Ask a 20 year old who The Yardbirds were and you get a blank stare. Pretty soon you’ll get the same stare from a 20 year old when you mention The Beatles.
I don’t know. It seems like a lot of young people like old music.
This morning, I was speaking with two high school freshmen. The school year is winding down and she has been carrying her guitar around everywhere.
I mentioned to her that Jimi Hendrix always had his guitar with him, and she didn’t know who he was. I showed her a video of Purple Haze and his Woodstock performance of The Star Spangled Banner. It seemed to have made an impression.