50 Great Moments and Memories of the 1960s, from a British perspective - Kindle Edition. 50 Great Moments and Memories of the 1960s paperback details here.
A little ebook I've recently completed. Due to come out on Friday, via Amazon.
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Book extracts
29.
Bob Dylan and the Folk Revival
Bob
Dylan not only revived folk music, but he influenced The Beatles and
The Byrds, and countless others, as he brought the protest song into
the mainstream. Popular songs, Dylan emphasised, didn't need to be
just about love. Blowin'
in the Wind,
The
Times They Are a-Changin'
and
Masters
of War
all
struck a chord - with fears over the Cold War, and a thirst for a
better future all helping to make Dylan a key voice for both
youngsters and those sick of the cycle of war. Vietnam also made
Dylan look like a prophet.
Encouraged
by Pete Seeger, Dylan's fame spread very quickly, though another
young folkie, Joan Baez, was already a bigger name by the time Bob
and Joan became a couple. Joan Baez saw Dylan's genius at first hand,
and recorded some of his songs, while The Byrds produced a whole
album of Dylan covers.
Dylan's
decision to go electric in 1966 provoked cries of "Judas!"
on a fraught tour of the UK, but Like
a Rolling Stone
gave
him his first US number one. The song was acclaimed by many as a work
of genius, and it is widely considered to be one of the greatest
songs of the 20th Century. Going electric, then, didn't seem to harm
Dylan's career at all. A motorcycle accident did, however, halt
Dylan's remorseless rise, but, by 1967, only The Beatles really
rivalled him as the most important young music act in the
English-speaking world.
A
raft of gifted singer-songwriters followed in Dylan's wake, including
Britain's answer to Dylan - Donovan. Tim Hardin, Phil Ochs and Joni
Mitchell also became big names, as some folkies became as feted as
pop stars. Something that would have seemed unthinkable a decade
earlier.
30.
The Prisoner
Unwavering
obedience to authority was really challenged in the 1960s, and, as
far as TV shows were concerned, none more so than in The
Prisoner.
Patrick McGoohan was superb in the lead role of Number 6, and he is a
character who is taken to a mysterious place called The Village. The
place seems idyllic - but only if you try not to leave, and risk
being stopped by a Rover...
Number
6 is also unhappy being a number, and is determined not to toe the
line. Number 6 has a nemesis as well - Number 2. But, because Number
6 is so strong-willed, a new Number 2 is called in regularly to try
and make The Village's most difficult resident an unquestioning
robot. Number 6 worked for the security services, but resigned, and
the reason he did so is a question he's not keen to answer.
In
the beautiful, unusual setting of Portmeirion, The
Prisoner
was
one of the more stylish TV shows of the 1960s. With impressive guest
stars, and with its not always being easy to fathom, The Prisoner
gained a cult following, and the Six
of One official
Prisoner
appreciation
society exists to this day.
More '60s memories from Paul Rance's book: Ready Steady Go!/Top of the Pops/Juke Box Jury; Twiggy https://www.paulrance.com/1960sMomentsMemories.html
