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Itchycoo Park, 1964-1970-the Second Volume Of Sixties British Pop, Outside In- Explores How London Songwriters, Musicians, And Production Crews Navigated The Era's Cultural Upheavals By Reimagining The Pop-music Envelope. British Songwriters, Musicians, And Production Crews Explored Form, Sound, And Subject Matter As Western Society Grappled With Racism, Sexism, War, Revolution, And Migration In A Postcolonial World. As These Creators And Curators Of Popular Culture Combined Interests In Jazz, Folk, Blues, Indian Ragas, And Western Classical Music, They Created Sophisticated Hybrid Forms That Redefined Pop Music. Based On Extensive Research And Drawing On Vintage And Original Interviews, Sixties British Pop, Outside In Contextualizes The World Of The Beatles Through King Crimson In The Frameworks Of The Postwar Surge In Births That Created The Bulge Generation In The Uk (and Baby Boomers In America), Emergent Technolo
How did British songwriters, musicians, and production crews navigate the cultural upheavals of the late 1960s by reimagining the boundaries of pop music? Gordon Ross Thompson, a scholar of music history, utilizes extensive research and original interviews to argue that these creators synthesized diverse musical traditions—including jazz, folk, blues, and Indian ragas—to address complex social issues like racism, war, and postcolonial migration within a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts and music historians recognize this volume as a detailed examination of the technical and cultural evolution of British pop music during a period of significant social change. Readers frequently note the academic rigor and the depth of the research, making it a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of music production and postwar cultural history.
Page Count:
424
Publication Date:
2024-08-30
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190672382
ISBN-13:
9780190672386
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