The development of pop music from 1950 Here I will take four different genres of pop much from the 1950’s to present day, in order to explain how popular music has developed in the past 65 years. First ill talk about Rock and Roll music of the 1950’s, then through to 1960’s psychedelic rock, Funk of the 1970’s to1990’s, and a change at the end to Dubstep in the 2000’s. 1950’s Rock’n’Roll In Cleveland, Ohio a radio DJ named Alan Freed starts up his "Moondog Show" where he platys up-tempo rhythm
This music study will compare and contrast the psychedelic theme in Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) by The Beatles. These song collations show a pre-psychedelic stylistic focus of the Lennon/McCartney song-writing duo in Revolver, which soon transformed into a more expansive psychedelic style in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Revolver presents a few songs in the formation of a pre-psychedelic song style in “I’m Only Sleeping” and “Here, There and Everywhere”
The 1960s in many ways was a turning point in the history of Western Culture. In this paper I will be discussing one of the major musical events of the 1960`s, the Woodstock Music and arts festival and its impact on the development of Western popular music and culture. I will be focusing on Jimi Hendrix‘s set and mainly his performance of the Star Spangled Banner. In 1942, Jimi Hendrix (Born Johnny Allen Hendrix), one of the great influencers of popular music was born. He left an impact on the music
depth look at the renaissance in psychedelic drug research in light of current scientific, medical and cultural knowledge. This documentary consists of interviews with leading psychologists and scientists, exploring the history of five
Fashion and dress code can represent a major political and social statement. The countercultural movement of the late 1960s was a major turning point in western values and its impact is still powerful today. As a movement it was most prevalent in the United States and latterly to parts of Britain and Europe. The United States of America in the mid 1960’s was a time of confusion. President John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 and succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson. Beatlemania reinvented the music
Led Zeppelin are one of, if not the most influential band of the 1970's. The group was heavily influenced by various kinds of, including early rock and roll, psychedelic rock, blues, folk, Celtic, Indian, and Arabic music.(http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/334473/Led-Zeppelin) Led Zeppelin was accepted into the Rock 'n Roll hall of fame in 1995, and for good reason. The band has won countless awards, they won five Grammy's for “Led Zeppelin IV”, “Stairway To Heaven”, “Whole Lotta Love” and
Canada in the 1950's was the height of conservatism throughout the masses. However, the 1950's was also an era of vigorous medical testing and even came to be colloquially know as the “pill popper” era1. Specifically in the 50s, the active testing of the drug d-lysergic acid diethylamide or known as LSD or the colloquial term of the 60s as “acid”, was especially used throughout psychiatric and military testing even2! The trends in the 60s showed the beginning dangers of the drug and soon became vilified
pressures of society and shame. Kesey is considered one of the most influential authors in modern American Literature as a, “...counter-cultural figure who was a link between the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the hippies of the 1960s” (Curtis, A). Living in the Psychedelic Era greatly influenced Kesey's writing. Kesey lived a life very few people would ever imagine of living, he voluntarily took part in government testing, and wrote a novel that changed American literature. Ken Elton Kesey had the
reality. He focused on moving away from the norm and entering a revolutionary new world. This renegade life style was extremely draining and concluded with his death at the age of twenty-seven. In Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, the Untold Story of a Musical Genius, Brad Schreiber and Steven Roby sketch a descriptive image of the life of Hendrix starting from his early childhood days of playing a banjo with one string, to his days delivering his own improvised version
Jim Morrison, lead singer of popular 1960s band The Doors, was a leader of not just a band, but a social revolution. Although his life was shrouded in controversy, he showed several leadership qualities, such as determination, challenging the status quo, intelligence, and charisma, which led to a legacy of influence on music and popular culture, creating music that people still enjoy today, and leaving behind music for future generations. Although Jim Morrison was a great leader and very talented