1960s music biography examples

Music-related events during the s

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This article includes an overview of the events and trends in popular music in the s.

1960s music biography examples

In North America and Europe the decade was particularly revolutionary in terms of popular music, continuing the shift away from traditional pop that began in the s. The s saw the evolution of rock and the beginnings of the album era.^[1] At the beginning of the s, pop and rock and roll trends of the s continued; nevertheless, the rock and roll of the decade before started to merge into a more international, electric variant.

In the mids, rock and roll in its purest form was gradually overtaken by pop rock, beat, psychedelic rock, blues rock, and folk rock, which had grown in popularity. The country- and folk-influenced style^[2] associated with the latter half of s rock music spawned a generation of popular singer-songwriters who wrote and performed their own work.

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