h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It had to be said. The Sixties started with Teens whose idea of rebellion was hot rod cars and smoking cigarettes. They were a generation who had seen their older siblings go off to war in the US and lived through it in Europe. As the Baby-Boomers ( myself included) began to emerge as the new generation the music changed, clothing changed, and lifestyles changed. Long hair, old recycled clothes and brightly painted mini-vans became common sights among the young. The music festival of Woodstock became the crowning achievement of the age.

Perhaps it is because I graduated high schol and joined the work force in 1970 I see it as a stark line in society, but the disco generation was a calm parody of the years of Weathermen, Black Panthers, Hippies and yippies.

I suppose the first whiff of the 60's explosion was the sound of surf music. Or could it be the nasal twang of Dylan enshrining a sub-culture. On the other hand it could be the Beatles who showed that anything was possible in music and lifestyle.
As far as I can remember Dylan was around 62 and the Beatles and Beach Boys burst on the scene in 63