Top Of The Box

Billy Preston was among the first artists to sign for The Beatles Apple label, he worked closely with the band during the recording of Let It Be when he was often referred to as the fifth Beatle.
This was Preston’s biggest hit in 1969, That’s The Way God Planned It. This performance comes from the early [...]

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This is an excellent clip from the 1968 film made for the Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus.  Part of the film included the supergroup Dirty Mac, comprising, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell. Yoko Ono also took part in the group with the fantastic idea of kneeling in front of the [...]

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Not the greatest track in the world, but it does tell the story of probably the most famous free music festival ever. The song is written by Joni Mitchell and performed by Matthews Southern Comfort. The video contains some classic footage from Woodstock and the hippy generation.
Matthews Southern Comfort – Woodstock

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Here is a fantastic clip from the sixties, around 1964 I guess when The Zombies had a hit with their first single, reaching number 12 in the UK, but number 2 in USA & Canada. This is the original version of She’s not there, later covered by Santana.
The Zombies were led by Rod Argent on [...]

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Moving away from the quirky and very English songwriting that had brought about their earlier success, The Kinks were experimenting like many British bands at the time with concept albums and the like. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society in 1968 is now considered by many as a masterpiece, but at the time [...]

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