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opened up the festival and other folk artists such as Sweetwater and Joan Baez performed. C. On Saturday, the music started up shortly after noon. 1. Artists such as Santana, Janis Joplin, Greatful Dead, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jefferson Airplane performed. D. Jimi Hendrix was the headliner of the concert and he performed to a relatively empty field early Monday morning. 1. He did an alternative version of “The Star Spangled Banner” which

The Turbulent Sixties Throughout American history, each generation has sought to individualize itself from all others preceding it. Decades of American history can be separated to represent a distinctive set of values, culture, and political ideals. The 1960's was a decade caught between euphoric, idealistic beginnings and a discordant, violent climax. The music of this time period produced a strong counterculture which sought to influence America in a way never before experienced. The songs were

Richie Havens, Country Joe McDonald, John B. Sebastian, Sweetwater, Incredible String Band, Bert Sommer, Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Arlo Gurthrie, and Joan Baez. Saturday's bill included The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Mountain, and Santana (Gilmore eLibrary). For

For a lack of a better word, The Vietnam War, one of the longest wars to be fought in the history of the United States, lasting between 1955 to 1973, also happened to be a war that would go on to single handedly tarnished the self-image of the United States. The war itself also had major effects on the American people as a whole, sparking what would become the infamous Anti-War Movement, a battlefield in itself that would put the American people and their government on opposite sides of the same

Plan of Investigation In the 60s and 70s, many people in the United States began realizing that what the government was doing was wrong. They began creating their own views and beliefs on situations such as civil rights and the Vietnam War. Out of this new sense of individualism, known as the counter-culture movement, protests and anti-Establishment groups were formed. These people believed society was going downhill and needed to be changed. One of the most prominent and well-known protesters of

the world in other countries like the war that America was involved with in Vietnam. There were numerous songs that came out of the 1960s that protested against the Vietnam War. Some antiwar protest songs of the 60s are “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Eve of Destruction” by Barry McGuire, “Ohio” by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, “Gimme Shelter” by the Rolling Stones, and “War” by Edwin Starr. The lyrics of “Eve of Destruction” shows the protest against America’s involvement in the

Led Zeppelin Rocks: Protestors Roar Each new music genre introduces the counterculture or opposition of previous generation’s values. Led Zeppelin sparked the beginning of the heavy metal culture-- the counterculture to psychedelic rock. The anti-war movement was also prevalent in this counterculture. Led Zeppelin and the Vietnam War influenced the new, darker, generation of rock: heavy metal. May Day Thousands of protestors congregated in Washington D.C. on May 3rd, 1971. After two days of protest

The Anti-war movement started during the 1960s and shaped America’s public opinion on conflicts for years to come. As in all American conflicts, the will of the people controls the actions of the military. Without Homefront support, the American war machine dies. American pop culture during the 60s and 70s, sought to change public opinion against the Vietnam War. Through blatant Anti-war lyrics to their actions, the popular artists and musicians of the era changed the mindset of a generation to oppose

Woodstock: End of an Era Deanna D. Daley Stevens Henager College Abstract This report is about the Woodstock Musical Festival of 1969. It started out as a mere idea amongst friends and newly found colleagues, but quickly and irreversibly spun out of control becoming a nostalgic icon of the 1960s hippie counterculture. It will explore the events of the 1960s that lead up to it, the people that made it possible and an overview of what happened during the festival. Keywords: Hippies

Unit 19: Music & Society Assignment 1: Musical Functions Music in everyday life Music and society have always been intimately related. Music reflects and creates social conditions – including the factors that either make it easy or can obstruct social change. All kinds of music are available to most people, 24 hours a day, at the touch of a switch. Never before in the history of humanity have so many different kinds of music been so easily available to so many people. The development of the