The 1960s were an interesting time for a young American trying to make it in music. There were so many social issues taking place that made for a chaotic world. Some examples of that were the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the lasting effects of the world war, the civil rights movement, and the vietnam war just to name a few. This left an ominous feeling inside of young Americans, but made for a lot of writing material for musical artists. One artists who fully took advantage of this was none other than Bob Dylan, whose music is regarded as some of the best of all time. In the 1960s, Bob Dylan contributed to social turbulence with his musical efforts. Bob Dylan had aspirations to become a rock and roll star for most of his young life. Although, …show more content…
She too was active in the civil rights movement. She encouraged and impacted him to write some songs that were racially moved too. One song he wrote was called “The Death of Emmett Till”, which talked about an unjust killing of a young black boy years before. This song got people’s attention because he hadn’t really done anything like it before. Dylan was known for subliminally approaching topics. It was not like him to drop names, so when he did it was a bit of a shock. Another song, “Oxford Town”, was a socially challenging song that was released by Dylan to please his girlfriend. These songs were two more credits to his socially turbulent career.
Dylan would release another group of socially acclaimed songs in the 1964 album titled, “The times they are a-changin”. The title track specifically made a splash in the music world. Bob Dylan was encouraging others to take a stand with him. This new album told “stories of unfortunate events that involve real or fictional characters.” (Costea) His music took a more mature approach now that he was cemented in music history. Dylan would use his lyrics to not only show his feelings, but also challenge others for their failure to act. This is how he was able to really influence social turbulence in the