1. HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE 60' TIME
In the 1960s, economic growth and notable scientific-technological advances allowed an improvement in the living conditions of important sectors of the world population. Secondary and university education expanded to new sectors and women made their massive entry into the world of work. The extraordinary development of the media made it possible to know very quickly the events that were taking place in different parts of the planet. The LP combo was a technical advance of this era.
2. POPULAR GENRES
Talking about the music of the 60s is talking about rock. The music of the 60s was undoubtedly the bearer of an explosion of change in the world. Fashion, society and politics changed forever. Women's liberation and the fight against racial discrimination were two prominent features. A bubbling social context was the big stage that moved the artists. Rock and roll was no longer banned and musical groups established themselves as fashion icons.
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An example of this was rock bands, with their anti-war philosophy and ideology of a utopian society. In the 60s, the hippie movement was born with its proclamations of flower power and free love, in which music was the common thread. The youth proposed alternative lifestyles seeking peace in a society marked by racial conflict and the Cold War.
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3. POPULAR ARTISTS
ELVIS PRESLEY: He was an American singer and songwriter, considered one of the most popular cultural icons of the 20th century. He is nicknamed as the king of rock and roll.He was born in Tupelo (Mississippi) where in 1954 he began his artistic career.
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BOB DYLAN: He is an American musician, composer, singer and poet, widely considered one of the most prolific and influential figures in popular music of the 20th and early 21st centuries. In 2016 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature .
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JOHN LENNON: He was an English artist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer, poet, cartoonist, producer, writer, pacifist, activist and actor, known for being one of the founding members of the rock band The Beatles
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