these events may have influenced people’s music, and also to emphasize how music was used to unify people despite all of the negativity that was surrounding them. The first internet site related to my topic is The Music Festival Home Page<http://www.geocities.com/~music-festival/woodstock.htm>. In the introduction to this page we are told that "The 1960’s were a time of revolution. Young people were trying to break out of the molds that were cast by their parent’s era. This revolution of the Baby
generations. The British version of Are You Experienced? contained a few subtle differences. Most prominent were the absence of "Purple Haze" and the addition of Hendrix standard "Red House". "Purple Haze" caught fire in America after the Monterey Pop Festival and became Jimi's signature song. Although it was said to have endless verses, Jimi generally sang only the shortened version from the album (with a few ad lib changes). The single was sent to radio stations with a note: "This song was intentionally
“I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought” (brainyquote.com). Janis Joplin was a musical icon as well as an undeclared feminist leader. Her innovative outlook and lifestyle broke the typical mold of a 1960’s female performer. Joplin made strides for women all across the musical industry and truly embodied the superficial idea of a rock star. Although she died over forty years ago, her legacy will live on for many
Scott McKenzie’s “San Francisco” became the song that really kicked off the Summer of Love by enticing people to come to the Monterey Pop Festival June 16-18, 1967. The festival attracted exactly the type of people that were drawn to the Summer of Love, and people flocked to it in masses. “If you're going to San Francisco, Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair, If you're going to San Francisco, You're gonna meet some gentle people there, For those who come to San Francisco, Summertime will
death… The ugly turn was taken at the Altamont Speedway during a festival promoting free rock music and peace all around. The festival soon turned from carefree to tragedy with one lick of the guitar. The whole idea around the Altamont Speedway music festival was the idea of the ever so present Rolling Stones. The Stones being a rock band, who wanted to, in a way, mimic the basic idea of its predecessors, the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock. The idea that the people of the time weren’t about
with the summer of love and the San Francisco culture was the Monterey Pop Festival. Some of San Francisco’s preeminent and famous artists such as Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix made an appearance during this event, which ultimately, spread their fame worldwide.
1967 called the Mantra Rock Dance which was a musical event at the Avalon Ballroom featured by the San Francisco Hare Krishna Temple. All the proceeds from this performance were donated to the Krishna Temple. After their big success at the Monterey Pop Festival the band went on tour and performed for the first time on the East Coast in 1968 at the Anderson Theater in New York City in February and later on at the legendary Fillmore East in March. Everyone agreed that an outstanding performance was
Woodstock Woodstock Woodstock was a rock music festival that took place near Woodstock, New York in a town called Bethel. The festival took place over three days, August 15, 16, and 17, 1969. The original plan for Woodstock was an outdoor rock festival, "three days of peace and music" in the Catskill village of Woodstock. The festival was expected to attract 50,000 to 100,000 people. It was estimated that an unexpected 400,000 or more people attended. If it weren't for Woodstock, rock and roll
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, rebellion and music were synonymous. The 1950’s brought widespread attention to a new kind of music coined as “Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Because parents deemed the music as sinful, the youth used it to establish an identity for themselvess. In the 1960’s, the rebellion was given a collective charge when young adults voiced displeasure over the country’s entrance into the Vietnam War and the use of nuclear weapons. One group within this movement was coined the “hippies”. This paper
selling heavy volume and the band was garnering a lot of attention from fans and “teeny boppers”. Their music could no longer be contained to England or Europe. In the summer of 1967, Paul McCartney landed Hendrix a gig playing in the “Monterey Pop Festival” in Monterey, California. Despite all his success in England, Hendrix was immediately reminded of his status as a black man in America when they arrived for the tour. In a hotel in New York, a woman mistook him for a bellhop and insisted that he
new group consisted of Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, and Noel Redding. The Experience consisted of R&B with a little eclectic pop. His new group quickly became popular in London earning top ten spots on the UK Top Ten. The Hendrix Experience saw their first opportunity arise as Paul McCartney recommended the group to the Monterey International Pop Festival. They joined the festival and were the opening act for The Monkees.
While drugs are seen as a divisive issue today, in the 1960s they were much more accepted and widely available. It is during this time period that drugs that are highly illegal now were available and used daily in many cultures around the world. Many of these drugs, such as cocaine, were seen as a “cure-all” and supposedly helped with a variety of ailments. These are the reasons I find drug culture in the 1960s particularly interesting. I also think it is interesting how drugs such as acid and marijuana
their first Album in the late 1966 early 1967 titled Are You Experienced? This album included the famous tracks Hey Jude and Purple Haze. During mid 1967, Hendrix did something that took the world by surprise. While performing at the Monterey International Pop Festival in 1967 he set his favorite guitar on fire. When later asked about why he did so, Hendrix simply
event, and the musical connections between the Foo Fighters and many other bands from the past. It was October 2nd, 2015 in a Friday evening when The Foo Fighters appeared in the Samsung stage at the Austin City Limits Festival. The Austin City Limits is a large, open-air music festival
free drugs, but also aspiring authors and musicians. Kesey thought the use of drugs helped artists of all kinds, since it appeared to help him write his book One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Hoshyns 31-33). Later, Kesey planned a music festival called “Trips Festival”, where over twenty thousand people dressed in costumes attended to join in the carefree lifestyle the hippies had. This caused Haight-Ashbury to become known for the hippies that lived there and the drug-filled atmosphere. A group called
The movement has been around for some time. It is often depicted in movies, cartoon shows, and TV shows. Even though it is seen on screen and sometimes in society, hippies were very prominent back in the day. The 1960s Hippie Movement was a widespread shift in culture that began in the United States and eventually spread to other regions. Hippies were a group of people that arose in opposition to the mainstream standards of the day. They stood for personal freedom, social change, and commitment to
Janis Joplin: Blues and Rock Heroine Looking back on the dazzling and male-dominant world of music in the Sixties and Seventies, there stood a petite woman who was especially eye-catching. Janis Joplin, the female icon of the Sixties’ counterculture, conquered millions of audiences with her confidence, sexiness, straightforwardness, hoarse voice, and electrifying on-stage performance. To this day, no one can ever compare with her. She is thus known as the greatest white female rock and blues singer
Jimi Hendrix Jimi Hendrix is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is widely considered to be the most important electric guitarist in the history of music. Although Hendrix is known for his outstanding ability to play the guitar, he is also a very famous name in Blues music. He played the acoustic guitar but is known for his outstanding ability to play the electric guitar. With songs such as Red House, Here My Train A Comin', and Born Under a Bad Sign, Hendrix is considered
Did you know that over 500,000 men and women attended the music and arts festival called Woodstock ? Countless numbers of Hippies attended the festival because the hippie movement was just beginning in 1960’s . This unique group of people participated in activities such as going to festivals, dressed in a way that went against the mainstream, and had very different personalities. Being a hippie was more than just a fashion statement it was a new way of life that was introduced in the 60’s. Some major
PIANO MUSIC IN THE ROMANTIC ERA This piano piece is from the romantic era, demonstrating breathtakingly lyrical and expressive melody, chromatic harmony, and use of dissonance to convey emotion (Wright 232-233). The dark beauty, haunting quality, melodic structure, and lyrical nature reminded me of Frederic Chopin, the master of the nocturne (Wright 232, 270). After comparing it to several pieces by the composer, I determined that it was Nocturne in C Sharp Minor (Op 27 No 1)1. As with other romantic