This week we're looking at our connections to the creators of some of our favorite sounds of the 1960s, such as Burt Bacharach, who moved us with his numerous love songs. Bacharach passed away in 2023.
Here are a few of other musicians popular during the 1960s to check your connection to:
- Leonard Bernstein, mastermind behind the music of West Side Story and so much more
- The Man in Black, Johnny Cash
- Soulful Country-Western singer who left us too soon, Patsy Cline
- Judith Durham, who started with The Seekers and later succeeded in her solo endeavours
- Psychedelic rock guitarist and singer, Jimi Hendrix
- Front-man of the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger
- Scottish songbird and wife to the BeeGees Maurice Gibbs, Lulu
- Sweet songwriter of Canada, Andy Kim
- Beatles legend, John Lennon
- Supremes singer and supreme soloist, Diana Ross
- Sir John Rowles, Kiwi crooner
Which of these is closest to you on our single family tree? If you're one of the 31.7 million of us who are connected to each other on our big tree, you can check with the Connection Finder. On any WikiTree profile, you can select "Connection to Me" from the pull-down menu.
MyConnections can find your relationships to any of our Featured Connections and in any category on WikiTree such as Famous Songwriters of the 20th Century, Composers, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Click the green button you'll see in the upper right hand corner of the category page if you are logged in.
Let us know how you're related below. If you want to share your connection on social media with cousins and friends, click the "get shareable image" button below your connection path. (Please refrain from sharing your connection on the featured profiles. It can clutter important conversations on research and collaboration. Thanks!)
P.S. Play this week's Connection Combat game! Are you closer to pop composer Burt Bacharach or classical genius Leonard Bernstein? Can your connection be verified with reliable sources? The one with the closest verified connection wins ... and there are other fun categories of winners too.
P.P.S. Help us find and improve the profiles for next week's feature: New Mexico Notables.
