1966. This band has something in common with the artist in #2. Although this band was only in existence for 2 years, they are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Members went on to form other successful bands. This song is considered one of the greatest protest songs. The band member and songwriter was inspired by the Sunset Strip curfew riots in Los Angeles in November 1966, a series of early counterculture-era clashes that took place between police and young people on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood.