The Beatles (and George Martin) lit the fuse that set off the ‘60s folk-rock explosion that influenced popular music for the past 50 years. Folk-rock (I also like the term freedom rock) is a broad term encompassing ‘60s artists who dug the Beatles and Bob Dylan and who followed the new spirit of musical freedom wherever it led them (including to Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles). A forerunner of country rock and singer-songwriter music, folk-rock was a reflection of the times in both England and America. While as a movement folk-rock did not survive the decade, a few hardcore hippies like David Crosby have tried to keep it going (and Gen X musicians like Jakob Dylan look back in wonder at the golden age of folk-rock and wish they knew its secret formula). Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!
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| David Crosby |
01. The Beatles – “I Feel Fine” (1964)
02. The Seekers – “I’ll Never Find Another You” (1964)
03. The Byrds – “She Don’t Care About Time (Single Version)” (1965)
04. The Beatles – “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” (1965)
05. The Byrds – “The Times They Are A-Changin’” (1965)
06. The Byrds – “5D (Fifth Dimension)” (1966)
07. The Seekers – “Georgy Girl” (1966)
08. The Gants – “I Wonder” (1966)
09. The Mamas and the Papas – “Dedicated to the One I Love” (1967)
10. The Byrds – “Lady Friend” (1967)
11. Judy Collins – “Since You Asked” (1967)
12. Leonard Cohen – “Suzanne” (1967)
13. The Byrds – “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” (1968)
14. Jim Sullivan – “U.F.O.” (1969)
15. Michael Nesmith – “Joanne” (1970)
16. Grateful Dead – “Brokedown Palace” (1970)
17. David Crosby – “Music Is Love” (1971)
18. Crosby & Nash – “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” (2004)
19. David Crosby – “Woodstock” (2018)
20. Jakob Dylan and Jade Castrinos – “Go Where You Wanna Go” (2019)
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| David Crosby and Jakob Dylan |
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