1960s Music: Artists & History - Video & Lesson Transcript

Folk music also played a big role in 1960s pop culture. Artists like Pete Seeger and Joan Baez entertained and enlightened crowds. 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Themusicofthe1960snotonlyrevolutionizedmanygenresandevenproducedsomenewones,italsocapturedtheheatedspiritoftheera'spoliticalmovements:opposingtheVietnamWarandfightingforcivilrights. Createanaccount Musicofthe1960sSummarizingthemusicofthe1960sisalmostimpossiblebecausethere'sjustsomuchofit.Trytonamethefivemostinfluentialbandsoftheeraandyou'llinstantlythinkoffivemore,thenfivemore,and,well,yougettheidea.Thisisbecausethe1960siswhenourmodernconceptionofpopularmusicemerged.Itwasaperiodofcreativeexplosion,ofloud,proudvoices,andoffearlessinnovation. Anerroroccurredtryingtoloadthisvideo. Tryrefreshingthepage,orcontactcustomersupport. YoumustcCreateanaccounttocontinue watching Registertoviewthislesson Areyouastudentorateacher? Iamastudent Iamateacher CreateYourAccountToContinueWatching Asamember,you'llalsogetunlimitedaccesstoover84,000 lessonsinmath,English,science,history,andmore.Plus,getpracticetests,quizzes,andpersonalizedcoachingtohelpyou succeed. Getunlimitedaccesstoover84,000lessons. Tryitnow Itonlytakesafewminutestosetupandyoucancancelanytime. Alreadyregistered?Loginherefor access  Back WhatteachersaresayingaboutStudy.com Tryitnow Alreadyregistered? Loginhereforaccess Comingupnext: InstrumentsLessonPlan You'reonaroll.Keepupthegoodwork! TakeQuiz Watch NextLesson  Replay Justcheckingin.Areyoustillwatching? Yes!Keepplaying. Yournextlessonwillplayin 10seconds 0:04Musicofthe1960s 0:30Rock&Roll 3:59ProtestMusic 5:27LessonSummary Save Save Save Wanttowatchthisagainlater? LoginorsignuptoaddthislessontoaCustomCourse. LoginorSignup Timeline Autoplay Autoplay Speed Speed 33Kviews Video Quiz Course 33K views Rock&RollRockandroll,themusicofrebelliousyouth,cameintoitsprimeduringthe1960s.Whiletherewererockbandsinthe1950s,the1960sisthedecadethatdefinedrockmusic.TheBritishInvasionBytheendofthe1950s,Americanrockmusicseemedlikeapassingfad,untilanewsoundfromoverseassweptthenation.TheBritishwerecoming!WhileGreatBritainhadtriedtoproducerockactsinthe1950s,nogroupgainedtractionintheU.S.Inthelate1950sandearly1960s,anewcropofbandsemerged,oftenheavilyinfluencedbyAfricanAmericanmusicsuchasR&Bandtheblues.ThefusionofrockmusicwiththeseothergenresfacilitatedtheBritishInvasion,ortheBritishbandsthatcreatedanewsoundthatcaughtononbothsidesoftheAtlantic.NobandbetterrepresentstheBritishInvasion,or1960smusicasawhole,thantheBeatles.Withhitslike''IWanttoHoldYourHand,''theBeatlesbeganasanearlyversionofaboyband.Theylargelyappealedtoteenagegirls,whoseecstaticscreamingwouldsometimesdrownthemout.Theirenormousfameallowedthemthefreedomtogrowandevolveasartists.TheBeatleswouldgoontocreateclassicalbumssuchasSgt.Pepper'sLonelyHeartsClubBandandTheWhiteAlbum,ambitiousgenre-hoppingworksthatstilldefinerockmusic.BluesRockTheBeatleswerenotalone,however.AmericanbluesmusicheavilyinfluencedBritishbandslikeTheRollingStonesandLedZeppelin.WhiletheBeatleswiththeirfloppyhaircutsandmatchingsuitsappealedtoteengirlsintheearly60s,theStonesweresexyatatimewhenmanymainstreammusicactsweresqueaky-clean.Thiscomesthroughinsongslike''Satisfaction''and''HonkyTonkWoman.''BluesmusicinfluencedAmericanartistsaswell.JanisJoplinlefthermarkonthemusicofthelate1960swithpowerfulblues-inspiredvocals.JoplinisbestrememberedforherperformanceatWoodstock,anhistoricmusicfestivalheldinupstateNewYorkin1969.Joplin'slegendarycareerwasshortlived,asshediedfromadrugoverdosethefollowingyear.FolkRockFolkmusicalsoplayedabigrolein1960spopculture.ArtistslikePeteSeegerandJoanBaezentertainedandenlightenedcrowds.No60sfolksinger'sinfluenceandpopularityhasbeenmoreenduringthanBobDylan's,though.Dylangainedfamethroughhisuniquenasalvocalstyleandpoliticalfolkballads.Hisinfluenceasafolksingerwassogreatthatwhenhedecidedtoswitchtoelectricguitarin1965,itwasamajorscandalamongfolkaficionadosofthetime.FollowingDylan'slead,folkrockisstillapopulargenretoday. MotownDetroit-basedMotownRecordsisnotonlythemostsuccessfulrecordlabeltobeownedbyanAfricanAmericanbutalsooneofhistory'smostsuccessfulindependentlabels.Throughoutthe1960s,Motown'ssignatureupbeatstyleofpopmusicwas(andis)instantlyrecognizablethroughthesongsofgroupslikeDianaRossandtheSupremesandtheJackson5(whodebutedin1969),andsingerslikeLionelRitchieandMarvinGaye.AtatimewhenAmericansocietywasdeeplydividedracially,Motownstarsbroughtjoytobothblackandwhiteaudiences.MotownRecordsbroughtAfrican-Americanmusicintothemainstreamwhilemaintainingitsrootsingospelandblues.ProtestMusicWar,WhatIsItGoodFor?PoliticswerefrontandcenterinAmericancultureduringthe1960s.YoungpeopleknownashippieswereinterestedinbuckingmainstreamAmericanculturewhileembracingdrugs,freelove,androckandroll.Themusicofthetimereflectedthis.OpposingtheVietnamWarwascentraltothepoliticalcountercultureofthetime.Theprotestsong,musicspeakingagainstacertainpoliticalidea,grewoutofthisera.BobDylan'ssong''Blowin'intheWind''isconsideredbysometobeoneofthegreatestanti-warsongseverwritten.Withlyricslike''Yes,howmanytimesmustthecannonballsfly/Beforethey'reforeverbanned?'',thissongcapturedthemoodoftheantiwarmovement.WeShallOvercomeDuringthe1960s,manygroupscampaignedforequalrightsinAmericansociety.TheCivilRightsmovementwaschiefamongthem,asAfricanAmericansfoughttoendsegregationthroughouttheSouth.PopularartistssuchasNinaSimonecontributedtoCivilRights-eramusic.Sometimescalled''TheHighPriestessofSoul,''(anicknameshereportedlyrejected),Simonewasclassicallytrainedandadeptatmanymusicalstyles,includingblues,jazz,andgospel.ShewasaprominentCivilRightssingerwhowasinspiredmusicallybyeventsoftheday.Hersong''MississippiGoddam''isabouttheassassinationofCivilRightsactivistMedgarEvers,while''FourWomen''tellsthestoryoffourblackwomen'slives.LessonSummaryThe1960swasadecadeofmusicalexplosion,startingwiththeBritishInvasionwhichintroducedAmericatogroupslikeTheBeatlesandTheRollingStones.Genreslikefolkandbluesfusedwithrockandrolltocreatenewformsofmusic,rememberedthroughartistslikeBobDylan,PeteSeegerandJoanBaez,aswellasJanisJoplinandherperformanceatWoodstock,anhistoricmusicfestivalheldinupstateNewYorkin1969.Inadditiontorock,MotownRecordscrossedgenresandraciallineswithitsupbeatpophitsbyperformerslikeTheSupremes,theJackson5,LionelRichie,andMarvinGaye.Politicalmusicwasabigpartofthelandscapeofthe1960s.ProtestsongsexpressedoppositiontotheVietnamWar,whileartistslikeNinaSimonegavevoicetothestrugglesofAfrican-Americansfightingforequalcivilrights. 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