70′s Music Trivia
This is the decade that put the “classic” into classic rock. It brought us arena concerts, and boogie shoes. Flying pigs, and Sid Vicious. The 70′s was a dynamic decade in the music world. The sixties solidified rhythm and blues within white suburban society and the seventies left no doubt that rock would never die. Groups that revolutionized rock in the sixties – the Stones and The Who – were even bigger in the seventies. Zeppelin dominated the decade with their thunderous sound. Pop legends like Elton John and Billy Joel made their debut. Glam rock was...
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It’s called “The Jazz Age of American Film” for a reason. Some of cinema’s greatest movies came from this decade: The Godfather Part I and Part II, Chinatown, Mash, Taxi Driver. The list goes on. The 70s ushered in a new generation of American directors who would go on to change movie history, the entertainment industry, and pop culture. The names are now ingrained as icons: Spielberg, Scorsese, Coppola, Altman – the figures loom large. Of course, the 70s are probably best known for the creation of the Hollywood blockbuster. It started with Jaws, and was...
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The ‘fros were big, the jeans were to the ground, and the man in the White House was…well, a little paranoid. The 70s closed the chapter on the idealistic Baby Boom generation, and Generation Jones took over. The 70s brought on a brilliant set of filmmakers, along with a new generation of stars. The music got bigger, as stadium rock packed in the crowds, and mascara clad glam rockers strolled the stage. Politics got messy, as a president was forced to resign for the first time in U.S. history, and Americans began to yearn for the good old days while watching the Fonz, Rizzo, the...
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