1950’S-1960S FOLK MUSIC

The Kingston Trio “In 1957 The Kingston Trio emerged from San Francisco’s

North Beach club scene to take the country by storm, bringing the rich tradition of American folk music into the mainstream for the first time. During the late 50s and early 60s, the Trio enjoyed unprecedented record sales and worldwide fame, while influencing the musical tastes of a generation.”

1950S FOLK

Kingston Trio Bob Shane-guitar (1934-present), Nick Reynolds-guitar,

percussion (1933-2008), Dave Guard-banjo, guitar (1934-1991)

Met at Menlo College (California) Played together on and off Finally, in 1957, became The Kingston Trio Could be considered the American “Beatles” “The music was rooted in American Popular culture, but

performed with a refreshing style that now seems timeless.” (kingstontrio.com)

Influenced the music industry after the Folk Revival (started in 1940s and peaked in 1960s)

1950S FOLK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBkW3Qbq2Dw

1950S FOLK

“Odetta” Holmes (1930-2008)Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Raised in Los Angeles

CaliforniaAmerican folk, blues, jazz and spirituals Influential to Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin, and

many othersTime (news magazine) stated that Rosa Parks was her

#1 fan and that Martin Luther King Jr. called her queen of American folk music

Beads= “third eye of vision”

Robertahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3AH3Zfl-cg

Interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVjM_4XHIE

Vietnam War 1959-1975Commitment of half a million Americans 58,500 deathsYounger generation involved in the anti-war

movement

ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT

Pete Seeger (1919-2014)Born: NY, Died: NYPlayed the banjo, guitar, recorder, tin whistle,

mandolin, piano, ukulele1960s- prominent singer of protest music

1960S FOLK

Turn, Turn, Turnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y7P4n2uT0w

The Byrds1964-2000 (on and off )1964- formed in Los Angeles, CaliforniaStarted as a trio (Jim McGuinn, Gene Clark, David

Crosby) with roots in folk musicMembers in 1965: David Crosby, Gene Clark, Michael

Clarke, Chris Hillman, Jim McGuinn

Most influential in Folk-Rock music

1960S FOLK

Turn, Turn, Turnhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4ga_M5Zdn4

FOLK ROCK

What is folk-rock music?Folk Revival and Folk-Rock birthed out of:

Urban vocal groups of the Folk Revival Folk-protest singers/song writers Revival of North American Rock and Roll from the British

Invasion

“Originally the term referred to a genre that arose in the US and Canada in the mid- 1960s. The sound was epitomized by tight vocal harmonies and a relatively “clean” approach to electric instruments, while the repertoire was drawn partly from traditional folk sources, but even more from folk-influenced singers/songwriters.”

1960S FOLK-ROCK

Almanac Singers 1940-1943 15 members (in and out) Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger Specialized in topical songs: anti-war, anti-racism Popular front

Political group Alliance of liberals Vowed to put differences aside in order to promote religious and

racial inclusiveness in workers’ rights

URBAN VOCAL GROUPS OF FOLK REVIVAL

I DON’T WANT YOUR MILLIONS- ALMANAC SINGERS

I don't want your millions, Mister,I don't want your diamond ring.All I want is the right to live, Mister,Give me back my job again.Now, I don't want your Rolls-Royce, Mister,I don't want your pleasure yacht.All I want's just food for my babies,Give to me my old job back.

We worked to build this country, Mister,While you enjoyed a life of ease.You've stolen all that we built, Mister,Now our children starve and freeze.

So, I don't want your millions, Mister,I don't want your diamond ring.All I want is the right to live, Mister,Give me back my job again.

Think me dumb if you wish, Mister,Call me green, or blue, or red.This one thing I sure know, Mister,My hungry babies must be fed.

Take the two old parties, Mister,No difference in them I can see.But with a Farmer-Labor PartyWe could set the people free.

So, I don't want your millions, Mister,I don't want your diamond ring.All I want is the right to live, Mister,Give me back my job again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7VkWAYHUFQ&list=PLQHbCqFi89N14z-Xq2J2vJQptgthZPM4v

Crosby, Stills, Nash and YoungDavid Crosby (The Byrds) , Stephen Stills (Buff alo

Springfield), Graham Nash (The Hollies), Neil Young1968-present Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice

1960S FOLK-ROCK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrWNTqbLFFE&feature=kp

WOODSTOCK-CROSBY, STILLS, NASH AND YOUNG

Well I came across a child of God, he was walking along the roadAnd I asked him tell where are you going, this he told me:Well, I'm going down to Yasgur's farm, going to join in a rock and roll band.Got to get back to the land, set my soul free.We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon,And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.

Well, then can I walk beside you? I have come to lose the smog.And I feel like I'm a cog in something turning.And maybe it's the time of year, yes, and maybe it's the time of man.And I don't know who I am but life is for learning.We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon,And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.

By the time we got to Woodstock, we were half a million strong,And everywhere there was song and celebration.And I dreamed I saw the bombers jet planes riding shotgun in the sky,Turning into butterflies above our nation.

We are stardust, we are golden, we caught in the devil's bargain,And we got to get ourselves back to the garden.

1. What did you find important in this lesson?2. What place did folk music hold in history? (Why was

folk music significant in history?)3. What are you thoughts on how folk music started?4. What changes have you noticed in folk music

throughout time? (original folk music compared to folk music in the 1960s)

5. Name 2 folk musicians/bands from 1950s-1960s

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