MUSIC 2II3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: American Bandstand, Payola, Country Blues
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Note: i"ve listed here the major issues covered in class: you need to fill in the details. Reading: covach introduction and chapters 1-3 (minus the section narrative lyrics. Run amok and surfin" usa in chapter 3 [we"ll return to surf music]); chapter 4 (beatles only, pp. 192-202, folk rock section only; the section folk music and the putting away of childish things in chapter three goes with the folk rock section. We will not cover southern soul and motown or the british blues revival on this test. Dangerous influence on american (white) youth: radio and records, crossovers and covers, the rise of elvis presley, the day the music died, esp. The payola investigations: chapter 3, chapter 4. Splitting up the market: british pop in the late 1950"s and early 1960"s, the following backstage pass sections: Gary giddens, the invention of bing crosby p. 52-53. Albin zak, elvis presley"s visual appeal, p. 100-101.
