60 Years Ago Today, A 1966 No. 1 Hit Became One of the Most Controversial Songs to Top the Charts

Exactly 60 years ago today, on March 11, 1966, a song that was widely embraced at the time was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. While 'The Ballad of the Green Berets' by Staff Sergeant Barry ...

1966 Monkees Hit Featured a Producer’s Scream You May Have Missed

The latter song, written by legendary songwriting duo Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, was released on Nov. 12, 1966, and was ...

60 Years Ago: 'The Ballad of the Green Berets' Became 1966's Biggest Hit

One of the most unexpected songs of the 1960s hit No. 1 exactly 60 years ago today—and went on to become the biggest hit of ...

This 1966 Rock Classic Flopped First — Then Became a No. 1 Hit

The folk anthem is one of the best ‘American Rock Songs’ of all time.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1966, The Beatles’ Biggest Competitor Landed Their Third No. 1 Hit With a Classic Song They Accredit to Marijuana

Have you ever heard the saying “iron sharpens iron?” Even if you haven’t, a prime example of this metaphor is the healthy competition between The Beatles and The Beach Boys. Without Pet Sounds, The ...
TribLIVE.com

Pittsburgh singer Lou Christie dies at age 82

Native Pittsburgh singer Lou Christie, who scored No. 1 Billboard hit with “Lightnin’ Strikes” in 1966, has died. He was 82 years old. His wife, Francesca, told the Hollywood Reporter that Christie ...