How Did Rock And Roll Influence The Culture Of The 1960's

The 1960’s, a time of rebellion, drugs, free love and most importantly, Rock and Roll. The 60’s were a time of transition, both socially and in the music world. Rock and Roll went from being considered the “Devil’s Music’ to being a prestigious and highly respected music genre. Some memorable and excellent bands were produced in the 1960’s, bands that are still listened toby different generations and are a nexus between parents and children. These bands performed in many music festivals, the most memorable and ground shaking was The Woodstock Festival, which took place in Bethel Woods, NY in 1969.
The 1950’s were a time where children were basically mini versions of their parents. These teens were the picture perfect children, non-rebellious, safe, and rule obeying. Suddenly, a new music genre called Rock and Roll started to become popularized. Rock and Roll was an new, exciting and dangerous music genre to these vulnerable teens. They listened to this music in private, seeing how almost every adult hated it and couldn't understand how their children could be listening to such “repulsive” music. Rock and Roll hit America like a hurricane. Teenagers strayed away from the music of their parents generation, and started to listen to the music hated by the older generation. In fact, the church hated rock and roll music
They were rowdy, dressed in tight pants and leather and often used obscene gestures on stage. They didn't try to hide their bacchanalian lifestyles. The way the band carried and presented themselves on stage was the epitome of what was going on in the world, chaos and change. The Rolling Stones were sex symbols, especially the band’s front man, Mick Jagger. Young girls all over the world were going wild for The Rolling Stones and their parents were starting to worry. These boys weren't the clean cut innocent boys that their parents had grown up with and hoped their children would