Take our interactive Pop Quiz . Photos taken recently in Memphis , at a historic book signing with three original members of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. As the 1960s draw ever more distant in our recollective rear-view mirror, the overwhelming influence of those watershed years in redefining American culture becomes ever more apparent. Since those days, echoes of the sixties resound strong in contemporary culture. We hear the echoes on oldies radio stations, in motion pictures, in television commercials.
Oldies remain the touchpoint for a generation of adults who call themselves children of the sixties.
The music lives on. Their stories are told in Echoes of the Sixties, an entertaining and insightful new book that reveals what each of these artists did with their lives following the end of their reign on the pop music charts. Many of the artists of the sixties have remained in the recording industry, some still performing while others have moved into production, talent management, background singing, commercial jingle recording, concert booking, or executive positions. Many endured personal tragedies. This 320-page book shares the aspirations, trials, triumphs, and life's lessons learned by the musical pied pipers of a remarkable decade.