Overview
The 1960s were an influential time in music. A much larger population of young people than years before provided movements like the Anti-War Movement, Civil Rights Movement, and the Women's Rights Movement to access a vast demographic of individuals looking for something to believe in, and something to make their parents angry. These new beliefs came out the most in music.
Candaele, Kerry. "The Sixties and Protest Music." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Gilder Lehrman, n.d. Web. 21 May 2016. <http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/sixties/essays/protest-music-1960s#_ftn2>
Ed Sullivan & the Beatles, who will return to our show in Sept., 1965
. [or 1965, 1964] Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/00649721>.
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Bob DylanBob Dylan was one of the earliest to bring folk into popular music. His songs "Masters of War" and "With God on our Side" are some of his many songs that argued against America's militarism. Gilbert, Douglas R, photographer. [Bob Dylan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, at restaurant / Gilbert-Look] . 1964. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2002709163>. | Pete SeegerPete Seeger was an anti-war, civil rights, children’s, and environmental activist. One of his most notable songs, a blatant anti-war anthem, was “Bring ‘Em Home” in which he said "For defence you need common sense/ Bring them home, bring them home/ They don't have the right armaments/ Bring them home, bring them home." Seeger, Pete. "Bring 'Em Home" Pete Seeger. 1966. Vinyl recording. Editors, Biography.com. "Pete Seeger." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 21 May 2016. <http://www.biography.com/people/pete-seeger-9542618#later-years-and-legacy> Palumbo, Fred, photographer. [Pete Seeger, half-length portrait, singing while playing banjo / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo] . 1955. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/96520047>. | Joan BaezJoan Baez was an American folk singer and activist who had a plethora music invested in anti-war and civil rights activism. She sang “We Shall Overcome” at the March on Washington in 1963. She was arrested twice for blocking people from entering an army recruitment building in 1967. She also didn't pay a portion of her taxes in the year of 1964 in protest to military spending. Claxton, William, photographer. [Joan Baez, half-length portrait, facing left / photo by William Claxton] . 1963. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/98514001>.Editors, Biography.com. "Joan Baez." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 21 May 2016. <http://www.biography.com/people/joan-baez-9195061#personal-life>. |
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan was one of the earliest to bring folk into popular music. His songs "Masters of War" and "With God on our Side" are some of his many songs that argued against America's militarism.
Gilbert, Douglas R, photographer.
[Bob Dylan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, at restaurant / Gilbert-Look]
. 1964. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/2002709163>. Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger was an anti-war, civil rights, children’s, and environmental activist. One of his most notable songs, a blatant anti-war anthem, was “Bring ‘Em Home” in which he said "For defence you need common sense/ Bring them home, bring them home/ They don't have the right armaments/ Bring them home, bring them home."
Seeger, Pete. "Bring 'Em Home" Pete Seeger. 1966. Vinyl recording.
Editors, Biography.com. "Pete Seeger." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 21 May 2016. <http://www.biography.com/people/pete-seeger-9542618#later-years-and-legacy>
Palumbo, Fred, photographer.
[Pete Seeger, half-length portrait, singing while playing banjo / World Telegram & Sun photo by Fred Palumbo]
. 1955. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/96520047>.
Joan Baez
Joan Baez was an American folk singer and activist who had a plethora music invested in anti-war and civil rights activism. She sang “We Shall Overcome” at the March on Washington in 1963. She was arrested twice for blocking people from entering an army recruitment building in 1967. She also didn't pay a portion of her taxes in the year of 1964 in protest to military spending.
Claxton, William, photographer.
[Joan Baez, half-length portrait, facing left / photo by William Claxton]
. 1963. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/98514001>.Editors, Biography.com. "Joan Baez." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 21 May 2016. <http://www.biography.com/people/joan-baez-9195061#personal-life>.
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Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are a staple of surf music. These were happy-go-lucky songs that fit the mold of Bubblegum Rock and had a largely teen audience. "surf music". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 21 May. 2016 <http://www.britannica.com/art/surf-music>. Do512. The_Beach_Boys_ACL_Live_January_19th_20149A7A3687. 2016. The Beach Boys W/ SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE FROM Christopher Cross. Flickr.com. Web. 21 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/58530249@N04/12044674374/in/photolist-jmm74y-jmoqrU-hEKDda-jmkzWt-jmj3fg-6Lrjsw-c86Q8E-cCo8L7-cCo9Aq-cCo9nw-6Lndqr-6LnatM-4DPW4o-c86Qvu-4DPWdY-6LrmD3-6Lnd5g-6Lnfke-6LrnAd-4DPWqo-9LK9qU-b2e2TD-dDiwq3-6LrpE5-6Lne4P-6ViHZK-6Ln5XK-8WH1cg-6LrpWj-6ViGGT-EUHoPf-6Lrop7-6LnegH-6Ln436-DZDm5v-6Vo2oW-ENQ7rc-6Vo38b-9LGnrD-6ViTNV-6Lrd8U-ELxMxA-6LroZ9-6Ln6rx-EUHpKo-ej5gXs-6Tq7Pg-aP3gdi-g9nbmY-aeCtaq>. | The 13th Floor ElevatorsThe 13th Floor Elevators are an example of a psychedelic rock band. Their music became popular because young people were were invested in the counter-culture that so heavily promoted the use of drugs. O'Brien, Lucy M. "Psychedelic Rock." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2015. Web. 21 May 2016. <http://www.britannica.com/art/psychedelic-rock>. Standhisround. The 13th Floor Elevators CD Cover. 2013. Flickr.com. Web. 21 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/88078350@N06/11408504093/in/photolist-io8yNr-aBDb9-rxB3Ma-f5K6WW-a6n3XD-2jEGUs-s2Vc4T-oPJ5q-fbTczs-nWSUwX-nMXwba-oNem6c-dJTiNe-betjw2-ihBm7z-f5KnS9-fc4JQY-nMSXLP-8M3JrD-fQ7qFv-fbCYsK-f5JGA7-8kdWpM-nF39Lw-CgjXUL-pGc9Rv-51wHdJ-65EbSS-qq5vFi-p1rH4P-bi2hcR-i7tr3V-fERQUh-4P9R81-6TAdq7-7SGf6w-ioUuGJ-4yaRfE-dBZERM-iqd3Gx-az45tU-btWnZN-8Mphak-9N3qGD-qGwhUK-hMwFvD-bJjsNP-ocL4g-dHgY1k-815PCT>. |
Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are a staple of surf music. These were happy-go-lucky songs that fit the mold of Bubblegum Rock and had a largely teen audience.
"surf music". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 21 May. 2016 <http://www.britannica.com/art/surf-music>.
Do512. The_Beach_Boys_ACL_Live_January_19th_20149A7A3687. 2016. The Beach Boys W/ SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE FROM Christopher Cross. Flickr.com. Web. 21 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/58530249@N04/12044674374/in/photolist-jmm74y-jmoqrU-hEKDda-jmkzWt-jmj3fg-6Lrjsw-c86Q8E-cCo8L7-cCo9Aq-cCo9nw-6Lndqr-6LnatM-4DPW4o-c86Qvu-4DPWdY-6LrmD3-6Lnd5g-6Lnfke-6LrnAd-4DPWqo-9LK9qU-b2e2TD-dDiwq3-6LrpE5-6Lne4P-6ViHZK-6Ln5XK-8WH1cg-6LrpWj-6ViGGT-EUHoPf-6Lrop7-6LnegH-6Ln436-DZDm5v-6Vo2oW-ENQ7rc-6Vo38b-9LGnrD-6ViTNV-6Lrd8U-ELxMxA-6LroZ9-6Ln6rx-EUHpKo-ej5gXs-6Tq7Pg-aP3gdi-g9nbmY-aeCtaq>.
The 13th Floor Elevators
The 13th Floor Elevators are an example of a psychedelic rock band. Their music became popular because young people were were invested in the counter-culture that so heavily promoted the use of drugs.
O'Brien, Lucy M. "Psychedelic Rock." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2015. Web. 21 May 2016. <http://www.britannica.com/art/psychedelic-rock>.
Standhisround. The 13th Floor Elevators CD Cover. 2013. Flickr.com. Web. 21 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/88078350@N06/11408504093/in/photolist-io8yNr-aBDb9-rxB3Ma-f5K6WW-a6n3XD-2jEGUs-s2Vc4T-oPJ5q-fbTczs-nWSUwX-nMXwba-oNem6c-dJTiNe-betjw2-ihBm7z-f5KnS9-fc4JQY-nMSXLP-8M3JrD-fQ7qFv-fbCYsK-f5JGA7-8kdWpM-nF39Lw-CgjXUL-pGc9Rv-51wHdJ-65EbSS-qq5vFi-p1rH4P-bi2hcR-i7tr3V-fERQUh-4P9R81-6TAdq7-7SGf6w-ioUuGJ-4yaRfE-dBZERM-iqd3Gx-az45tU-btWnZN-8Mphak-9N3qGD-qGwhUK-hMwFvD-bJjsNP-ocL4g-dHgY1k-815PCT>.
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Stevie Wonder Stevie Wonder is one of the most influential Motown artists. A child prodigy, he was able to create hits like "Fingertips." Stevie Wonder's accomplishments didn't stop at music, he was able to make it to fame while being a blind black person in the 1960s. Editors, Biography.com. "Stevie Wonder." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 22 May 2016. <http://www.biography.com/people/stevie-wonder-9536078#debut-album>. Fernando Schlaepfer/Grudaemmim. Stevie Wonder No Palco Mundo. 2011. Rio, Brazil. Flickr.com. Web. 22 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/rockinrio/6196761255/in/photolist-arA2ei-hyJPo-fpgj9L-9oX7Ph-5x5XRR-5x5XPv-5xamuN-nXtmhv-8aFeK4-5xamqh-5x5XEK-dacWmT-5x5XYT-mZsYqr-5x5Y2K-ogJwT6-irkF89-ogJwkc-ignwp5-arA2an-5xammY-ign872-5xamwU-ifRT4F-aoXviR-f2uL7c-qayB1f-hUKbQq-hUJxu4-hUJy6z-hUJXbJ-aBSgFc-oh7cpm-iohLsw-ignuCN-q62mUy-ax3tyG-8aFeCt-5xamJm-awZHoV-ax3tjo-arD1do-aoe7oc-nXubhM-arA2i2-q5TmTv-arCw9N-ignwH9-boKJMq-hUJEXa>. | Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye was very successful while working behind the scenes of Motown during the 1950s, but came into his own during the 1960s. His duets with Diana Ross and Mary Wells were instant hits. Marvin Gaye was a hit maker who influenced people like Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson to branch out from the normal Motown formula. Editors, Biography.com. "Marvin Gaye." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 22 May 2016 <http://www.biography.com/people/marvin-gaye-9307988#personal-life>. CHRIS DRUMM. Gaye, Marvin-what's Going on. 2011. Flickr.com. Web. 22 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/30453880@N04/6150800473/>. | The Temptations The Temptations were a musical groups who achieved amazing success. They had 15 number one singles and 17 number one albums. Staff, Classic Motown. "The Temptations | Classic Motown." Classic Motown. Classic Motown, n.d. Web. 22 May 2016. <http://classic.motown.com/artist/the-temptations/>. Classic Motown. The Temptations. 1965. London. Classic Motown. Web. 22 May 2016. <http://classic.motown.com/artist/the-temptations/>. |
Stevie Wonder
Editors, Biography.com. "Stevie Wonder." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 22 May 2016. <http://www.biography.com/people/stevie-wonder-9536078#debut-album>.
Fernando Schlaepfer/Grudaemmim. Stevie Wonder No Palco Mundo. 2011. Rio, Brazil. Flickr.com. Web. 22 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/rockinrio/6196761255/in/photolist-arA2ei-hyJPo-fpgj9L-9oX7Ph-5x5XRR-5x5XPv-5xamuN-nXtmhv-8aFeK4-5xamqh-5x5XEK-dacWmT-5x5XYT-mZsYqr-5x5Y2K-ogJwT6-irkF89-ogJwkc-ignwp5-arA2an-5xammY-ign872-5xamwU-ifRT4F-aoXviR-f2uL7c-qayB1f-hUKbQq-hUJxu4-hUJy6z-hUJXbJ-aBSgFc-oh7cpm-iohLsw-ignuCN-q62mUy-ax3tyG-8aFeCt-5xamJm-awZHoV-ax3tjo-arD1do-aoe7oc-nXubhM-arA2i2-q5TmTv-arCw9N-ignwH9-boKJMq-hUJEXa>.
Marvin Gaye
Editors, Biography.com. "Marvin Gaye." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 22 May 2016 <http://www.biography.com/people/marvin-gaye-9307988#personal-life>.
CHRIS DRUMM. Gaye, Marvin-what's Going on. 2011. Flickr.com. Web. 22 May 2016. <https://www.flickr.com/photos/30453880@N04/6150800473/>.
The Temptations
Staff, Classic Motown. "The Temptations | Classic Motown." Classic Motown. Classic Motown, n.d. Web. 22 May 2016. <http://classic.motown.com/artist/the-temptations/>.
Classic Motown. The Temptations. 1965. London. Classic Motown. Web. 22 May 2016. <http://classic.motown.com/artist/the-temptations/>.