The early part of the 1960s was dominated by sweet pop songs and well-dressed performers with choreographed dance moves. The Supremes were singing love songs, and the one-man show known as Elvis ...
with whom he had fallen in love (and would eventually marry). A number of popular folk artists covered the song throughout the 60s, culminating in Roberta Flack’s simmering, soulful take ...
It is not traditional or church sourced. It is a secular Christmas song and more than all that, it is a love song. The success of White Christmas spawned more secular Christmas songs. Among those ...
Now the name of a successful Broadway musical, this heartrending love song is one of many standout ... is synonymous with the turbulence of the 1960s (it was released mere months following ...