MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Newport Folk Festival, Haight-Ashbury, Folk Rock
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Music 2ii3 popular music: post world war 2. Early 1950s folk music falls out of fashion. Presents himself in that traditional folk singer/songwriter way the revival of the beatles got him thinking he loved the beatles john. Lennon also thought bob dylan was a great songwriter they met, mutual fan basis the influence was reciprocal stunned by the popularity of a rock n roll band. Never heard this kind of volume at the folk festival. Significant moment, not well received at the moment a lot of people booed: so much booing it only lasted 3 songs before they left the stage. Pete seger trying to knock off the sound, so outraged idea of rock n roll in many folk minds had no integrity. Still singing about what things matter, just trying a different approach. Wanted to reach more people and still saying something meaningful with his songs he definitely did achieve more fans.
