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MY GENERATION:
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Thursday, 11/15 6:30 PM

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Rolling Stone no. 182, March 1975 Photographic Print by Neal Preston
Jimmy Page: Yardbird on the Run
After the Yardbirds fell apart, original member Jimmy Page put together a band to fill out the final concerts. As Who drummer Keith Moon commented, "That should go over like a lead zeppelin." And it did, creating a new sound that still dominates heavy metal rock three decades later. Featured year: 1971

 

 

 

Explore the Sixties with music and video. We'll look at 'what' and 'why', but also for links to things that are still causing the 'with it' generation to also be the most divided generation in history.

Attend all or some of the nine total classes! The public is welcome!

Class schedule:  September | October | November

September 13: Setting the Stage
JOHN LENNON: GENIUS OR DEVIL'S DISCIPLE?
John Lennon's contributions to the 1960's shaped the decade, and his rejection of "how things are" laid the groundwork for the confrontational era that followed. Featured Year: 1963

September 20: The Guitar Hero
ERIC CLAPTON: SPANNING THE HISTORY OF THE ROCK ERA
From the Yardbirds to Cream, Derek and the Dominos to Blind Faith, to his time as a single artist, Clapton's blues guitar has powered the story of rock 'n' roll. Featured year: 1964

September 27: Hot August Nights
NEIL DIAMOND: POP MUSIC AND HEAVY MESSAGES
Largely dismissed today, there was a time when Neil Diamond dominated the pop era of rock, with more top 40 hits than any other single artist. 
Featured year: 1965

October 4: A Bridge over Troubled Waters
PAUL SIMON: THE TROUBADOUR OF HIS TIMES
Simon took people from the "feeling groovy" era to Graceland, and provided the soundtrack for the times in the process.  Featured year: 1966

October 11: We Won't Get Fooled Again
PETE TOWNSHEND: THE ORIGINAL ANGRY YOUNG MAN WITH A GUITAR

The godfather of the punk movement, Townshend saw the future of rock and didn't like the view. He powered the second British Invasion, and his lyrics and guitar rifts still reverberate across the decades.
Featured year: 1967

October 25: Black and Blue
MICK JAGGER AND KEITH RICHARDS: JUMPIN' JACK FLASH AND FRIENDS
Through the turmoil of the late 60's and early 1970s, the Stones powered on while friends, competitors and partners fell by the wayside. By the end, they earned their title as the 'greatest rock and roll band in the world' by being the last band standing. Featured year: 1968

November 1: Getting Back to the Garden
JONI MITCHELL: BREACHING THE FORTRESS

Her quiet voice stormed the walls of the male-dominated music business. Her songs are the clarion call that pulled together the youth of the era. But her story highlights the changes and the challenges that women faced entering what was then a man's world. Featured year: 1969

November 8: The Key of Life
STEVIE WONDER: INSIGHTS ON AN UNSEEN WORLD
Wonder laid the groundwork for a different type of rock, infusing the soul of the era with pop and creating a sound no one has touched since. Featured year: 1970

Thursday, November 15: Turning the Page
JIMMY PAGE: YARDBIRD ON THE RUN
After the Yardbirds fell apart, original member Jimmy Page put together a band to fill out the final concerts. As Who drummer Keith Moon commented, "That should go over like a lead zeppelin." And it did, creating a new sound that still dominates heavy metal rock three decades later. Featured year: 1971

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