Sixties Links


Radio Years - A nostalgic look back at some of Central Florida’s great radio stations of the past. - by Jim Maloy


WLOF "CHANNEL 95" ORLANDO
- This was OUR radio station duriing the 60s. Most kids listened to the Tampa Bay Stations but we were always loyal to WLOF.

TAMPA BAY GARAGE BANDS --www.teddwebb.com is a great resource of Tampa Bay entertainment history and nostalgia including this extensive listing of that area's Garage Bands of the 60s and 70s.
THE TROPICS -- Original Tropics member, Charlie Sousa, is still very active in the music business today.
SUNDAZED RECORDS -- The hippest record label on the planet - where you can always groove to carbon-monoxified garage bands, beach-fruggin' surf combos, twangified country stars, gurus of psychedelia, hiccuping rockabilly cats, ultra-cool jazzbos and chart-topping popmeisters - All living proof that '60s roots never die.
GEAR FAB RECORDS -- 1960-1972 garage band reissues -- Including "Psychedelic States - Florida in the 60s" series , which feature garage bands from Florida. Label located in Orlando, FL.
60sGARAGEBANDS.COM
It's A Happening -- 1960's U.S. Garage Bands -- News and Interviews
THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY -- Bill Newman's look back and reflections on  times passed (60's to the present) including several North Polk bands from the Haines City era. Lots of information.
THE OUTLAWS -- The early days: the 60s -- the pre-Arista recording history of the band--the original members, the not so famous years of Youth Centers, rec halls, and school gyms.
THE TEMPESTS -- 60's garage band from the St. Pete area that often played in the Polk County area and regrouped in 1998.