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50s And 60s Music On The Acoustic
Thanks for checking out my 50s and 60s music section where you'll find hits from the 50s and 60s in not just rock and roll, but also in country. There is another complete section dealing with just Country Music , but these older cats really belong in this section.
These sections are being combined into one so it's easier on my site visitor to find chord sheets, rhythm tips or some demo or sample videos. And of course the chord sheets are free and the full lesson tutorials are low cost.
Note: There are some 60s folk artists like Bob Dylan you won't find here ... so as a cross reference, check the Folk Section also.
Jump menu to quickly access the artists/bands on this page.
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50s And 60s Music Chords, Lyrics, Demos, Tutorials
Lets start with the 50s section and then further down this page you'll see links to the 60s section, or use the jump link menu above.
The artists in this section are mainly rock and roll artists and consist of the following artists and their songs / tutorials.
Buddy Holly Section
One could not discuss 50's music and not have an area dealing with Buddy Holly. This young man influenced many famous people in his short 22 years on this earth plain.
Blue Days Black Nights Brown Eyed Handsome Man Everyday Fools Paradise I Fought The Law I Guess It Doesn't Matter Anymore Listen To Me Maybe Baby Oh Boy Peggy Sue Rave on Reminiscing Rockin' Around With Ollie Vee That'll Be The Day True Love Ways Words Of Love
Buddy Holly section is here .
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Elvis Presley Section
The Elvis section is one of the largest on the site but will be surpassed by Don Williams when I get to that section.
Elvis, like many other artists, spans several decades. But his start was in the 50s, so his list of tutorials are located here.
An American Trilogy Blue Suede Shoes Good Rockin' Tonight Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues I Can't Help Fallin' In Love With You I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine If I Can Dream Kentucky Rain One Night With You Paralyzed Separate Ways Surrender Suspicious Minds Teddy Bear The Wonder Of You Treat Me Nice When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
Elvis Presley section is here .
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The Everly Brothers Section
In this section you'll find 10 Everly Brothers numbers you can learn on the acoustic guitar. They are as follows:
All I Have To Do Is Dream Bird Dog Bye Bye Love Cathy's Clown Claudette Devoted To You Like Strangers Wake Up Little Suzie Walk Right Back Why Worry
The Everly Brothers section is here .
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50s Artists Section
In this last section are 12 artists you'll recognize from the 1950's covering a total of 25 songs which will be familiar to you.
A Teenager In Love - (Ricky Nelson) Blueberry Hill - (Fats Domino) Come On Let's Go - (Ritchie Valens) Donna - (Ritchie Valens) Don't Leave Me This Way - (Ricky Nelson) Dream Lover - (Ricky Nelson) Everybody's Tryin To Be My Baby - (Carl Perkins) Garden Party (not 50s) - (Ricky Nelson) Gee - (The Crows) Hallelujah I Love Her So - (Eddie Cochran) I Remember - (Eddie Cochran) I'm Walkin - (Fats Domino) Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie - (Eddie Cochran) Johnny B Goode - (Chuck Berry) -- (freebie) Just Dropped In - (Jerry Lee Lewis) Poor Little Fool - (Ricky Nelson) Promised Land - (Chuck Berry) Rock Around The Clock -- (freebie) Runaway - (Del Shannon) Sweet Little 16 - (Chuck Berry) The Blues Don't Mean A Thing Traveling Man - (Ricky Nelson) Twenty Flight Rock - (Eddie Cochran) We Belong Together - (Los Lobos) Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On - (Jerry Lee Lewis)
50s artists section is here .
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60s Section
Alright, let's move into some more great songs to learn on the acoustic in this section. This is the larger of the two sections featuring songs and tutorials for artists like The Beatles, CCR, Donovan, Buffalo Springfield, The Hollies, The Who and many more.
This section will also feature some 50s and 60s country songs so if you're into those oldies, you're in the right place.
CCR & John Fogerty Section
I'm going to start with the artists and bands that have their own dedicated pages followed by 5 sections of many artists and bands you'll recognize.
Here are the songs in the CCR section so far. I'll put a link over to John Fogerty and his section as he is also associated with CCR.
Bad Moon Rising Before You Accuse Me Born On The Bayou Down On The Corner Fortunate Son Green River Have You Ever Seen The Rain Hearts Of Stone Hello Mary Lou Hey Tonight I Ain't Never I Put A Spell On You Jambalaya Long As I Can See The Light Proud Mary Ramble Tamble Someday Never Comes Southern Streamline The Old Man Down The Road Travelling Band Up Around The Bend You're The Reason plus ... 14 more CCR/Fogerty songs
CCR & John Fogerty section is here .
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Roy Orbison
Roy is another artist that spans a few decades but started actually in the 50s but started taking hold in the 1960's. And of course his work with The Traveling Wilbury's was flawless. Here are 13 numbers from the great Roy Orbison.
California Blue Crying Dream Baby I Drove All Night In Dreams Mean Woman Blues Only The Lonely Ooby Dooby Pretty Paper Pretty Woman She's A Mystery To Me You Got It You're My Baby
Roy Orbison section is here .
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The Beatles Section
This section is just behind the Elvis section and is not yet complete. I have 16 titles listed, but the total of Beatles tutorials are closer to 75 in total.
I'll list the others on the Beatles page soon. I will likely be combing the songs by all four Beatles into one single page.
And I Love Her Can't Buy Me Love Do You Want To Know A Secret Eleanor Rigby Here Comes The Sun I Feel Fine I Should Have Known Better I'll Follow The Sun Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Norwegian Wood Ob La Di Ob La Da Revolution The Long And Winding Road The Night Before When I'm 64 You Wont See Me ---> +50 other lessons
The Beatles section is here .
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Lost Songs Of The 60s
In this section I'll list the artists on these pages and you can visit the page for the specific tutorials.
This section has 17 artists and 31 lessons available.
A You're Adorable California Dreaming Daddy's Home Devil Woman Eve Of Destruction For What It's Worth Hey Joe In The Still Of the night It Hurts To Be In love Kind Woman Let's Twist Again Lucky Lips Monday Monday Mr Soul My Foolish Heart Nashville Cats Niki Hokey On The Way Home Rain On The Roof Rock And Roll Woman Ruby Baby Runaround Sue San Francisco Sealed With A Kiss Spirit In The Sky Summer Holiday Take Good Care Of My Baby The Wanderer This Little Girl Unchained Melody Whiter Shade Of Pale You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
Lost Songs Of The 60s section is here .
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60s Rock Bands
This section has 17 artists and 29 lessons available.
A Summer Song Black Is Black Boom Boom Bus Stop Can't Find My Way Home Chilly Winds Come On Down To My Boat Desert Pete Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Gasoline Alley Bred He Ain't Heavy House Of the Rising Sun Hush I Like It I Wonder What She's Doin' Tonight I'm Telling You Now It's My Life Long Cool Woman Look Through Any Window Reach Out Of The Darkness River Deep Mountain High Scotch And Soda Somebody To Love The Air That I Breath This Diamond Ring Til We Kissed Venus Where Have All The Flowers Gone Whiter Shade Of Pale
60s Rock Bands section is here .
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60s Rock And Roll Section
This section has 16 artists and 26 lessons available.
A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You Because Build Me Up Buttercup Chimes Of Freedom Daydream Believer Don't You Care Friday On My Mind Hickory Wind I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better I'm A Believer Last Train To Clarksville Let The Feeling Begin Mr Spaceman Mr Tambourine Man Papa Gene Blues Reflections Of My Life Should I Wait Smile A Little Smile For Me The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore The Way You Look Tonight Time Won't Let Me Turn Turn Turn Valleri Walk Away Renee Walk Right In
60s Rock And Roll section is here .
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Rock Bands In The 60s Section
This section has 14 artists and 27 lessons available.
A World Of Our Own Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You For Your Love Georgy Girl Greenfields Happy Together Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again I'd Wait A Million Years I'll Never Find Another You Indian Reservation Laugh Laugh Midnight Confessions Needles And Pins Never My Love Oh What A Night Red Rubber Ball Sherry Sooner Or Later Spooky The Carnival Is Over Things I Should Have Said Traces Walk Like A Man Windy Woman Woman Working My Way Back To You Young Girl
Rock Bands In The 60s section is here .
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Play Music From The 60s Section
This section has 15 artists and 27 lessons available.
A World Without Love Angel Breaking Up is Hard To Do Calendar Girl Catch The Wind Dont It Make You Wanna Go Home From Clare To Here Games People Play Good Lovin Happy Birthday Sweet 16 I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound If I Had A Hammer I'm The Man Who Built The bridges In The Year 2525 Lady Godiva Laughter In The Rain Mello Yellow She's Not Thete Streets Of London Sunny Goodge Street Sunshine Superman Tell Her No The John Birch Society The Last Thing On My MindThe Wine Song This Land Is Your Land Time Won't Let me Waterfall You Were On My Mind
Play Music From The 60s section is here .
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Rock Bands from The 60s Section
This section is a mix of Herman's Hermits, The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones.
Barbara Ann Beasts Of Burden Can't You Hear My Heartbeat Everybody Needs Somebody To Love Fun Fun Fun Good Times Bad Times Hawaii Help Me Rhonda Honky Tonk Woman I'm Into Something Good It's All Over Now Jumpin Jack Flash Kokomo Miss You Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter No Milk Today Out Of Control Out Of Time Paint It Black Ruby Tuesday Silhouettes Sloop John B Surfer Girl Surfin USA The Last Time There's A Kind Of Hush Time Is On My Side Under My Thumb You Can't Always Get What You Want
Rock Bands From The 60s section is here .
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The Who Section
Here are 12 numbers from The Who and Roger Daltrey.
Bargain Behind Blue Eyes Don't Let Go The Coat Goin' Mobile It's Hard Love Ain't For The Keeping Pinball Wizard So Sad About Us Squeeze Box Waiting For A Friend Without Your Love You Better You Bet
The Who section is here .
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50s & 60s Country Songs
Here is the start of the country artists in this section but it is no where complete.
Abilene Break My Mind Carroll County Accident Charlie's Shoes Hello Walls If I Had To Do It All Over Again I'm Moving On Last Date Lights On The Hill Lonestar Beer & Bob Wills Music Make the World Go Away Running Bear Singing The Blues Smoking Cigarettes & Drinkin Coffee Blues Sweet Dreams The Wabash Cannonball There Goes My Everything Travelling Man Walk On By Waltz Across Texas Wings Of A Dove
The 50s and 60s Country section is here .
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