The 1968 Project: The Intersection of History and Music in 1968

By Gregory L. Seltzer

The 1968 Project is the story of how the chaotic and deadly historical events of 1968 influenced the music released in 1968. The Tet Offensive in January, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in April, the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in June, deadly riots at The Democratic National Convention in Chicago in October and, ultimately, the election of Richard M. Nixon in November. These events not only changed the course of American history - these events changed the course of music. The music of 1967 was bright, whimsical, colorful and drenched in psychedelic excess. The music of 1968 was dark, loud, serious and raw. What happened? The 1968 Project threads a narrative through a collage of chaos, arriving at a musical consequence.The 1968 Project is a quick and easy read, as each of the twelve chapters is a month in 1968, chronicling both the historical events and the music released in each month. A must read for fans of Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, James Brown, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Cream, Frank Zappa, The Velvet Underground, The Band, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Miles Davis, The Byrds, The Doors and Van Morrison.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1983035645
• ISBN13: 9781983035647
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"