MUSC 2150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Alan Freed, Play Records, Chest Voice
24 Feb 2012
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A simpler, conservative, innocent decade with birth of civil rights, and rock and roll. Although wars were going on (korean and cold war), it was an innocent time- sexuality was absent from music and tv. Red scare was created because people were paranoid about communism; anti communism campaign arose to expose hidden communists in the country. Along with this paranoia, there was economic prosperity for americans, with purchases of homes and cars, and the up rise of suburbs and highways. There was a shift in notions of sexuality, with emergence of playboy. Rhythm and blues was the current music of young white people: cleaned up to appeal to a white audience. 1955: rock and roll emerged and became a distinct genre separate from tin pan. This new music was distinct from the culture of their parents and grandparents and was viewed as dangerous by adults. It broke down borders between mainstream pop, r&b and country western.
