HIST 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Mississippi Goddam, Newport International Film Festival, Edwin Starr
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Came from kids in the suburbs, explaining why they thought it was boring with no authenticity. But the folk was the authenticity/rooting in heritage. Why should they forget the roots of their parents (farmers/miners) Younger than seeger and guthrie (older generation), more part of the second folk revival. He wasn"t too political or communist either. The times they are changing" was his most popular. Message was, older generation get with the time or you"ll be left behind. Goes to newport film festival the woodstock of folk music. He was criticized and controversial in folk circles because he chose electric not acoustic. Chose white plains because knew it would be cheap to rent. 400k people showed up, 8 times more people than they thought would come. No tents or anything brought so people sleeping on grounds. In some essence, the entire generation took part in the festival. His version of it was to show how mangled america had become.
