The 1960’s and 70’s were a decade of great change in western cultures. Many were abandoning the old traditions and a new counterculture emerged. The new generations were part of a movement that supported equal rights for not only races but also genders. Although the younger generation was moving forward in their thinking, a lot of work was yet to be done in the fields of feminism and gender equality. Throughout history, popular music has been a reflection societal ideals and values. During the late 1960’s and early 70’s popular music, like the psychedelic genre, reflected the younger generations worldview of peace and love. As the younger people were putting more emphasis on gender equality and women’s rights, there were many emerging female artists that set out a new way of life for women. A key person that paved the way for female artists was Carole King. King’s album Tapestry was a …show more content…
Carole King’s Tapestry album shows the importance of the singer-songwriter genre in the music industry, demonstrating how the genres move into popular music made way for success for women in the industry, and made a more personal type of music popular. King’s album Tapestry is an example of how the singer-songwriter genre in the 1970’s emerged in popular music. During the late 50’s and early 1960’s, popular singers were separate from the business of song writing. The famous Brill Building was home to many writers who would collaborate on music and lyrics, which would then be given to bands to perform. During this time, there was a clear distinction between writing and performing. This two-step process resembles and assembly line type production of popular music. Carol King was a writer at the Brill Building, where her first husband and her wrote many