MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tito Puente, Thirty-Two-Bar Form, Chubby Checker
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Social context (in brief) (african american) civil rights movement (1954-1968: internal colonialism. Vietnam war (1955-1975) and peace movement (this war was lost: proxy war typical of the cold war period, beginning in 1955, the vietnam war increasingly drew in us troupes during the. 1960s and until its decisive end in 1975: protested as external colonialism. War that included television (broadcasted both abroad and in us) You never really see music have such an impact on social relations (high effect on the use population) Again, regarded as a fallow period sandwiched between the innovations of rock n" roll and the rock revolution to follow: characterized by catchy, verse-chorus songs. The rise of the producer: phil spector (1940) He was more popular then some of the actual performers. Bio: member of vocal group the teddy bears, philles records: Wall of sound (dense aesthetic, echo, unusual recording techniques, multiple instruments performing same part)
