The Golden Age of Music

Thanks to Rockabilly being wed to R & B, History changed drastically when Rock became mainstream. Elvis crooned and moved his hips. Girls began to scream. Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Fire – sang out Jerry Lee. Old folks didn't like to think that Rock was here to stay. Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens: Color didn’t matter. Drifting into Swinging 60’s, new styles had their day. Even those who sang Folk Rock got a lot of chatter, Not to mention Britain’s Beatles and the Rolling Stones. A lot of singers made it big, at times inspiring clones. Getting high on LSD went along with Psychedelic Rock. Era-ending were performances at famed Woodstock. Oh, how tragic was the loss of Hendrix, Joplin; Morrison too. From then on, Rock kept changing as its fan base grew. Memories I have as best are from the early Seventies. Ubiquitous were bell bottoms, and you could still see hippies. Singles of Kinks' "Lola," the Eagles' or 3 Dog Night's songs, and more I’d go out and buy. I also liked some Soft Rock like Badfinger or Bread. Colorful was my world. Then Disco came. The 70’s was dead!