Sunshine Pop

A basic guide to Sunshine Pop music, its best and most popular artists, singers, and songs, and a history of how the style fits into other areas of popular music. From the Oldies music guide at About.com.

The sextet who bridged the gap between adult contemporary and Sixties hip with well-known songs like "Windy" Cherish," and "Along Comes Mary." This Association profile is one of a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.

A profile of the Monkees, America's calculated answer to the Beatles who scored with their hit TV show and big songs like "I'm A Believer," "Daydream Believer," and "Last Train To Clarksville."

A profile of Tommy James and the Shondells, the almost-forgotten garage rockers who finally hit with "Hanky Panky" and "Mony Mony," went bubblegum with "I Think We're Alone Now," and then got psychedelic with "Crimson and Clover."

A profile of The Turtles, the kings of West Coast sunshine pop who scored big in the Sixties with timeless feel-good classics like "Happy Together," "Elenore," and "She'd Rather Be With Me." This Turtles profile, which includes music, history, and trivia about the group and founding members "Flo and Eddie," is one of a series on music's most popular artists of the rock and roll oldies era, written and compiled by your oldies Guide here at About.com.

A playlist for your iPod, Winamp, or legally burned CD... check the songs and their descriptions, find which ones are available for download, and make your own oldies CD!

The late Davy Jones' greatest musical moments as the heartthrob of the Monkees... His big hits and unfairly obscure album cuts, those featured on the hit TV show and some that aren't! Bubblegum pop hits from the '60s from your Oldies Guide at About.com!