A five-part journey through the decade that changed music forever. From the raw energy of early rock n roll to the psychedelic explosion of the late sixties, this lecture series traces the sounds, scenes, and social upheavals that shaped modern music. Held at the Royal Malta Yacht Club every Thursday through May and into June — come for the music, stay for the stories.
Lecture 4 — Thursday 28 May Can White Men Sing the Blues? Hard Rock, Blues-Rock & the Roots of Americana, 1966–1969
Back to the garden — and back to the roots. As psychedelia dazzled and drifted, another strain of rock was getting down and dirty. This lecture explores the blues-rock and hard rock that kept things raw, alongside the country-rock sounds that planted the seeds of what would eventually become Americana.