This document provides an overview of popular music trends from the 1960s, including the rise of urban folk music with artists like Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, its mainstream popularity through covers by artists like Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, and The Byrds. It then discusses the counterculture movement of 1967 and how the music industry capitalized on bands like The Beatles. Next, it outlines the San Francisco rock scene in Haight-Ashbury and bands that emphasized live shows like Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, and The Grateful Dead. Finally, it discusses the return to blues and roots rock with artists like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, and Creedence Clear

1. MUSC 1800: Popular Music
Dr. Matthew C. Saunders
Lakeland Community College
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4. Urban Folk Music
• Pete Seeger (1919-2014)
– Mostly acoustic
– Left-wing politics
– “If I Had a Hammer,” 1956
• Bob Dylan (b. 1941)
– “Blowin’ in the Wind,” 1963
– Dylan goes electric, 1965

5. Urban Folk Becomes Mainstream
• Joan Baez
– “The Cherry Tree Carol,” 1961 (traditional)
• Peter, Paul and Mary
– “Blowin’ in the Wind,” 1966 (Dylan)
• The Byrds
– “Mr. Tambourine Man,” 1965 (Dylan)
• Simon and Garfunkel
– “The Sounds of Silence,” 1966

6. The Counterculture
• National prominence ca. 1967
– “The Summer of Love”
• Music industry quick to capitalize
• The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band, 1967
– “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
• Donovan (Donovan Leitch, b. 1946):
– “Mellow Yellow,” 1967

7. San Francisco Rock
• Haight-Ashbury neighborhood
• FM radio
• Emphasis on live shows
• Quicksilver Messenger Service
– “All I Ever Wanted To Do,” 1967 (live)
• Jefferson Airplane
– “White Rabbit,” 1967 (live)
• The Grateful Dead
– Interview with Jerry Garcia, 1969

8. Return to Blues and Roots
• Jimi Hendrix
– Virtuoso guitarist, incorporating effects
• “Purple Haze,” 1967
• Eric Clapton and Cream
– Power Trio
• “Sunshine of Your Love,” 1968
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Roots rock
• “Proud Mary,” 1969