60s Music

[BettyLouSpence]

I'll Hold Out My Hand by Smith (1969), with Gayle McCormick singing lead.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lil_ZIpanzk

[donnie]

Good sounds! She had an excellent style and voice. I especially like the part beginning at 1:33. And surprisingly, a lot of brass in the background.

[BettyLouSpence]

What The Young Minds Say by The Art of Lovin' (1968):

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4PU50b9IBSU&pp=ygUYd2hhdCB0aGUgeW91bmcgbWluZHMgc2F5

[donnie]

Good stuff! And you know who the vocalist sounds like to me? A blend of Kathy Smith and Grace Slick. So I shouldn't wonder you would like it.

Hard to find much info on them; they seemed to have produced only this one album.

[BettyLouSpence]

Yes, there's not much info out there on them. I do know they were from Boston, and after playing live for a while left disbanded to focus on college. I also remember reading that drummer Sandy Winslow suffered from mental health issues.

I did find some links:

https://www.mmone.org/the-art-of-lovin/

https://therockasteria.blogspot.com/201 ... 68-us.html

[Kitty]

Helplessly Hoping

This song randomly popped into my head today.

https://youtu.be/BdBs7JFn9Pk

[donnie]

That's an interesting one. I've never heard it.

Here's one from three years earlier (which is hard to believe with the differences in style, sounding more like decades apart). I believe it was a big hit, and I can see why, though I don't particularly like it. The sound of it (musically) is rather sad and depressing, and the lyrics seem coldly cynical. Do you agree?

Gale Garnett, We'll Sing in the Sunshine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w9gb9ZEvMs