Part of an interview with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, why they love the music, and how proud they are to have changed the world of music.
THE BEACH BOYS "GOODVIBRATIONS" LIVE
The Beach boys perform number one hit from 1966
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
John Lennon and Yoko Ono talk on how to make love not war during Vietnam War, and sing "Give Peace a Chance".
FRANKIE AVALON "VENUS" 1959
Video of Frankie Avalon performing "Venus"
THE HONEYMOONERS
Jackie Gleason and Art Carney on The Honey Mooners video here, shows funny clips from the show. The Honey mooners first aired in 1956, the cast also included Audrey Meadows as Alice Kramden, and Thelma "Trixie" Norton played by Joyce Randolph.
JAILHOUSE ROCK
Clip from the movie Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley in 1957, the song is listed as #67 on the Rolling Stones list of the Top 500 songs of all time.
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL PERFORM "Sound of Silence"
The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic, and electric guitars; and Simon's acute, finely wrought songwriting. This video is of the pair performing the #1 hit "Sound of Silence".
"BANDSTAND BOOGIE"
Barry Manilow and Penny Marshall performance on American Bandstand.
ZZ TOP "She's Killin Me"
Music Video of their song with George Clooney.
"LOST WITHOUT YOUR LOVE- BREAD"
They were one of the most popular rock groups of the early 1970s, a primary example of what later was labeled "soft rock", earning a string of well-crafted, melodic soft rock singles.
The band consisted of David Gates, Jimmy Griffin,Robb Royer, Mike Botts, and later Larry Knechtel who replaced Royer.
"LETS HAVE A GARDEN PARTY"
Ricky Nelson, who was the first teen idol to utilize television to promote hit records, began a rock and roll music career in 1957. He recorded his debut single, the Fats Domingo song "I'm Walkin'", seeking to impress a date who was an Elvis Presley fan. After he performed it on TV, it was a hit, reaching #4 on the charts and selling over a million copies. Soon, each episode of the Ozzie & Harriet television show ended with a musical performance by "Ricky".
The clip here is his performance of the hit "Garden Party"
