Classic 12-String Songs of the 60s

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Here are 20 Classic 12-String Songs of the 1960s. The 60s were, without a doubt, the decade that made the 12-string famous. From it's humble beginnings in traditional Mexican and American folk music, the 12-string exploded into the spotlight and became the guitar of choice for the Beatles, the Byrds, the Seekers, the Animals, the Hollies, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, and more. By the time the decade was over, at least 15 songs that featured the 12-string went all the way to #1.


00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood / The Animals
00:15 - As Tears Go By / The Rolling Stones
00:24 - Hazy Shade of Winter / Simon and Garfunkel
00:35 - Pleasant Valley Sunday / The Monkees **
00:46 - Living Loving Maid / Led Zeppelin
01:05 - Look Through Any Window / The Hollies
01:14 - I'll Never Find Another You/ The Seekers
01:23 - Help Me Rhonda / The Beach Boys
01:29 - Traveling Riverside Blues / Led Zeppelin
01:41 - A Hard Day's Night / The Beatles
02:00 - California Dreamin' / The Mamas and the Papas
02:14 - Sloop John B / The Beach Boys
02:28 - Ticket to Ride / The Beatles
02:38 - Vaseline Machine Gun / Leo Kottke
02:53 - Walk Right In / The Rooftop Singers
03:16 - Mr. Tambourine Man / The Byrds
03:23 - All Along the Watchtower / Jimi Hendrix
03:32 - Eight Miles High / The Byrds
03:53 - Last Train to Clarksville / The Monkees
04:03 - Oh, Pretty Woman / Roy Orbison
04:17 - Substitute / The Who
04:32 - Turn! Turn! Turn! / The Byrds
04:45 - Eight Days A Week / The Beatles
04:53 - Guitar Giveaway Contest

** Original not recorded with a 12-string

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