Music RevolutionMusic continued to change throughout each decade, but the 1960s was the most influential decade in music history. Rock music first appeared in the early 1950s. The major record labels were releasing new "covers" that were originally composed by black artists, but now by white artists (Rock and Roll). These covers changed some lyrics from the original songs to avoid copyright issues and to make the song more appropriate for white listeners. The biggest star of the 1950s was Elvis Presley, known as the "King of Rock n' Roll." After World War II, a new generation emerged, known as the “baby boom generation.” The arrival of this new generation calls for new entertainment (Rock and Roll). Music of the 1960s was the new entertainment of the baby boom generation and impacted America by: starting new trends in musical genres, opening up diversity of artists, counterculture movements and music festivals. Music tends to follow the trends of its listeners; genres come and go with popularity. Rock and roll was considered to have had its golden age in the 1960s (Rock and Roll). He stood out with unforgettable performances by Sly and the Family Stone, The Jefferson Airplane, The Who, Grateful Dead, Santana, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin (Rock and Roll). The Beatles were one of the best rock and roll bands. Their music is said to "combine the distinct sounds of Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley and others, which shaped a sound that dominated the sixties in its creativity and style" (Holland 105). Jimi Hendrix brought a new style of music called “acid rock”. He changed the way music was played by experimenting with different melodies, different chords...... middle of paper ......l>.Dudley, William. The 1960s. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven, 2000. Print. The American Decades. “Hippies and the counterculture, 1960-1969 (overview). » American history. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. January 8, 2012Hollande, Gini. The 1960s. San Diego, CA: Lucent, 1999. Print. "Jimi Hendrix Biography | The official Jimi Hendrix website." Jimi Hendrix | Jimi Hendrix's official website. Internet. January 8, 2012. “Joan Baez.” American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. January 8, 2012. Martin, Marvin. The Beatles: music has never been the same. New York: F. Watts, 1996. Print. Obst, Lynda Rosen. The sixties: the decade remembered today, by those who lived through it at the time. [San Francisco]: Rolling Stone, 1977. “Rock and roll” print. American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. January 8, 2012. “Santana.” American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. January 8. 2012.