MUS 225 Chapter 5: MUS 225 TEXT NOTES 5
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Folk artists enjoyed success mainly on the album charts. Many felt betrayed by dylan"s switch to electric. Wrote positively 4th street as a critique of those who critiqued him. The byrds were a big part of developing folk rock. Folk rock was different because it didn"t fit the brill building model. Folk rock was originally setting folk songs to a rock beat, but eventually new songs were written to become true folk-rock songs. Phil spector maintained his success in the wake of the beatles. Eventually produced some songs for the beatles like let it be . Brian wilson decided to stop touring with the beach boys at eth end of 1964 so he can focus on writing and producing for the band. Created pet sounds which became a very influential album. Some folk artists left new york for southern california because they felt neglected.
