Transcript Document 7161263

POPULAR CULTURE OF
THE 60’S
By: Jamie Meek
Fashion of the 60’s
• The 60’s didn’t begin out with colorful clothes.
• Most of the clothes in the beginning were dull and
looked better on older people.
• Not too far into the 60’s, boutiques began opening
up.
• The boutiques sold cheap colorful clothing for the
youth.
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/
1960.htm
Women Fashion
• There were dresses that were tight at the
top and puffy at the skirt.
• This was called a bouffant.
• The most popular Women wore mini
skirts, leather boots, and fake eye lashes.
• hairstyle was a beehive.
• There was also the beatnik look.
• For women it was dark makeup and other
dark colors.
• The mini skirt began to get shorter.
• http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/
sunda/decade/1960.htm
Men’s Fashion
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Men wore sandals.
They started growing there hair out.
They wore bell bottoms.
Men began to dress “fancy” around 1966.
In the early 60’s it was collarless jackets and
slim pants.
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/
decade/1960.htm
1968-1969
• It was peace, love, and color everywhere.
• People were quick to paint anything even
their bodies.
• There was longer hair and longer clothing.
• During the hippie stage there were more
drugs and more sexual activity.
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/
decade/1960.htm
Most Common Narcotics
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Marijuana (smoked)
Cocaine (sniffed or injected by needle)
Heroin (injected by needle)
LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
http://www.loti.com/then_now/sixties_drugs.htm
Music and Bands of the 60’s
• Mr. Ray Charles came out with his big hit “Georgia
On My Mind” 1960
• Ricky Nelson came out with “Traveling Man” in 1961
• Then there was Little Eva with “Loco-Motion” in 1962
• “Surf City” by Jan and Dean of 1963
• You can never forget Roy Orbison and the
Candymen with “Pretty Woman” in 1964
http://www.stinalisa.com/60sMusic.html
More Music and Bands of the
60’s
• Also the wonderful duo of Sonny and Cher “I Got
You Babe of 1965
• “Wild Thing” by The Troggs of coarse in 1966
• Can I get a little “Respect” by Aretha Franklin in 1967
• “I Heard It Through The Grape Vine” by Mr. Marvin
Gaye in 1968
• “Honky Tonk Women” by the Rolling Stones
http://www.stinalisa.com/60sMusic.html
60’s Hip Slang
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A Gas- a lot of fun
Bad- awesome
Beat Feet- leave the seen in a hurry
Blitzed- drunk
Boogie- leave without ceremony
Bummed Out-depressed
Cat-a guy
Cherry-totally clean
Chrome Dome- a bald guy
Decked Out- dressed up
http://www.cougartown.com/slang.html
More 60’s Hip Slang
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Fink-a tattle tale
Flower Child- a hippie
Funky-neat, cool
Gimme Some Skin-shake hands
Greaser- a guy who used too much grease in his hair
Hairy-large out of control
Jazzed-excited
Kipe-to steal
Melvin-a wedgie
Pad- someone's house
Peeper-glasses
http://www.cougartown.com/slang.html
EVENTS IN THE 1960’s
By: Gavin Leanillo
MLK, Jr. Assassination
• Lorraine Motel in
Memphis, TN
• Assassinated at
6:01 p.m. on April 4,
1968
• Waves of riots in the
street
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/4/newsid_2453000/2453987.stm
http://history1900s.about.com/cs/martinlutherking/a/mlkassass.htm
Malcolm X Assassination
• On February 21,
1965
• He was shot to
death
• Ballroom in
Washington Heights
• Thomas Hagan, was
charged with the
killing
http://www.criticalreading.com/malcolm.htm
http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper920/stills/3e5427657d44d-76-1.jpg
Kennedy shot dead
• Assassinated by a gunman in Dallas,
Texas
• November 22, 1963
• Hit in the head and throat
• Lee Harvey Oswald was the killer
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/24/newsid_319
8000/3198106.stm
Vietnam War
• 1959 to 1975
• more than 58,000 Americans killed,
304,000 were wounded
Enter the tour >>
http://www.vietnampix.com/
http://www.vietnamwar.com/
Apollo XI
• July 20, 1969
• First manned mission to land on the
Moon
• First on the moon, Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin
• This paved the way for space travel
http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/kippsphotos/apollo.html
Civil Rights Act (1964)
• July 2, 1964
• Signed into law by President Lyndon
Johnson
• This act outlawed segregation in
businesses such as theaters,
restaurants, and hotels
• ended segregation in public places
such as swimming pools, libraries, and
public schools
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=97
Woodstock Festival (1969)
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Woodstock was a three day art and music festival
that held place on august 15,16,17
• Bands/ People that preformed
• Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Ten Years After, and Jimi
Hendrix, etc
During Vietnam more than 400,000 hippies protested
the war
• Concert tickets were $8, later declared a free concert
• “Rain, mud, music, drugs, rock 'n' roll, teepees, pot, dancing,
smoke, sleeping bags, meditation, tents, dogs, brown acid,
granola and free love were the hallmarks of a music festival
that was a defining moment of one generation's rebellion
against popular society.”
Cuban Missile Crisis
• Cuba aimed Russian missiles at the
United States
• President Kennedy placed naval ships
off the coast of Cuba
• Kennedy threatened to attack Cuba if
they didn’t turn the missiles around
• Cuba turned the missiles around
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http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/baypigs/pigs.htm
Assassination of Robert F.
Kennedy
• On June 5th, 1968, 12.15am
• Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
• On his way to give a press conference,
after winning the California Primary,
Sirhan Sirhan, stepped forward and
fired a .22 revolver at him
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~dlewis/
Concord
• Speed of more than twice the speed of
sound
• Manufactured by British and French
aerospace engineers
• Flew from Paris to New York
• Cut flight time from 6 hours to 3 hours
• Was considered a technological marvel
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/04/18/concord.history/
The End
These have been the major events of
the 1960’s
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Music of the 60’s
By:
Michelle
Rissinger
The Doors
• The band: Jim Morrison, Ray
Manzarek, John Densmore,
Robby Krieger.
• Band was formed in Los
Angeles in 1965.
• 76 Million albums have
already been sold and
approximately 1 million
annually.
• Genre: Psychedelic Rock,
Hard Rock, Blues Rock
• 1965-1972, 1978
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crea
m_(band)
Cream
• Band: Jack Bruce, Eric
Clapton, Ginger Baker
• Were active during: 19661968
• Genre: Rock, Blues Rock,
Psychedelic Rock, Acid
Rock, Heavy Metal
• Cream was ranked number
16 on VH1’s 100 Greatest
Artists of Hard Rock
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C
ream_(band)
The Yardbirds
• Band: Ben King, Chris Dreja,
John Idan, Jim McCarty.
• 1962-1968 and 1992- present
• Genre: Blues Rock, British
Invasion, Rhythm and Blues,
British Blues, Psychedelic
Rock, Hard Rock
• “Baby What’s Wrong” was
their # 1 Single
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th
e_Yardbirds
Bob Dylan
• Real name is Robert Allen
Zimmerman.
• Born on May 24, 1941
• Genres: Folk, Rock, Blues,
Country
• Instruments: Vocals,
Guitar, Bass Guitar,
Harmonica, Keyboards,
Accordion, Percussion
• Occupations: Singersongwriter, Author, Poet,
Artist, Actor,
Screenwriter, Disc-jockey
• Accomplishments:
Grammy, Golden Globe,
Academy Awards,
Inducted into Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame,
Nashville Songwriters
Hall of Fame, Polar Music
Prize, Royal Swedish
Academy of Music,
Prince of Asturias Award.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob
_Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
• Johnny Allen Hendrix
• November 27,1942 –
September 18 1970
• Genres: Hard-rock, Bluesrock, Acid-rock,
Psychedelic-rock
• Occupations: American
Guitarist, Singer, and
Songwriter
• Considered one of the most
influential guitarists in rock
music. Head lined the
Woodstock Festival in 1969.
• Accomplishments: Inducted
into Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame, UK Music Hall of
Fame, Hollywood Walk of
Fame, United States National
Recording Registry
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi
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The Who
• The band: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey,
John Entwhisle, and Keith Moon.
• Formed in 1964, grew to be considered one
of the most influential and greatest
bands in the world.
• First hit Top Ten
in the US with
“I Cant See for
Miles”.
• Disbanded in 1983.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C
ream_(band)
The Beatles
• Formed: May 1960
Disbanded: April 10, 1970
• John Lennon, Paul
McCartney, George Harrison,
Ringo Starr, Pete Best.
• Pop/Rock, Psychedelic Pop,
Rock, Merseybeat, Pop,
Christmas Music.
• The Beatles have sold an
estimated one billion albums
world wide. –Popular world
wide.
• Top 5: I Saw Her Standing
There, Twist and Shout, She
Loves You, All My Loving, I
Want to Hold Your Hand.
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http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_beatles
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/
09/beatles.top.songs/index.html
http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lgcvf001+thebeatles-in-london-black-and-white-photo-thebeatles-canvas-canvas.jpg
The Rolling Stones
• The Band: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts,
Ronnie Wood.
• The band was formed in London in 1962.
• English band whose rhythm and blues and rock and roll
based music, that became popular during the “British
Invasion”.
• 1962- Present
• The band's single “(I Cant Get
No) Satisfaction” established
the Stones as a premier rock
and roll act.
• The band have released 55
albums of original work
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_
(band)
Beach Boys
• Band: Al Jardine, Bruce
Johnston, Mike Love, Brian
Wilson (Former Members:
Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson,
David Marks, Rickey Fataar,
• Blondie Chaplin, Glen
Campbell)
• Genres: Rock n Roll, Pop,
Surf Rock, Psychedelic Rock
• Performed since 1961
through present
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T
he_Beach_Boys
• http://www.premiertickets.m
e.uk/gallery/138/bboys.jpg
• “I Get Around” was the
Beach Boy first number one
single.
Elvis Presley
• Known as “The King”
• Jan. 8 1935- Aug. 16 1977
• Genre: Rockabilly, Rock and
Roll, Gospel, Blues, Country
• Performed: 1954- 1977
• Actor
• Even today, Elvis is the only
performer to be inducted
into four hall of fames.
• On March 24, 1958 Presley
entered the Army.
• Most Popular recordings:
Love Me Tender, All Shook
Up, Can’t Help Falling in
Love, Hound Dog,
Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse
Rock
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http://www.history-ofrock.com/elvis_presley.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis
http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/elvis-presley
Credits
Producer:
Michelle Rissinger
Researchers:
Michelle Rissinger
Jamie Meek
Arias Ware
Gavin Leanillo