# List of 1960s musical artists

A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with music in the decade:

## A

* ? & The Mysterians
* The 13th Floor Elevators
* 3's a Crowd
* The 31st of February
* A Passing Fancy
* Aaron Neville
* Ace Cannon
* The Action
* Adam Faith
* Adam Wade
* The Ad Libs
* The Aerovons
* Agincourt
* Alan Price
* Albert Collins
* Al Green
* Al Hirt
* Al Kooper
* Al Martino
* Albert King
* The Allman Brothers Band
* The Allman Joys
* Alma Cogan
* Alvin and the Chipmunks
* The Amboy Dukes
* Ambrose Slade
* Amen Corner
* The American Breed
* The Ames Brothers
* Amon Düül II
* The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
* Andromeda
* Andy Kim
* Andy Williams
* The Angels
* The Animals
* Anita Bryant
* The Anita Kerr Singers
* Annette Funicello
* Ann-Margret
* Apple
* The Applejacks
* April Wine
* Archie Bell & the Drells
* The Archies
* Aretha Franklin
* Arlo Guthrie
* Art
* Arthur Lyman
* Arthur Alexander
* Arthur Conley
* The Artwoods
* Asha Bhosle
* The Association
* The Atlantics
* The Attack
* The Avant-Garde
* 1910 Fruitgum Company
* The Animals
* Archie Bell & the Drells
* Aretha Franklin

## B

* Baby Washington
* B.B. King
* B. Bumble and the Stingers
* Bachdenkel
* The Bachelors
* Badfinger
* The Balloon Farm
* The Band
* A Band of Angels
* Band of Joy
* Bangor Flying Circus
* Barbara Acklin
* Barbara George
* Barbara Lewis
* Barbara Lynn
* Barbara Mason
* Barbra Streisand
* The Barbarians
* Barclay James Harvest
* The Bar-Kays
* Barney Kessel
* Barrett Strong
* The Barron Knights
* Barry & the Tamerlanes
* Barry McGuire
* Barry Ryan
* Barry Sadler
* The Beach Boys
* Beacon Street Union
* The Beatles
* The Beau Brummels
* Beaver & Krause
* Bee Gees
* Ben E. King
* Bent Fabric
* Bert Kaempfert
* Bettye Swann
* Betty Everett
* Beverley Martyn
* Big Brother and the Holding Company
* Big Dee Irwin
* Big Joe Turner
* The Big Three
* Bill Anderson
* Bill Black's Combo
* Bill Evans
* Billy Fury
* Bill Haley & His Comets
* Bill Pursell
* Billy J. Kramer
* Billy Joe Royal
* Billy Preston
* Billy Stewart
* Billy Vaughn
* The Birds
* The Birdwatchers
* B.J. Thomas
* Blind Faith
* Blodwyn Pig
* Blood, Sweat & Tears
* Blossom Toes
* The Blossoms
* Blue Cheer
* Blue Mink
* Blues Creation
* The Blues Image
* Blues Incorporated
* Blues Magoos
* Blues Project
* The Bobbettes
* Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans
* The Bob Crewe Generation
* Bo Diddley
* Bob Dylan
* Bob Luman
* Bob Marley & the Wailers
* Bob Seger
* Bobbie Gentry
* Bobby "Blue" Bland
* Bobby "Boris" Pickett
* Bobby Darin
* Bobby Freeman
* The Bobby Fuller Four
* Bobby Goldsboro
* Bobby Hebb
* Bobby Lewis
* Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces
* Bobby Rydell
* Bobby Sherman
* Bobby Vee
* Bobby Vinton
* Bobby Womack/Valentinos
* Bodast
* Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
* The Boogie Kings
* Booker T. & The MG's
* Boots Randolph
* The Box Tops
* Boyce and Hart
* The Boys
* The Braillettes
* Los Bravos
* Brenda Holloway
* Brenda Lee
* Brenton Wood
* Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts
* Brewer & Shipley
* Brian Auger and the Trinity
* Brian Hyland
* The Brogues
* Brook Benton
* The Brooklyn Bridge
* The Brothers Four
* The Browns
* Bruce & Terry
* Bruce Channel
* Brutus
* Bubble Puppy
* The Buckinghams
* Buck Owens
* Buddy Guy
* Budgie
* Buffalo Springfield
* Buffy St. Marie
* The Buggs
* Bull & the Matadors
* Bunny Sigler
* Burt Bacharach
* Burton Cummings
* Buster Brown
* Buzz Clifford
* The Byrds
* The Bachelors
* The Beach Boys
* The Beatles
* Bob Dylan
* The Buckinghams

## C

* The Cake
* The Canadian Sweethearts
* Canned Heat
* Cannibal & the Headhunters
* The Capitols
* Captain Beefheart
* Caravan
* The Caravelles
* Carla Thomas
* Carlos Santana
* Carole King
* The Carpenters
* Carl Perkins
* Carter-Lewis and the Southerners
* Cartoone
* The Cascades
* The Casinos
* The Castaways
* The Castells
* Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
* Cat Stevens
* Cathy Carroll
* Chad & Jeremy
* Chad Mitchell Trio
* Charlie Rich
* Chairmen of the Board
* The Chambers Brothers
* The Champs
* The Chantays
* The Chantels
* The Charlatans
* Charles Mingus
* Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
* The Chartbusters
* Checkmates, Ltd.
* Chet Atkins
* Chicago
* Chicago Loop
* Chicken Shack
* The Chiffons
* The Chimes
* The Chocolate Watchband
* The Choir
* Chris Andrews
* Chris Montez
* Chubby Checker
* Chuck Berry
* Chuck Israels
* Chuck Jackson
* The Churchills
* Cilla Black
* Circus Maximus
* Clarence Carter
* Clarence "Frogman" Henry
* Classics IV
* Claude King
* Claudine Longet
* Clear Light
* The Cleftones
* Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
* Cliff Nobles
* Cliff Richard
* Climax Blues Band
* The Clique
* Clouds
* Clubsound
* Clyde McPhatter
* The Coasters
* Cold Blood
* The Collectors
* The Comfortable Chair
* Connie Francis
* Connie Stevens
* The Contours
* Conway Twitty
* The Cookies
* The Corsairs
* Count Five
* Country Joe and the Fish
* Coven
* The Cowsills
* Crazy Elephant
* The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
* Cream
* The Creation
* Creedence Clearwater Revival
* The Crests
* Crispian St. Peters
* The Critters
* Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
* Crow
* The Crusaders
* The Cryin' Shames
* The Crystals
* The Cuff Links
* Cupid's Inspiration
* Curtis Lee
* Cyrus Faryar
* The Cyrkle
* The Cake
* Cliff Richard
* Cream
* Creedence Clearwater Revival
* The Crusaders

## D

* The Dakotas
* Danny & the Juniors
* Danny Diaz & The Checkmates
* Danny and The Velaires
* Darlene Love
* The Dartells
* Dave "Baby" Cortez
* Dave Brubeck
* The Dave Clark Five
* Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
* David & Jonathan
* David Bowie
* David Rose
* David Ruffin
* David Houston
* Davie Allan & The Arrows
* The Deakins
* Dean Martin
* Dee Clark
* Dee Dee Sharp
* Dee Dee Warwick
* Deep Purple
* Delaney & Bonnie
* The Delfonics
* Delivery
* The Dells
* Del Shannon
* The Del-Vetts
* Kurt Demmler
* Deon Jackson
* Desmond Dekker & the Aces
* The Devotions
* Dexter Gordon
* Diane Renay
* Dick & Dee Dee
* Dick Dale
* Dickey Lee
* Dinah Washington
* Dino, Desi & Billy
* Dion & the Belmonts
* Dionne Warwick
* The Dixiebelles
* The Dixie Cups
* The Dixie Nightingales
* The D-Men
* Dobie Gray
* Don Covay
* Don Fardon
* Donovan
* Doodletown Pipers
* The Doors
* Doris Day
* Doris Troy
* Dorsey Burnette
* The Dovells
* Downliners Sect
* The Drifters
* Dr. John
* Dr. Strangely Strange
* Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band
* Duane Eddy
* Duke Ellington
* The Duprees
* Dusty Springfield
* Danny and The Velaires
* The Dave Clark Five
* David Bowie
* The Doors
* Duane Eddy

## E

* The Eagles (UK band)
* The Earls
* Earth Opera
* The Easybeats
* The Echoes
* Eclection
* Ed Ames
* Eddie & the Showmen
* Eddie Cochran
* Eddie Fisher
* Eddie Floyd
* Eddie Hodges
* Eddie Holman
* Edgar Broughton Band
* Edgar Winter
* Edwin Hawkins
* Edwin Starr
* Egg
* Eire Apparent
* El Tri
* The Electric Flag
* The Electric Indian
* The Electric Prunes
* The Elgins
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Elmore James
* Elvis Presley
* Emile Ford
* The End
* Engelbert Humperdinck
* Ennio Morricone
* Episode Six
* The Equals
* Ernie Maresca
* The Escorts
* The Esquires
* The Essex
* Esther Phillips
* Etta James
* Euphoria
* Even Dozen Jug Band
* The Everly Brothers
* Every Mother's Son
* The Exciters
* Eydie Gormé
* Ella Fitzgerald
* Elvis Presley
* The Escorts
* Euphoria
* The Everly Brothers

## F

* The Faces
* Fairport Convention
* The Falcons
* Family
* The Family Dogg
* Fats Domino
* Fear Itself
* The Fendermen
* Ferrante & Teicher
* Fever Tree
* The Fifth Dimension
* The Fifth Estate
* Fifty Foot Hose
* Fire
* The Fireballs
* The First Edition
* Five Americans
* The Flames
* The Flamin' Groovies
* Flaming Youth
* The Flamingos
* Fleetwood Mac
* The Fleetwoods
* Les Fleur de Lys
* The Flirtations
* Floyd Cramer
* The Flower Pot Men
* The Flying Burrito Brothers
* The Flying Circus
* The Flying Machine
* The Fontane Sisters
* Fontella Bass
* The Fortunes
* The Foundations
* The Four Freshmen
* The Four Pennies
* The Four Preps
* The Four Seasons
* The Four Tops
* The Fourmost
* Frank Ifield
* Frank Sinatra
* Frank Zappa
* Frankie Avalon
* Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
* Fraternity of Man
* Freddie & the Dreamers
* Freddie Scott
* Freddy Cannon
* Freddy King
* Freddie Mack
* Free
* The Free Design
* The Freshmen
* Friend and Lover
* The Friends of Distinction
* Frijid Pink
* Max Frost and the Troopers
* The Frost
* Frumious Bandersnatch
* The Fugs
* Fats Domino
* The Fireballs
* Fontella Bass
* The Four Seasons
* Frank Sinatra

## G

* Gale Garnett
* The Gants
* Garland Green
* Garnett Mimms & The Enchanters
* Garry Miles
* Gary and the Hornets
* Gary Lewis & the Playboys
* Gary Puckett & the Union Gap
* Gary U.S. Bonds
* Gene & Debbe
* Gene Chandler
* Gene McDaniels
* Gene Pitney
* Gene Vincent
* Genesis
* Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band
* The Gentrys
* George Jones
* Georgie Fame
* Gerry & The Pacemakers
* Giles, Giles and Fripp
* The Girls
* Gladys Knight & the Pips
* Glass Harp (band)
* Glen Campbell
* Glenn Yarbrough
* The Go-Go's
* The Godz
* The Goldebriars
* Golden Earring
* The Golliwogs
* GONN
* Gordon Lightfoot
* Gran Coquivacoa
* Grand Funk Railroad
* Grant Green
* Grapefruit
* The Grass Roots
* The Grateful Dead
* The GTOs
* The Guess Who
* The Gentrys
* Georgie Fame
* Gerry & The Pacemakers
* Gladys Knight & the Pips
* Grateful Dead

## H-J

* Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
* The Happenings
* Harper's Bizarre
* Harry Belafonte
* Harry Nilsson
* The Heard
* Helen Shapiro
* Henry Mancini
* Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
* The Herd
* Herman's Hermits
* The Hesitations
* The Highwaymen
* The Holy Modal Rounders
* The Hollies
* The Hollywood Argyles
* Honeybus
* The Honeycombs
* Horst Jankowski
* Howard Tate
* Howlin' Wolf
* H.P. Lovecraft
* Hugh Masekela
* The Human Beinz
* Humble Pie
* Ian & Sylvia
* Ian Whitcomb
* Ike & Tina Turner
* The Ikettes
* The Impressions
* The Incredible String Band
* The Intruders
* The Irish Rovers
* Iron Butterfly
* Irma Thomas
* Isaac Bitton
* Isaac Hayes
* The Isley Brothers
* It's A Beautiful Day
* Ivory Joe Hunter
* J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers
* J.J. Jackson
* Jack Jones
* Jack Nitzsche
* Jackie DeShannon
* Jackie Ross
* Jackie Wilson
* The Jackson 5
* Jackson C. Frank
* James & Bobby Purify
* James Brown
* James Carr
* James Darren
* James Taylor
* Jan & Dean
* Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
* Janis Ian
* Janis Joplin
* Jay & the Americans
* Jay & the Techniques
* The Jaynetts
* Jeannie C. Riley
* The Jeff Beck Group
* Jefferson Airplane
* The Jelly Beans
* Jerry Butler
* Jerry Jeff Walker
* Jerry Lee Lewis
* Jerry Wallace
* Jethro Tull
* Jewel Akens
* Jim Hall
* Jim Reeves
* Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Jimmy Clanton
* Jimmy Cliff
* Jimmy Hughes
* Jimmy Jones
* Jimmy McCracklin
* Jimmy Reed
* Jimmy Ruffin
* Jimmy Soul
* The Jive Five
* Joan Baez
* Joanie Sommers
* Joe Brown
* Joe Cocker
* Joe Dassin
* Joe Dolan
* Joe Dowell
* Joe Jones
* Joe Pass
* Joe Simon
* Joe South
* Joe Tex
* Joey Dee & The Starliters
* John Coltrane
* John Denver
* John Leyton
* John D. Loudermilk
* John Fred
* John Lee Hooker
* John Fahey
* John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
* John McLaughlin
* Johnnie Taylor
* Johnny Adams
* Johnny & the Hurricanes
* Johnny Burnette
* Johnny Cash
* Johnny Crawford
* Johnny Cymbal
* Johnny Horton
* Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
* Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge
* Johnny Mathis
* Johnny Nash
* Johnny Preston
* Johnny Rivers
* Johnny Thunder
* Johnny Tillotson
* Johnny Winter
* John's Children
* Jonathan King
* Joni Mitchell
* Jose Feliciano
* Judy Collins
* Julie London
* Julie Rogers
* Junior Walker & The All-Stars
* The Hollies
* Jerry Lee Lewis
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* Joe Pass

## K-N

* Kai Winding
* Kaleidoscope
* Keith
* Ken Dodd
* Kenny and the Kasuals
* Kenny Ball
* Kenny Rogers
* Kim Weston
* King Crimson
* King Curtis
* The Kingsmen
* Kingston Trio
* The Kinks
* Kishore Kumar
* The Knickerbockers
* Kyu Sakamoto
* Lainie Kazan
* Larry Bunker
* Larry Coryell
* Larry Norman
* Larry Verne
* Laura Nyro
* LaVern Baker
* The Leaves
* Led Zeppelin
* Lee Dorsey
* Lee Hazlewood
* The Left Banke
* The Lemon Pipers
* Len Barry
* Lennie Tristano
* Leon Russell
* Leonard Cohen
* The Lettermen
* Leroy Van Dyke
* Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers
* Lesley Gore
* The Limeliters
* Linda Ronstadt
* Linda Scott
* Link Wray
* Little Anthony & The Imperials
* Little Eva
* Little Richard
* Lloyd Price
* Long John Baldry
* Lonnie Donegan
* Lonnie Mack
* Lorraine Ellison
* Loretta Lynn
* Lotti Golden
* Lou Christie
* Lou Rawls
* Louis Armstrong
* Love
* Love Affair
* The Lovin' Spoonful
* Lulu
* Lynn Anderson
* Major Lance
* The Mamas & the Papas
* Manfred Mann
* The Manhattans
* Manna Dey
* The Marcels
* Marcie Blane
* Marianne Faithfull
* The Marketts
* The Mar-Keys
* The Marmalade
* Martha & The Vandellas
* Marty Robbins
* Marty Wilde
* The Marvelettes
* Marvin Gaye
* Marv Johnson
* Mary Hopkin
* Mary Wells
* Mashmakhan
* Mason Williams
* Matt Monro
* Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
* Maxine Brown
* MC5
* The McCoys
* The McGuire Sisters
* Melanie
* Mercy
* Merle Haggard
* Merle Travis
* The Merseybeats
* The Meters
* Mickey & Sylvia
* Mighty Clouds of Joy
* Mike Bloomfield
* Miles Davis
* Millie Small
* The Miracles
* Miriam Makeba
* Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
* Mitty Collier
* Moby Grape
* The Monkees
* The Moody Blues
* Motherlode
* The Mothers of Invention
* The Move
* The Moving Sidewalks
* Mr. Acker Bilk
* Muddy Waters
* The Murmaids
* The Music Machine
* Nancy Sinatra
* Napoleon XIV
* The Nashville Teens
* Nazz
* Neil Christian
* Neil Diamond
* Neil Sedaka
* Neil Young
* The Neon Philharmonic
* The Newbeats
* The New Lost City Ramblers
* The New Vaudeville Band
* The Nice
* Nico
* Nina Simone
* Nino Tempo & April Stevens
* Norma Tanega
* The Kinks
* Led Zeppelin
* The Lovin' Spoonful
* The Mamas & the Papas

## O-R

* O.C. Smith
* Ohio Express
* The O'Jays
* The O'Kaysions
* Oliver
* The Olympics
* The Originals
* The Orlons
* Orpheus
* Otis Blackwell
* Otis Redding
* Otis Rush
* The Outsiders
* O.V. Wright
* Paco de Lucía
* The Paris Sisters
* The Parliaments
* The Paupers
* Pat Boone
* Patsy Cline
* Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles
* Paul & Barry Ryan
* Paul & Paula
* Paul Anka
* Paul Butterfield Blues Band
* Paul Jones
* Paul Mauriat
* Paul Petersen
* Paul Revere & The Raiders
* Peaches & Herb
* Pearls Before Swine
* Peggy Lee
* Peggy March
* Pentangle
* People (band)
* Percy Faith
* Percy Sledge
* Perry Como
* Pete Drake
* Peter & Gordon
* Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers
* Peter, Paul & Mary
* Pete Seeger
* Petula Clark
* Phil Keaggy
* Phil Ochs
* Pic-Nic
* The Piltdown Men
* Pink Floyd
* P.J. Proby
* Plastic Ono Band
* The Platters
* P.P. Arnold
* The Premiers
* The Pretty Things
* The Pyramids
* Procol Harum
* Quicksilver Messenger Service
* The Radiants
* Rahul Dev Burman
* The Raindrops
* Ralph Mctell
* The Ramrods
* Ramsey Lewis
* The Ran-Dells
* Randy & the Rainbows
* Rare Earth
* The Rascals
* Ravi Shankar
* Ray Brown & The Whispers
* Ray Charles
* Ray Columbus & the Invaders
* Ray Peterson
* Ray Price
* Ray Stevens
* The Reflections
* The Regents
* The Remains
* Richard Harris
* Richie Havens
* Ricky Nelson
* The Righteous Brothers
* The Rip Chords
* The Rivieras
* The Rivingtons
* Roberta Flack
* Robert Conti
* Robert Knight
* Robert Parker
* Robin Ward
* The Rockin' Berries
* The Rockin' Rebels
* The Rocky Fellers
* Roger Miller
* Roger Williams
* The Rolling Stones
* The Ronettes
* Ronnie Dove
* Ronny & the Daytonas
* The Rooftop Singers
* Rory Gallagher
* Rosie & the Originals
* Rotary Connection
* The Royalettes
* The Royal Guardsmen
* Roy Clark
* Roy Head & The Traits
* Roy Orbison
* Roy Young Band
* Ruby & the Romantics
* Rufus Thomas
* The Rugbys
* Otis Redding
* Pink Floyd
* Ray Charles
* The Righteous Brothers

## S

* Sabicas
* The Sacred Mushroom
* The Safaris
* Sagittarius
* Salil Chowdhury
* Sam Cooke
* Sam & Dave
* Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
* Sandie Shaw
* The Sandpipers
* Sandy Nelson
* Sandy Posey
* Santo & Johnny
* Sarah Vaughan
* The Scaffold
* Scott McKenzie
* Scott Walker
* Screamin' Jay Hawkins
* The Searchers
* The Seeds
* The Seekers
* Sérgio Mendes
* The Shades of Blue
* The Shadows
* The Shadows of Knight
* The Shangri-Las
* Shelby Flint
* Shelley Fabares
* The Shells
* Shep & The Limelites
* The Shirelles
* Shirley Bassey
* Shirley Ellis
* Shocking Blue
* The Showmen
* The Silkie
* Silver Apples
* Simon & Garfunkel
* Simon Dupree and The Big Sound
* The Singing Nun
* Sir Douglas Quintet
* Skeeter Davis
* The Skyliners
* Slim Harpo
* Sly & The Family Stone
* Small Faces
* Smith
* Soft Machine
* Solomon Burke
* The Sonics
* Sonny & Cher
* Sonny Stitt
* Sopwith Camel
* Spanky & Our Gang
* The Spencer Davis Group
* Spiral Starecase
* Spirit
* Spooky Tooth
* The Springfields
* The Standells
* Stan Getz
* The Statler Brothers
* Status Quo
* Steam
* Steppenwolf
* The Stereos
* Steve Lawrence
* The Steve Miller Band
* Stevie Wonder
* The Stooges
* The Strangeloves
* Strawberry Alarm Clock
* The String-A-Longs
* The Stylistics
* Sue Thompson
* Sun Ra
* The Supremes
* The Surfaris
* Sweet Inspirations
* The Swinging Blue Jeans
* The Swingin' Medallions
* Syndicate of Sound
* The Seeds
* The Shirelles
* Small Faces
* Sonny & Cher
* Sweet Inspirations

## T-Z

* Tages
* Taj Mahal
* Tammi Terrell
* Tammy Wynette
* The Tams
* Taste
* The Temptations
* Ten Years After
* Terry Reid
* Terry Stafford
* Three Dog Night
* Thunderclap Newman
* Tim Buckley
* Tim Hardin
* Timi Yuro
* The Tokens
* Tom Jones
* Tom Paxton
* Tom Rush
* Tomorrow
* Tommy James & The Shondells
* Tommy Roe
* Tony Bennett
* Tony Clarke
* Tony Orlando
* Toots & the Maytals
* The Tornados
* Toussaint McCall
* The Toys
* Traffic
* The Trashmen
* The Tremeloes
* Trini Lopez
* The Troggs
* Troy Shondell
* The Turtles
* The Tymes
* T. Rex
* Twinkle (Lynn Annette Ripley)
* Tyrone Davis
* Unit 4 + 2
* The United States of America
* The Valentinos
* Van Dyke Parks
* Vanilla Fudge
* Vanity Fare
* Van Morrison/Them
* The Velvelettes
* The Velvet Underground
* The Ventures
* Vikki Carr
* The Vogues
* Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
* The Walker Brothers
* Wanda Jackson
* We Five
* Wes Montgomery
* The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
* The Whispers
* White Noise
* The Who
* William Bell
* Willie Mitchell
* Willie Nelson
* Wilson Pickett
* The Winstons
* The Yardbirds
* Yehudi Menuhin
* Yellow Balloon
* The Youngbloods
* Young-Holt Unlimited
* Zager and Evans
* The Zombies
* Tom Jones and Janis Joplin
* The Troggs
* The Turtles
* The Who
* The Youngbloods