1960s Rock
Rare rock footage from the 1960s — interviews, studio sessions, and behind-the-scenes clips. We're actively searching for footage — check back soon.
Music in the 1960s
The 1960s was a decade of relentless musical innovation. The British Invasion, psychedelia, Motown, folk protest, and the birth of heavy rock all collided. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and James Brown were redefining what popular music could be. Behind the scenes, studios like Abbey Road, Muscle Shoals, and Stax were laboratories of sound. This decade produced some of the most fascinating behind-the-scenes footage ever captured — from D.A. Pennebaker’s fly-on-the-wall documentaries to the Maysles brothers’ concert films.
About Rock
Rock music is a genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and United Kingdom. It has its roots beginning as classic rock and roll, a style that drew from the African-American musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influ...
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