Groovy Bands Make the Scene

The thrift-shop fashion statement of hippies photographed in San Francisco's during the Summer of Love in 1967 reached the country's youth culture nationwide a year later. Then came the colorful satin Nehru outfits of the Beatles in India in '68, which had a strange effect on adults in '69 and beyond.

That year, many grownups decided it was time to make the scene. Why should kids have all the fun? White bell bottoms flew off store racks as did paisley shirts, Frye boots and neck scarves for men. Tinted aviator sunglasses were added as hair and sideburns went long.

Leaders of big bands also took notice and made some changes as they struggled to remain relevant. Here are five videos of big bands in the late 1960s and '70s and how they changed their looks and locks to stay with it:

Here's Woody Herman in swinging London in 1969...



Here's Buddy Rich in 1970...



Here's Maynard Ferguson in the 1970s with Dinah Shore...



Here's Stan Kenton in 1977...



And here's Duke Ellington in 1970...