MUSI 3003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Lonnie Donegan, American Pop, Tommy Steele
12 Apr 2018
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Chapter 4: the beatles and the british invasion. 1960s offered wide variety of musical styles to american youth. Music styles (surf, rock-ability ) were all competing to be the next big thing. February 9 1964, the beatles appeared on ed sullivan"s sunday evening variety show. Beatles created a fad w/ british accents, long hair, matching suits. British pop in the late 1950s and early 1960s. British artist more likely to succeed in uk than in us. American dominance in popular music produce of differences between uk and us. After ww2, tremendous enthusiasm for american popular culture in uk. Saw us as a symbol of hope and con dence unburdened by war. When rock and roll emerge in us, britain embraced new style. Idea of teenager was seen as an american innovation. Saw it as ideal teen with dancing, cars . When rebuilding uk, saw it as extremely attractive and rock and roll became music of teenage rebellion.
