Music of the Counterculture Era American History through Music

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the flourishing of an American counterculture that affected many walks of society, and the music of the counterculture movement provided the soundtrack for this bellwether time in American cultural history. Such performers as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Arlo Guthrie, The Doors, John Lennon, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead ushered in not only new sounds but also new attitudes and philosophies for an emerging generation.

With vibrant narrative chapters on the role of music in the anti-war movement, the black power movement, women's movement, political radicalism, drug use, and the counterculture lifestyle, James Perone details the emerging issues explored by performers in the Sixties and Seventies. A chapter of biographical sketches provides an easily accessible resource on significant performers, recordings, and terminology; also includes chapter bibliographies, a timeline, and a subject index.