At the dawn of the 1960s‚ Britain was still recovering from the wounds inflicted by the Second World War. After a time of political instability‚ a revolution was sweeping the nation. The counterculture movement was beginning to take root all across the world; correspondingly‚ much of the movement was greatly influenced by musical artists originating in Britain (Watson). According to Rolling Stone Magazine‚ Bands including The Beatles‚ The Kinks‚ The Rolling Stones‚ and The Who‚ stood at the forefront
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In the year 1969‚ a big event occurred in America. It is known as Woodstock and it was a three day long gathering of all the people who supported pece during the controversial time of the Vietnam War. Roughly 500‚000 people attended the gathering and 32 separate acts played in Bethal‚ New York at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm. The effects from this event in history are still being felt today‚ by American society. Between August 15th and August 17th in the year 1969 the largest music festival
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The Effect of the Beatles on America The Beatles managed to cut across entire generations through their music. They hailed from Liverpool England. This is the most revered rock band in the world and is remembered as the most influential act of the rock era. The Beatles band was formed in 1960 and it comprised of four members namely John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. This paper will explore the effects the Beatles had on the United States of America. The Beatles first
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How the Beatles Compare and Contrast Politics and Religion Britain was a Christian country (Church of England) before the 1960s.After the Second World War‚ church membership grew and there was also an economic boom and in the process fuelled consumerism. The Beatles “were beneficiaries of new attitudes toward money and leisure. The emphasis moved from thrift‚ duty‚ and service to consumerism” (Turner 2006:13). The Beatles were one of the most influential pop groups of the 1960s and had considerable
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Most feature films are made to position viewers to respond to the characters and issued conveyed in a particular way. The Hurricane‚ a biographical film directed by Norman Jewison‚ explores the idea how black people were treated during the Civil Rights Movement in 1960’s America. This film uses Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter as an example of the discrimination against black people suffered in this time. The director used SWAT codes to position the viewer to respond to he injustice that Rubin Carter faced
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Good morning‚ everyone. I’m Olivia‚ I shall be speaking today about the protest song - ‘I was only nineteen’. Firstly‚ let me tell you exactly what a protest song is. Protest songs have often proven to be an effective tool in creating awareness of social and political topics. Some of the most popular protest songs have changed the history of the world. ‘I was only nineteen’ was written by John Schumann and Trevor Lucas produced it. The song was released in March 1983. The song was released during
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It was February 7‚ 1964 when four British gentlemen stepped from a plane onto American soil. Americans’ ears will be changed forever. These four gentlemen are better known as The Beatles‚ and they were quite possibly the most popular British band of all time both in UK soil and American. The Beatles paved the way for other British musicians in the American music industry. The following list will show you which artists from the UK are most popular here in America. One thing to remember the music
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The Woodstock Festival was a three-day concert held at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in the town of Bethel (outside of White Lake‚ New York) in August 15-18‚ 1969. The Woodstock Music Festival was a monumental music event that brought many Americans together in order to display the fact that we as a civilization could come together in an environment of complete love and serenity. Through this research‚ I hope to learn how the famous Woodstock concert has impacted both how we live and how we view music
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"All my loving I will send to you. All my loving‚ darling I’ll be true." who doesn’t or at least isn’t familiar with these lyrics? All My Loving was composed by Paul McCartney‚ member of one of the most influential rock bands of all times‚ The Beatles." During the week of April 4‚ 1964‚ the Beatles held the first five slots on the Billboard Singles chart. They went on to sell more than a billion records and a compilation of the Beatles Number One hits‚ hit Number One in 35 countries and went on to
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Aaron Maine spoke with RIFF Magazine to discuss his upcoming tour‚ his latest album and finding inspiration Arthur Russell may very well be the greatest musician no one has ever heard and in spite of never formerly releasing an album‚ Russell was equally one of the most hardworking. In fact‚ we are past his untimely death in 1994 and are still listening to “new” reworkings of his music till this very day. “There’s something undeniably special charming and brilliant about [Russell]... What an
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