'Show Biz Babies' Were the Coolest and Creepiest Dolls of the 1960s

'Show Biz Babies' were the coolest and creepiest dolls of the 1960s

As Beatlemania swept across the country in the 1960s, so too did the hoards of products featuring the musicians. You could find John, Paul, George and Ringo's face on everything from board games and lunch boxes to candy and T-shirts. Quick to emulate the success of this merchandise, Hasbro created "Show Biz Babies," which were miniscule dolls modeled after some of the hippest musicians of the day. These were not just any little dolls, though. Every square inch of the packaging contained something special, whether it was the psychedelic cover art on the front, or the autographed photo of the singers on the back. Even better, the products included a "groovy" 33 1/3 record that told a story about the doll's personality. If you were a pint-sized fan of these rock groups in the late '60s, these dolls were a gift from above. Hasbro modeled dolls after 12 musicians, all of which appear below. If you are so fortunate as to have these lying around, you are in luck. Dolls in the original packaging can go for about $100 on eBay, and an entire collection can fetch you four figures. Did you remember playing with these baby rock acts growing up? The Mamas and the Papas See More 11 vintage lunch boxes that are worth way more than you thought

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What did WOMEN singers do in the 1960s?

Your not going to like the answer gauging from the angle of your question. For 7 8r 8 years of thre 60s Women where not out spoken, nor where they singing (mass market, commerical radio etc) aobut rights, equality or such matters. Feminity was expected,promoted and cashed in on for a females packaging as a commerical singing star, not until the very late 60s where there a few voices of malcontent, and sparking fo wanting equality or recognition for womans issues, mostly folk and actually a larger percentage than all other (Rock had little to offer in this genre of issues) wa main stream country with songs like harper valley PTA and the songs of trammy Wynette, with anwer sngs to male cheating songs, and titles such as D_I_V_O_R_C_E. therewhere some pop songs,and even some Rand B, such as the classic Aretha Franklins " respect",. Any one speaking out in song demading and urging social change and equality are never very well accepted commercially, there where actually very few top 40 protest songs on any issue in the 1960s, compared t the overwelming songs dealing with love lost and found, and other with little bias towards gender, race and slice of life songs. Gril Babds where a creation of hil Spectre and his wall of sound theory. fill every nook and cranny with music or vocals, no dead air at all, and the song will overwelm you. (much like classical music for full orchestra). girl groups where packaged and promoted on an equal with Boy groups in the late 50s and early 60s, and started to surpass the male singing group by 1962, but witht e emergency of the male rock group of individuality lead by the likes of the Beatles and rolling stones, people strted to turn form the look alike, cookie cutter fomular of the singing girls or boys groups. (people are son fickle when it comes to music, nothing last for more than 5 or 6 years). the 1970s was a big decade or inroads into social issues and womans equlity through female singers, it was everything the 60s in peopes minds wanted to be when iyt came to speaking out on such matters, and was more accepted commerically and got more airplay. helen Reddy and Carly Simon, and many others including once again severl country artist started ringing some belated social bells. Phil Spectrers wall of sound, centered around cookie cutter , dress alike, act alike female groups was the only sub genre in the 60s of any significance, but not for social change or womans issues, but for socially accepted expectations of beuty and bieng feminine in appearance, singing style and type of songs, which mostly dealt with marriage,family,love up and down, and leaving politics, and social issues to the coffee houses and protest organizers. Diana Ross was the perfect example of a female signer of the 60s, who turned into the womans advocate in song in the 70s