A Sixties Social Revolution? British Society, 1959-1975 Lesson 11
The emergence of youth: New trends in fashion and popular music LO: To examine the influences on and effects of the new youth culture
Make your own version of this diagram showing the various influences that created the decade of youth. Add bullet points below each label to explain how it influenced young people. Which influence do you think was the most important? - add a paragraph
Year
Music
1960
Shakin' All Over Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, Cathy’s Clown The Everly Brothers, Three Steps to Heaven Eddie Cochran, Pistol Packing Mama Gene Vincent, Are You Lonesome Tonight? Elvis Pressley
1961
Runaway Del Shannon, Will You Love Me Tomorrow The Shirelles, Halfway to Paradise Billy Fury, Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson, Take Five Dave Brubeck, Runaround Sue Dion, Walking Back to Happiness Helen Shapiro
1962
Telstar The Tornados, Do You Wanna Dance Cliff Richard and the Shadows, The Twist Chubby Checker, Twistin’ the Night Away Sam Cooke, The Locomotion Little Eva, Love Me Do The Beatles, He’s a Rebel The Crystals
1963
Please Please Me, From Me To You The Beatles, Surf City Jan and Dean, He’s So Fine The Chiffons, Heatwave Martha and the Vandellas, Be My Baby The Ronettes, Louie Louie The Kingsmen, Da Doo Ron Ron The Crystals
1964
It's All Over Now The Rolling Stones, A Hard Day's Night The Beatles, Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann, I'm Into Something Good Herman's Hermits, Chapel of Love The Dixie Cups, Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las
1965
Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds, Help The Beatles, I'm Alive The Hollies, Tired of Waiting for You The Kinks, Satisfaction The Rolling Stones, I Can’t Explain The Who, You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling The Righteous Brothers
1966
Hold Tight Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, God Only Knows The Beach Boys, My Generation The Who, Daytripper The Beatles, 19th Nervous Breakdown The Rolling Stones, Bus Stop The Hollies, Summer in the City The Lovin’ Spoonful
1967
A Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum, Sunshine Superman Donovan, Good Vibrations The Beach Boys, Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix Experience, Waterloo Sunset The Kinks, Happy Together The Turtles, Higher and Higher Jackie Wilson
1968
Fire The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers, Lazy Sunday The Small Faces, Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones, I heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye, Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud) James Brown
1969
Honky Tonk Women, Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones, Pinball Wizard The Who, Something in the Air Thunderclap Newman, Space Oddity David Bowie, Come Together The Beatles, In the Year 2525 Zager and Evans
The Seeds
Rolling Stones
The Beatles
The Who
Pink Floyd
JIMI hENDRIX
Beach Boys
Spencer Davis Group
The Yardbirds
Kingsmen
The Kinks
Zombies
'Look At Life' series, produced by the Rank Organisation every week for screening in Odeon cinemas
Rock and Roll
Celebrity / Drugs
Vietnam and Devaluation
Race / Immigration
Industrial relations
1970: Wilson v Heath
Northern Ireland
Harold, Ted and Jim, 1964 - 1979 The events of 1964 to 1979 are chronicled in Harold, Ted and Jim: When the Modern Failed which describes the British desire for technology and advancement that was bogged down in a Wilson government beset with industrial conflict and decline.
Poster presentations • Research and create a poster and presentation that you will feedback to the class about either Sixties Fashion or Sixties Music. • You can use the information in the textbook as a starting point. • Make them colourful and interesting. • Include sections on key individuals and their contribution, new trends, and essential facts • I will scan them to use for revision and distribute copies of the best ones for your notes.