A lively chronicle of the year that shaped popular music forever!
Fifty
years ago, friendly rivalry between musicians turned 1965 into the year
rock evolved into the premier art form of its time and accelerated the
drive for personal freedom throughout the Western world.
The
Beatles made their first artistic statement with Rubber Soul. Bob Dylan
released "Like a Rolling Stone, arguably the greatest song of all time,
and went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. The Rolling Stones's
"Satisfaction" catapulted the band to world-wide success. New genres
such as funk, psychedelia, folk rock, proto-punk, and baroque pop were
born. Soul music became a prime force of desegregation as Motown crossed
over from the R&B charts to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Country music reached new heights with Nashville and the Bakersfield
sound. Musicians raced to innovate sonically and lyrically against the
backdrop of seismic cultural shifts wrought by the Civil Rights
Movement, Vietnam, psychedelics, the Pill, long hair for men, and
designer Mary Quant’s introduction of the miniskirt.
In 1965, Andrew Grant Jackson combines fascinating and often surprising personal stories with a panoramic historical narrative.
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