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Great Britain is the name used by the United Kingdom at the Olympic Games. Great Britain was one of 14 nations to compete
in the first Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics, and has competed at every Games. British athletes have won 668 medals at the
Summer Olympic Games, and another 21 at the Winter Olympic Games. Great Britain is the only nation to have won at least one
gold medal at every Summer Games. The Great Britain team includes athletes from Northern Ireland, even though that constituent
country is not geographically in Great Britain.
The name was assigned by the International Olympic Committee for the 1908 Summer Olympics along with the IOC country code
GBR despite including athletes from Ireland, which was part of the UK, but not part of Great Britain. An attempt was made
to gain "separate nation" status for Irish athletes in 1906 but was stopped by Prince George of Greece and Denmark.
From the 1924 Summer Olympics, following the secession of the majority of Ireland from the United Kingdom, and the partition
of Ireland, athletes from Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom, could choose to represent either
Great Britain or a newly created team, Ireland.
Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930) is a former American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States
Naval Aviator. He was the first person to set foot on the Moon. His first spaceflight was aboard Gemini 8 in 1966, for which
he was the command pilot. On this mission, he performed the first manned docking of two spacecraft together with pilot David
Scott. Armstrong's second and last spaceflight was as mission commander of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission on July 20,
1969. On this famous "giant leap for mankind", Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface ("The
Eagle has landed") and spent 2.5 hours exploring while Michael Collins orbited above. Armstrong is a recipient of the
Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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Before becoming an astronaut, Armstrong was in the United States Navy and saw action in the Korean War. After the war, he
served as a test pilot at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) High-Speed Flight Station, now known as the
Dryden Flight Research Center, where he flew over 900 flights in a variety of aircraft. As a research pilot, Armstrong served
as project pilot on the F-100 Super Sabre A and C aircraft, F-101 Voodoo, and the Lockheed F-104A Starfighter. He also flew
the Bell X-1B, Bell X-5, North American X-15, F-105 Thunderchief, F-106 Delta Dart, B-47 Stratojet, KC-135 Stratotanker and
Paresev. He graduated from Purdue University.
Sounds of the 60s is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2 that features recordings of popular music made
in the 1960s. It was first broadcast on 12 February 1983 and introduced by Keith Fordyce who had been the first presenter
of the TV show Ready Steady Go! in 1963. Since 1990 the presenter has been Brian Matthew
Subsequent presenters included Simon Dee (b. 1935), the first voice to have been heard on Radio Caroline in 1964, and,
for the greater part of its run, Brian Matthew, who had introduced Saturday Club on the BBC Light Programme until 1967. Dee's
tenure in 1988 provided a boost to the show and his initial contract was extended. However, he seems to have fallen out with
those producing the programme, notably over his wish for it to be based in London rather than Bristol
Matthew first presented Sounds of the 60s in April 1990 and was still doing so in 2007, his place being taken temporarily
between September 2006 and February 2007 by former Radio Caroline and BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Johnnie Walker (and, during
Walker's own absence in December 2006, by three guest presenters: Sandie Shaw, Joe Brown and Suzi Quatro). Matthew returned
on 10 February, revealing that his prolonged absence had been due to a viral infection contracted while in hospital for a
routine operation.
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time World
Heavyweight Champion and winner of an Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. In 1999, Ali was crowned "Sportsman of the
Century" by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.
Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr., who was named for the
19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay. Ali changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964, subsequently
converted to Sunni Islam in 1975 and then Sufism
Ali was best known for his fighting style which he described as "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee".
His movement is often described as a dance; some go so far as to call it beautiful.
Throughout his career Ali made a name for himself with great handspeed, as well as fast feet and taunting tactics. While Ali
was renowned for his fast, sharp out-fighting style, he also had a great chin, and displayed a great heart and ability to
take a punch in his 1974 fight against George Foreman in Zaire, called the Rumble in the Jungle.
The Beatles Story calls on friends worldwide to help create the first on-line, fully interactive encyclopedia devoted solely
to The Beatles. It is essential Beatles fans across the world help us build the encyclopedia to ensure the legacy of The Beatles
can be shared for years to come.
MissDeal's pretty expansive 60's world ... Hippie postcards, games, music and more.
DM's Beatles site
The Beatles Welcome to the site, which is completely devoted to the Beatles, undoubtedly the most famous music band. Please
use left menu to navigate through the site in order to access:
Comprehensive UK and US discographies with album covers, additional information, reviews and comments.
Complete song index with the lyrics. Different takes, demo and live versions, unreleased songs and songs for others.
Detailed history day by day, with pictures, links to albums, interviews.
More than thousand pictures of the Beatles, people close to them, magazine covers.
Various information on the Beatles, their films, interviews, concerts, bootlegs.
Popular discussion forum where you can meet Beatles fans from all over the World.
One of the most exciting and influential groups to come out of Birmingham in the early 1960s, the Spencer Davis Group is recognized
for their classic and ground-breaking recordings as well as for launching Steve Winwood's music career.
Spencer Davis was born on July 17, 1941 in Swansea, South Wales. He moved to London as a teenager where he played in skiffle
bands and became heavily influenced by imported American blues music. In 1960 he relocated to Birmingham and studied German
at Birmingham University before working as a teacher at Whittington Oval Junior School in Yardley. In the evenings, he would
play his 12 string guitar and sing blues at various venues in the city and for a short time formed a duo with future Fleetwood
Mac member Christine Perfect
This web page attempts to explore the roots of rock in such a way as to illuminate the natural progression of musical styles.
Too often the study of rock begins with Bill Haley and His Comets and includes scant information about the blues and rhythm
records that he, and others, used as a model. A musical genre does not simply appear, it gradually evolves to a point in time
when some event-performance, publication, or recording allows listeners to perceive its unique qualities and apply a label.
Wyonnie Harris' 1947 recording of "Good Rocking Tonight" was one of many "rhythm records" made during
the late 1940s, however when it was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1954 it seemed like a new and different approach. What made
it seem new and different was its context. Without exploring the history of black popular music, country and western music,
race relations, technical developments, and the music business one can be led easily to the conclusion that rock and roll
was some new and different music which appeared suddenly.
Welcome the hardest working pop history, pop culture, trivia and time machine on the planet. Look back week-by-week and rediscover
old friends, wonderful trivia and those things you just forgot. If you weren;t around, you;ll be fascinated by this virtual
time travel. Browse the week-by-week sections in each decade. Be sure to come back each week as the site expands, or get entertained
in the Ask Mr. Pop History section the Ann Landers of pop culture.Q&As added every week or browse hundreds of past Q&As.
Dont be afraid to ask a question.
"This site is best viewed with a Bacon Sandwich and a Mug Of Tea"
The Nostalgic Boomer
The Nostalgic Boomer, a virtual nostalgia heaven for Baby Boomers. A place to relive and revive memories of the Innocent
Fifties and Turbulent Sixties. An era of Rock and Roll, Elvis, The Beat Generation, Hippies and The Beatles that belonged
to the post war baby boom of 1946 through 1964.
Maybe you want to show your kids why the sixties were so special. Or you want to see if the sixties were really as terrific
as you remember them. Well, you are not alone.
"Classic Beach"
Artists and groups that were important to the formative years of this genre include: Artie Shaw, Wynonie Harris, Jimmy
Cavallo and The House Rockers, Ruth Brown, Little Willie John, Earl Bostic, The Drifters, Wilbert Harrison, Clyde McPhatter,
Billy Ward and The Dominos, Hank Ballard, Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, The Tams, The 5 Royales, The Coasters, Fats Domino,
Jimmy McCracklin, Solomon Burke, Sam Cooke, The Platters, The Four Tops, Louis Prima, Arthur Alexander, Stick McGhee, Jackie
Brenston, Willbert Harrison, Big Joe Turner, Bruce Channel, Wilson Pickett, Clarence Carter, Dinah Washington, Billy Stewart,
The Temptations,The Impressions, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, The O'Jays, The Spinners, Otis Redding, Jackie
Wilson, Etta James, The Checkers, The Clovers, Barbara Lewis, Don Covay, Jimmy Ricks and The Ravens, Mary Wells, Garnet Mimms
and The Enchanters, Ben E. King, Major Lance, Willie Tee and Ernie K-Doe.
While some of the "beach hits" by these artists appeared on the R&B and rock and roll charts nationally,
a great many of them were "b-sides" -- or even more obscure recordings that never charted at all. With this penchant
for obscure R&B, especially from the sixties, beach music has much in common with the northern soul phenomenon in the
UK.
So, what does that say about our Eternally Cute and Favorite Monkee? It says that he has fans that care enough about him
to take the time to build little altars of appreciation for all the years he has given to us.....but there is more to this
site than our Darling David....
Have your parents ever told you about the 1960's? If they have, was it boring, or about the least important thing? (Not
that anything boring happened in the 60's.) Well, don't worry, they're not the only people who know about that time period.
Even some of your fellow kids have some good info on the 60's. Like Jessica and Amy, the writers of this totally awesome web
page!!! Your parents might have told you that the 60's were all about hippies ... well, the 60's were more than just hippies,
although they did play an important role during the decade. There was also: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream"
speech, psychedelic music, Kennedy's assassination, the Vietnam War, and the first man to walk the moon. So hold on to your
chairs, 'cause you're about to go on a on a wild ride through time to the 1960's!!!!
The following pages are devoted to special memories of Radio Caroline in the Sixties.
If you have a particular memory of something that happened while listening to Radio Caroline, or have unearthed some rare
memorabilia, please click on the button, right, and let us know!
The Top 100 Songs of 1960
Your trusted guide to the decade of short skirts and flower power.
The role of drugs on the popular culture of the 1960s
During the sixties, as people were trying to find new ways to explore pleasure and ways of bringing it about, marijuana became
an obvious choice. Despite the fact that it was illegal, many people were willing to try this amazing substance.
Marijuana is a weed, hence the nickname "weed", and as such, is currently native to all continents on the planet
but Antarctica; and who knows, a researcher down there might be doing a few "hydroponic" experiments.
Although marijuana is not a mind altering drug like a psychedelic, it was also eagerly sought out for a good "buzz".
marijuana has been very popular in recent history, and every since the 1960s, has been a common part of our society as
a whole.
Trippervision a video experience consisting of nonstop, imaginative, and beautiful consciousness-expanding psychedelic visuals.
I believe that The Small Faces are one of the greatest bands to come out of the sixties (not counting the Beatles) and I feel
that there are not enough websites around about them, so I have decided to make this one. I have tried to include everything
that a Small Faces fan would look for, things like pictures of the band, wallpapers and also lyrics, as well as a number of
links to other cool Small Faces sites.
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Frank Robinson (born August 31, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas), is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball player. He was an
outfielder, most notably with the Cincinnati Reds and the Baltimore Orioles. During a 21-season career, he is the only player
to win League MVP honors in both the National and American Leagues, won the Triple crown, was a member of two teams that won
the World Series (the 1966 and 1970 Baltimore Orioles), and amassed the fourth-most career home runs at the time of his retirement
(he is currently seventh).
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During the last two years of his playing career, he served as the first permanent African-American manager in Major League
history, managing the Cleveland Indians to a 186-189 record. He went on to manage the San Francisco Giants, the Baltimore
Orioles, the Montreal Expos and the Washington Nationals.
1960s hits UK
1 Michael Holliday - "Starry Eyed"
January 29 for 1 week
2 Anthony Newley - "Why"
February 5 for 4 weeks
3 Adam Faith - "Poor Me"
March 4 for 2 week
4 Johnny Preston - "Running Bear"
March 17 for 2 weeks
5 Lonnie Donegan - "My Old Man's a Dustman (Ballad of a Refuse Disposal Officer)"
March 31 for 4 weeks
6 Anthony Newley - "Do You Mind"
April 28 for 1 week
7 Everly Brothers - "Cathy's Clown"
May 5 for 7 weeks
8 Eddie Cochran - "Three Steps to Heaven"
June 23 for 2 weeks
9 Jimmy Jones - "Good Timin'"
July 7 for 3 weeks
10 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - "Please Don't Tease"
July 28 for 1 week
11 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - "Shakin' All Over"
August 4 for 1 week
12 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - "Please Don't Tease"
August 11 for 2 weeks
13 The Shadows - "Apache"
August 25 for 5 weeks
14 Ricky Valance - "Tell Laura I Love Her"
September 29 for 3 weeks
15 Roy Orbison - "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)"
October 20 for 2 weeks
16 Elvis Presley - "It's Now or Never"
November 3 for 8 weeks
17 Cliff Richard & The Shadows - "I Love You"
December 29 for 2 weeks
1969 Woodstock Festival & Concert
A collection of Woodstock Facts, Figures, Stories, Photos, Current Happenings, Memorabilia, Links, and Assorted Tidbits. Assembled
to give you a clearer picture of an event that reshaped Music and Society.
Join us for a trip to the 1969 Woodstock Festival & Concert!!
WEIRDSVILLE.com presents a mind-bending selection of swankadelic sounds from the hidden caverns of the underground.-
Originally, hippies were part of a youth movement composed mostly of white teenagers and young adults, between the ages of
15 and 25 years old, who inherited a tradition of cultural dissent from the earlier Bohemians and the beatniks.Hippies rejected
established institutions, criticized middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War, embraced aspects of
Eastern philosophy,championed sexual liberation, were often vegetarian and eco-friendly, promoted the use of psychedelic drugs
to expand one's consciousness, and created intentional communities or communes. They used alternative arts, street theatre,
folk music, and psychedelic rock as a part of their lifestyle and as a way of expressing their feelings, their protests and
their vision of the world and life. Hippies opposed political and social orthodoxy, choosing a gentle and nondoctrinaire ideology
that favored peace, love and personal freedom,perhaps best epitomized by The Beatles' song "All You Need is Love".
They perceived the dominant culture as a corrupt, monolithic entity that exercised undue power over their lives, calling this
culture "The Establishment", "Big Brother", or "The Man". Noting that they were "seekers
of meaning and value", scholars like Timothy Miller describe hippies as a new religious movement
The roots of British popular music for the rest of the 20th century and into the next were set during the 1950s. In the aftermath
of World War 2, the economy was still performing poorly. Many consumer goods were not available, and there was little high-wage
labor. American media was popular, and the British youth grew infatuated with the apparent wealth of their American counterparts.
The economy of the United States was booming, and the images on TV made it appear as though American teens were able to purchase
much that the British could not. At the same time, a legion of American musical innovators, including Elvis Presley and Chuck
Berry, were adapting African American rock and roll for mainstream audiences, and American folk bands like The Weavers were
fomenting a roots revival of old time music. Indigenous styles of music production and performance dominated the United Kingdom
until the late 1950s, when imported American rock and roll, pop-folk and rockabilly gained fans among British youth, while
American roots music, especially the blues, found its own devoted fanbase. Joe Boyd brought the "Blues and Gospel Caravan"
to England in April 1964 (including Muddy Waters and Otis Spann). He found the English audiences more enthusiastic than the
US ones (see ""White Bicycles" chapter 2). Many USA blues artists followed in their trail.
Welcome to Sixties Photos, the website that brings you back to the sweet, swinging, psychedelic Sixties with photographs taken
by major photo-masters of the era. Among our incredible collection, we present Gene Anthony, a giant among men behind the
camera then and now whose photo archive of over 200 categories was assembled from assignments he completed over the years
for Life Magazine, Paris Match, Der Stern, Newseek, Playboy and other major publications.
The Vietnam War was fought by the United States between 1965 to 1973. It was the longest war the country had ever engaged
in. The Vietnam War was unique in one other regard: It gave rise to the largest and most successful antiwar movement in United
States history. In a sense, the war in Vietnam could be described asacid.jpg (49166 bytes) a two front war - a war in Vietnam
with war being waged with tanks, guns and bullets - and a "war at home," fought on the streets and campuses throughout
the nation.
From Twiggy to James Bond, the Rat Pack to the Beatles, Janis to Jimi, the Supremes to Steve McQueen, the Swingin' Sixties'
swinginest guys and gals unite for a kooky (but respectful!) celebration of swingin' style in our new "encycoolpedia,"
The Encyclopedia of Sixties Cool
From the 1920's to 2000's we list all of the craziest fads that have come and gone. Go back a few decades and read about the
silly to serious fads that helped change our society and create a pop-culture.
Want to know which fads your parents experienced? What about the ones you experienced yourself? Maybe you will start a
new fad yourself after reading some of the following crazy fads
1950s 1960s 1970s Vintage Old Toys & Collectibles For Sale
Beatles
Brians drive in
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Welcome to Sixties Photos
The Spencer Davis Group
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945) nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer,
songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries, garnering an unprecedented
three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (The Yardbirds, Cream, and solo). Often viewed by critics and fans alike
as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, Clapton was ranked fourth in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100
Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #53 on their list of the Immortals: 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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Although Clapton's musical style has varied throughout his career, it has always remained rooted in the blues. Clapton is
credited as an innovator in several phases of his career, which have included blues-rock (with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers
and The Yardbirds) and psychedelic rock (with Cream). Clapton has also achieved great chart success in genres ranging from
Delta blues (Me and Mr. Johnson) to pop ("Change the World") and reggae (Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff").
Clapton also achieved fame with Derek and the Dominos through the hit song "Layla".
Hard to find Beatle tracks! Free MP3 Downloads!
Uncle Mac's
Yesterdays gold.
Rock Music Memorabilia, Authentic Autographs & Just Plain Kool Stuff
P. J. Proby
THE SUMMER OF 1967, with its "Love-Ins," "Be-ins," and "Flower Power," came to be known as "The
Summer of Love," and was one of the seminal moments of our generation. Over thirty years later, we who came of age during
the turbulent decade of the sixties are dismayed to realize that, to the young adults of today, those years are now ancient
history.
No DJ's, no talk, very few ads (no ads if you are a VIP member), British Sixties Radio has just the best music in the world!
The sixties were a time of change, counter culture and political movements. Many young people involved themselves in trying
to make America a better place for all people, no matter what gender or race they were. The sixties began with the election
of America's youngest president, John F. Kennedy. During his period in office people stepped out and said how they felt. They
thought that with Kennedy leading America, anything was possible.
Adrian The Ageing Hippy
It was 5.30pm on Sunday 15th February 1970 when Catweazle dropped in from 1066 with the very first episode 'The Sun In A Bottle'.
Two years of sheer magic followed, but he waved us goodbye on Sunday 4th April 1972 in Episode 26, 'The Thirteenth Sign'.
That was the last we saw of him on UK television, apart from the repeats on Sky Television! he was gone but not forgotten............
No amount of rationalization or blaming can preempt the moment of choice each of us brings to our situation here on this planet.
The lesson of the 60's is that people who cared enough to do right could change history.
You have entered a part of my website that is near and dear to me, --the era of my youth... Come back to the day before cell
phones, pagers**, CD's, email or the internet, how'd we ever survive?
Well, somehow we did manage to survive and we obviously didn't need those things that today we feel we can't live without.
If it were at all possible, I am quite sure that the majority of us that came out of the 70's --would gladly jump into
a time machine and transport back into time...
Rediscover your favorite songs from the sixties and early seventies. Find those long-lost tunes you thought you had long forgotten.
We maintain a searchable database of links to sound clips for over 4000 songs from 1960-1975 which can be browsed both by
performing artist and by song title.
Being a social and musical history ( of sorts ) of commercial Rock festivals of the United Kingdom , from 1960 to 1990 and
of the Free Festivals of the United Kingdom , from 1965-1990.
Welcome to the home of the music, memories and magic of the most exciting and fun decade in history!
Welcome to Sixties Photos, the website that brings you back to the sweet, swinging, psychedelic Sixties with photographs taken
by major photo-masters of the era. Among our incredible collection, we present Gene Anthony, a giant among men behind the
camera then and now whose photo archive of over 200 categories was assembled from assignments he completed over the years
for Life Magazine, Paris Match, Der Stern, Newseek, Playboy and other major publications.
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