1960s in Music

1960s Overview Rock and roll became ROCK throughout North America and Europe Birth of funk and soul Many new subgenres of pop and rock

Major Events of the 1960s in Music 1965 – The Rolling Stones puts out their first album. 1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience is born 1969 – Woodstock Festival, the Beatles put out their final album, the Jackson Five Appeared on Ed Sullivan 1962 – Bob Dylan released his first album, the Beatles their first single 1963 – First cassette tapes were made; Stevie Wonder puts out his first hit. 1964 – Beatlemania hits the US, as well as the British Invasion

What Was Going On in the World 1961 – JFK becomes president, Peace Corp established Minimum wage was $1.25 Mississippi State University was desegregated. 1963 – Kennedy was assassinated. 1968 – Nixon becomes president A man landed on the moon. Civil Rights Act of 1964 signed into law, outlawing segregation.

The British Invasion The British invasion was spearheaded by the Beatles, but also included bands like the The Rolling Stones and the Animals. The unofficial start of the British Invasion began when the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan show, as well as the his “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”. It changed the sound of rock music from 1964 on. However, most were influenced by American blues, soul, and surf rock. Most bands came out of Liverpool and were managed by Brian Epstein. British bands dominated charts in Europe as well as the US. The influx damaged surf rock bands, girl groups, and teen idols.

British Blues and Psychedelia British Psychedelia The British blues scene rose with the British Invasion and made huge stars out of many of the artists. Artists to come from the British blues scene included Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, and Fleetwood Mac. British psychedelic music’s main idea was the recreate the effects people felt while on mind-altering substances. These bands drew on non-Western instruments, surreal lyrics, and studio altering. Most of these bands played live and actually did not record during this time. Bands included the Beatles, the Who, and Pink Floyd

The Summer of Love and Woodstock 1967 - The international gathering of hippies – particularly in Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco and Greenwich Village in NYC – and was thought to be a social experiment of the time. Many hippies flocked to Haight-Ashbury for musical festivals, pilgrimage, over spring breaks, etc. Drugs were heavily used in order to “find or create a new reality” A mock funeral was held in October of 1967, titled “Death of the Hippie” Woodstock, held in Bethel, NY, was a music festival penned as “Three Days of Peace, Love, and Music”. This was a free concert featuring some of the best known artists of the time, including: Santana, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, the Who, and Jimi Hendrix A Side Note on Altamont, the Death of the 1960s.

Rock and Roll: THE PLACE TO BE! Folk rock – grew out of the American folk revival and encouraged by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez The first attempt at melding folk and rock came from The Animals “House of the Rising Sun” Met it’s peak in 1967-1968 Psychedelic Rock - Had similar purposes to British psychedelic rock and mostly came out of California. Artists to come out of California included the Doors, the Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Airplane. Fell away after the Summer of Love

More rock! Surf rock – very popular and was mostly instrumental with a lot of distortion on electric guitars. Most bands came out of Southern California. Garage rock – named that way because the idea was that they practiced in a suburban garage and often talked about the trauma of high school life. It was also heavily influenced by the British Invasion and eventually developed into punk rock. Blues rock – took off in the mid-1960s after being influenced by British Blues. Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix were associated with this style, while other bands (including Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top) developed into Southern rock. Roots Rock – a genre of rock that was more basic and eventually developed into country and Southern rock. Creedence Clearwater Revival is an excellent example of this type of rock. Progressive rock – all about experimenting! Artists experimented with instruments, forms, and even hearkened back to classical music. The Who and The Beatles were examples of this.

Matching Game – Guess the type of rock! Wipeout Purple Haze Louie Louie Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Tomorrow Never Knows 96 Tears Born on the Bayou Incense and Peppermint Progressive Rock Surf Rock Garage Rock Blues Rock Roots Rock Folk Rock Psychadelic Rock

Pop and R&B Chubby Checker introduces “The Twist” “Locomotion” becomes a hit by Little Eva Bubblegum Pop was discovered with the song “Sugar Sugar” by The Archies. Funk is discovered, pioneered by Sly and the Family Stone Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” becomes a hugely successful commercial hit.

Country Music Country music was marked by success and tragedy during this time. Countrypolitan – the cleaned-up Nashville sound Johnny Cash, during this time, became known as the most influential artist of the 1960s and eventually of the 20th century. The Bakersfield Sound – a base of honky tonk, with a dash of electric instruments and backbeat and a pinch of rock and roll. Dolly Parton makes her commercial appearance and her career skyrockets. Country-centric TV shows, such as Hee Haw and Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In become popular as well as the first country awards shows to be broadcasted.