The seven week chart-topper, inspired by an ex-girlfriend, lands at No. 5 on our list of the best ‘60s songs. At 74, Bill Anderson is still a favorite at the Grand Ole Opry just about every weekend.

They crafted songs about women’s experiences, sharing stories of love, heartbreak, and empowerment. ... Top Female Country Singers of the 60s 1. Patsy Cline.

The pop icon also lands seven songs in the Hot 100 all-time top 600 songs recap, led by her first No. 1, “Like a Virgin,” which spent six weeks atop the Hot 100 beginning on Dec. 22, 1984.

Airs Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV. For the past dozen years, the MY MUSIC series has been preserving and archiving the greatest songs of the 1960s.

From 1958 to 1964, she was the most popular female singer in the United States, selling 40 million records with tunes like ...

53 Best Women Empowerment Songs for Your Next Feminist Karaoke Night. ... so unabashedly, it’s kind of incredible that the ’60s didn’t just call it quits then and there.

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To bring the sounds, and sights, of female-driven ’60s music to life, the Las Vegas Little Theatre production employs “probably 30 wigs” to help transform its eight performers into multiple ...