Hive Harmony

Hive Harmony

The bouffant and the beehive…hairstyles with a tease and some backcombing, were all the rage in the sixties. Like pop music, it had a short life before the British wave. Unlike pop music, whose sound endured, the fashion was washed away at the salon in favor of the next big thing. Girl groups set the tone for the harmonious sounds of the time, and our nostalgia cruise will be tooling the AM radio sounds of the very best of the beehive and flip hairstyles of groups like The Shangri-Las, The Paris Sisters, The Angels, Lesley Gore and a couple dozen others in this week’s show. Join Dave for the hits, the misses, and the near misses along with some of the unheard in this week’s episode of Deeper Roots. He’ll also share a number of tracks from an excellent 2018 release from Chicago’s Numero Group featuring some of ‘the others’. Girl groups emerged as a dominant force in the music industry, characterized by harmonious vocals, catchy melodies, and often choreographed performances.

No.
1Artist Title Album Buy
2The Shangri-Las Sophisticated Boom Boom Myrmidons of Melodrama Amazon
3Reparata And The Delrons Whenever A Teenager Cries Dancin' & Romancin' In The '50s And 60s [Disc 3] Amazon
4The Angels Cry Baby Cry Ultimate Rock 'n Roll Time Capsule – Volume 2 [Disc 5] Amazon
5The Angels The Guy With The Black Eye Second Helpings: Sequels To The Songs That Left 'Em Hungry For More! Amazon
6Shirley Ellis I See It, I Like It, I Want It The Clapping Song… And More Amazon
7Shirley Ellis The Clapping Song We Love Pirate Radio – 60s Favourites Amazon
8Dee Dee Sharp I Sold My Heart to the Junkman It's Mashed Potato Time Amazon
9The Blossoms Hard To Get Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
10The Ribbons Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
11The Dreamers Do Not Forget Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
12Nancy Sinatra Like I Do Love Charms: California Girls And Groups Amazon
13Lesley Gore Look Of Love The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore Amazon
14Lesley Gore Maybe I Know The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore Amazon
15The Shangri-Las He Cried Myrmidons of Melodrama Amazon
16The Ronettes Do I Love You? The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
17The Ronettes Everything Under the Sun The Best of the Ronettes Amazon
18The Jelly Beans I Wanna Love Him So Bad The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol. 1 Amazon
19The Cookies I Never Dreamed Birth Of Soul: 2 Amazon
20The Murmaids Popsicles And Icicles Early Girls: 1 Amazon
21The Petites Lonely Girl Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
22The Monzas Ain't It the Truth Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
23The Vandelettes He's All Mine Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
24The Contessas Gimme Gimme Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon
25Paris Sisters Be My Boy Early Girls – vol 5 Amazon
26The Chantels Look In My Eyes Four By Four – Girl Groups Amazon
27The Chiffons Stop, Look And Listen One Fine Day And Other Favorites Amazon
28The Chiffons A Love So Fine One Fine Day And Other Favorites Amazon
29The Dixie Cups Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright (Mono Single) The Complete Red Bird Recordings Amazon
30The Dixie Cups Another Boy Like Mine The Complete Red Bird Recordings Amazon
31The Shirelles Baby, It's You Memories: Jukebox Gems (Disc 1) Amazon
32The Shangri-Las Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) Myrmidons of Melodrama Amazon
33Peggy March Hello Heartache, Goodbye Love Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 60's. Vol. 2 Amazon
34Vickie & The Van Dykes Baby I'm Crying Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground Amazon