In the 1960s, rock artists boasted most of the No. 1 albums on the Billboard Top 200. These are three non-rockers who got it, too.

The Beach Boys included "In My Room" on their 1963 album, Surfer Girl. The song's tone and introspective lyrics were a sign ...

This six-string bass completely changed the way your favorite country and pop songs from the 1960s sounded. Can you hear the difference?

Beyond or beneath the theatrics there is a disconcerting sense that something much more serious is going on, that ...