MUSC 238 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Long Hair, 6 Years, Overnight Sensation
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Jfk - first president of his kind. Same year dr. martin luther king assassinated. Dnc - riots and mass fires in chicago. Soul music in reaction to gordy making music more middle of the road. Both white and black kids buying records. Listener gets hit with wall of sound . Wall of sound piece by phil specter. The crystals - da doo ron ron . Beach boys - touring band but do not really record albums. Bought in after the recordings are done for vocals. Brill building: will you love me tomorrow - the shirelles. Speaks to new teen generation on who makes these decisions about sex. Diana ross and the supremes - another success from motown. Maxine powell brought in to teach people to act lady like, move hands to look feminine, how to smoke cigs in a feminine way. Were going to do a short on the craziness of the beatles in england.
