[Inyo-Mono]

Well I consider myself a very late boomer, but the silent generation, is a forgotten generation.

Not so sure of that, most of the big 1950s and 1960s rock stars were of the Silent Generation, Elvis, Rickey Nelson, Chuck Berry, Little Ricard, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, the Stones, the Byrds, etc.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

In fact one could say the “Silents” did not know how to shut up.

[Fiji Hill]

most of the big 1950s and 1960s rock stars were of the Silent Generation, Elvis, Rickey Nelson, Chuck Berry, Little Ricard, Buddy Holly, The Beatles, the Stones, the Byrds, etc.

So why are they called the "Silent Generation"?