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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

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, 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

• 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

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

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