MU 150 Lecture 16: American Pop Music Unit 16 Notes
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Unit 16: country music in the rock era. Roy orbison: considered the last of the rockabilly" artists, he showed country musicians how to blend rock with country, he had many country-flavored rock hits in the 1960"s and was the first artist to do so. The eagles" and the rise of country rock. Merle haggard: was dubbed the spokesman" for the working class and champion of middle class values, his sound was gritty with an unmistakable country edge to it, musical example. An example of what is called hard country" an alternative to the country music that was coming out of nashville. Mammas, don"t let your babies grow up to be cowboys 1978. Chapters 69, 70: country royalty and the explosion of country music. George jones, tammy wynette: despite their troubled life together, they were a perfect match musically they both sang with great feeling and empathy, musical examples. He stopped loving her today 1979 george jones.
