Jim's Gems: 1964 — Beatles, Dylan, and Mingus among best albums marking 60-year anniversary
The Beatles and Bob Dylan feature among Jim Comet's 1964 picks.
1964 was the year when the balance of power really began to shift within popular music. Jazz, which had dominated for almost 40 years was losing its popularity and the manufactured pretty boy singers that had emerged from the dregs of the rock ‘n roll era were disappearing rapidly.
The Beatles broke the mould by writing by their own songs and a whole new audience wanted more of this. This wave of change was also happening on the other side of the Atlantic, led by a young folk singer. Music would never be the same again.
