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The Beach Boys

Thesis: The Beach Boys gave us a new era of pop and rock music. It helped keep people off the topic of unemployment and brought joy to all the people. The Beach Boys. During the 1960’s unemployment rate was at the all time highest, almost reaching 50 percent!

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The Beach Boys

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  1. Thesis: The Beach Boys gave us a new era of pop and rock music. It helped keep people off the topic of unemployment and brought joy to all the people. The Beach Boys

  2. During the 1960’s unemployment rate was at the all time highest, almost reaching 50 percent! • Music changed from Elvis pop to Innovative rock genres with the Beatles and the Beach Boys. • Female singers became very popular with their soothing Blues rhythms around mid 60’s such as Victoria Spivey. • Acid Rock came in place with the drug era almost destroying the Beach Boys along with many other bands. • The Civil Rights Movement made great changes to the society. Along with Martin Luther King Jr. • Hosting the Olympics in 1960 impacted many people including Wilma Rudolph who enters the Olympics for the summer events of that year. Slug I:BackRound of the 60’s.

  3. Brian Wilson who started the band was born into a musical family. First beginning in 1961 when Brian, his brothers, cousin, and friend from school formed their first band called Pendletones. • Growing up, Brian’s dad expected a lot of him and would beat him occasionally. • Giving his song writing abilities as an outlet, he first wrote soft sad lyrics about how his dad abused him. • 1963 came and The Pendletones became The Beach Boys, mixing their music with fifties blues and pop to follow it up with a rock beat approach. • They gave the ideal Californian surf boys image and were used as All-American role models through out the decade. • Being number two next to the Beatles on the charts for many years, they began to tour but left Brian to stay at home and write music. • Brian eventually became hooked on drugs and almost brought the band to an end. • Brian pulled himself out of his addiction did not help stop the Acid Rock and Drug Ages that were taking over the music era. Slug II: About the Beach Boys

  4. The Beach Boys being the only American band to be on the world wide Top-Hit-List was a way to show their dedication and the dedication to their fans. • They created “California Rock” and “Sunshine Pop” all in one decade. • One record they hold today is: Record for having the most songs they published being on the top charts being 56 separate songs. And they hold the most sales of singles and albums sold in one day. • Although they seemed to be the American role models, they too had their issues with drugs and creating a drug era. They also gave hope to addicts to quit and look to a brighter note of peace and joy. Slug III: affects of the beach Boys

  5. Bibliography • "American Cultural History." - 1960. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2014. • "The Pop History Dig » Beach Boys 1960s Music." The Pop History Dig » Beach Boys 1960s Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2014. • Dillon, Mark. Fifty sides of The Beach Boys. Toronto: ECW Press, 2012. Print.

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