The 60s Live!

The 60s Live! — My Generation, My Music

San Francisco, CA — The groundbreaking and phenomenally successful My Music series presents an extra-special, three-hour event airing live across the country on September 13th (5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Pacific; 8:00 – 11:00 P.M. Eastern). (Check local listings.) Focusing on the eternally hip years of 1965-69, The 60s Live! is a non-stop musical feast of essential folk-rock, rhythm & blues and pop classics that still resonate with baby boomers.

Hosted live by Vicki Lawrence (The Carol Burnett Show) and Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H), The 60s Live! celebrates the peace and protest decade that never died. The event kicks off with The New Rascals, who perform their chart-topping trio of blue-eyed soul smashes "People Got To Be Free" (1968), "Groovin'" (1966) and "Good Lovin'" (1966). Roger McGuinn of The Byrds reprises his legendary folk-rock group's rendition of "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)," one of 1965's biggest hits.

The lasting influence and popularity of British rock is represented by The Zombies with their top-ten smash "She's Not There," Eric Burdon of the Animals with the rebellious "It's My Life" and pop queen Petula Clark's GRAMMY Hall of Fame hit "Downtown."

From the softer, romantic side of the 60s, The Association reunites with the million-selling standard "Never My Love." Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. of the original Fifth Dimension offer their top-of-the-chart take on the late Laura Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues."

Jackie DeShannon revisits her era-defining masterpiece, the Burt Bacharach-Hal David ballad "What The World Needs Now Is Love," and Blood, Sweat & Tears fuse pop with jazz on their golden great "You Made Me So Very Happy."

The 60s psychedelic sounds are represented by Vanilla Fudge's "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and the infamous "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vidda" by metal pioneers Iron Butterfly. "Born To Be Wild," the song of a generation who came of age in the late 60s, is presented by legendary hard rockers Steppenwolf.

A number of essential vintage performance clips are also featured by 60s stalwarts The Lovin' Spoonful ("Do You Believe In Magic"), The Miracles ("The Tracks Of My Tears"), Barry McGuire ("The Eve Of Destruction") and The Mamas & The Papas ("California Dreamin'").

With cameo appearances by many fondly remembered 60s icons and co-hosted by The Smothers Brothers (Tom and Dick), along with "Mama" Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & The Papas, The 60s Live! recalls and rejoices an unforgettable time of profound change and music that remains just as relevant in today's world. It's part of TJL Productions' goal to preserve vital American music legacies on the My Music series, exclusively on PBS.