ca. 160 Musikgruppen der 1960er Jahre

                     Famous bands of the 60s

 

geordnet nach dem Jahr ihrer Gründung

 

1955

 

The Harlem Ramblers (Dixieland Jazzband Zürich)

The Parliaments (Doo-wop), 1967-70: Funkadelic (Funk-Rock), dann: Parliament (Funk, Soul)

 

1956

 

Mr. Acker Bilk & the Paramount Jazz Band (Dixieland, Pop)

Ray Conniff (1959: Ray Coniff Singers)

 

1957

 

The Brothers Four (Folk, Pop)

The Capris (Doo-wop)

The Kingston Trio (Folk, Country, Gospel)

Maynard Ferguson Band (Jazz)

Simon & Garfunkel (erstes erfolgreiches Album 1964) (Folk-Rock)

 

1958

 

The Bee Gees (Pop; erste Single 1963)

Bert Kaempfert und sein Orchester

The Miracles (seit 1955: The Matadors; 1965-72: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) (Rhythm & Blues; Doo-wop)

Montanara Chor (Volkslieder)

Osmond Brothers (Rhythm & Blues, Pop)

The Shadows (bis 1959: The Drifters) (Rock’n’Roll, Instrumental Rock)

The Shirelles (Soul)

The Tremeloes (erste Aufnahmen 1962) (Rock’n’Roll, Beat)

 

1959

 

Churer Ländlerfründa

Gerry & The Pacemakers (Rock’n’Roll)

Kenny Clarke/ Francy Boland Big Band (Bebop)

Skiffle Lords (ab 1965: The Lords) (Skiffle, Beat, Rock)

The Supremes (bis 1961: The Primettes) (Pop, Soul)

The Ventures (zuerst: The Impacts) (Instrumental Rock)

 

1960

 

The Beatles (ab 1956: The Quarrymen) (Rock)

Concert Jazz Band (von Gerry Mulligan)

The Four Seasons (seit 1953: Variety Trio; ab 1956: The Four Lovers und Frank Valli & The Romans, usw.) (Doo-wop, Pop, Rock)

Jankowski Singers

Malomba Jazz Men (Jazz, mbaquanga)

Rhondels (gegründet von Bill Deal) (Rhythm & Blues)

The Searchers (Rock, Pop)

 

1961

 

Albert Mangelsdorff Quintett (Jazz, Ethno-Jazz)

The Beach Boys (Pop)

Blues Incorporated ( Rhythm & Blues)

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (bis 1964 Dave Dee And The Bostons) (Rock)

Peter, Paul and Mary (Folk)

Preservation Hall Jazz Band (New Orleans Jazz)

Sexteto Bossa Rio (Sergio Mendez) (später & Brasil) (Jazz, Latin)

The Temptations (Soul)

The Tornados (Instrumental Pop)

 

1962

 

The Animals (Rock)

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (Jazz, Latin, Funk)

The Chieftains (Irish Folk Music)

The Dubliners (Irish Folk)

The Hollies (Rock)

Klaus Doldinger Quartett (bereits 1952: The Feetwarmers; 1955: Oscar’s Trio); später Septett, 1969-70: Motherhood, seit 1971: Passport

Manfred Mann (Beat, Rhythm & Blues, Pop)

The Manhattans (Rhythm & Blues, Soul)

Righteous Brothers (zuerst: The Paramours) (Blue-Eyed Soul)

The Rolling Stones (Rock)

The Scorpions (seit 1967: The Status Quo) (Rock, später Hard Rock)

The Swingle Singers

The Yardbirds (Rock)

 

1963

 

Angy Burri & the Apaches (Country, Rock’n’Roll, Blues)

The Band (bis ca. 1967: Levon and the Hawks) (Rootsmusik, Country)

Herman’s Hermits (Pop)

James Last und sein Orchester (zuerst: Hans Last und die Rosenkavaliere) (Happy Sound)

The Kinks (seit 1962 unter verschiedenen Namen) (Rock)

Die lustigen Tiroler Musikanten (Benny Rehmann) (Volksmusik)

The Melodians (Reggae)

Les Sauterelles (Schweizer Rock’n’Roll, Beat)

The Shangri-Las (Pop)

The Shondells (mit Tommy James) (Rock’n’Roll)

The Turtles (1963-65: The Nightriders und The Crossfires) (Pop, Folk, Rock)

The Wailers (zuerst: The Teenagers) (Roots Reggae)

 

1964

 

The Byrds (zuerst: Beefeaters) (Country, Folk, Rock)

The Jackson Brothers (ab 1966: The Jackson Five, mit Marlon und Michael Jackson)

Die Flippers (1964: Dancing Band; seit 1965: Dancing Show Band)

Kool & the Gang (bis 1969: The Jazziacs) (Rhythm & Blues)

MC5; auch : Motor City Five (erstes Album erst 1969) (Garage Rock)

The Mothers (seit 1966: The Mothers of Invention) (Rock)

The Moody Blues (Symphonic Rock)

The Pretty Things (Garage-Rock, Rhythm & Blues)

Pink Floyd (Rock)

Spencer Davis Group (Beat)

Them (Garage-Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul)

The Troggs (zuerst: The Troglodytes) (Rock, Rhythm & Blues)

The Who (Rock)

 

1965

 

Berner Troubadours (Chansons)

Los Bravos (Beat, Rock)

Butterfield Blues Band

Canned Heat (Blues, Rock, Boogie)

Carpenter Trio (seit 1968: Carpenters)

The Cats (bis 1966: The Blue Cats) (Pop, Rock)

Country Joe and the Fish (Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock)

The Doors (Rock)

Greatful Dead (Psychedelic Rock)

Incredible String Band (Folk)

Jefferson Airplane (psychedelischer Rock)

The Lovin’ Spoonful (Pop Rock, Folk Rock)

The Mamas and the Papas (Pop, Folk Rock)

New World (Pop)

The Seeds (Garage-Rock)

Small Faces (Rock)

The Stone Poneys (Folk-Rock, Country-Rock)

Velvet Underground (zuerst 1964: The Primitives, etc) (Art Rock)

1910 Fruitgum Company (zuerst: Jeckell and The Hydes) (Bubblegum Pop)

 

1966

 

Amen Corner (Pop)

Art Ensemble of Chicago (zuerst: Roscoe Mitchell Sextett (Free Jazz)

Cream (1966-1968) (Blues-Rock)

Globe Unity Orchestra (Free Jazz)

Iron Butterfly (Hard Rock)

Jay Five (Günter Eric Thöner; auch als „The Goosies“ und „The High Spots“)

The Monkees (Pop Rock)

The Ohio Express (zuerst: The Rare Breed) (Bubblegum Music)

Slade (zuerst: N’Betweens) (Rock)

Sly & the Family Stone (Funk, Soul, Rhythm & Blues)

Spanky & Our Gang (Elaine „Spanky“ McFarlane) (Folk, Pop)

Spooky Tooth (zuerst 1963-67: The VIP’s) (Rhythm & Blues, Blues-Rock, Progressive Rock)

 

1967

 

Amon Düül (Krautrock)

Barclay James Harvest (1966: The Blues Keepers) (Rock)

Blood, Sweat & Tears (Jazzrock)

Blue Oyster Cult (bis 1971: Soft White Underbelly) (Rock, Hard Rock)

Chicago (1969 auch: Chicago Transit Authority) (Rock)

Creedence Clearwater Revival (seit 1959: The Blue Velvets; seit 1964: The Golliwogs) (Rock)

Edwin Hawkins Singers (zuerst: Northern California State Youth Choir)

Fairport Convention (Folk-Rock)

Fleetwood Mac (Blues, Rock)

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (vorher: The Outcasts) (Pop-Rock, Pop)

Genesis (Pop, Progressive Rock)

George Baker Selection (zuerst: Soul Invention) (Pop)

Jethro Tull (Progressive Rock)

Minstrels (Schweizer Folk)

Nirvana (Progressive Rock)

Pacific Gas & Electric (Rock)

Procol Harum (Rock)

Shocking Blue (Rock)

Steppenwolf (Hard Rock)

Steve Miller Band (Rock, Blues)

The Stooges (Zuerst: The Psychedelic Stooges) (Garagen-Rock, Psychedelic Rock)

Tangerine Dream (Krautrock, Elektronische Musik)

Ten Years After (Bluesrock)

Tyrannosaurus Rex (ab. 1970: T. Rex) (Rock)

Vanilla Fudge (Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock)

 

1968

 

The Archies (Garage-Rock, Bubblegum Music)

Bay City Rollers (seit 1965: Ambassador, seit 1967: Saxons) (Rock, Pop)

Black Sabbath (zuerst: Earth) (Heavy Metal)

Can (Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock)

Crazy Horse (Rock)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Folk, Rock)

Deep Purple (Hard Rock)

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show (ab 1976 nur noch: Dr. Hook)

Electric Light Orchestra (Progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock)

Fania All-Stars (Salsa)

Flying Burrito Brothers (Country-Rock)

Free (Rock)

Grand Funk Railroad (Hard Rock)

Guru Guru (Krautrock)

Humble Pie (Hard Rock, Blues-Rock)

Inner Circle (erstes Album 1974) (Reggae)

Led Zeppelin (Hard Rock; Heavy Metal)

Mud (Glam Rock)

Nazareth (Hard Rock)

Poco (Country-Rock)

Smile (seit 1970: Queen) (Rock)

Sweet (seit 1965: Wainwrhight’s Gentlemen) (Glam Rock)

Sweetwater (Psychedelic Rock)

Yes (Progressive Rock)

 

1969

 

Allman Brothers (Southern Rock)

Brotherhood of Breath (seit1963: The Blue Notes) (Jazz)

Christie (Pop)

Country Ramblers (Bluegrass)

Hawkwind (zuerst: Group X und dann: Hawkwind Zoo) (Space Rock)

Hot Chockolate (Soul, Funk, Disco)

King Crimson (Progressive Rock)

Pepe Lienhard Sextett

The Philip Glass Ensemble

Sha-Na-Na (Rock’n’Roll)

Triumvirat (Rock, Progressive Rock)

Uriah Heep (Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal)

 

1970

 

Aerosmith (Hard Rock)

The Eagles (Country-Rock)

Emerson, Lake and Palmer (Progressive Rock)

Middle of the Road (seit 1967: Karen and the Sofisticats, Part Four; Las Caracas) (Pop)

Mungo Jerry (seit 1957: The Blue Moon Skiffle Group; später: The Buccaneers und: The Tramps) (Folk, Rock)

Ocean (Gospel Rock)

Weather Report (Jazz, Fusion Jazz)