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
• 1910 Fruitgum Company
• 3's a Crowd
• The 31st of February
• The 69'ers
• A Passing Fancy
• Aaron Neville
• The Action
• Agincourt
• The Aerovons
• Alice Cooper
• The Allman Joys
• Alvin and the Chipmunks
• The Amboy Dukes
• Ambrose Slade
• Amen Corner
• The American Breed
• The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
• Andromeda
• Andy Williams
• The Angels
• The Animals
• Apple
• The Applejacks
• April Wine
• Aretha Franklin
• Archie Bell & the Drells
• Argent
• Art
• The Artwoods
• Arthur Alexander
• Arthur Conley
• Asha Bhosle
• The Association
• The Atlantics
• The Attack
• The Avant-Garde

• 
  1910 Fruitgum Company
• 
  The Animals
• 
  Archie Bell & the Drells
• 
  Aretha Franklin

B

• B. Bumble and the Stingers
• Joan Baez
• Bachdenkel
• The Bachelors
• Badfinger
• The Balloon Farm
• The Band
• A Band of Angels
• Band of Joy
• Bangor Flying Circus
• Bar-Kays
• Barbara Lewis
• Barbara Lynn
• Barbra Streisand
• The Barbarians
• Barclay James Harvest
• Barney Kessel
• The Barron Knights
• Barry & the Tamerlanes
• The Beach Boys
• Beacon Street Union
• The Beatles
• The Beau Brummels
• Beaver & Krause
• Bee Gees
• Ben E. King
• Betty Everett
• Big Brother and the Holding Company
• The Big Three
• Bill Black's Combo
• Bill Evans
• Billy Stewart
• The Birds
• The Birdwatchers
• 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
• Bo Diddley
• Bob Dylan
• The Bobby Fuller Four
• Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces
• Bobby Womack/Valentinos
• Bodast
• Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
• The Boogie Kings
• Booker T. & The MG's
• The Box Tops
• The Boys
• The Braillettes
• Los Bravos
• Brenda Holloway
• Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts
• Brewer & Shipley
• The Brogues
• Bruce & Terry
• Brutus
• Bubble Puppy
• The Buckinghams
• Budgie
• Buffalo Springfield
• The Buggs
• Bull & the Matadors
• Burt Bacharach
• Buster Brown
• The Byrds

• 
  The Bachelors
• 
  The Beach Boys
• 
  The Beatles
• 
  Joan Baez and Bob Dylan
• 
  The Buckinghams

C

• The Cake
• Carla Thomas
• The Canadian Sweethearts
• Canned Heat
• Cannibal & the Headhunters
• Captain Beefheart
• Caravan
• The Caravelles
• Carlos Santana
• Carter-Lewis and the Southerners
• Cartoone
• The Cascades
• The Castaways
• The Castells
• Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys
• Cat Stevens
• Chad & Jeremy
• Chad Mitchell Trio
• Charlie Rich
• Chairmen of the Board
• The Chambers Brothers
• The Chantays
• The Chantels
• The Charlatans
• Charles Mingus
• The Chartbusters
• Checkmates, Ltd.
• Chet Atkins
• Chicago
• Chicago Loop
• Chicken Shack
• The Chocolate Watchband
• The Choir
• Chuck Berry
• Chuck Jackson
• The Churchills
• Cilla Black
• Circus Maximus
• Clarence Carter
• Classics IV
• Clear Light
• The Cleftones
• Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
• Cliff Richard
• Climax Blues Band
• The Clique (Texas band)
• The Clique (1960s UK band)
• Clouds
• Clubsound
• Chuck Israels
• The Coasters
• Cold Blood
• The Collectors
• Ray Columbus & the Invaders
• The Comfortable Chair
• The Contours
• The Cookies
• The Corsairs
• The Cortinas
• 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
• The Critters
• Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)
• Crow
• The Crusaders
• The Cryin' Shames
• The Crystals
• The Cuff Links
• Cupid's Inspiration
• The Cyrkle

• 
  The Cake
• 
  Cliff Richard
• 
  Cream
• 
  Creedence Clearwater Revival
• 
  The Crusaders

D

• The D-Men
• The Dakotas
• Danny & the Juniors
• Danny Diaz & The Checkmates
• Danny and The Velaires
• Darlene Love
• The Dartells
• Dave Brubeck
• The Dave Clark Five
• Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
• David and Jonathan
• Davie Allan & The Arrows
• The Deakins
• Joey Dee and the Starliters
• Deep Purple
• Delaney & Bonnie
• The Del-Vetts
• The Delfonics
• Del Shannon
• Delivery
• The Dells
• The Devotions
• Dexter Gordon
• Dick Dale
• Dick and Dee Dee
• Dion and the Belmonts
• The Dixie Cups
• The Dixie Nightingales
• Don Covay
• Donovan
• Doodletown Pipers
• The Doors
• Doris Troy
• The Dovells
• Downliners Sect
• Dr. John
• Dr. Strangely Strange
• Duane Eddy
• Duke Ellington
• Dusty Springfield

• 
  Danny and The Velaires
• 
  The Dave Clark Five
• 
  David Bowie
• 
  The Doors
• 
  Duane Eddy

E

• The Eagles (UK band)
• Earth Opera
• The Easybeats
• The Echoes
• Eclection
• Eddie & the Showmen
• Eddie Floyd
• Edgar Broughton Band
• Edgar Winter
• Edwin Starr
• Egg
• Eire Apparent
• Ekseption
• El Tri
• The Electric Flag
• The Electric Indian
• The Electric Prunes
• The Elgins
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Elvis Presley
• The End
• Episode Six
• The Equals
• The Escorts
• The Essex
• Etta James
• Euphoria
• Even Dozen Jug Band
• The Everly Brothers
• Every Mother's Son
• The Exciters

• 
  Ella Fitzgerald
• 
  Elvis Presley
• 
  The Escorts
• 
  Euphoria
• 
  The Everly Brothers

F

• The Faces
• The Falcons
• Family
• The Family Dogg
• Fats Domino
• Fear Itself
• The Fendermen
• 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
• Fleetwood Mac
• The Fleetwoods
• Les Fleur de Lys
• The Flirtations
• 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 Seasons
• The Four Tops
• The Fourmost
• Francie Schwartz
• Frank Sinatra
• Fraternity of Man
• The Free Design
• The Freshmen (Irish showband)
• Friend and Lover
• The Friends of Distinction
• Frijid Pink
• Max Frost and the Troopers
• The Frost
• Frumious Bandersnatch
• The Fugs

• 
  Fats Domino
• 
  The Fireballs
• 
  Fontella Bass
• 
  The Four Seasons
• 
  Frank Sinatra

G

• The Gants
• Garnett Mimms & The Enchanters
• Gary and the Hornets
• Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
• Gary U.S. Bonds
• Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band
• Gene Chandler
• The Gentrys
• Georgie Fame
• Gerry & The Pacemakers
• Giles, Giles and Fripp
• The Girls
• Gladys Knight & the Pips
• The Go-Go's
• The Godz
• The Goldebriars
• Golden Earring
• The Golliwogs
• GONN
• Gran Coquivacoa
• Grant Green
• Grapefruit
• Grateful Dead
• The Guess Who

• 
  The Gentrys
• 
  Georgie Fame
• 
  Gerry & The Pacemakers
• 
  Gladys Knight & the Pips
• 
  Grateful Dead

H-J

• The Hamsters
• Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
• Hank Marvin/The Shadows
• The Headhunters
• Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
• Herman's Hermits
• The Hollies
• Howard Tate
• Humble Pie
• Ike & Tina Turner
• The Impressions
• Iron Butterfly
• Irma Thomas
• Isaac Bitton
• The Isley Brothers
• Jackie Wilson
• James & Bobby Purify
• James Carr
• Jan & Dean
• Janis Joplin
• The Jeff Beck Group
• Jefferson Airplane
• Jerry Butler
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Jim Hall
• Jimi Hendrix/The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Jimmy Hughes
• The Jive Five
• Joe Pass
• Joe Simon
• Joe South
• Joe Tex
• Joey Dee & The Starliters
• John Coltrane
• John Fred
• John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
• John McLaughlin
• John Schofield
• Johnnie Taylor
• Johnny Adams
• Johnny Cash
• Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
• Joni Mitchell
• Julie London
• Junior Walker & The All-Stars

• 
  The Hollies
• 
  Jerry Lee Lewis
• 
  The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• 
  Joe Pass
• Joni Mitchell
  Joni Mitchell

K-N

• Ken Dodd
• The Kinks
• King Crimson
• The Kingsmen
• Kishore Kumar
• The Knickerbockers
• Larry Bunker
• Larry Coryell
• Led Zeppelin
• Lee Dorsey
• The Left Banke
• The Lemon Pipers
• Lennie Tristano
• Lesley Gore
• Little Anthony & The Imperials
• Little Richard
• Lonnie Mack
• Lotti Golden
• Louis Armstrong
• Love
• The Lovin' Spoonful
• Major Lance
• The Mamas & the Papas
• Manfred Mann
• Manna Dey
• Martha & The Vandellas
• The Marvelettes
• Marvin Gaye
• Mary Wells
• Mashmakhan
• Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
• Maxine Brown
• The Meters
• Miles Davis
• Merle Travis
• The Miracles
• Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
• Moby Grape
• The Monkees
• The Moody Blues
• The Move
• Nancy Sinatra
• Napoleon XIV
• Nazz
• Neil Christian
• Neil Diamond
• The Nice
• Nina Simone

• 
  The Kinks
• 
  Led Zeppelin
• 
  The Lovin' Spoonful
• 
  The Mamas & the Papas

O-R

• Ohio Express
• The Olympics
• The Orlons
• Otis Blackwell
• Otis Redding
• O.V. Wright
• Paco de Lucía
• Pat Boone
• Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• Paul Revere & The Raiders
• Percy Sledge
• Peter & Gordon
• Petula Clark
• Pink Floyd
• Plastic Ono Band
• The Platters
• The Pretty Things
• Procol Harum
• Quicksilver Messenger Service
• Rahul Dev Burman
• The Rascals
• Ravi Shankar
• Lou Rawls
• The Radiants
• Rare Earth
• Ray Brown & The Whispers
• Ray Charles
• The Remains
• Rick Nelson
• The Righteous Brothers
• Robert Conti
• The Rolling Stones
• The Ronettes
• Ronnie Dove
• Ronny & the Daytonas
• Roy Head & The Traits
• Rufus Thomas

• 
  Otis Redding
• 
  Pink Floyd
• 
  Ray Charles
• 
  The Righteous Brothers
• The Rolling Stones
  The Rolling Stones

S

• Sabicas
• The Sacred Mushroom
• Salil Chowdhury
• Sam & Dave
• Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs
• Sandie Shaw
• Sandy Nelson
• The Seeds
• The Shangri-Las
• The Shirelles
• Shirley Bassey
• Shep & The Limelites
• The Showmen
• Simon Dupree and The Big Sound
• Sly & The Family Stone
• Small Faces
• Solomon Burke
• The Sonics
• Sonny & Cher
• Sonny Stitt
• The Spencer Davis Group
• Spirit
• Spooky Tooth
• Spanky & Our Gang
• Steppenwolf
• The Steve Miller Band
• Stevie Wonder
• Stan Getz
• The Standells
• The Strangeloves
• Strawberry Alarm Clock
• The Surfaris
• The Supremes
• Suzie Cappetta
• Sweet Inspirations

• 
  The Seeds
• 
  The Shirelles
• 
  Small Faces
• 
  Sonny & Cher
• 
  Sweet Inspirations

T-Z

• Tammi Terrell
• Tom Jones
• Tony Bennett
• The Temptations
• Ten Years After
• The Tokens
• Three Dog Night
• Tommy James & The Shondells
• Toussaint McCall
• Traffic
• The Troggs
• The Turtles
• Unit 4 + 2
• The Velvet Underground
• The Ventures
• Vanilla Fudge
• Van Morrison/Them
• The Velvelettes
• Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
• The Walker Brothers
• Scott Walker (singer)
• Wes Montgomery
• The Who
• William Bell
• Willie Mitchell
• Wilson Pickett
• The Yardbirds
• Yehudi Menuhin
• Yellow Balloon
• The Youngbloods
• Zager and Evans
• The Zombies

• 
  Tom Jones and Janis Joplin
• 
  The Troggs
• 
  The Turtles
• 
  The Who
• 
  The Youngbloods

See also

• Category:Musical groups established in the 1960s