Producer, music archivist, and historian Andy Zax on why we love groovy ’60s hits but forget the Green Berets. In this Slate Plus exclusive, Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy welcomes reissue producer, author and music historian Andy Zax for a deep dive into the jingoistic anthems, novelty tunes, and kitsch that ruled the airwaves in [...] Read more

The 1960s will always be associated with counterculture and the Summer of Love, but the decade’s pop charts were full of novelty, schlock, and bubblegum. When you think of music in the 1960s, some groundbreaking artists probably come to mind: Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and the Jefferson Airplane, for example. But the pop charts paint [...] Read more