MUSC 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: American Bandstand, Aldon Music, Teen Pop
19 Jan 2017
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Chapter 4 rock and roll evolves (1959-1963) American bandstand and the rise of a youth dance culture. By the end of the 1950s, rock and roll was in a rough state: many rock musicians were out of the business, indie labels hit by payola scandal. It had, however, showed that youth culture was a viable and profitable market. Aldon music: no rebellious singers no lyrics that could offend the middle-class, performers were more peripheral to the music(cid:495)s production, teen idols were very popular and profitable good boy vs. bad boy (cid:498)bubblegum music(cid:499) While american bandstand appealed to teens, many collage-aged listeners were looking for music more consistent with their new standing as adults: many remained devoted to first-wave rock, many assimilated into. Folk was not embraced by the mainstream culture at first. Revived when college aged people started listening to it + it got away from. Increase of acoustic guitars sold around the country.
