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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 US

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  

Bad Company  

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

Modern Day

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