Have you seen the bumper sticker that reads something along the lines of being old but growing up with the best music. That is so true. I was born in 1957, which means I am closer to 70 than I am 60, which in and of itself is a pretty incredible thought. As the great Mickey Mantle once said, "if I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself."
I love rock music, more specifically classic rock music. Even more specifically, for the most part, if it came out after the 80's, I don't listen to it. But I love the early days of classic rock, starting with the Beatles and going through the British invasion and ending about the time I graduated from high school, which was 1975.
When I turned 60, back in 2017, on Facebook I posted my 60 favorite songs of all time, almost all of which were from the 1964-75 time period. The love for that music hasn't changed.
So what I am doing today is a take-off on that, sort of. Consider this a primer for those of you not familiar with the songs of this era. This is "The Essential Dalton Collection, Classic rock greats from 1960-75."
These songs are in alphabetical order, not in order of preference. For you younger fans of music, I recommend going to You Tube or Spotify or Prime and give these songs a listen. Happy listening.
1. "A Beautiful Morning" - The Rascals
2. "All Right Now" - Free
3. "American Woman" - The Guess Who
4. "Amie" - Pure Prairie League
5. " Angie" - Rolling Stones
6. " Aquarius/Let the Sunshine" - 5th Dimension
7. "Baby Blue" - Badfinger
8. "Back in the USSR" - Beatles
9. "Badge" - Cream
10. "Bang A Gong" - T. Rex
11. "Beautiful Sunday" - Daniel Boone
12. "Beginnings" - Chicago
13. "Black Magic Woman" - Santana
14. "Born to be Wild" - Steppenwolf
15. "Break on Through" - The Doors
16. "Brown Sugar" - Rolling Stones
17. "Bye, Bye Love" - Everly Brothers
18. "California Dreamin'" - Mamas and Papas
19. "California Girls" - Beach Boys
20. "Can't Find My Way Home" - Blind Faith
21. "Cherish" - The Association
22. "Conquistador" - Procul Harum
23. "Daydream Believer" - Monkees
24. "Dixie Chicken" - Little Feat
25. "Down on the Corner" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
26. "Draggin the Line" - Tommy James
27. "Eight Miles High" - Byrds
28. "Feelin' Alright" - Joe Cocker
29. "For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield
30. "For Your Love" - Yardbirds
31. "From the Beginning" - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
32. "Gentle On My Mind" - Glen Campbell
33. "Get Ready" - Rare Earth
34. "Ghost Riders in the Sky" - Johnny Cash
35. "Gimme Some Lovin" - Spencer Davis Group
36. "Go All the Way" - Raspberries
37. "God Only Knows" - Beach Boys
38. "Good Lovin'" - Young Rascals
39. "Good Morning Starshine" - Oliver
40. "Good Vibrations" - Beach Boys
41. "Green Tambourine" - Lemon Pipers
42. "Green-Eyed Lady" - Sugarloaf
43. "Hair" - Cowsills
44. "Happy Together" - Turtles
45. "Heart Full of Soul" - Yardbirds
46. "Help!" - Beatles
47. "Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix
48. "Hitchin A Ride - Vanity Fair
49. "Hold Your Head Up" - Argent
50. "Hooked On A Feeling" - Blue Swede
51. "Horse with No Name" - America
52. "House of the Rising Sun" - Animals
53. "Hush" - Deep Purple
54. "I Can See For Miles" - The Who
55. "I Feel the Earth Move" - Carole King
56. "I Hear You knocking" - Dave Edmunds
57. "I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
58. "I Saw Her Standing There" - Beatles
59. "I'd Love to Change the World" - Ten Years After
60. "In My Life" - Beatles
61. "In the Year 2525" - Zager and Evans
62. "Incense and Peppermints" - Strawberry Alarm Clock
63. "It's Only Rock N Roll" - Rolling Stones
64. "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night
65. "Kashmir" - Led Zeppelin
66. "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" - Bob Dylan
67. "L.A. Woman" - Doors
68. "Lady Blue" - Leon Russell
69. "Lake Shore Drive" - Aliotta, Haynes and Jeremiah
70. "Lay, Lady Lay" - Bob Dylan
71. "Layla" - Derek and the Dominos
72. "Legend of A Mind" - Moody Blues
73. "Let It Be" - Beatles
74. "Let's Live For Today" - Grass Roots
75. "Like to Get to Know You" - Spanky and Our Gang
76. "Lola" - Kinks
77. "Lomg Cool Woman" - Hollies
78. "Lucky Man" - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
79. "Maggie May" - Rod Stewart
80. "Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin
81. "Mellow Yellow" - Donovan
82. "Midnight Rider" - Allman Brothers
83. "Monday, ,Monday" - Mamas and Papas
84. "Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel
85. "Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" - The Band
86. "Nights in White Satin" - Moody Blues
87. "On the Road Again" - Canned Heat
88. "Paint It Black" - Rolling Stones
89. "Rainy Night in Georgia" - Brook Benton
90. "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" - Four Tops
91. "Respect" - Aretha Franklin
92. "Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image
93. "Riders on the Storm" - Doors
94. "San Francisco" - Scott McKenzie
95. "See You In September" - Happenings
96. "She's Not There" - Zombies
97. "Signs" - Five Man Electrical Band
98. "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" - Otis redding
99. "Spirit in the Sky" - Norman Greenbaum
100. "Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
101. "Stand by Me: - Ben E. King
102. "Stop! In the Name of Love - Supremes
103. "Suite" Judy Blue Eyes" - Crosby, Stills and Nash
104. "Summer in the City" - Lovin' Spoonful
105. "Summer Rain" - Johnny Rivers
106. "Sunshine of Your Love" - Cream
107. "Take It Easy" - Eagles
108. "Tears of a Clown" Smokey Robinson
109. "The City of New Orleans" - Arlo Guthrie
110. "Time of the Season" - Zombies
111. "Time Won't Let Me" - Outlaws
112. "Tuesday Afternoon" - Moody Blues
113. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" - Byrds
114. "Two Hangmen" - Mason Proffit
115. "Up, Up and Away" - 5th Dimension
116. "Us and Them" - Pink Floyd
117. "The Weight" - The Band
118. ' Werewolves of London" - Warren Zevon
119. "What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong"
120. "What is Life?: - George Harrison
121. "White Room" - Cream
122. "25 or 6 to 4" - Chicago
Perfect list!!
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