MUS 225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Falsetto, The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison
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Despite all of rocks failings it did prove how powerful the youth market was. Some argue period between the first wave of rock and the british invasion was terrible because of corporate domination. There were two images for rockers good boy and bad boy . Teen idols recorded for all kinds of rockers. Dance shows like american bandstand became popular during this time. Reinforced the idea that there was a youth culture. Considered to be more real than mainstream pop. Folk divided in to those exploring rich literature of folk music and folk pop singers. Lieber, stoller and spector were most important producers of this era. Composed their records in advance and knew exactly how they wanted their song to sound. Some of the most ambitious pop songs of this time came from girl groups. Leiber and stoller"s methods spread like wildfire throughout music business. Producers and songwriters were more important than the musicians.
