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Music of the 1960’s

Music of the 1960’s. The 1960’s. Represented the revolutionary era of the decade Time of rebellion & counter-culture: Young adults were questioning everything: the government, authority, everyday life This led to the Civil Rights Movement of the decade. The British Invasion .

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Music of the 1960’s

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  1. Music of the 1960’s

  2. The 1960’s • Represented the revolutionary era of the decade • Time of rebellion & counter-culture: • Young adults were questioning everything: the government, authority, everyday life • This led to the Civil Rights Movement of the decade

  3. The British Invasion • Movement during the mid-1960’s, where bands from the United Kingtom grew very popular • The Beatles • The Rolling Stones • The Who • The Animals • Herman’s Hermits • The Troggs

  4. The Beatles • The group took America by storm in the early 1960s • Appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 • They began a trend in the US because of their catchy tunes & appearance • Some songs were creative experiments (Yesterday, with string quartet) • #1 band on the list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All-Time- Rolling Stone Magazine

  5. The Beatles & Elvis Controversy • John Lennon made a statement saying that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus • Many boycotted their albums & burned their albums • Elvis met with President Nixon & asked him to ban the Beatles from entering the US because they were anti-war (anti-American) • Elvis felt that the Beatles were a bad influence on people • This made the Beatles more popular!

  6. Bob Dylan • Not only a musician, he was an activist & poet. • He unofficially became the spokesperson for the counter-culture movement of the 1960’s. • He wrote and sung songs that were politically or socially driven. • He performed at the famous March where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech. • He has a very unique singing voice

  7. The Rolling Stones • "Bad boys" of rock; lyrics by Mick Jagger • Condoned sexual freedom and drugs • Famous TV performance 1965 on Ed Sullivan Show

  8. 19th Nervous Breakdown-The Rolling Stones • First performed in 1965 • Uses blues chord progression • Based on short ideas (riffs) and high energy level • Special effects include guitar distortion

  9. California groups • Raised the standard for studio production (the Beach Boys) • Folk rock also emerged in California, groups influenced by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez • Eclectic musical styles emerged: acid rock (the Doors, Jimi Hendrix)

  10. Woodstock • Culminating event for rock music in the 1960s was Woodstock Festival August 15-18, 1969 • Took place @ a dairy farm in Bethel, New York. Half a million people attended. • Performers: Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Jimi Hendrix • “Summer of Peace & Love” & many attendees were “hippies”-people who believed in sexual liberation & love for fellow man.

  11. Other Popular artists from the 1960’s The Everly Brothers The Tokens Gene Chandler Marvin Gaye Maurice Williams The Drifters Johnny Cash • Beach Boys • The Mamas & the Papas • The Monkees • Simon & Garfunkel • Fleetwood Mac • Aretha Franklin • The Grateful Dead • Jimi Hendrix • Cream • Pink Floyd

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