1960s Pop Music

Andrew Caine details the reaction to British and American pop films during the 1950s and 1960s. By examining the British reception of films such as "Rock Around the Clock, "Love Me Tender, "A Hard Day's Night and "Summer Holiday the book provides a valuable insight into British film criticism, teenage culture during the 1950s and 1960s and the generic status of rock films/teen movies and cultural hierarchies. This book not only contains an extensive account of how the film and music press reacted to rock 'n roll films, but also fully explores issues about taste and distinction within reviewing practices. The movie output of Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and numerous others is located within the context of popular music during the 1950s and 1960s.

Long before the invention of ?talk radio, ? music was the heart and soul of radio programming?whether standing alone, filling in the time between features, or identifying to widespread audiences the shows coming on and signing off the air. Jim Cox's Music Radio encompasses the entire range of musical programming from the early 1920s to the early 1960s. Jazz, country, classical, gospel, pop, big band, western, and semi-classical forms are covered, as are the vocalists, instrumentalists and disc jockeys who made them available to listeners. Virtually all the major series and artists are explored in depth, and lesser known shows and performers are touched on as well. Some of the series included are The Bing Crosby Show, The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street, The Fred Waring Show, Grand Ole Opry, The Bell Telephone Hour, The Cities Service Concerts, Your Hit Parade, The Kate Smith Show, The Railroad Hour, and The Voice of Firestone.

Surf pop - Surf-pop was a genre of pop music popular from the mid- to late-1960s and characterized by its simple song structure, frequent use of vocal harmonies, and lyrics related to the surf culture popular in the United States' Pacific coastal region at that time. The genre is exemplified in the works of the band The Beach Boys.

Power pop - Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. Musically the style is characterized by strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements and prominent guitar riffs, with instrumental solos kept to a minimum, and blues elements largely downplayed.

Sunshine Pop - Sunshine Pop refers to a specific sound in rock music that was very popular during the mid-1960s and early into the 1970s. Similar styles are Baroque Pop, Folk-Rock, Bubblegum, and Psychedelia.

Pop yeh-yeh - Pop Yeh-Yeh is a type of music popular in Malaysia during the 1960s. It has a lot of influences from the western pop songs during that period.

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Pop Art of the 1960s - Pop Art of the 1960s The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band was an American psychedelic rock band of the late 1960s, based in Los Angeles, California. Pop art type2 - Pop Art, Type 2 (popular art) is an artistic movement that developed in parallel to and response to Pop Art. The content of Type 2 differs in that the Art-Pop/Punk/Metal - Art-Pop, Art-Punk, and Art-Metal combined represent an inevitable ...

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