The first part of the 1960s mixed music about cars, the beach, dances and teen angst over young love. This one-hour lecture looks at the early days of a decade that began in “Camelot” and ended in Vietnam. Several big-name stars of that era, including The Beach Boys,...
The British are coming! The British are coming! The middle years of the ‘60’s highlighted two main music genres…the British Invasion and the soulful sounds of Motown, based in Detroit. It began with The Beatles, those four lads who changed the world. They “got by with...
The music of the final years of the ‘60s reflected an unpopular war and changing culture. Groups came and went, but the music sent a message and endured. The three main themes were: the disillusionment among America’s youth, anti-war anthems, and songs reflecting a...
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