ns in the United States at this time loved it because they could relate to what the songs were saying, although this sounds like an improvement on society, some people believed it brought out the worst in people. Parents of the children often thought it gave ideas of rebellion and sin. Later in the century rock really started to have a rebellious theme, it gave American teens incentive to disobey their parents, schools and any authority in general. It was often debated that the Rock ‘n’ Roll contributed to juvenile delinquency, protest, and wide spread drug use. With the idea that rock was bad, it was in the begging struggling for popularity, but new artists were the answer to the problem. One person named Elvis Presley was a huge influence on rock. His radical danced shocked and amazed everyone; instantaneously people were in love with his music, attitude and view on life. At the arrival of rock and musicians like Elvis Presley the American people were changed forever.With Rock ‘n’ Roll now the most popular form of music in the United States, the 1960’s were very turbulent and the music was there the whole time supporting the protesting, outrages and violence. War in Vietnam, women’s rights, and Black rights were all big issues in the 60’s. The people had a new spirit at this time they were very liberal and did not stay quiet, when they felt they had to speak their mind they did. Rock music was the key element that gave the protesting Americans a way to speak out against the government and authority. Without a mass media in the U.S. at the time music was a way for people to learn and keep in touch with their culture. Almost every song in the 60’s had a message of protest, especially about Vietnam; peace was on all people’s minds. Bands like “Jefferson Airplane”, “The Beatles” and “The Who” all had songs crying out about peace and stop...
