20 Ways American Life Has Changed in the Past 50 Years

Country and pop music crossovers were far and few between

Today artists like Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood create music that blends country and pop, but that was rarer 50 years ago. The first singer to hit the top of Billboard’s country and music charts at the same time was 23-year-old Jeannie C. Riley in 1968, with her hit song “Harper Valley P.T.A.”