Fly-By-Night Fun: Fashion
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While dance trends are not covered here, the go-go dancers of the 1960s are etched in our minds as a visual icon of the decade (usually confined to a large version of a birdcage, the female gyrators typically wore miniskirts and brightly-colored "go-go boots"). Dobie Gray was a fan of the many nightclubs where the girls displayed their assets, saying "See You at the 'Go-Go'" in 1965, then The Miracles were "Going to a Go-Go" in '66 and Lee Dorsey went wild for a ... MORE ››

The Dave Clark Five almost (but not quite) led the British Invasion in '64. They're in the middle of the list of the Top 100 Music Artists of the '50s and '60s! ... MORE ››

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♦ Liar, Liar ♦
by the Castaways

I've been to Minneapolis a few times, and from what I can tell, there's a pretty good party atmosphere there. If one of the most memorable Minnesota hits, The Castaways' "Liar, Liar" is any indication, the city is off-the-rails, hang-from-the-balcony party central! This group from Richfield, about ten miles south of Minneapolis, began to take shape around... MORE ››

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