Identity 1945 to 1982

1950ś

Rock n Roll

In the late 1940s, a new
genre of music became
very popular among youth
– rock ‘n’ roll

It was a combination of Jazz, blue and Country Music

Race Issue

There were many African- American Artists but they were not popular

If Record Producers liked the music produced by an African American they would often use a white artist to make a cover version of the song

Elvis Presley Became Popular due to the fact that he was a white man that sounded like a black man

The End

1958 was considered the downfall of rock and roll

Elvis was drafted into the army

Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens die
in a plane crash

Chuck Berry was sentenced to 2
years in prison

1960's

the 60s saw multiple genres dominate the
industry

The British Invasion

Rock and Pop music acts from
England became popular in North
America

This music was influenced by music from North America in the
1950s

Rock music without the blues
influence – this music had more of
a “pop-sound” to it

The Beatles

The lead musical act of the
1960s

Made up of four members –
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
and Ringo Starr

Their first single She Loves you was a massive hit right
away

BeatleMania

The band were the first to
perform “stadium shows”

They have spent a record
1,278 weeks with a song
on the Billboard Top 100

They have spent 175
weeks at #1 on the
Billboard Top 100

Motown

A record company that produced
many of the top pop, soul and R&B
artists

Many artists under this record label
have become musical icons (e.g.
Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and
The Temptations)

Produced 180 #1 songs

Often credited for playing a large roll in the civil rights movement

Protest Music

Music that was associated
with a social change or
movement

This was often acoustic,
folk style music

This music resonated
particularly with “hippies”

Bob Dylan was a famous figure in this genre of music

1970's

The British Invasion and protest
music were no longer popular

New genres peaked in popularity

Heavy metal

Glam Rock

Disco

Punk Rock

1980's

There was a massively wide
range of music that was
successful in the 1980s

Disco was dead and Motown
began to decline in popularity

New Genres were now popular

Hair Metal

Second British Invasion

Pop

Pop music ruled the mainstream music scene
of the 1980s

Hip-Hop

Rejected the society
in favour of liberation, personal
freedom and social change

They did not see eye-to-eye
with elders on what they
deemed “injustice”

Often wore tie-dyed t-shirts,
sunglasses, old jeans, sandals

Long, flowing hair became the
unisex style for the decade

Recreational drug use became
much more common –namely
marijuana and LSD

listened to protest music

Teenagers

1950's

Were Given Allowance

Teens had a lot more freedom. Many obtained
part time jobs to earn extra money.

Teens were staying in school longer than before

Teenagers started to become more rebellious and independent

Women

1960's

Second wave of feminism
wanted to see social and
economic reforms

Birth control became more
readily available

Elder males and females did not approve. They were afraid of how it would damage family values

1970's

They were working towards gender equality

Started working alot, having more jobs. This decade gave rise to the importance of womens careers

Women demanded equality and respect in the
workplace

Fashion

1970's

Bright colors

Flaring pants

Bell bottoms

button up blouses

Platform shoes

1980's

Leggings

Legwarmers

Headbands

Shoulder pads

Neon colors

Mini-skirt

1950's

CBC

In 1952, Canada’s first
two television stations
began broadcasting in
Toronto and Montreal

By 1955, CBC television
services were available
to 66% of Canadians

1960's

For the first time,
color television
was available

Black and white TVs
were selling for approximately $125 -
$250 while color were over 3 times as expensive

Shows

The Addams Family

the Brady bunch

Bewitched

The Munsters

The Flintstones and more