1970s Music's Effect On Culture
1970s Music
Critically acclaimed pop singer, Adele, is inspiring to citizens throughout the United States, as well as the world, but she is also inspired herself, by other artist from her childhood (Hajdu). These artists included Bob Dylan, Louis Armstrong, and Nina Simone; Nina being responsible for much of the style Adele puts into her music. Nina Simone started her career in the 1950s, with her first recording in 1957. Bob Dylan released his first album four years after Simone released hers, in 1961. These two musicians began at different times, but they are not known to all just for their beginnings, they were both stars in the exact same period, at the same time. This is 1970s music and what affected it, and how it affected culture in the United States.
There were many events going on at the time in the U.S. involving war, politics and government, and many odds and ends here and there in society that heavily …show more content…
They affected music in such a way as is known throughout history. Music had its good times and bad times as it changed and evolved into many different genres and subgenres. It affected people of all ages in many different ways. Even though there were many harsh things happening at the time, musical artists were able to show people that it’s okay. They could invoke feelings with their songs to express fear of the war, their wild times on drugs (or their hardships with drugs), and the need to stand up for yourself and what you believe, even against the odds. The 1970s was a time of fun, wild-spirited people, who used music to express their thoughts, feelings and emotions; it was also a time of darker subjects and conflict, but either way, the 1970s was truly the time to live in. This was the music of the 1970s, and what happened to impact it, and what it did to affect the cultural activities in the
Critically acclaimed pop singer, Adele, is inspiring to citizens throughout the United States, as well as the world, but she is also inspired herself, by other artist from her childhood (Hajdu). These artists included Bob Dylan, Louis Armstrong, and Nina Simone; Nina being responsible for much of the style Adele puts into her music. Nina Simone started her career in the 1950s, with her first recording in 1957. Bob Dylan released his first album four years after Simone released hers, in 1961. These two musicians began at different times, but they are not known to all just for their beginnings, they were both stars in the exact same period, at the same time. This is 1970s music and what affected it, and how it affected culture in the United States.
There were many events going on at the time in the U.S. involving war, politics and government, and many odds and ends here and there in society that heavily …show more content…
They affected music in such a way as is known throughout history. Music had its good times and bad times as it changed and evolved into many different genres and subgenres. It affected people of all ages in many different ways. Even though there were many harsh things happening at the time, musical artists were able to show people that it’s okay. They could invoke feelings with their songs to express fear of the war, their wild times on drugs (or their hardships with drugs), and the need to stand up for yourself and what you believe, even against the odds. The 1970s was a time of fun, wild-spirited people, who used music to express their thoughts, feelings and emotions; it was also a time of darker subjects and conflict, but either way, the 1970s was truly the time to live in. This was the music of the 1970s, and what happened to impact it, and what it did to affect the cultural activities in the