1969

in Music

Albums

Artists

Milestones

Notable Releases

ALBUM1969

Ticket to Ride

Karen Carpenter

The Carpenters' debut album (originally titled Offering), featuring their first single release

SINGLE1969

Give Peace a Chance

John Lennon

First solo single released with Plastic Ono Band; widely adopted as anti-Vietnam War anthem

SINGLE1969

Space Oddity

David Bowie

Breakthrough single

SINGLE1969

My Way

Frank Sinatra

Anthem that became his signature song

SINGLE1969

Whole Lotta Love

Led Zeppelin

Signature heavy rock anthem

ALBUM1969

In a Silent Way

Miles Davis

First fusion album, marking transition to electric instruments

ALBUM1969

Abbey Road

The Beatles

Final album recorded together, featuring iconic medley

SINGLE1969

Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones

Dark, powerful song capturing the end of the 1960s

Significant Milestones

Jennifer Lopez Born

Birth

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez was born

Gwen Stefani Born

Birth

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani was born

Los Angeles Sojourn and Black Power Influence

Cultural Moment

Fela Kuti

Spent ten months in Los Angeles where he encountered the Black Power movement through activist Sandra Izsadore, profoundly influencing his political ideology and musical direction. Renamed band Nigeria 70.

A&M Records Contract

Achievement

Karen Carpenter

The Carpenters signed to A&M Records at age 19, beginning their rise to international stardom.

Musicians from 1969

1969

Notable Releases

Ticket to Ride

Give Peace a Chance

Space Oddity

My Way

Whole Lotta Love

In a Silent Way

Abbey Road

Gimme Shelter

Significant Milestones

Jennifer Lopez Born

Gwen Stefani Born

Los Angeles Sojourn and Black Power Influence

A&M Records Contract

Musicians from 1969

Bruce Springsteen

Stevie Wonder

Kenny Rogers

Elton John

The Rolling Stones

The Beatles

Michael Jackson

Louis Armstrong

Led Zeppelin

Johnny Cash

Frank Sinatra

Elvis Presley