1965 The Byrds version of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" creates new form, "folk-rock;" The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane played their first shows
1968 Jimi Hendrix celebrate counterculture with psychedelic rock
1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, featuring Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Joan Baez, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, attended by hundreds of thousands of fans; culmination of rock 'n' roll and counterculture movement
1970 The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra, and Pink Floyd create "art rock", combining classical styles with rock; synthesizer becomes important instrument
1975 CBGB (Country Bluegrass & Blues) club in New York showcases "punk rock" which blends various psychedelic and mainstream rock influences
1976 Philip Glass completes Einstein on the Beach, first widely performed minimalist piece