Nina Simone’s ten-minute-long interpretation of the biblical-themed song Sinner Man became a classic in her hands.

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Nancy Sinatra didn’t know the hidden meaning behind Sugar Town, the seemingly sweet song she was first given to sing by Lee Hazlewood back in 1966.

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For more than 60 years Danny Thompson was the go-to guy for anyone in need of a double bass player.

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The Doors perfectly captured the mood of those last days of sunshine before the days get shorter and the leaves start to turn and fall.  (more…)

The Monkees’ TV show was one of the first things I ever saw when my family moved briefly back to England from Germany in 1967.

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Country Joe & The Fish is a name I remember hearing in my youth, though I don’t remember hearing any of their records.

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Tony Clarke never had a big hit in his lifetime but is revered here for one of the biggest Northern Soul favourites of all time – Landslide. (more…)

This was the first single The Impressions released with Curtis Mayfield as lead singer. (more…)

This song by one-hit wonders The Castaways is the archetypal Sixties garage song. I first heard it on the Nuggets compilation a decade or so after its original release in 1965. (more…)

This song immediately evokes a poignant childhood memory for me, from a family holiday in Cornwall in the summer of ’69.

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