1965

The Byrds version of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" creates new form, "folk-rock;" The Grateful Dead and

Jefferson Airplane played their first shows

1968

Jimi Hendrix celebrate counterculture with psychedelic rock

1969Woodstock Music and Art Fair, featuring Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Joan Baez, and

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, attended by hundreds of thousands of fans; culmination of

rock 'n' roll and counterculture movement

1970The Moody Blues, Electric Light Orchestra,

and Pink Floyd create "art rock", combining classical styles with rock;

synthesizer becomes important instrument

1975

CBGB (Country Bluegrass & Blues) club in New York showcases "punk rock" which

blends various psychedelic and mainstream rock influences

1976

Philip Glass completes Einstein on the Beach, first widely performed

minimalist piece