Chapter 7

New music phase because of Kennedy death.

Generational Perspective:

• Mostly republicans

• First issue is racial segregation and discrimination

• Vietnam War

• Climate change

Self Exploration and Sexual Revolution

• Although the youth was all for peace they were violent after being confronted by the police

• Dropped out of life and went to San Francisco

• Drug use

• Women seen as equal

• Freedom now

Bob Dylan

• Life

  • Born in Minnesota May 24 1941

  • Sing and play whenever

  • First song was a old folk song

• Songs

  • Traditional Folk Muisc

  • Blowin in the wind became a hit

  • Went to folk festival

  • Major Star for folk movement

Bob Dylan contribution to folk rock

• Leader of folk music

• Didn’t like to be stabilized

• Byrds used his song

• Broke norm of making a long song

Later music of Bob Dylan

• New album was more mellow out and no longer angry

• 1970/

  • Model for singer and songwriter

  • Went to a Christian message

• 1980s

  • Two more Christian albums

  • Subtle message

• 1990s and later

  • Music got popular again

  • Got noble peace prize

The Byrds

• Didn’t last long since members would change

• Still important

• Leading folk rock

• Went to country rock

Other folk rocker

• The Mamas and The Papas

  • John formed it

  • His friend wife and his friend joined

  • Cass joined

  • Disbanded in 1968

• Simon and Garfunkel

  • 15 year old friends

  • Book ends

    • Has Mrs Robinson

• 70s

  • Separated

  • Simon solo better

  • Art worse

Joan Baez and Judy Collin’s

• Joan didn’t want to do folk rock

• Friends with Bob Dylan

• Joan gave in

• Judy got inspired

Sonny and Cher

• Joined on folk rock trend late 60s

• Separated

• Cher more successful

Buffalo Springs

• Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Richard Furay, Dewey Martin, and Bruce Palmer.

• Rougher

• Jim and Furay left to make Poco

Donovan

• Started with folk rock moved to different styles

• From England