1960's Dance Music?

[pepper1dancer]

We have heard dance music in the 70's from Hues Corporation to Disco, The 80's of course had all the cool new wave acts and dance music has been around since. BUT, what the heck did we dance to in the 60's? I can think about songs like Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots are made for Walking". Could you dance to the Beatles or the Supremes? Music was great back in the 60's but I cant picture dancing to anything in a Dance Club. Anyone have any thoughts?

[thommy2458]

Pepper-Do you mean you can't do disco moves to
60's music? I'm confused,cause I came out of the womb
dancing.I could dance to anything that had a beat.I
would sneak into my two older brothers room and dance
to their Beatles and Stones records.And when I was 5
I started to buy everything Motown.My first LP was the Supremes with "Stop!in the name of Love" and "Nothing
but Hearaches" which I wore out.In the 80's I would go
to this club that had New Wave nights-they would play
the Ramones,X,Lene Lovich alongside The Beatles "I Saw
her standing there",the Supremes "You can't Hurry Love"
the Monkees"I'm a Believer"-and the dance floor was packed everytime because it was timeless.I think music
is so personal how it speaks to us but dancing to anything that moves you is unlimited!

Thom

[markydefad]

"Sixties Music I could dance to: [off the top o'my head] :icon_mrgreen:

"RESPECT" - Aretha Franklin
"I GOT YOU" - James Brown
"BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN" - The Supremes
"SHOTGUN" - Junior Walker & The All-Stars
"SOUL MAN" - Sam & Dave
"GOING TO A GO GO" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
"AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG" - The Temptations
"LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART" - The Supremes
"HEAT WAVE" - Martha & The Vandellas
"(I Can't Get No) SATISFACTION" - The Rolling Stones
"GET OFF OF MY CLOUD" - The Rolling Stones
"HONKY TONK WOMEN" - The Rolling Stones
"JUMPIN' JACK FLASH" - The Rolling Stones
"SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL" - The Rolling Stones
"GIMME SHELTER" - The Rolling Stones
'YOU REALLY GOT ME" - The Kinks
"COOL JERK" The Capitols
'I LIKE IT LIKE THAT" - Chris Kenner or The Dave Clark Five
"GLAD ALL OVER" - The Dave Clark Five
"I CAN'T HELP MYSELF" - The Four Tops
"YOU BABY" - The Turtles
"MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS" - The Grass Roots
'SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE" - Aretha Franklin
"THINK" - Aretha Franklin
"FIRE" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"LOVE MAN" - Otis Redding
"IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR" - Wilson Pickett
"SHOW ME" - Joe Tex
"BIRTHDAY" - The Beatles
"BACK IN THE USSR" - The Beatles
"GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE" - The Beatles
"PEOPLE GOT TO BE FREE" - The Rascals
"YOU BETTER RUN" - The Young Rascals
"DANCING IN THE STREETS" - Martha & The Vandellas
"NOWHERE TO RUN" - Martha & The Vandellas
"I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE" - Marvin Gaye
"RESCUE ME" - Fontella Bass
'WORKING IN A COAL MINE" - Lee Dorsey
"YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON" - Diana Ross & The Supremes
"SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE" - Cream
"DANCE TO THE MUSIC" - Sly & The Family Stone
'IT'S YOUR THING" - The Isley Brothers
"TREAT HER RIGHT" - Roy Head
"KEEP ON DANCING" - The Gentrys
"DOUBLE SHOT OF MY BABY'S LOVE" - The Swingin' Medallions
'I FOUGHT THE LAW" - The Bobby Fuller Four
"CALIFORNIA SUN"- The Rivieras
"LAND OF 1,000 DANCES" - Cannibal & The Headhunters or Wilson Pickett
"GET BACK" - The Beatles
"GIMME SOME LOVIN'" - The Spencer Davis Group (featuring Stevie Winwood)
"BLACK IS BLACK" - Los Bravos
"SWEET SOUL MUSIC" - Arthur Conley
"SOUL FINGER" - The Bar-Kays
"JUST ONE LOOK"-Doris Troy
"JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band
"EXPRESSWAY TO YOUR HEART" - Soul Survivors
'I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER" - Stevie Wonder
"EVERYDAY PEOPLE" - Sly & The Family Stone
"I THANK YOU" - Sam & Dave
"HOLD ON, I'M COMING" - Sam & Dave
"TIGHTEN UP/ I CAN'T STOP DANCING" - Archie Bell & The Drells
"WHO'S MAKING LOVE" - Johnnie Taylor
"I WANT YOU BACK" - The Jackson 5
"PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG" - James Brown

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

Think about all the "Dance" shows on t.v., from the 60's...
American Bandstand
Shindig
Malibu U
The Happening
Hullaballo (My sister was a go-go dancer on that one! Sometimes they'd give the "kids" copies of the 45's. She gave me my first pieces of vinyl, from what she got at the show.. "Over And Over", "My Boy Lollipop" and "Downtown". Aaahhh... Dancin' through childhood.)


And that's just some of them, from the US alone. UK had a few of them, too.
There had to plenty to dance to, to support so many "Dance" shows.

Motown, British Invasion, Rock-a-Billy, the Memphis Sound, Phil Spector's labels...

[markydefad]

Think about all the "Dance" shows on t.v., from the 60's...
American Bandstand
Shindig
Malibu U
The Happening
Hullaballo (My sister was a go-go dancer on that one! Sometimes they'd give the "kids" copies of the 45's. She gave me my first pieces of vinyl, from what she got at the show.. "Over And Over", "My Boy Lollipop" and "Downtown". Aaahhh... Dancin' through childhood.)

Stehen,

Was your sister, Lada Edmund Jr.????? [she was one of the more famous dancers on "Hullabaloo"; sorta had a Joey Heatherton/Tuesday Weld thang goin' on....oh, probably not---looked up Lada on imdb and she was actually from Minneapolis, MN.]

But that's cool--loved "Hullabaloo"...The Supremes debuted several singles there, including [maybe not a debut: "Stop! In The Name Of Love," "Back In My Arms Again," [definitely a debut-- wanna get this in color!!! I only see it in black & white-- maybe color doesn't exist??? photo from this performance was used on the cover of TIME] "Nothing But Heartaches" [1965 fall premiere episode] and "I Hear A Symphony." [definitely a debut; performed before an orchestra...Miss Ross was handed a bouquet of roses after the song a'la' classical performances!! Yes I remember it well!!]

Then I think it was cancelled and Ed Sullivan became the usual TV show to premiere singles.

[STEPHEN L FREEMAN]

Was your sister, Lada Edmund Jr.????? [she was one of the more famous dancers on "Hullabaloo"; sorta had a Joey Heatherton/Tuesday Weld thang goin' on....oh, probably not---looked up Lada on imdb and she was actually from Minneapolis, MN.]

I was so young then!
Seriously, I was.:icon_confused:
Well, I WAS!:icon_mad:

I just remember watching her on tv. And I'd be in the living-room, shakin' my lil' 1st-grader butt along with her.
In particular, an episode where she was dancing in a rope-light box.

Her name is Sandy Marsh. (I know... I know...:icon_rolleyes:) But it really is her name!
She was the BIG blonde hair type. All piled-up on her head. A "Hair-Hopper", if you will.
After teasing it so much, it slapped her right back!

[remicks]

Her name is Sandy Marsh. (I know... I know...:icon_rolleyes:) But it really is her name!

... Stephen I hope that didn't mean her marriage felt something like quick sand!! :icon_exclaim:

.... remember back when FM radio was new and more laid back and some DJs created these clever on air names....the one that comes to mind first was Dusty Street .... .one that I came up with that I thought was oh so clever ... that someone needed to grab was Marsha Swamp ! .....Don't know why eighty years later that still comes to mind ...:icon_redface::icon_redface::icon_redface: ....but who'd think there'd be any discussion here to trigger it !

OK I could have/should have kept that one between me and my morning coffee ....:icon_rolleyes:


Sixties ??

Don't forget .... Dancing on the beach !!

[needlefingers]

I was born in 1958, but was the fifth child. So I had 3 older brothers and a sister to make sure I had my roots in early rock and pop music.
Along with all those mentioned, here are just a few of my favorites....

Sam The Sham And The Pharohs - Wooly Bully


The Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today


Dave Baby Cortez - The Happy Organ


Tommy Roe - Dizzy


Ohio Express - Yummy Yummy Yummy


Mason Williams - Classical Gas


Tommy James And The Shondells - Mony Mony

[needlefingers]

A popular Broadway show, then film, for the time was Bye Bye Birdie. It was based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the United States Army in the late 1950's.

Set in 1958, the show opened in 1960, and then became a film in '63. And while it is a musical, with theatrical style dancing, the movements and steps are based on teenage crazes, fashion and hangouts of the late '50's/early '60's.

Here are two excerpts. The first is Honestly Sincere, where, before heading for the army, Birdie rides into town to play his last concert. This number is basically screaming girls jumping up and down and fainting. But that's what they did when they saw their idols. And isn't that what a mosh pit is?

The second number is A Lot Of Livin' To Do, taking place in a teenage hideaway with a lot of kool-katz and beatnik flavor to it.

Honestly Sincere


A Lot Of Livin' To Do

[efunk_adelic]

We have heard dance music in the 70's from Hues Corporation to Disco, The 80's of course had all the cool new wave acts and dance music has been around since. BUT, what the heck did we dance to in the 60's? I can think about songs like Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots are made for Walking". Could you dance to the Beatles or the Supremes? Music was great back in the 60's but I cant picture dancing to anything in a Dance Club. Anyone have any thoughts?

Things are always evolving. What the 70's did for clubbing was adding lighting & bigger sound systems. Everything on Marky's List plus some of these.

Kinks - All Day & All Of The Night
Four Tops - Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)
Turtles - Happy Together
Archie - Sugar, Sugar
Len Barry - 1, 2, 3
Dee Dee Sharp - Mash Potatoes, Gravy
Little Eva - The Locomotion
Chubby Checker - (too many to name)
Cream - White Room
Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
Five Du-Tones - Shake Your Tail Feather
Cliff Nobles - The Horse
1910 Bubblegum Factory - 1, 2, 3 Red Light
Box Tops - The Letter
James Brown - Mother Popcorn/Give It Up Turnit A Loose
(In Fact... Don't Get Me Started with the Godfather)

Alvin Cash & The Crawlers - Twine Time
Booker T. & The MG's - Hip-Hug-Her
Castaways - Liar, Liar
Otis & Carla - Tramp
Major Lance - The Monkey Time

[Salsoul1975]

I can dance to these '60s tunes:

I'M SO HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU-The Beatles
BE YOUNG, BE FOOLISH, BE HAPPY-The Tams
THINK-Aretha Franklin
BUT IT'S ALRIGHT-J.J. Jackson
LET'S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER-The Rolling Stones
I JUST CAN'T STOP DANCING-Archie Bell & The Drells
DANCING IN THE STREET-Mama's & The Papa's
THE 81-Candy & The Kisses
DO I LOVE YOU-The Ronettes
JUST LIKE ROMEO AND JULIET-The Reflections
GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS-Shangri-Las
BEECHWOOD 4-5789-Marvelettes
UPTIGHT (EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT)-Stevie Wonder
MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU-The Supremes
I'M READY FOR LOVE-Martha & The Vandellas

[remicks]

*****


Not really what you are talking about Pepper1 ..... just some other great dancing from the sixties :


Ever checked out the syncopated routines the June Taylor Dancers would come up with each week for Jackie Gleason ?? ???




*****

[discokicks]

I'm pretty sure my love for disco stems from the late 60s pop music that I was introduced to by my three older sisters. I was always drawn to a strong drum beat in a 124-130 bpm range and of course fun....

Indian Giver - 1910 Fruitgum Co.


Bend Me Shape Me - American Breed


Quick Joey Small - Kasenatz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus


Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant


Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - Bob Seger System


Seventh Son - Johnny Rivers


It doesn't get any better than this...my favourite version of this classic...
Bring It On Home To Me - Eddie Floyd

[needlefingers]

Just had a "sniffing glue" flashback:icon_twisted:


The Doors - Hello, I Love You


The Doors- Light My Fire


The Doors - Touch Me


Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild


Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride


Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky


The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

[discokicks]

Another hot one...nobody can do the boogaloo like I do

Nobody But Me - Human Beinz

[EricHG23]

A popular Broadway show, then film, for the time was Bye Bye Birdie. It was based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the United States Army in the late 1950's.

Set in 1958, the show opened in 1960, and then became a film in '63. And while it is a musical, with theatrical style dancing, the movements and steps are based on teenage crazes, fashion and hangouts of the late '50's/early '60's.

Isn't Bye Bye Birdie still done at every High School on the continent? When I was a teen in the 90s I was in *three* different versions of it between the ages of 13-19 from jr high to pro--as a dancer, as Hugo and as Birdie. Fun, silly show--just don't even investigate the AWFUL, 1980 flop sequel Bring Back Birdie (which does involve hippie cults and some light disco music but is beyond awful).

Anyway--I always thought many thought disco came out largely from 60s music like Motown. Certainly, Motown's raison d'etre was largely so you could dance (well a could part of Motown)--as was much 60s music. And 50s music. And 40s music. And 30s music. And 20s music (should I go on?)

[pepper1dancer]

Wow, what a great list. Who would've thought? I better start downloading this stuff.

[drlove]

My fave dance tunes of the swinging 60s were:

1. Supremes' Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart (1966) -- what an explosive tune that was the leadoff single from the girls' first # 1 album Supremes A-Go-Go. When the song only climbed to #9 pop, it was almost considered a flop for a group that had scored 5 #1's in a row less than a year earlier. However, it's my fave dance tune of the entire decade :icon_cool:
2. Crispian St. Peters' The Pied Piper (Top 5 hit from 1966)
3. American Breed's Bend Me Shape Me (Top 5 hit from 1968)
4. Cliff Nobles' The Horse (1968) -- awesomely groovy instrumental that was one of 5 instrumentals that year to hit either # 1 or # 2, marking 1968 as the most recent year that many instrumentals charted that high.
5. Dance To The Music (Top 10 hit from 1968).

[markydefad]

oops...never mind. :icon_redface::icon_redface::icon_redface:

How do you embed a YOUTUBE video here??? There was a thread--but I can't find it. Everyone but me seems to have attended class that day. I musta skipped out early. :icon_rolleyes::icon_razz:

[discokicks]

oops...never mind. :icon_redface::icon_redface::icon_redface:

How do you embed an YOUTUBE video here??? There was a thread--but I can't find it. Everyone but me seems to have attended class that day. I musta skipped out early. :icon_rolleyes::icon_razz:

psst...

http://www.discomusic.com/forums/sit...deos-your.html

[markydefad]

Thanks DK. :icon_biggrin: Now I will try for 3 days to do that!!! :icon_eek: Watch me work! :icon_razz:

[markydefad]

OK, that was way too easy!!! Thanks discokicks for the link and videoskooter for the instructions.

This has to be one of the greatest dance records from the Sixties...the heavy bottom of bass & drums was kinda unusual for the times....but we know what happened later, don't we?

GIMME SOME LOVIN' - The Spencer Davis Group (featuring Stevie Winwood in his late teens!!!!)




oops it sorta poops out at the end--but ya get the idea. Now I know how to do it anyway!

[Marcio**]

''The Graduate'' - very famous movie from 1967.
There's a scene in this movie where Dustin Hoffman and his girlfriend arrived at the night club by car and we can heard an interesting instrumental dance song, I guess.

[Cdnbob]

We have heard dance music in the 70's from Hues Corporation to Disco, The 80's of course had all the cool new wave acts and dance music has been around since. BUT, what the heck did we dance to in the 60's? I can think about songs like Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots are made for Walking". Could you dance to the Beatles or the Supremes? Music was great back in the 60's but I cant picture dancing to anything in a Dance Club. Anyone have any thoughts?

Oh there was tons of stuff people danced to back then. I mean wasn't there just about a new dance craze every week. The Mashed Potato, the Shake, oh and the one that was like you were swimming ????.... tons of dances. I remember my sisters would always get me to dance around the living room back in the early 60's and one of my first fave groups was the Dave Clark Five in particular Bits n' Pieces which we all danced to and stomping our feet on the floor which drove my dad nuts. LOL. :icon_lol: