History UsefulNotes / The60s

* Then there was also Music/TheRollingStones, who came to represent the grittier side of sixties rock.

* Along with Music/TheBeachBoys, who preformed surf rock early in the decade and were one of the best selling groups during the decade. Around the time the British Invasion began, they began ditching surf rock, which began losing popularity, and started releasing more experimental records. Brian Wilson was particularly influenced by the work of Music/PhilSpector and sought to show how the recording studio could be an instrument in itself.

* Along with Music/TheBeachBoys, who preformed surf rock.

* Profits for the Major Hollywood studios soured due to competition from Foreign Films, Independent Films and television. Even the big budget [[EpicMovies Epic]] and [[TheMusical Musical]] films they produced largely became [[BoxOfficeBomb BoxOfficeBombs]] around the middle of the decade. Thus, late in the decade, Hollywood hired younger director to tackle films that they didn’t usually produce with less studio interference in the past. The success of some of these films like Film/BonnieAndClyde, Film/TheGraduate and Film/EasyRider helped established the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood era which would flourish in the 70s. These films saw more antihero type protagonists with emphasis on realism, unconventional narrative styles and would feature subject matter that was taboo at the time.

* Profits for the Major Hollywood studios soured due to competition from Foreign Films, Independent Films and television. Even the big budget Epic and Musical films they produced largely became BoxOfficeBombs around the middle of the decade. Thus, late in the decade, Hollywood hired younger director to tackle films that they didn’t usually produce with less studio interference in the past. The success of some of these films like Film/BonnieAndClyde, Film/TheGraduate and Film/EasyRider helped established the UsefulNotes/NewHollywoodEra which would flourish in the 70s. These films saw more antihero type protagonists with emphasis on realism, unconventional narrative styles and would feature subject matter that was taboo at the time.

* 1968 was the year that saw the creation of a group of WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes shorts (most of which were under the ‘’Merrie Melodies’’ label) called the WesternAnimated/CensoredEleven. These cartoons, made between 1931 to 1944, were pulled from syndication by Creator/UnitedArtists due to short’s racist themes. While many cartoons before the 60s had contained racist jokes, they could usually be edited out for television viewing. The racist themes in these shorts however were so prevalent that no amount of editing would make these cartoons acceptable to modern audiences. These cartoons have never been broadcasted on tv ever since and have only been aired in theaters once (in 2010).

** MCA (Music Corporation of America) acquired Creator/Universal in 1962
** Gulf + Western industries bought Creator/Paramount in 1966

** Las Vegas hotel financier and airline mogul Kirk Kerkproam gain control of Creator/MGM in 1969

** MCA (Music Corporation of America) acquired Universal in 1962
** Gulf + Western industries bought Paramount in 1966
** Bank of America absorbed United Artists in 1967
** Jack Warner of Warner Brothers sold his interest in the company to Seven Arts and the company was renamed Warner Brothers-Seven Arts. Due to debt problems, it was sold in 1969 to Kinney National Services.
** Las Vegas hotel financier and airline mogul Kirk Kerkproam gain control of MGM in 1969

* Prior to the 60s, people were not expected to arrive before a film start and instead go in whenever they wanted. This changed after the release of Film/Psycho in 1960. Creator/AlfredHitchcock insisted that only people who arrived before the film began could be allowed in the theater as a measure to prevent spoilers. While theater owners were at first skeptical of the idea for fear it would cost them business, the practice gradually became more common.

* The lemon and lime soft drink 'Sprite' made its american debut in 1961 by the Coca Cola Company. The beverage was initially created in West Germany in 1959 as Fanta Klare Zitrone (“Clear Lemon Fanta”).

* In 1967, the Hays Code was officially abolished after years of being challenged and already having to make compromises with studios. The MPPA replaced it with a rating system in 1968 which allowed some films with questionable content could still easily get into theaters. The ratings at the time were:

* Creator/Motown and it's affiliated record labels, founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, introduced soul music to a mainstream audience. Many black artists often had difficulty reaching success with white audiences (many of big hits being covered by white musicians whose versions tended to chart higher). Motown, through its factory like process that aimed at producing songs with crossover appeal, was successful in making several black artists into stars which in this decade included Music/TheSupremes, Music/MarvinGaye and Music/StevieWonder. Between 1961 to 1971, the label released 110 top-10 charting records.

* In the very early part of the 1960s, rock music was in a lackluster state. That is, until North America was introduced to British band Music/TheBeatles in the year 1964 -- the band that revolutionized rock music.

** Arguably a myth.