2. Hippies Who? Children of the “Baby Boom” Large Student population of the 1960s Trends Bohemian lifestyle Tye-dye, long hair Illegal drug use (marijuana and LSD) Meditation and Yoga rock and folk music used as a form of expression for radical ideas Challenge authority, environmentalism, gender roles, middle class society values
3. Political Music Country Joe and the Fish “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” How does this song’s lyrics differ from others we’ve studied in our previous unit (Ballad of the Green Berets)?
4. Jimi Hendrix Unconventional rocker Electric Guitar Europe Woodstock American Soldier 1961 Discharged after 1 Year
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6. Woodstock 4 Day communal musical Festival drawing 500,000 Two Views: Generosity, peace, great music, liberation Self-indulgence, noise, promiscuity, illegal drug use Performers: Country Joe McDonald, Ravi Shankar, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jimi Hendrix
11. Pluto, ruler of the masses, comes of age bringing radical changePopular Culture: Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (1968) Heyday of hippie and New Age movement
Who?Children of the “Baby Boom”Large Student population of the 1960sTrendslong hairrock and folk music used as a form of expression for radical ideastye-dyeself expressiona bohemian lifestyleMany used illegal drugs (marijuana and LSD)
