A significant portion of today’s new music is greatly influenced by the sounds of the Boomer generation, and it extends beyond the folk and hippie genres. The Baby Boomers pioneered the introduction of intense, somber, and sometimes negative themes in music, breaking away from the traditional notion that music should always be pleasant. The vibrant energy of modern heavy metal and punk rock can trace its roots back to the loud, issue-driven, feedback-rich music originally produced by all Baby Boomers.
Randy Craig Wolfe February 20, 1951 – January 2, 1997), known as Randy California, Singer and songwriter, and one of the original members of the rock group spirt, formed in 1967.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, known as the Dirt Band from 1978 to 1983, is an American band founded in Long Beach, California, in 1966. Since 2018, the band has consisted of Jeff Hanna and his son Jaime Hanna, both guitarists and vocalists, along with Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, Ross Holmes, and Jim Photoglo.
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Scott McKenzie (born Philip Wallach Blondheim III; January 10, 1939 – August 18, 2012) was an American singer and songwriter who recorded the 1967 hit single and generational anthem.
