Explain How Rock Music Shaped The American Counterculture Of The 1960s And 1970s

How Rock music shaped the American counterculture and the anti-Vietnam movement of the 1960s and 1970s

Introduction:

Throughout my time reading and researching documents, I have discovered that the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s where largely influenced by music. The music that largely impacted this counterculture and anti-Vietnam movement was mainly rock music. The following primary sources are a way to almost “go back” to the 1960s and experience the emotion put into music about The Vietnam War and other social tensions including the Civil Rights Movement. The secondary sources consist of the different explanations of the culture of the time and how that was countered by musicians and everyday people alike. These articles discus the different ways that people “countered” the culture of the time. The “voice” of the counterculture in large, was rock music. The articles explain how these different artists made music to have a “voice” against many government actions including the Vietnam War. I believe I will be able to use the following articles to support my claim that Rock music of the 1960s and 1970s shaped the counterculture of the time.

Annotated Bibliography:

Primary Sources:

Bob Dylan. “The Times They Are A-Changing” They Times They Are A-Changing. Columbia Records, 1963. LP

In the 1963 song by Bob Dylan, Dylan basically makes a

I will use the chapter based on music and the impact of music on the counterculture. This article not only explains the counterculture but also the impact of the counterculture and the music of the counterculture on the American popular culture of today. This book also gives an examination on the way in which the countercultural viewed works of music, art, and texts of the time. I will use this book to explain the way people of the counterculture saw pop culture and the way that music influenced those