1960's Decade

The 1950’s represent the beginning of the development of the music industry, as it is known today. It is from here on that the genre of ‘popular music’ existed and began to dominate the charts. Of course, there were acts that existed before the 50’s, and made a good name for them selves, acts like Bing Crosby, but it was in the 50’s that certain artists became household names, and idols to the masses.

During the 60s, the pure rock ’n’ roll that emerged in the 50s started to transform into other forms of rock including, folk rock, psychedelic rock, pop rock, and blues rock. Surfing music was introduced by Dick Dale and then other Californian bands in the early 60s and was found popular in Australia due to the strong surfing culture that had begun to

Music quickly began to evolve directly from American influences- in particular, the rise of the phenomenon of ‘Rock and Roll’ during the late 1950’s brought music back into popular culture after its usually formal design lost favour. Modern technology such as the record player allowed anyone to play popular music, as well as allowing artists to spread worldwide at a significantly greater pace than ever before. The protest songs used during the civil rights music of the 1960’s began to also have an effect upon Australians in regards to their attitude towards ‘The Blacks’ or Indigenous Australians. This arguably had a major influence on the protests leading into the 1967 referendum granting legal rights to vote for Aboriginal Australians. The genre of rock and roll simply grew into the 1970’s, where the major war that was Vietnam- instigated particularly by the United States- resulted in countless protest songs written by both Australians and those in the US.

Australian popular culture in the 1960s had multiple features, many of which were influenced by the social changes and counter culture at the time. The primary aspects of Australian popular culture in the 1960s were; music, fashion, film, sport and television.

Annotated Bibliography Phillips, Paul. "Fashion in the 1960s." RetroWaste. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Nov. 2015.

Music in 1950s comprised of sweet lyrics, light melodies, feel-good tunes, virtuous and innocuous songs and sensible singers. While parents were listening to the melodies and country music children were attracted to the new beat songs. Rock-n-Roll became popular which was developed newly in 1950s among the high school teenagers. This generation had plenty of time and surplus money compared to the previous generations and could spend money on records and gramophones. The musical style Rock-n-Roll was owned by youth with live performances, lead and follow concerts which influenced the attitudes, lifestyles, fashions and language. Movies during this period were appealing to the families since they reflected the society and the way that families deal with their

The 1960’s was a time of revolutionary change in many different aspects including civil rights for African Americans. A lot of attention was brought towards the south in the United States, where many contempt African Americans were tired of racism and denied their basic human rights. Unfortunately, despite the countless protests and loud civil rights movement, little has changed in contemporary America. Today we see a similar movement arise from the newer generation protesting racism and police brutality against black people, particularly black males. Both movements are led by symbols and fueled by media attention, marking them as important events in US history. During the 1960’s the United states saw the civil rights movement; in modern times it has become a movement to protest police brutality, unfair profiling, and corrupt justice, to black Americans since the shooting of Michael Brown.

According to Horotitz’s Campus Life, the 1960’s were a tumultuous time. There was a lot of rebellion and unrest within colleges, students were beginning to explore activism and get away from being a part of normal college culture. The United States was becoming involved in Vietnam which prompted the draft which students didn’t agree with especially when they began to change up the rules and looked to draft college students. Black students were seeking inclusion, representation, and Civil Rights. Through opposition caused by racism, black pride, and negative attitudes towards people of color, it brought about the Black Power movement. There were so many other themes and topics discussed but the over all theme and focus was Rebellion and Activism and how they all evolved in the life of college students across the United States.

The Hippie Counter Culture began in 1960. The hippie era was influenced more by personal happiness in which books, music, and fashion followed as result of their personification of a blissful society. Hippies did not care what others thought of them and their motto was “if it feels good, do it”. Hippies were seeking a utopian society. They participated in street theater and listened to psychedelic rock. As part of their culture they embraced more open sexual encounters amongst each other in their community and believed in use of psychedelic drugs which consisted of marijuana and LSD. The fashion choice that hippies dressed in was due to set them apart from the mainstream society. They choose to buy their clothing from thrift shops and flea markets (Haddock, 2011). Clothing choices are described as “brightly colored, ragged clothes, tie-dyed t-shirts, beads, sandals (or barefoot), and jewelry” (Haddock, 2011, para 7). Hippies also referred

To accentuate the hips even more, slit side pockets were present (Payne, 256-257). Subsequently, the 1960’s brought the emergence of miniskirts, which was then a public shock for it was not considered tamed. Minis were pioneered by Mary Quant and made trendy by Andre Courreges (Murray, 112-113). Meanwhile, pants suits for women were popularized in the 70’s. They were first introduced as skinny and tailored, leaving little space for legs. Then they evolved into a flared leg style, with a wide opening at the bottom, or bell bottoms (Payne, 261). “Pants appeared in every form imaginable, from divided skirts and culottes to the classic, pleated-front tailored pant and the baggy ‘Fred Astaire’ version.” (Murray, 116)

“Men had long hair, beards, and mustaches, women had big hair-do’s and African Americans afro look. They wore bright colored clothing, jackets, polyester pant-suits, and turtlenecks” “At least fashion then encouraged teens to dress well, while sagging jeans and hoodie styles would be shunned in the 60’s society”(Winn). This means people were not afraid to stand out, or show their emotion in their clothing. They were all different and no one would judge them for being different. It also shows how teens would dress more wholesome.

In the Late 1970’s Australian people had high incomes and were able to purchase records for their home studio. Musical influences of the time include KISS, QUEEN, ABBA and other Musical bands/groups. As you aware of Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of predominantly African-American genres such as blues, boogie woogie, jump blues, jazz, gospel, the buddy holly, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, and all other famous singer or bands. This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1960s. In overseas the decade was particularly revolutionary

In the 1970s, fashion for women was mostly dominated by relaxed fitting clothing trends. This relaxed trend of clothes did not begin at the start though. At the start of the 1970s skirt lengths were dropping to give a “Midi Look”(“1970s Fashion: Styles , Trends,

The decade of the 1960s can be said to be a subversion of the United States. From the civil rights movements, anti-Vietnam war demonstration, Kennedy’s presidency, to the assassination of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King, the impact of the surging social movements and political turmoils to the American society is extremely far-reaching. There has been a lot of researches on the various social movements in this period. However, people 's attention seems to be limited to another important cultural phenomenon of this period, that is the prosperity of rock & roll. This paper is intended to analyze the

The Years between the 1950’s and 1960’s was an explosive time in fashion. The 50’s represented an out coming of the new generation. People began to gain their own personal style and appearance, influenced by films and singers (“Vintage Fashion”). Their styles incorporated leather, jeans, corduroy, and the ballet shoes for the girls. Men’s wear began to drastically change. Men would wear a leather jacket, with jeans that narrowed at the bottom, and a simple t-shirt (Peacock 210-211). This was the first time in history that jeans were not just worn by the working class but by all men (“Brief History”). The man’s lust for flesh grew during this time, so women’s skirts began to get shorter and the bikini was invented. Clothes were made to glorify the female body and emphasize every curve. It wasn’t until the Barbie doll was created in the late 50’s that young girls began to have a separate fashion from their mothers. Young girls would wear sweaters with full skirts or pants