Tag: rock history
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1964 Marathon
Downtown Silver City once again became the stage for a lengthy exposition of classic rock and pop music. Riding the coattails of our 1974 blast, but even more anachronistic, the 60th anniversary of 1964 began at noon on Saturday, August 17, and wrapped up by 7:09 that evening. I filled those seven-plus hours with surfer…
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Looking Back on Looking Back on 1974
There’s no time machine like music. On the other hand,nostalgia just isn’t what it used to be. I’ve produced oldies music marathons frequently since 1979, when hits from the entire 1960s decade poured out of my stereo for ofttimes 32 continuous hours, to my guests’ utter delight. Long about 2016, it seemed to make better…
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50th Anniversary of 1966, Part Two
Friday, July 29: Wrapping up our look back 50 years, here’s the 1966 playlist that got us dancing. Included were a select sample of June hits. Kudos to Michael Polacheck, Larry Vaughn, and Louise Richardson, who racked up the most points in our Name It and Win It contest. 6606 Crispian St. Peters – The…
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60s Rock
Fri–Sat, June 22–23: Long live the longest party! To commemorate the year’s shortest nights, we threw the lengthiest celebration. Our 60s Marathon covered the entire decade of hit music—everything from pop, folk, instrumental, soul, garage, country crossover, novelty, and straight-ahead rock ’n’ roll. The Green Man itself was rearranged to form an intimate dance floor for the first…