How did bands from the 60s record their music?

This is a broad question if you include the whole decade, but these things were universal. To tape - mostly live. At first many recordings were in mono - that is recorded to one track of tape. read more

Oh, that one’s easy. Here’s what you do: Book studio time at Gold Star Studio, in Los Angeles. 2. Schedule these studio musicians: Carol Kaye on bass. Tommy Tedesco and Glen Campbell on guitar. Hal Blaine on drums. Leon Russell on piano. Larry Knechtel on organ. Steve Douglas on sax. 3. read more

Rock n roll was on the rise, bands from England were bringing their rock n roll to the US and dominated the charts for the next half decade, meanwhile their was another genre of music on the rise in the early 60s. read more