The hippie icon Wave Gravy epitomizes the myth of the flower-children as being far more revolutionary than they actually were. Getty Images American schoolbooks often employ romanticized language to ...

From Woodstock to Glastonbury, music festivals took off around the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s at the peak of the hippie era. Take a look back at where it all began. Before Coachella, ...

Haley Reinhart isn't just singing songs from the '60s. She's completely embraced the Flower Power era. When asked what she's wearing, the diminutive singer laughed. “My hair is very big,” Reinhart ...

When I was a kid my siblings used to tease me about reading the encyclopedia.I didn’t read it so much as get engrossed in a few choice items. I would look up some topic, usually a Civil War general, ...

The 1960s was the peak of many trends in classic rock. For example, ’60s psychedelic rock songs are probably better than the psychedelic rock songs of any other era. Notably, John Lennon said The ...

During the golden age of '60s girl groups the Ronettes and their unforgettable songs made a major impression. The soaring vocals and lush production (by the infamous Phil Spector) on their most famous ...

Some fun facts about hippie fashion courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts’ eye-popping, psychedelic 1960s fashion showcase “Hippie Chic”: Secret compartments in your metal jewelry could conceal your ...

The 1960s were filled with milestone moments for country music -- from the first CMA Awards show in 1967, to the launch of country music’s hit television show ‘Hee -Haw’ in 1969 to the early ‘60s ...