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In reply to the discussion: Am I the only one who thinks The Beatles are overrated hacks? [View all]Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)I remember a LOT of '60s artists who got air time on the radio in my neck of the woods--
Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Roger Miller, Petula Clark, Nancy Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, and Peter, Paul and Mary, among others. There were also many music programs on TV that featured these and other artists as well, and some even had their own regular TV shows, like Dean Martin, Buck Owens/Roy Clark, Porter Wagonner, and Liberace. I think even The Mamas and The Papas had their own show for a while. And The Monkees had a show on Saturday morning. But the only places where I could hear British Invasion stuff were at the skating rink and public pool-- and even then, there was a dearth of Beatles and Stones songs.