Pop and rock of Switzerland in the 1960s

During in the late 20^th century, in the 60s, rock and roll, or beat music, was well-known, peaking in the year 1968 with the release of Les Sauterelles heavenly Club. Swiss Rock fame started in the year 19578, when the Hula Hawaiians joined rockability, setting the stage for the early 60s flourishes. The Francophone part of Switzerland later establish itself lead by French celebrities like Johnny Hallyday and later Swiss musicians such as Les Faux-Freres, Les Aiglons and Larry Greco became main musicians.

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1964 saw Beatles-encouraged pop take hold on the continent, replacing the earlier instrumental rock and encouraging musical battles in Basel, the capital of Swiss rock. Swiss ensembles in the same mold include The 16 Strings and Pichi and German-speaking performances later controlled the field. Zurich then became a point of invention, drawing on Chris Lange’s blues-origin explorations, Heiner Hepp’s Bob Dylan-encougared traditional and Toni Vescoli’s pop popularity. Other Swiss musicians of the time include R&B performance The Nightbirds from Locarno, light rock celebrities The Wild Gentlemen, The Blues Sounds and pop ensemble known as Marco Zappa & the Teenagers. In the year 1967, musicians such as Kurt Marti Sergius Golowin and Mani Matter started creating Swiss-German language rock, glorifying their unique national uniqueness. While others such as Tinu Heiniger and Roland Zoss sand in German language.

At the year 1968, Swiss rock was declining, and musicians were discovering sonic inventions. Basel’s Barry Window, for instance, used soul and Indian music to make rock, while The Sauterelles discovered psychedilia.