The Soundtrack of the Boomer Generation
The music of our times … 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s – the music that is played to remember summertime, first dance, first kiss, first concert, college, “I was there when” moments of our lives. Today, the music the Baby Boomers grew up listening to, and playing, remain the standard ‘go to’ sounds for great trips (mostly in our cars, these days,) great occasions, the beach, the Bar Mitzvah, the wedding, the confirmation, the graduation, everyday listening.
Recall the albums that saw us through some memorable firsts. From “My Girl” to “Hotel California,” these tunes moved us like no others. So indulge us (or not — we’d love to hear from you!) in the 50 albums we present in chronological order — who could ever rank them by greatness?
- Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones)
- Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan)
- Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
- Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
- God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
- Imagine (John Lennon)
- Baba O’Riley (The Who)
- Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)
- Hotel California (The Eagles)
- Suite Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills and Nash)
- Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
- Born To Run (Bruce Springsteen)
- Can’t Find My Way Home (Blind Faith)
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)
- Light My Fire (The Doors)
- Cowgirl In The Sand (Neil Young)
- Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (Billy Joel)
- Fire And Rain (James Taylor)
- You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (The Righteous Brothers)
- Can’t Stop Believing (Journey)
- Respect (Aretha Franklin)
- American Pie (Don McLean)
- The Prayer (Andrea Bocelli & Celine Dion)
- Follow (Richie Havens)
- Turn, Turn, Turn (The Byrds)
- Losing My Religion (REM)
- Every Breath You Take (The Police)
- Be My Baby (The Ronettes)
- Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
- Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
- Up On The Roof (The Drifters)
- Georgia (Ray Charles)
- Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
- California Dreamin’ (The Mamas And The Papas)
- Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
- House Of The Rising Son (The Animals)
- Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)
- Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell)
- That’ll Be The Day (Buddy Holly & The Crickets)
- Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers)
- Earth Angel (The Penguins)
- Come Go With Me (Del Vikings)
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles)
- Oh What A Night (The Four Seasons)
- Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple)
- The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby)
- Don’t Be Cruel (Elvis Presley)
- I Can’t Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt)
- Don’t Know Much (Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt)
- The Barricades Of Heaven (Jackson Browne)
What’s your favorite, song, memory, a moment that is brought back when you hear the first bars played of “your song.” Comment with a reply below, add your own music or song memory and moment here.
The Music of Our Times
