MUSC 2018 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Miniskirt, Rock And Roll, Thirty-Two-Bar Form
16 Jan 2016
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1964 1966: british acts dominate north american music charts. Nonmusical aspects: films (james bond, to sir with love), tv shows (the avengers), fashion (the mini skirt) American gis, during and post-wwii: the troops stationed there were not overly impressed with the british radio. The bbc had a monopoly of the public and the common good and greater growth of society: sometimes you would get pop music programming but not as much. Merchant sailors: stemmed from the beatles in liverpool, merchant sailors coming and going across the ocean, bringing records to sell as part of their goods. Offshore radio: radio caroline etc. the demand from the military. Started out in liverpool, started playing at the cavern club. Beatles members: paul mccartney, john lennon, george harrison, ringo star. Producer: george martin very influential in the sound of their. The center of rock"n"roll in the 1960s.
