Exam 2: The 60s, Part One Flashcards
presidents since WWII
truman, eisenhower, kennedy, johnson, nixon, ford, carter, reagan, bush 1, clinton, bush 2, obama, trump
cultural movements of 1960s
civil rights, womens rights, sexual revolution, drug culture, anti-war (vietnam), internationalism
role of music
initiated movements or propelled them forward
1954
brown v board of education
1955
montgomery bus sit-ins (rosa parks)
1963
march on washington (I have a dream)
1964
civil rights act
1966
emergence of black power movement
1968
assassination of MLK
motown
owned and operated by berry gordy; black music made to appeal to every population; jackson 5, temptations, supremes, marvin gaye
soul music
based on R&B and gospel; aretha franklin, james brown, otis redding, wilson pickett
folk music
renewed interest in acoustic sounds, lyrics with deeper meanings; bob dylan, the byrds, judy collins
drug culture
believed conciousness through drug use could change values for better; didnt fully understand health risks; mainly used marijuana and LSD
San Francisco
geo-center of drug culture; jefferson airplane, crosby stills and nash, janis joplin, jimi hendrix, pretty much everyone else
womens rights
beginning of feminist movement, led to vote on ERA amendment; aretha franklin, janis joplin, grace slick
british invasion
interest in importing fashion and music from europe; rolling stones, the kinks, dave clark five, manfred mann
early days in liverpool
john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, stuart sutcliffe, pete best
early names for band
johnny and the moondogs, the quarry men, long john and the beetles, the silver beatles
classic lineup
john lennon (songwriter, guitars, vocals), paul mccartney (songwriter, bass, vocals), george harrison (songwriter, guitars, vocals), ringo starr (drums, vocals)
first UK chart success
love me do and please please me
first us chart success
i want to hold your hand
early albums
consisted of singles and b-sides; a hard days night and Help!
constant touring
beatles tour us multiple times; frustrated by screaming fans; 1400 live performances in 4 years
albums after retreating to studio
rubber soul, revolver, sgt. peppers lonely hearts club band, magical mystery tour, white album, abbey road, let it be
rubber soul
norwegian wood, nowhere man, in my life
revolver
led to beach boys album pet sounds which leads to sgt. peppers lonely hearts club band
revolver album songs
eleanor rigby, good day sunshine, tomorrow never knows
sgt. pepper
getting better, fixing a hole, when i’m sixty four, sgt. peppers reprise
magical mystery tour
most psychedelic album, I am the Walrus, Penny Lane
White Album
double album, Helter Skelter, Blackbird
Let it be
recorded in TV studio with cameras rolling, Let it be, Across the universe, Get back
Abbey Road
final album, Here comes the sun, Come together
Rolling Stones
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts; promoted bad boy image
Rolling stones albums
aftermath, their satanic majesties request, beggars banquet
Rolling stones songs
brown sugar, honky tonk women, sympathy for the devil
Who
roger daltrey, pete townshend, john entwistle, keith moon
Who’s Next songs (Who album)
baba o’riley, wont get fooled again, behind blue eyes
the kinks
ray davies and dave davies
kinks songs
Lola, you really got me
