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Percy Sledge: The Incredible Hit Story of Percy Sledge

Profile and Interview by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 28 May 1966

Hollywood, Tuesday ...

Len Barry: Long Hair Groups: "A Collection Of Tramps", Declares Len Barry

Report and Interview by uncredited writer, KRLA Beat, 25 June 1966

NEW YORK — Len Barry, who professes to own a clean-cut, good-looking, well-dressed image, today informed his booking agency, William Morris, that he no longer ...

Lovin' Spoonful, The: Why Does Everybody Love Loving the Lovin' Spoonful?

Profile and Interview by Dawn James, Rave, July 1966

To look at, they're a beautiful, ghastly mixture of beatnik, old lady and hillbilly, and they wear plimsolls without socks. What is it about the ...

Beach Boys, The, Lovin' Spoonful, The, Percy Sledge, Byrds, The, Chad & Jeremy: The Beach Boys, Lovin' Spoonful, Percy Sledge, The Byrds, Chad & Jeremy: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA

Live Review by Tracy Thomas, New Musical Express, 1 July 1966

SOUND MARS SPECTACULAR ...

Rascals, The: The Young Rascals Inside a Phone Booth

Profile by Louise Criscione, KRLA Beat, 2 July 1966

OUTSIDE IT'S cold. Very. This time of the year in New York always is. Inside the Phone Booth it's hot — Los Angeles during August. ...

Lovin' Spoonful, The, Beach Boys, The, Mamas and The Papas, The, Herb Alpert: Secrets of Spoonful Hit Sound: 'Music is on its way UP!'

Profile by Derek Taylor, Disc and Music Echo, 23 July 1966

DEREK TAYLOR reporting: Hollywood, Tuesday ...

Judy Collins, Lovin' Spoonful, The: "All Folk Music Now" at Newport

Report and Interview by Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, 30 July 1966

THIS YEAR'S Newport Folk Festival was more like a blues show or a pop show, with traditional folk music supported by a very small hard ...

Pete Seeger, Shirley Collins, Lovin' Spoonful, The, Clancy Brothers, The, Phil Ochs, Buffy Sainte-Marie: Newport Festival: Teenage Takeover In Millionaires' Playground

Report by Lillian Roxon, Sydney Morning Herald, the, 31 July 1966

Once again rebellious young rock 'n' rollers have turned exclusive Newport into a riot city of jazz and festival From LILLIAN ROXON, who visited Newport, U.S., ...

Lovin' Spoonful, The: Flashback For Lovin' Spoonful — To Days When They Were Just Kids

Interview by Ann Moses, New Musical Express, 26 August 1966

Special from ANN MOSES in Hollywood ...

Beatles, The, Donovan, Kinks, The, Lovin' Spoonful, The, Billy Stewart, Bobby Hebb, Happenings, The: Summertime Songs on the Heat Parade

Review by Pete Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 28 August 1966

THIS SUMMER may rank along with most Christmases for the number of seasonal records it has produced — every radio station's hit list is loaded ...

Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane: San Francisco Bay Rock

Guide by Gene Sculatti, Crawdaddy!, October 1966

THE SAN FRANCISCO rock scene is a complex one. It is a plentiful jumble of hard rock, folk-rock, blues-rock, bubble-gum, and adult bands that have ...

Dave Berry, Fortunes, The, Alan Price, Dusty Springfield: Dusty Springfield, The Alan Price Set, Dave Berry, The Fortunes: Finsbury Park Astoria, London

Live Review by Nick Jones, Melody Maker, 8 October 1966

THE DUSTY Springfield tour opened last Tuesday at London's Finsbury Park Astoria with Dave Berry and the Fortunes filling the large gap vacated by the ...

Graham Nash, The Hollies: Hollie Graham Nash Finds His Face!

Interview by Keith Altham, NME, 28 October 1966

THE HOLLY WHO has found his face is Graham Nash. For too long the Hollies have been written about as "the faceless wonders of pop" ...

Association, The: Association Set Tour, Book, Album And Movie

Report by Louise Criscione, KRLA Beat, 19 November 1966

IF THE totally insane idea ever runs through your head, even for a second, do yourself a favor and get rid of it. Fast. Because ...

Dusty Springfield, Buddy Rich: Dusty Slams U.S. Star

Interview by uncredited writer, Melody Maker, 19 November 1966

DUSTY SPRINGFIELD this week slammed back at star American drummer-bandleader Buddy Rich who kept her waiting 2½ hours at her debut at New York's Basin ...

The Lovin' Spoonful: A Taste Of The Spoonful

Report by Henry Diltz, Hullabaloo, December 1966

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL day to be flying somewhere. Just above a floating sea of white clouds the silver wing sticks out into vast baby blue ...

Animals, The, Buffalo Springfield, Cher, Gene Clark, Lovin' Spoonful, The, Seekers, The: DISCussion: singles from Gene Clark, Buffalo Springfield and more

Review by Eden, KRLA Beat, 31 December 1966

ONE OF the prettiest records to date from Cher is her newest, 'Mama'. This one is another Sonny Bono composition, and it really is a ...

Lovin' Spoonful, The: The Little Teenie Spoonfuls!

Interview by Ann Moses, Hit Parader, January 1967

STEVE BOONE ...

Association, The, Bobby Darin, Kinks, The, Lovin' Spoonful, The, Arthur Prysock, Paul Revere & The Raiders: Loraine Alterman on Records

Review by Loraine Alterman, Detroit Free Press, 1 January 1967

Face to Face With the Kinks' Pop Satire ...