The Late sixties

      In this era had developed three major strands of music namely: “the quality pop” that was produced and composed by Phil Spector, “the British R&B groups” that communicated reinterpretations of black American blues and gospel-R&B, represented a discriminating anti commercialism and the last major strand is “the urban folk’’ that progressed and moved in New York’s Greenwich Village and on the university campuses, with its political awareness and literary approach. Moreover, this movement was particularly promoted through the music of Bob  Dylan.  

      The 1967-70 period was also viewed as the age of the h ippy. Many art students appeared as rock musicians as well was exploited from much collaboration between art and music. Rock increased gradually distinguished itself from the global term ‘pop’. The influence of modern jazz was diminishing and more distinct genres began to be defined. This phenomenon rose to cross-fertilization of these newly formulated categories of music. Drugs were also part of the popular music humdrum. Marijuana and other drugs had become fashionable amongst the youth culture. Musicians used drugs as forms of inspiration and saw it their place to make statements/actions on political issues.

      Folk rock and protest songs     

Folk rock and protest songs illustrated a social conscience and the hard times for rural Americans in the 1970s and 80s (non-materialism of new world after WW II (political/environmental disaster) became fashionable. Musicians like Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan contributed prolifically to the development of protest songs. These artists were keen to exploit folk music traditions.