How music changed from the 50’s to the 90’s Many people think that Music has changed a lot since the 50’s. Really look at the era from the 50’s to the 90’s then it will be clear that it hasn’t changed that much. They used the basically the same instruments and despite the addition and subtraction of a couple of genres between those decades. The things that have really changed are the artists who sing the songs.
Music in the 50’s The 1950’s were times of change and the music of this decade reflected the cultural changes that were happening while sticking to the social norms of the past. After the horrible effects of WWII, the United States was about to start a musical journey that could potentially change what music sounded like for decades…show more content… But 1963 and after things started to change, a number of social influences changed what popular music was and how it was formed this led to the diverse music selection we have today. With the assassination of President Kennedy, and the escalation of the Vietnam war, also the forward march of the civil rights movements no doubt had an impact on the American culture and that start to show in how they composed their music. These changes brought all new genres of music like The British Invasion starring the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Motown/ R&B with Marvin Gaye and The Marvelettes, Suf Rock and Psychedelic rock, Roots rock and Hard rock, Folk rock, and protest music, and lastly Acapella. The “British invasion” refers to the time when British rock and pop bands would go mainstream in the United States. They usually would do songs that other people would write, then they would venture off and do their own songs and put their own twists on music. One band that comes to mind when the word “British” comes up is the Beatles, who went mainstream in 1963 but didn’t become popular until 1964 after appearing on the Ed Sullivan show. They later broke up in 1970, but they hold many musical records to this day reflecting albums sales and number one singles, their music remains some of the most popular of all…show more content… The 70’s brought a more relaxed type of music but also dance music like disco. Other genres that were popular in the 70’s are Progressive rock, punk rock and new wave, and funk & soul. Disco is basically the definition of the 70’s, although its popularity was brief it brought new changes to music and also fashion (Bell Bottoms ooooh yeah). Disco was a new genre that had a lot of songs that people still dance and listen to today like “Stayin alive,” “YMCA,” “Macho Man,” and “I will survive.” This type of music got so popular that very well respected musicians started to add disco twists into their music and eventually made disco albums of their own. Unfortunately, it was long until people started to catch on to the silliness of disco. Its lack of attention to musical significance helped add to its downfall after only a short time of popularity. When disco fell, it fell fast, and many radio stations held public events dedicated to ridding the world of disco music. Some instruments that were very common with disco music were synthesizers and also keyboards because people could make different tunes with them and it made them sound more techno.
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