MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Clavinet, Nashville Sound, Popular Alternative
Document Summary
Vietnam war ends with u. s. withdrawal from saigon, vietnam (1975) Domestic issues: oil crisis (1973), stock market crash, and economic inflation (jeopardizes economic security), and watergate (growing political cynicism): economic crisis and political issues (assassination of jfk, Nixon caught video taping private conversations and forced to resign) As could be predicted, the much maligned rock enters cultural mainstream (am radio, television, film: two target markets, teenagers/new generation and, adult-age baby boomers (for whom rock n" roll now had nostalgic associations) Some mourned the passing of the 1960s poignantly symbolized by the deaths of janis. Joplin (1970), jimi hendrix (1970), and jim morrison (1971), and breakup of the fab. Others longed for the golden age of 1950s america (ex: grease and happy days) Econ: rock music has now been incorporated into the mainstream and we will see it in relation to many pop styles present at the same time.
