MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Singing Cowboy, Blue Yodel, Downhearted Blues
9 Jun 2013
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Unit 2 pg 34- 50, 51- 73. The nineteen twenties, thirties, and forties: The world before rock and roll. Flappers dancing right alongside their male counterparts. Then followed by black tuesday, million lost their jobs. Franklin roosevelt was elected, which give jobs to people. At the same time holocaust occurred in germany. Upon the surrender of the japanese and germany, american soldiers returned home as conquering heroes. A bill signed by gi. Bill, allowed more americans to attend college, creating a baby boom that has a consequences in american cultures. Since the children will have money and spend it on music. In 1956, elvis presley appeared in a show which was the source of considerable controversy. In spite of the protests form the parents. Elvis became the central figure in the new kind of popular music intended for teens: rock and roll. It also tells that new technologies such as radio and television play an important role in critical shift.
