Peace, Love, & Music: Peek into the Social Impact of Music in the 60s & 70s
by
HeartOfANomad
Last updated 8 years ago
Discipline:
Arts & Music Subject:
Music
Grade:
9,10,11,12


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Advocates
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Peace, Love,
Activism through
Musicial Artistry
& Music
of
Peace
John Lennon (1940-1980)
✤ English musician; rose to stardom
through membership in The Beatles
✤ Peacefully protested & criticized
the Vietnam War through song
✤ "Imagine" (1971) tranquilly voices
their version of a non-violent sit-in,
Bob Marley (1945-1981)
1960s-1970s
✤ Jamaican musician; rose to fame
through testifying for the poor in
Trench Town through song and
musically identifying the political
problems through his music, opening
the eyes of surrounding nations and
those in the music industry
✤ "Simmer Down" (1964) was one of
his 1st, compelling inner city youth to
take peaceful stands against violence
"Give Peace A Chance" In Montreal, Canada in their hotel room
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Smile Jamaica Concert LiveIn Kingston, Jamaica
put aside, "the world will be as one"
the message that if differences are
✤ "Give Peace A Chance" (1969) was
performed with his newly-wed wife,
Yoko Ono, during a "Bed-In" protest,
honeymoon style; the couple knew
their marriage would attract the
press, so they used the publicity to
promote world peace instead
The above video and stillframe below show Bob Marley performing only two days after being shot alongside friends and family in his Hope Road home. Though wounded, Marley went through with the show, especially aware of the peaceful statement he would make.
Long after Smile Jamaica, Bob went on to perform with the Wailers at the One Love One Peace concert in Kingston, Jamaica in 1978, as pictured here. Previously, when asked why he had performed at Smile Jamaica despite his wounds, he replied, "The people who are trying to make this world worse aren't taking a day off. How can I?"
One Love
John & Yoko's first bed-in took place in Amsterdam, shown here; the video was recorded in Canada at their second set of bed-ins
As seen here in this uncredited photo from 1976, Bob Marley was known for his dreads and natural lifestyle, mostly due to his Rastafarian religion, prominent in Jamaica.
The Jamaican flag
http://www.bobmarley.com
For more info/history:
http://imaginepeace.com/?tag=charity
Furthering John's efforts:
By Megan Bowman
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