Oral History Project Norma Rowe was born in the early 1940s in Missouri. When she was a very young child, she moved to southern Indiana. She was interviewed about her life in the 1950s and 1960s. She discussed as much information about the topic that she could remember, The 1950s and 1960s were a very eventful time for all Americans. When she was a young adult she experienced events such as John F. Kennedy’s election and assassination. She also experienced how entertainment changed and the Vietnam War. Norma Rowe also discussed her everyday life in the 1950s and 1960s. The election and assassination of John F. Kennedy was a major event in 1963. The Vietnam War was an ongoing problem from 1955 to 1975. In the election of
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This time period brought changes in music and television. When asked about music in the 1950s and 1960s and what she remembers about it, she responded that she remembers when Elvis Presley became famous. Rock music derived primarily from African American blues. She remembers “hearing Elvis for the first time at prom”. There were many different opinions on Elvis Presley when he first became famous. Elvis Presley was one of the major people that introduced the world to rock music. Many of the kids loved his music because it was so different. Norma Rowe did not listen to rock music at home. She stated “I remember when the school bus would come in the morning. It was the only time I was allowed to listen to rock music”. She also stated “I can remember sitting on my porch on Saturday nights and listening to some kind of twangy music with my family. It was probably some kind of music my mother put on”. During the 1960s, television began to become fairly popular. It was becoming more and more popular to have a television. Norma Rowe stated that she did not buy a television until the mid-1960s because stores finally allowed credit. She used credit to buy her first 19 inch television. Before she had her own television she would go to her friend’s house. Her favorite television show was I Love
This time period brought changes in music and television. When asked about music in the 1950s and 1960s and what she remembers about it, she responded that she remembers when Elvis Presley became famous. Rock music derived primarily from African American blues. She remembers “hearing Elvis for the first time at prom”. There were many different opinions on Elvis Presley when he first became famous. Elvis Presley was one of the major people that introduced the world to rock music. Many of the kids loved his music because it was so different. Norma Rowe did not listen to rock music at home. She stated “I remember when the school bus would come in the morning. It was the only time I was allowed to listen to rock music”. She also stated “I can remember sitting on my porch on Saturday nights and listening to some kind of twangy music with my family. It was probably some kind of music my mother put on”. During the 1960s, television began to become fairly popular. It was becoming more and more popular to have a television. Norma Rowe stated that she did not buy a television until the mid-1960s because stores finally allowed credit. She used credit to buy her first 19 inch television. Before she had her own television she would go to her friend’s house. Her favorite television show was I Love