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1968: The Year The Supremes Out-Guitared The Beatles
If you compare "Hey Jude" and "Love Child," The Supremes' number comes out ahead in at least one regard.
Michael Rays
Michael Rays is a guitar gadfly, author, tennis nut, amateur psychoanalyst, wannabe statistician and the world’s first rocksolographer. He searches for interesting guitar and music topics lying in plain sight, and he searches for food the same way. He lives in Billings, Montana, where he runs an advertising agency.
The Great Guitar Drought of 1960-1963
Hit songs in the 1950s had plenty of guitar. The early 1960s? Not so much. But a few artists did carry the torch until the Beatles arrived.
When Their Moment Came, They Were Ready
The Bee Gees will forever be linked with "Saturday Night Fever," but they had been building up to that moment of stardom for years.
Guitar Gems of the 1950s
If you listen closely to 1950s music, you can hear some wonderful work on the guitar. Here are a few gems to get you started.