A Reflection of Times The Singer-Songwriters

Lecture: A Reflection of Times The Singer-Songwriters

Travel through time with the storytellers who influenced our future singer songwriters. Join AARP CT and participants from across the U.S. for a FREE virtual session taking place on Monday, November 8, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET - AARP membership not required

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s the "singer songwriter" entered the music scene. These were not the "folksingers" of the early 1960s; the singer songwriters sang much more introspective songs, which revealed much about changes taking place in American society during this time period. Singer songwriters such as James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Carole King and Carly Simon will be discussed, as well as some of the new generation of singer songwriters who record and perform today.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 @7PM ET A Reflection of the Times Jazz & American Society

STEPHEN ARMSTRONG BIO: Armstrong is a long-time social studies/history educator and administrator at the high school and college level. He presently serves as the social studies consultant for the Connecticut State Department of Education. Armstrong is a past president of the National Council for the Social Studies, which was founded in 1921 and is the largest professional association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. Over the course of his career, Armstrong has offered workshops and presentations on 20th and 21st century popular music to students, educators, and other interested groups to engage others in his quest to strengthen and advocate education in the area of social studies. Armstrong has worked to increase the knowledge of educators on the use of music in the classroom at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, which is located at the site of the original Woodstock music festival.