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In addition, they found another star. >> the first question is for you, senator goldwater. its been said that ronald reagan has assumed the mantle of leadership of the conservative movement. would you comment, please? >> i would say if he continues in his successful political career, that i dont think that you could deny that he would be the leader. if reagan is elected governor of california, this gets to be a new ball game. >> there is this growing social uneasiness about the kinds of changes ...

Became kind of a proving ground for folk singers. >> all young kids were running out to buy guitars and banjos. ♪ >> folk music gives me a lot more than the popular music of our own time does. popular songs should be sung because we dont do anything about say the bomb, you know. the whole situation come to an end. >> theres got to be an alternative to whatever ways of life are offered to them, you know? i mean, democrat, republican. and i would like to offer some kind of alternative, somehow, ...

Watch the tv. >> the average time spent watching television is five to six hours per day. >> lets change the channel. >> we want to rap about our -- >> here is the news. >> we must give the american viewers what they deserve. >> television has grown faster than a teenager and now it is time to grow up. ♪ ♪

♪ help me get my feet back on the ground, wont you please, please help me ♪ ♪ help me, help me, ooh >> are you actually planning to spend this money? >> what money? >> doesnt he give any to you? >> no, no. have you seen that car of his? >> the beatles taught every other band that writing your own music made you more powerful. ♪ >> that last lines got -- >> i think whats really funny about a band like the stones is they did tons of covers on their first couple albums. it wasnt until they ...

When we first started playing together, we started playing because we wanted to play rhythm and blues, and howlin wolf was one of our idols, and its great hes being booked on the show, its a pleasure. so, i think its time we shut up and we let howlin wolf on stage. ♪ how many more years that i have to let you dog me around ♪ >> the rolling stones invite howlin wolf, who is a 60-year-old black man from the south side of chicago who never in a million years would have been on "shindig," and th...

Were doing and it wasnt what the stones were doing or the kooengss were doing or any of those rock n roll bands. and for a period of time there was this distinction between the folk culture and the rock n roll culture. ♪ hey, mr. tambourine man, play a song for me, im not sleepy and there is no place im going to ♪ >> in 1964, during that first tour, the beatles had the opportunity to meet bob dylan. he understood what they were doing musically and they were awakened by the more personal pers...

Are taking this pop sound but putting their own spin on it. ♪ >> what is the sound? how does it differ from other rock n roll and pop? >> it just happened that, all of a sudden, hundreds of rock groups all from liverpool made records, and it was a bit more like the original rock n roll than the stuff theyve had over the last few months. ♪ >> initially, there was no tradition of great british bands conquering america. that had not happened, but its that moment where everything turns. ♪ >> t...

♪ this is called "hey, mr. tambourine man." ♪ >> a lot of the stuff that dylan wrote in 63, 64, 65 was very political. it wasnt really what the beats

♪ the dogs begin to bark, the hounds begin to howl ♪ >> the chicago kids rhythm and blues, thats where it started. you know, the white people over there know nothing about rhythm and blues at all. >> because its negro music, isnt it? >> in america, even in the black community had abandoned certain aspects of black culture. even by the mid-60s. the blues in particular had been sort of pushed aside by soul music and r&b, which was considered more modern. ♪ pretty little women stand in a line...

Seized the teenage population, especially female. >> cbs, they do a story on what they probably think is a goofy band from england thats doing quite well. >> these four boys from liverpool with their dishmop hairstyles are britains latest musical, and in fact, sociological phenomenon. they symbolize the 20th century nonhero, as they make nonmusic, wear nonhaircuts, give nonmercy. meanwhile, yeah, yeah, yeah, this is alexander kendrick in beatleland. >> some little girl heard just a hint of what ...