve". Cheers from NYC
@@stepanbandera5206 A mammoth underbill if there ever was one. Comparable to Hendrix opening for the Monkees. There's a reason that Herman's Hermits never recorded a 'Live at Leeds' album. /s
Yea, strange really, Like the Dave Clark Five, they were far more successful in the US than in the UK, where there was a lot of talented groups they had to compete with at that time.
@@633squadrongoodwin you're correct, I see that the Searchers charted the same week as the Swinging Blue Jeans and that's probably where the confusion comes from
My parents were young adults in the 60s. I grew up listening to a huge stack of 45s from these artists and many, many more... Good times and great music!!!
Most of these groups haven’t fallen off the radar. Many just got old and retired. The Seekers were super popular right up until Judith Durham passed away recently.
@@burningblue1254 "Waltzing Matilda" by The Seekers an unofficial anthem? Perhaps you've confused it with "I Am Australian". But agreed, there's a new angel in heaven. Her name is Judith.
Unfortunately, I doubt that the photo is actually of "the band" as they were session musicians who performed Sugar Sugar. The photo is probably from some BS publicity shoot.
@@davidcolin6519You are correct. Just like The Grassroots, although after a hit record under that name a band was hastily formed to tour. Then had a string of more hits. Who played on those hits? Probably studio musicians.
The songwriting was so good back then that it sounded like a team of studio veterans helped them write and play every note. Which they did. When Ringo sang that "he got by with a little help from my friends", he meant it. And lip-synching didn't just happen on TV shows. To this day your pop concerts are more like karaoke nights on steroids!
Nor mine even if I was born in 66. I still love the music my mom and pops played during my childhood. Elvis and The Sweet come to mind first. My dad bought me Little Willy thinking it fit me perfectly. I couldn’t have been 5 alongside Hound dog were played over and over. I loved those alongside hearing American top forty on the weekends and of course Paul Harvey news. Good day!!
Back in the 60's I had a band from Winchester Ma.that opened for the Dave Clark 5 in the Boston Gardens. It was a moment in my life I will never forget, 27,000 people to see the DC5.
A child of the 60s and I'll never forget. In fact, much of this music is still loved, even by young people, because it was music. The garbage of the 90s to now is what will be forgotten.
@@hiroehayes593 …. Think of the music of your grandparents. The roaring 20’s. Swing and big bands. This music was super popular then but you’ll hear these tunes occasionally. The tunes of the 60’s may meet the same fate as time passes on and musical tastes change.
Being 70 years old, I certainly remember all these people. The reason they may no longer be known is the fault of the rigid playlists of oldies radio formats in subsequent decades, which reject a substantial segment of popular music of the past.
The Seekers continued to play intermittently until Judith Durham died in 2022. In the 1990s, one of their most successful songs in their home country was I Am Australian.
You really did a disservice to Procol Harum, a brilliant and long-lived band. Progressive rock is where they are mostly placed and they recorded albums well into the '90s and beyond. They were one of the first bands to play live with a full orchestra and have toured the world over. Gary Brooker, the pianist, lead singer and main songwriter passed away in 2022. A unique rock band with a long history.
P. R. & R. (Paul Revere and The Raiders) - One of my favorite all-time rock groups. So fun to watch in performance! "Journey to the Center of Your Mind" (1968) - a great tune! The Seekers- enjoyable to listen to let alone watch. Great blended talent (Rest in Peace, Judith) Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs - "Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood" ... a cute tune. Sergeant Barry Sadler - 9 million copies of "The Green Berets" - a solid 1965 hit! Jan & Dean - several good tunes they had. The Marcels - "Blue Moon" a continous tune that is fun to listen to. The Searchers - several hot hits in the early to mid 60's with, one of my all-time favorites from them: "The Rainmaker" (1968). B.S. & T. (Blood, Sweat and Tears) so talented! Herman's Hermits - now that group had good manners! Peter Noone is a fantastic guy! The Rascals - Wow! And, how great was the '67 and '68 hit tunes made them a great memory. Manfred Mann - Umm... The Fifth Dimension - One great blended group that stands out. The Youngbloods - 1969's big hit: "Get Together" made them known. The Shadows - Oh so talentd and popular for many years! Poco Haram- Everytime I hear "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (early 1967) always reminds me of my very first "official date" and Gayle A. Dave Clark Five - another all-time favorite of mine that band leader, Dave Clark led and made more popular (in my opinion) the Rogers Drum Company...he could perform great snare drum and high-hat cymbals flare, I thought. Yep...the D.C. Five was the greatest threat to The Beatles, as the teen magazines of that era said. The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie" ... an easy song to play to the "risky 'F-Bomb' word". And, if I understand/remember, those guys came from my birth hometown: Indianapolis. The Archies - cute tunes in their best two years. I have their Greatest Hits album.
These groups are not forgotten. Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale is everlasting. And we remember the Young Rascals, the Seekers, the Shadows, the Searchers, Blood Sweat And Tears..... etc.
Double-shot Of My Baby’s Love by The Swinging Medallions. Garage Rock at its finest-even sounds like it was recorded in a garage! Who could not love one of the most recognizable organ riffs in rock?
As a Record collector, former Radio DJ, and Music historian, my heart and soul still live in the mid 1960’s. All of these bands mentioned in this news piece, I listen to today! It’s currently the year 2024 and my musical taste has never changed and never will!
Blood Sweat and Tears has had almost 200 people who've been in the band over their almost 60 years, but they're still touring to this day, so they're definitely not a forgotten band.
@@paulsawtell3991 If you have a band with horns in it, you know there's some good players in it, at least above-average. James William Guercio produced BST's 2nd album and also produced most of The Buckinghams hits, but was mainly known for producing a dozen of Chicago's early albums & also his Caribou Ranch Studio in Colorado where everybody & their mama recorded in the 70s. He liked bands with horns in them obviously. Elton John recorded his 1974 album at Caribou & that's why he named it that, plus he did 2 more albums there afterward.
I just ran into Peter Noone a couple weeks ago at a Truck Stop in the middle of the night but I didn't realize who I was talking to until later. Hermans Hermits played in a town in Iowa the next night.
Maybe off most radio stations, but there are still some 1960's & 70's stations that play these bands everyday. My local one is KRVR, The River, 105.5 here in the San Joaquin valley, California. 🎵🎶
My husband needed a triple bypass and his surgeon told him his prognosis was not good. Still my husband said he'd risk the surgery rather than not. The hospital where he was had a large, state of the art cardiac unit. The patient was brought directly from the OR to their private room for recovery. I was in the room waiting for him and saw him being brought in, still intubated, but his skin was the most beautiful, healthy pink - He'd been so ill for so long, so grey and ashen that seeing the flush of his working better was the most wonderful sight. Once they had him hooked up to telemetry they suggested I keep talking to him to help he come out from the deep sedation of surgery. I put my hand in his and played The Seekers 'I'll Never Find Another You' and he closed his fingers around my hand. In that moment, still intubated, still not fully out of the sedation, I knew my beloved would be alright. That surgery gave us 3 more precious years together. He is still my someone and I know we'll be together again.
I'm so sorry you lost your husband and best friend! He will most likely be back, according to the Bible it says there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous! Only Jehovah God knows what category he falls into, but either way, he like many, many others will be back in the new world!
@@tjwhetstone475 Yes, Man & Woman were the only part of God's Creation He created in His own image. Meaning that He gave us an everlasting soul. All humans, then, will be resurrected, and will live forever; that is, by way of our everlasting souls. Some to live forever with God in His presence, the rest to live forever in the Outer Darkness, separated from God, forever.
These were iconic classic bands that required talent to be appreciated and deemed legendary. Who can even sing like the Seekers anymore? When you are raised with expectations to succeed and it takes talent to get there, people remember. Many of these bands were in it for the love of music, not the almighty dollar. They had integrity. I see very little of that today in anything and pop culture reflects this downward spiral. I am glad I came of age in that era. I remember all of them and I'm sure those of us who grew up then do, too. I see nothing like the classics today. It isn't required to even get radio play. SAD
Oh hell, I wasn't even born until 1969 and I know, and love, all of these great bands. My 24 Y.O. daughter knows, and really likes, most of them. Great music is immortal, and so are the people who made it. As long as humans have ears, someone will be listening to these wonderful bands.
You didn't mention Mandela, THE BIGGEST SOUL GROUP FROM CANADA ! George Oliver was the white James Brown . Check out the song "opportunity" and love-itis.
None have vanished under the radar, some have retired, many have died, virtually all get played on commercial radio and they are still getting royalties
Your inclusion of BST, the Rascals, Youngbloods, and the 5th Dimension makes this a winner in my book! Blood, Sweat, and Tears, put out some really thoughtful, intellectual albums through the years that many many not know about.
I remember most of these,but Im 72,and liked music.These people are almost a hunded years oldThe Searchers needles and pins,hippy hippy shake,others so great!
These singles didn't highlight their vocal harmonies. It was with Needles and Pins that they progressed. They also had excellent single B-sides: I'll Be Missing you, and the magnificent EP The System! My father, not a 'pop' fan : I like these Searcher guys better than your Beetels!"
The Chambers Brothers…saw them at the Fillmore East. They were awesome! The Rascals were recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…they had an amazing catalog of music!
What about - Mama's and Papa's? Blues Magoos? Left Banke? Them? We Five? Ventures? Nazz? Wind in the Willows? Sons of Champlain? Quicksilver Messenger Service? Blue Cheer? Moby Grape? Alexis Koerner? Cyril Davies? JoAnne Kelly? Groundhogs? Savoy Brown? The Herd? Grinder Switch? Poco? Atlanta Rhythm Section? Fallen Angels? Love? Traffic? Blind Faith? Derek and the Dominoes?
Remember my Sister had a '45' Record of the Marcels "Blue Moon". Played it a lot at house parties and stuff. Though Short, It was good to hear the Marcels again.
Also a child/teenage of the 1950s and 60s! At least we can listen to their lasting legacies on UA-cam or a CD! "Nothing is permanent", one of the major teachings of Buddhism! "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end"...Mary Hopkins, British singer, remember her??
@ Brian Patrick The four Chambers Bros were brothers, with the white drummer, Brian Keenan.RIP. Both Lester Cambers the youngest brother and Brian Keenan were freinds of mine. Their song " time Has Come Today " is considered to be the most embryonic song of the later 60s.
@@markmoriarty7388 And 'Time Has Come Today' has been deftly interpreted by Steve Earle among others. It ranks among the best of songs written during the 1960's Civil Rights struggle.
Apparently judgment of which bands or singers one consider ''forgotten'' depends on the age. Those who lived and listened music in 60's and 70's never called some of the above mentioned bands forgotten , or one hit wonders , or underrated.
I live in Sydney and I have never heard the Seekers hit with Waltzing Matilda here, they are still legends, despite the unfortunate breakups and reformations. RIP Judy
Agree. I was born in 1956. At 10 I had a transistor radio that I carried evetywhere. Only had am radio that went off the air early in the evening. I kept in on all night so I wouldn't miss a song when it came back on. Yes mom bought lots of batteries.
The Rascals,just a year or two ago,did a world tour.They played here in Minneapolis at First Avenue. I wasn't able to go,but I sure wanted to.I did catch a performance on PBS,& the old boys still sounded great.
As a European born in 1967 I have heard about approximately 15 of these bands ... Partially thanks to a local radio-DJ playing Searchers etc all the time
I don’t get the ‘fallen off the radar’ bit. These are all super popular and any oldies playlist has them (now, oldies radio may be dead, but these are pretty much evergreen artists).
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As a child of the 50's and 60's I will never let my music of that era fall off my radar. Period.
Once the music of your youth drops off your radar, it’s rocking chair on the front porch time.
Are you and previous commentator friends .Very similar stories,
Of course, the music we grew up with is the fabric of our lives
@@taylordw That way we can keep on rockin'
Ok, boomer, keep playing your Pat Boone records. hehe
Anyone who was alive during the 60s know of all of these bands. What a great time for rock music. ❤
They have not vanished....that's the beauty of music, it never dies, exploring on platforms like YT is great.
Give Middle Of The Road a listen.
@@donwayne1357 heard of them, I certainly will, thanks.
And thanks to Thomas Edison for inventing a machine to record them to help make them timeless.
These groups have not been forgotten by the chics and the cats that grew up in the 60's. This vid should be called Great Groups of the 60's Kids of Today Have Never Heard. You gotta feel sorry for them considering the many talent challenged "musicians" recording the artificial corporate noise of today.
This kinda show makes me wanna do radio again. MMom (WRUW 1972-1990)
Im a child of the 50s and none of these band have dropped of my radar, Alexa plays them every day for me!
Mine too..
I’ve still got a couple of Chambers Brothers 3:31 albums and nothing to play them on.
@@burtongillies826 that's sad, check out the used electronics stores, you may find a hidden gem!
You beat me to it. I grew up in the 50's and 60's and was familiar with all of these bands. I haven't forgotten any of them.
You’re not alone brother
These bands are not forgotten and are celebrated by millions of us. They are a part of music history and will live on
Absolutely..my youth
Is this list nuts? The Seekers? Judith Durham may have had the greatest female voice in popular music of all time. And the songs are timeless and unforgettable -- I just have to hear an opening chord and it all comes back to me.
The Seekers fallen off the radar, do me a favour, they were touring right until shortly before Judiths death in 2022 and Manfred Mann morphed into Manfred Mann's Earth Band and is still touring today, Manfred still playing keyboards as well as ever at 83 years of age !
In 69, 70, they became Manfred Mann Chapter 3 a moody jazz version
I hope in20 some years from now I’ll be an 80 year old who’s still active. I took care of my pops who turned 80 in 2014 until his death in 2018 was very much inactive and it was tough caring for him because he wanted to die at home. It was the least I could do for him after all he did for me.
@@robert.m4676Bravo, mate! No choice, right?!
I have a 4-disc set of the Seekers -- some of the best pop music of the period. And some lovely covers of classic songs. Because they had voices, and could play.
These groups are NOT forgotten, I play this stuff all the time. Have you ever wondered why no one ever whistle anymore ? Because there's bugger all worth whistling to. For the last few decades, music has gone down the crapper.
Down the crapper is right. Since the turn of the century, I’ve added less than one song per year to my music collection. The victory of style over substance is virtually complete now-a-days. 😖 It all started with MTV imo.
I don’t know,while I love the 60’sand70’s music, I like some of later stuff too along with a lot of 30’s 40’s 50’s music. One of my favorite bands is The Dollyrots,a pop/punk band from LA by way of Tampa
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@@lowreywhitson What’s your point? The Searchers don’t have anything to do with what I was saying. 🤔
Yes, it has.
Procol Harum’s Whiter Shade of Pale videos are very popular. The original has 124M views, the live in Denmark one has 104M. They are often on “reaction” channels too, so, no, they aren’t forgotten
conquistador was a great song too
I'm 75 and whiter shade is one of my warm-ups for guitar and vocal every day.
They stood high above other 60's bands. I still don't understand why only their first album and Grand Hotel sold well.
After 'Whiter Shade of Pale' they released 'Homburg', it was a top ten hit, but too similar to 'Pale'.
With the emotional Salty Dog single, and armageddonian instrumental Repent Walpurgis, they were at their utmost best. All-time classics!
Procol harum is a classic rock band. They had a sound all their own. They have about 12 albums and I play at least 9 most all the time with many of the other groups that are metion here.
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I wasn't wild about their five last five albums. They all have one track I really like, but the rest....nah.
Gary Brooker made a few solo albums too. I miss the procol harum in them....
I realized that the original band behind Gary was very, very good.
It's really hard to comment about these bands of the 60's. Born in 1949, played drums for a local small town garage band in South Arkansas from 1964 until 1970, I remember them all. I even had the opportunity to meet a couple of them when they played at a local college. When I retired back in 2012, one of the first things I did was buy a set of drums to go into my "man cave". Now, at 74, I still play along with all those sounds of the 60's and 70's. These groups may have fallen off the radar for some people, but they are alive an well out in what I affectionately refer to as, The Boom Boom Room. One set of drums, a 200 watt stereo system, and four 100 watt speakers, all nestled into a 12x20 "Man Cave". The old man still likes to ROCK!
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Yeaaa that's brill mate,I wish I could play the drums again,not looking likely tho,lo
Good on you. We certainly remember the 60's a lot better and differently than the naive announcer who is obviously blank about our music era. Keep on rocking.
Wish I could play with you. Good drummers are so hard to find here.
@@lylemoors4194 I had to read my post over again and I cannot find anywhere I claimed to be a "good" drummer. Actually, I wasn't a very good drummer back in the 60's. But when I told my son of my intentions to get a set of drums, I also said I really didn't know why. His response? "Because they're fun". And you know what? He was right. I may not be very good, but I have a lot of fun with them and it also gives me the opportunity to listen to songs of my youth.
Well, sorry you don't think of yourself as 'good.' You already know, though, long as you're breathing, it's never too late. I think you should get a few other musicians together in your 'cave' and Really start rocking it. Who knows, it could lead to some fun performing... I have a friend in his '60s, who is now a drummer in a locally regularly performing band.
A lot of nitpicking in the comments, but this video deserves kudos for highlighting the great bands that for some reason have slipped from the wider public conscious. I still get a kick out of listening to the big hits of my childhood, like Manfred Mann's "Pretty Flamingo" or the Fifth Dimension's "Up, Up and Away". We need more of these great old songs in movie soundtracks, perhaps! I bet they would get a lot of new young fans.
I lucked into seeing Jan & Dean perform with The Beach Boys in either 1978 or 1981… it was billed as “Beach Boys & Friends” because Jan’s ability to perform was in doubt at every show. He’d been seriously injured in that infamous car wreck at J&D’s peak. Anyhow, the BBs took a break… Dennis Wilson came to the mic & said “Ladies & Gentlemen, please welcome a Southern California legend!” A spotlight came on a guy at a 2nd mic & we heard “Well, the last thing I remember doc is I started to swerve…” & the stage lights came on, The Beach Boys were all on stage & they ripped into “Dead Man’s Curve”. It was unbelievable. They backed J&D on their biggest 6 hits. Jan was palsied from his wreck injuries & had a sheet of lyrics to follow & he sang heartily & whatever vocal impairment he had was swallowed up by the BBs harmonies. About 11,000 gave them a standing ovation for their set in the show & Jan was in tears. All the BBs gathered around him & gave a group hug to him. It was extraordinary.
Aw, Ed, that's just EXCELLENT! Thank you so much for sharing that epic memory. What a classy thing for the Beach Boys and the crowd to do!
Ed Thank You for this memory trigger. I remember when this concert happened inspite of the fact I was about 13 y.o. at the time. It was 1981. Shortly before that concert happened, there was a made for TV film about Jan and Dean. I remember watching it here in NYC [where I'm from] and many of my classmates, especially the boys, had seen it as well. I always wondered if Jan was still alive and if so in what condition was he in at the time.I remember the evening news had highlighted the fact that the BB had featured J & D and the response they had gotten. In someways Jan & Dean made it possible for the Beach Boys to exist and thrive during the height of the British Invasion. I'm glad to have watched the movie about them. So when Jan & Dean had gotten a standing ovation by the audience and they also had gotten hugs from the BB I could appreciate why and what these 2 guys had been through. Especially since Jan should NOT have survived his circumstances. Yes I remember it was "Dead Man's Curve". Cheers from NYC
Herman's Hermits didn't fly under the radar, they were one of the biggest bands in the US in the '60s. And had a lot of hits
Until "The Who" opened for them in 67.
@@stepanbandera5206 A mammoth underbill if there ever was one. Comparable to Hendrix opening for the Monkees. There's a reason that Herman's Hermits never recorded a 'Live at Leeds' album. /s
I would say of any of these bands their downfall was the biggest from outselling the Beatles to rarely hearing them today
Yea, strange really, Like the Dave Clark Five, they were far more successful in the US than in the UK, where there was a lot of talented groups they had to compete with at that time.
@@dunebillyofswanbeach4294 A Damn Good Reason!!😁👍
Hippy Hippy Shake was not the Searchers, it was the Swinging Blue Jeans !
He said they covered it
@@stevebengel1346 The Searchers didn`t cover it !
@@633squadrongoodwin you're correct, I see that the Searchers charted the same week as the Swinging Blue Jeans and that's probably where the confusion comes from
Didn't think it but was gonna check it.
They even called Blood, Sweat & Tears a canadian collective. Never knew New York City was in Canada but that's where they started in 1967
"Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers is one of the most underrated psychedelic songs ever produced.
I agree. Still one of my favorite all time favorite songs
No other song captured the tragic, tumultuous year of 1968, or the entire decade of the 1960's, like "Time Has Come Today" did.
A very cool song I still listen to today.
My parents were young adults in the 60s. I grew up listening to a huge stack of 45s from these artists and many, many more... Good times and great music!!!
This list is insane. Jan and Dean? DC 5? Herman's Hermits? Manfred Mann? FORGOTTEN? By whom?
Exactly
Herman Hermits I could never take serious. Manfred Mann was great from the very start. 'Davey's On The Road Again'!
Most of these groups haven’t fallen off the radar. Many just got old and retired. The Seekers were super popular right up until Judith Durham passed away recently.
I loved them and she was fantastic. In Australia Waltzing Matilda by The Seekers is the unofficial National Anthem. Heaven has a new angel.
@@burningblue1254 "Waltzing Matilda" by The Seekers an unofficial anthem?
Perhaps you've confused it with "I Am Australian".
But agreed, there's a new angel in heaven. Her name is Judith.
I'm 64 years old, and for the first time in my life, I know what the band members of the band " The Archie's " look like!
Thank you!
You took the words right out of my mouth!
Unfortunately, I doubt that the photo is actually of "the band" as they were session musicians who performed Sugar Sugar. The photo is probably from some BS publicity shoot.
@@davidcolin6519You are correct. Just like The Grassroots, although after a hit record under that name a band was hastily formed to tour. Then had a string of more hits. Who played on those hits? Probably studio musicians.
That Aussie lass in The Seekers (Judith Durham) had a Hella powerful voice!
She sure did.
A true Aussie treasure - sadly gone but never forgotten.
I had the mad hots for her when I was a young lad 😃
I will always remember her voice and her brilliant delivery.
Rest In Peace ❤
@@lawrenceklein3524 Yes, clear, bright, strong, more of an Alto than a Soprano. Perhaps a Mezzo Soprano?
This is when music was real music.
The songwriting was so good back then that it sounded like a team of studio veterans helped them write and play every note. Which they did. When Ringo sang that "he got by with a little help from my friends", he meant it. And lip-synching didn't just happen on TV shows. To this day your pop concerts are more like karaoke nights on steroids!
A lot of these legends aren't forgotten by us oldsters. They just weren't/aren't popular with later generations.
They haven't fallen off my radar.
I agree , to a true 60’s music fan we remember
I’ve seen Mark Linsey solo recently. Paul Revere in his own version of the group was actually more entertaining
Nor mine even if I was born in 66. I still love the music my mom and pops played during my childhood. Elvis and The Sweet come to mind first. My dad bought me Little Willy thinking it fit me perfectly. I couldn’t have been 5 alongside Hound dog were played over and over. I loved those alongside hearing American top forty on the weekends and of course Paul Harvey news. Good day!!
@robert.m4676 I loved the top 40 with Casey Kassem
too, as well as Paul Harvey.
Back in the 60's I had a band from Winchester Ma.that opened for the Dave Clark 5 in the Boston Gardens. It was a moment in my life I will never forget, 27,000 people to see the DC5.
That's a great date to land. What brought that opening gig about?
@@dunebillyofswanbeach4294 That was their american tour, one of many.
love the DC5..... Mike Smith was a great vocalist...
Yes, he was. His rendition of "You've Got What It Takes" is still one of my favorite vocal performances of anything.
The Seekers have NEVER fallen off the radar, Durham's voice is immediately recognisable.
Sadly she passed away last year.
A child of the 60s and I'll never forget. In fact, much of this music is still loved, even by young people, because it was music. The garbage of the 90s to now is what will be forgotten.
Thanks for this, some of the greatest sounds ever in pop and Jan and Dean are sure up there with the surf sound! Brilliant, well done on these!
J&D were heavily influenced by the Beach Boys.
....Or was it the other way around? 😁
In the sixties all these bands were in their 20’s. If still alive today they’re in their 80’s. And that’s why they’ve fallen off the radar of time.
Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and The Who could be next, to fall off from the Radar. Janis Joplin as well, even though she is dead.
The leader of The Temptations is still alive (and, I believe, performing).
Wrong ! This music will live on forever, even if the artist doesn't. Un like most of todays bad music 🤔 🎶
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@@hiroehayes593 …. Think of the music of your grandparents. The roaring 20’s. Swing and big bands. This music was super popular then but you’ll hear these tunes occasionally. The tunes of the 60’s may meet the same fate as time passes on and musical tastes change.
"Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood" is at least as good as "Wooly Bully."
Hekkuvvan oversight
Being 70 years old, I certainly remember all these people. The reason they may no longer be known is the fault of the rigid playlists of oldies radio formats in subsequent decades, which reject a substantial segment of popular music of the past.
The Seekers will never been forgotten.
Owe it all to Tom Springfield and uk public
Vintage,
Thanks for the memories!!
These bands live on forever on the radio and UA-cam,they are not gone or forgotten! But it was a nice trip down memory lane.😊
YT is a cornucopia that keeps delivering. YT was the best invention after the wheel!
Thank you for posting these artists
The Seekers continued to play intermittently until Judith Durham died in 2022. In the 1990s, one of their most successful songs in their home country was I Am Australian.
They have never dropped off the face of the earth, YOU HAVE!!!
You really did a disservice to Procol Harum, a brilliant and long-lived band. Progressive rock is where they are mostly placed and they recorded albums well into the '90s and beyond. They were one of the first bands to play live with a full orchestra and have toured the world over. Gary Brooker, the pianist, lead singer and main songwriter passed away in 2022. A unique rock band with a long history.
I agree totally!
Yes I saw them play live with full orchestra at the London palladium October 9th 2018. It was a fantastic performance and night ❤❤❤R.I.P.Gary xxxxx
You forgot one of my favorite groups of the 60s... Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. So many great hits when I was ateen. Now Im 74.
Yup
I still listen to all this music .
I was born in 66 . I've always loved this stuff
Several, me too.
Judy Durham passes in 2022 at 79yo. Rest in peace Judy.
💔
P. R. & R. (Paul Revere and The Raiders) - One of my favorite all-time rock groups. So fun to watch in performance!
"Journey to the Center of Your Mind" (1968) - a great tune!
The Seekers- enjoyable to listen to let alone watch. Great blended talent (Rest in Peace, Judith)
Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs - "Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood" ... a cute tune.
Sergeant Barry Sadler - 9 million copies of "The Green Berets" - a solid 1965 hit!
Jan & Dean - several good tunes they had.
The Marcels - "Blue Moon" a continous tune that is fun to listen to.
The Searchers - several hot hits in the early to mid 60's with, one of my all-time favorites from them: "The Rainmaker" (1968).
B.S. & T. (Blood, Sweat and Tears) so talented!
Herman's Hermits - now that group had good manners! Peter Noone is a fantastic guy!
The Rascals - Wow! And, how great was the '67 and '68 hit tunes made them a great memory.
Manfred Mann - Umm...
The Fifth Dimension - One great blended group that stands out.
The Youngbloods - 1969's big hit: "Get Together" made them known.
The Shadows - Oh so talentd and popular for many years!
Poco Haram- Everytime I hear "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (early 1967) always reminds me of my very first "official date" and Gayle A.
Dave Clark Five - another all-time favorite of mine that band leader, Dave Clark led and made more popular (in my opinion) the Rogers Drum Company...he could perform great snare drum and high-hat cymbals flare, I thought. Yep...the D.C. Five was the greatest threat to The Beatles, as the teen magazines of that era said.
The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie" ... an easy song to play to the "risky 'F-Bomb' word". And, if I understand/remember, those guys came from my birth hometown: Indianapolis.
The Archies - cute tunes in their best two years. I have their Greatest Hits album.
You need to play some of each band's songs. Less talk. More music!
UA-cam restricts the max length of song cuts.
These groups are not forgotten. Procol Harum's A Whiter Shade of Pale is everlasting. And we remember the Young Rascals, the Seekers, the Shadows, the Searchers, Blood Sweat And Tears..... etc.
Double-shot Of My Baby’s Love by The Swinging Medallions. Garage Rock at its finest-even sounds like it was recorded in a garage! Who could not love one of the most recognizable organ riffs in rock?
As a Record collector, former Radio DJ, and Music historian, my heart and soul still live in the mid 1960’s. All of these bands mentioned in this news piece, I listen to today! It’s currently the year 2024 and my musical taste has never changed and never will!
you forgot little red riding hood... #1 hit here in MN, Sam M and the Pharos
Hey!!!! GREAT CATCH!!!!!! I remember that song and when it was a hit too!!!!!
Red Riding Hood is associated with one of my favorite teenage memories. I was a junior in high school in '66.
Blood Sweat and Tears has had almost 200 people who've been in the band over their almost 60 years, but they're still touring to this day, so they're definitely not a forgotten band.
They did have some musicality about them though; unlike the vast majority of the rest.
@@paulsawtell3991 If you have a band with horns in it, you know there's some good players in it, at least above-average. James William Guercio produced BST's 2nd album and also produced most of The Buckinghams hits, but was mainly known for producing a dozen of Chicago's early albums & also his Caribou Ranch Studio in Colorado where everybody & their mama recorded in the 70s. He liked bands with horns in them obviously. Elton John recorded his 1974 album at Caribou & that's why he named it that, plus he did 2 more albums there afterward.
"People Got To Be Free". One of the best songs EVER!
😊 I always loved the bands and the wonderful music 🎶 ❤
The Searchers never fell of radar of time. Still they are very present on radio. Iconic songs that will be heard for all times.
Judith D had a great ,rich distinctive voice, and I’d forgotten how good it was, it’s such a long time since I last heard them.
Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs were one hit wonders in the UK
Needles and Pins was co-written by Jack Nitszche and Sonny Bono.
I just ran into Peter Noone a couple weeks ago at a Truck Stop in the middle of the night but I didn't realize who I was talking to until later. Hermans Hermits played in a town in Iowa the next night.
I thank god every day that I did not grow up in the age of rap "music" 🎊💃🍹
Great bands and great music that I still listen to today.
Forgotten? Are you nuts? Turn on any oldies radio station and you’ll hear all of these people.
All Wrong! Not true ! Just because the bands are gone does not mean the music is. This great music lives on forever and ever ! 🎵🎶
Whiter Shade of Pale…a GREAT song
Followed up by the far less famous but still great Homburg.
Played at my wedding 1973
I melt every time I hear that song. ❤
You ought to change the title to:
‘Memorable Groups of the 60s’
as they are not forgotten.
Maybe off most radio stations, but there are still some 1960's & 70's stations that play these bands everyday. My local one is KRVR, The River, 105.5 here in the San Joaquin valley, California. 🎵🎶
My husband needed a triple bypass and his surgeon told him his prognosis was not good. Still my husband said he'd risk the surgery rather than not.
The hospital where he was had a large, state of the art cardiac unit. The patient was brought directly from the OR to their private room for recovery. I was in the room waiting for him and saw him being brought in, still intubated, but his skin was the most beautiful, healthy pink - He'd been so ill for so long, so grey and ashen that seeing the flush of his working better was the most wonderful sight.
Once they had him hooked up to telemetry they suggested I keep talking to him to help he come out from the deep sedation of surgery.
I put my hand in his and played The Seekers 'I'll Never Find Another You' and he closed his fingers around my hand.
In that moment, still intubated, still not fully out of the sedation, I knew my beloved would be alright.
That surgery gave us 3 more precious years together.
He is still my someone and I know we'll be together again.
@@gulfgypsy Wow, how precious! I totally teared up and shook at reading this. So glad you had that final period together.
Bless you 💓
Great story, that my favorite Seekers song also.
I'm so sorry you lost your husband and best friend! He will most likely be back, according to the Bible it says there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous! Only Jehovah God knows what category he falls into, but either way, he like many, many others will be back in the new world!
@@tjwhetstone475 Yes, Man & Woman were the only part of God's Creation He created in His own image. Meaning that He gave us an everlasting soul. All humans, then, will be resurrected, and will live forever; that is, by way of our everlasting souls. Some to live forever with God in His presence, the rest to live forever in the Outer Darkness, separated from God, forever.
These were iconic classic bands that required talent to be appreciated and deemed legendary. Who can even sing like the Seekers anymore? When you are raised with expectations to succeed and it takes talent to get there, people remember. Many of these bands were in it for the love of music, not the almighty dollar. They had integrity. I see very little of that today in anything and pop culture reflects this downward spiral. I am glad I came of age in that era. I remember all of them and I'm sure those of us who grew up then do, too. I see nothing like the classics today. It isn't required to even get radio play. SAD
Well said 👏
Gone but not forgotten. My Gen X and Millennial sons have this music on their playlists.
Oh hell, I wasn't even born until 1969 and I know, and love, all of these great bands. My 24 Y.O. daughter knows, and really likes, most of them. Great music is immortal, and so are the people who made it. As long as humans have ears, someone will be listening to these wonderful bands.
Yes, some flawed commentary, but still very nostalgic and entertaining.
You didn't mention Mandela, THE BIGGEST SOUL GROUP FROM CANADA ! George Oliver was the white James Brown . Check out the song "opportunity" and love-itis.
No.#1 my Sr year in high school Wolly Bully. We loved that song. 1965.
I didn't know most of these bands. Very interesting. Thank you for this great music trip.
I saw Jan and and Dean with the Beach boys in Concert, and the Marcels in a Motown type concert. They were fabulous.
There is no band here I have forgotten! I remember them well!
Freddie Star and The Star boys -1964 Liverpool . The Scorpions -1965 from Manchester
Thank you for the encouragement. Been playing for decades. Fear failing in front of a crowd. Want to gig solo. Not hide behind a band.
None have vanished under the radar, some have retired, many have died, virtually all get played on commercial radio and they are still getting royalties
Your inclusion of BST, the Rascals, Youngbloods, and the 5th Dimension makes this a winner in my book! Blood, Sweat, and Tears, put out some really thoughtful, intellectual albums through the years that many many not know about.
I remember most of these,but Im 72,and liked music.These people are almost a hunded years oldThe Searchers needles and pins,hippy hippy shake,others so great!
These singles didn't highlight their vocal harmonies. It was with Needles and Pins that they progressed. They also had excellent single B-sides: I'll Be Missing you, and the magnificent EP The System!
My father, not a 'pop' fan : I like these Searcher guys better than your Beetels!"
Thank you! I remember all these bands! And songs! I didn't know all the history behind them or where all of them were from! Great history lesson!❤🎉😊
The Chambers' brothers move from Mississippi to California was a good one. Frankly, moving from Mississippi would be a good move for anyone.
Come on down and visit us on the coast. Great place to live.
Mississippi is heaven for black folks
The Chambers Brothers…saw them at the Fillmore East. They were awesome! The Rascals were recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…they had an amazing catalog of music!
What about - Mama's and Papa's? Blues Magoos? Left Banke? Them? We Five? Ventures? Nazz? Wind in the Willows? Sons of Champlain? Quicksilver Messenger Service? Blue Cheer? Moby Grape? Alexis Koerner? Cyril Davies? JoAnne Kelly? Groundhogs? Savoy Brown? The Herd? Grinder Switch?
Poco? Atlanta Rhythm Section? Fallen Angels? Love? Traffic? Blind Faith? Derek and the Dominoes?
Wow some greats there
Loved ARS. I think they ve all passed now from that band
Remember my Sister had a '45' Record of the Marcels "Blue Moon".
Played it a lot at house parties and stuff.
Though Short,
It was good to hear the Marcels again.
Also a child/teenage of the 1950s and 60s! At least we can listen to their lasting legacies on UA-cam or a CD! "Nothing is permanent", one of the major teachings of Buddhism! "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end"...Mary Hopkins, British singer, remember her??
I will never forget Mary Hopkins
However front man Sir Cliff Richards is still going strong.
One thing about the 60s groups no two songs ever sounded the same ,not like groups of today.
I remember when we could hear Johnny cash, Tom jones, Rolling Stones and Simon & Garfunkel on the same radio station, in the same afternoon!
Correct!!!!
Bang on mate!
I think, "Spanky & Our Gang" deserve mention....GREAT singles!
The narration was top notch. No hyperbole, but stressed how influential these bands were.
Top notch? Are you trying to be funny?
Love them all still listen to all their music
Waw man ...this was bringing me a lot of "background"info...I'm looking fwd to hear more of you❣️thx for everything
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"Chambers Brothers, who actually were all brothers..." /me looking puzzlingly at the drummer...
Brother from another.
@ Brian Patrick The four Chambers Bros were brothers, with the white drummer, Brian Keenan.RIP. Both Lester Cambers the youngest brother and Brian Keenan were freinds of mine. Their song " time Has Come Today " is considered to be the most embryonic song of the later 60s.
@@markmoriarty7388 And 'Time Has Come Today' has been deftly interpreted by Steve Earle among others. It ranks among the best of songs written during the 1960's Civil Rights struggle.
Drummer, Brian Keenan was the White Sheep of the family.
@@markmoriarty7388 Loved that song then and even more today!
Lets remember, the Seekers attained cult status in Australia, and the band was never forgotten. Judith's death produced widespread mourning there
And in the UK too.
The Seekers were still in the pubic eye until Judith Durham passed away two years ago.
Apparently judgment of which bands or singers one consider ''forgotten'' depends on the age. Those who lived and listened music in 60's and 70's never called some of the above mentioned bands forgotten , or one hit wonders , or underrated.
I used to play keyboards in a classic rock band & loved to play "Wooly Bully".
Did you also play 96 tears by ?Mark ?
How could you not have heard of Procul Harum? Their guitarist Robin Trower had huge success in the USA during the 1970's
1955 chiming in:-) best music ever! Who can ever forget...
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? These groups are alive and well in many of our memories. Typical media not doing any true research.
The Seekers later got back together and were touring in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, celebrating 50 years during this period.
Agree. And this clown channel tries to tell us they'd fallen under the radar, long forgotten. TERRIBLE research (if any) on this channel.
I live in Sydney and I have never heard the Seekers hit with Waltzing Matilda here, they are still legends, despite the unfortunate breakups and reformations. RIP Judy
A LOT of factual errors on this vid. Not to mention the ghastly AI narration.
Forgotten and sixties will never belong together.
Born '57. Know them all! At 19 I became part of the punk rock explosion in London....
Agree. I was born in 1956. At 10 I had a transistor radio that I carried evetywhere. Only had am radio that went off the air early in the evening. I kept in on all night so I wouldn't miss a song when it came back on. Yes mom bought lots of batteries.
Saw Mike Pindar of The Searchers before Covid at The Sunshine Festival in Worcestershire, He was brilliant
Mike Pinder was with the Moody Blues, Mike Pender was with the Searchers.
@@633squadrongoodwin I was never any good at spelling. D stream in a scondary modern school on Worcester
@@peterliston1697 No worries mate, wasn`t being picky, just didn`t know for sure who you meant, enjoy your day.
O dear several of these bands have never been forgotten
I was born in 1963, Jan and Dean never would I forget as I got older
I have every one of these songs on my IPOD. My 38 year old son has them on his too...
I raised him to appreciate great music.
Proof that even a phony AI voice can sound bad.
Warning: Some of the info, in this video, is inaccurate.
You mean like the "trio" of the Youngbloods? (while every picture shows a foursome)😅
Bad AI authorship strikes again!
The Rascals,just a year or two ago,did a world tour.They played here in Minneapolis at First Avenue. I wasn't able to go,but I sure wanted to.I did catch a performance on PBS,& the old boys still sounded great.
As a European born in 1967 I have heard about approximately 15 of these bands ... Partially thanks to a local radio-DJ playing Searchers etc all the time
I don’t get the ‘fallen off the radar’ bit. These are all super popular and any oldies playlist has them (now, oldies radio may be dead, but these are pretty much evergreen artists).
Shouldn't it be fallen off the Sonar?