MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Public Service Announcement, Western Swing, Cover Version
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Music 2ii3 popular music: post world war 2. We were in total american prosperity after ww11. Europe, north africa and western rim of pacific ocean for the ww2. Opportunities available for the non white because of boom teenagers a small amount of them (but a number that is growing steadily) enjoy ba (black appeal) Mid 1950s 3 national charts (not including small charts such as territorial, state ) rhythm n blues: country and western, and in the middle pop. People become exposed to culture that is not specifically aimed to them. Example: the white kids listening to black music rnb begins to appear on the pop charts not just the rhythm n blues chart middle class whites are going out and buying their records. Called crossovers people get very nervous when this happens because of the way things are changing: the balance of power for just whites is starting to shift blacks are starting to obtain power.
