CONTEXT
Key events:
1950- Korean war begins
-British labour party wins the general election (NHS)
1951- Color TV more accessible to the general public (8 mils in the USA)
1952- Polio Vaccine
1954- Brown family vs board of education
1955- Rosa Parks
1956- Presley
1957- Sputnik
Key artists:
Buddy Holly
Elvis
Eddie Cochran
Chuck Berry
Doris Day
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Globalization and improved relationships between the UK and USA
Teen Culture:
The end of WW2 means real work and freedom. Rise of the Teenager. Movie- Rebel without a cause
Fashion- Teddy boys
Sexy scene- Elvis’ Legs
Key Genres:
Pop
Rockabilly Blues
Use of Elecric Guitar
Rock and roll-> Blend of swing jazz blues and country originated in USA. Early lead instruments include; piano, sax, and later elec guit. ->UK artists: The Shadows, Cliff Richards, Marty Wilde
Dance rhythm accentuated the rock and roll beat using snare drum.
1950s
Politics and war:
1960- presidential election
-high racism and poverty
1961- Vietnam war started
-JFK became more confrontational towards USSR
1962- US forces: from 900 to 12000
-Cuban missile crisis
1963- Marin Luther King "I have a dream" speech
1964- Chinas first atomic bomb
1966- The space race
1968- Richard Nixon became president
Fashion:
The 1960s broke previous fashion traditions
- Mini skirts and gogo boots
- bikini invented in 1963
The 60s introduced bright colours
- Psychedelic print was popular and followed alongside the rise of the hippie
- Audrey Hepburn was the first female to wear trousers
- Male outfits were considered more feminine and acceptable on women
- Chin length chair for women, ducktails and buzzcuts for men
Musical Styles:
Funk-- James Brown was the father of funk
- mixed race bands
- slap bass
-Influenced by African music
Folk- New ways of making music
- Explaining/telling a story through the choice of lyrics
Psychedelic Rock- doesn't fit a certain criteria
- attempts to replicate LSD trips
-sometimes used Indian instruments
-like free jazz (it's expressive)
-normally has an unusual structure
- "trippy" lyrics that reference use of drugs either directly or indirectly
Garage Rock
- The raw version of Rock'n'Roll
- The name comes from young musicians in their garage
- Mix of rockabilly, R&B, Blues and Rock
Youth Movement:
1960- student nonviolent committee, sit-ins
hippie movement- lots of drugs, peace and freedom
-civil rights
Drugs- acid was the most popular
Protests about ani poverty, war and censorship
Stopping the Vietnam war, songs released about it too
Key Artists:
Beatles- best-selling band
The Beach Boys
The Who
Frank Sinatra- his success was huge in the 50s and continued into the 60s, symbolizing the way mainstream jazz and the more modern world of rock and roll overlapped.
Bob Dylan- Folk + Blues
Pink Floyd
Cliff Richards
Bee Gees
The Monkeys- first pop band put together by someone else
- Teen culture
Jimi Hendrix
1960s
Key Events:
1970~ The ill-fated Apollo 13 mission was launched
1971~ The CT scan was introduced
~Disney World opens in Orlando, Florida
1972~ The last man to ever walk on the moon, Eugene Cernan, did so in December 1972
1973~ The Vietnam War ends
1974~ The Heimlich Maneuver is developed and would eventually save millions from choking
1976~ Apple Computers are launched
1978~ Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, is born
Key Artists:
Steve Miller Band
The Clash
KISS
Queen
Billy Joel
Pink FLoyd
Bruce Sprigsteen
Aerosmith
The Rolling Stones
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Elton John
Eagles
Popular Music Genres:
Disco/Club
Progressive Rock
Punk Rock/New Wave
Funk & Soul
Culture:
The 1970s was characterised by many changes, events and attitudes. When the hippie movement dominated the scene, 70s society was–by the end of the decade–much different from that of the previous decade. The growth of women's rights was one change that made a huge impact on the culture of the 70s; women made their way out of the home and into the office.
The style of Rock and Roll, which took the 60s by surprise, began to and greatly influenced the decade's youth. All kinds of Rock sub-genres appeared, and much of it left parents shaking their heads and asking what would become of their children if they continued listening with the indistinct lyrics to this loud music.
Yet young adults found a new kind of music and a new way of having fun at the end of the decade. Disco music has inspired hundreds of dance clubs all across the world to open.
1970s
1980s
Key Events:
1980~ Rubik's Cube released
1981~ Royal wedding
1982~ First artificial heart
1985~ Titanic wreckage discovered
1986~ CHallenger disaster
1987~ Wall St. crash
1988~ First World Aids Day
Key Artists:
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Prince
U2
AC/DC
Tears for Fears
David Bowie
Duran Duran
Guns 'n' Roses
The Police
The Cure
Blondie
Popular Music Genres:
Disco
Synth Pop
Reggae
Punk Rock
Funk
New wave
Power Pop
Culture:
During the 1980s, the culture shifted again. Life became more fast-paced as people built careers and focused on technology.
Key Events:
1990~ Hubble telescope launched into space
1991~ Operation desert storm
1994~ Nelson Mandela elected president
1996~ Dolly the Sheep (clone)
1997~ Death of Princess Diana
1999~ Debute of Euro
Key Artists:
Oasis
Blur
Radiohead
Ash
Supergrass
The Seahorses
Popular Music Genres:
Culture:
During the decade, mass shootings, often involving children or teenagers, consumed American media. Among many Americans, there was also a growing sense that no one was free from random gun violence. But Americans ' views about weapons remained indifferent. The percentage of gun possession in U.S. homes rose.
The gender issue and the homosexual rights movement also made headlines. Pressed to be masculine most heterosexual men became depressed and confused in a society that no longer respected conventional norms of manhood.
1990s
Popular Artists:
Lewis Capaldi
Coldplay
Billie Eilish
Taylo Swift
Post Malone
Panic! At the Disco+
Popular Music Genres:
Hip-Hop
Rap
Pop
Rock
R & B
Latin
Country
EDM