1965, Andrew Grant Jackson
1965, Andrew Grant Jackson
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1965
The Most Revolutionary Year in Music

Author: Andrew Grant Jackson

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/13/2018

Synopsis

During twelve unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent Sixties, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of The Beatles' Solo Careers) chronicles a groundbreaking year of creativity fueled by rivalries between musicians and continents, sweeping social changes, and technological breakthroughs.

Jackson weaves fascinating and often surprising stories into a panoramic narrative of the seismic cultural shifts wrought by the Civil Rights Movement, feminism, Youthquake, the miniskirt, the Pill, psychedelics, and Vietnam. 1965 is a fascinating account of a defining year that produced some of the greatest songs, albums, and artists of all time.

About Andrew Grant Jackson

Andrew Grant Jackson is the author of Still the Greatest: The Essential Songs of the Beatles' Solo Careers. He directed and cowrote the feature film The Discontents, starring Amy Madigan. He has written for Slate's "Blogging the Beatles," Baseline Studio System, and the music magazines Burn Lounge, Mean Street, and Dispatch, and copyedited the Hollywood monthly magazine Ingenue. He also served as actor Jeff Bridges's development associate at AsIs Productions. He lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on March 07, 2015

The mission of Andrew Grant Jackson's book "1965" is to tie together the hit music and social/political changes of the time. Although the book is organized by chronological sections (winter, spring, etc)each sub-chapter deals with a genre of music and how it related to American/British culture. Ther......more

Goodreads review by Paul on December 23, 2015

Really interesting overview of what really was a magical year for popular music. Pretty much every chart topper is a classic staple of its respective genre, and Jackson provides insights into how the various artists influenced one another. Like 1939 for cinema, 1965 may be the peak year for American......more

Goodreads review by Carol on March 30, 2017

Absolutely sensational book about one of my favorite years in Rock and Roll, 1965. Even though I was only two years old at the time, this year has always been very special to me. All my favorite songs in the Seventies were from 1965. "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan. "Ticket to Ride" by the Beatle......more

Goodreads review by Rich on February 03, 2015

This book does a solid job covering the evolution of music through an ever changing period in history.It was really interesting to see how the artists influenced each other and pushed each other to get better and experiment with new directions.The inclusion of the events in America and how they fit......more

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