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Songs of the Vietnam Conflict
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James Perone
Book Code: GR1528
ISBN: 0-313-31528-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31528-2
184 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2001
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Music Reference Collection
Series Number: 83
Reviews:
  • Recommended for libraries with an interest in popular music and modern US history; lower- and upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
    —Choice     March 2002
  • Readers are provided with all the information needed to form their own conclusions about the songs and then seek out the appropriate recordings.
    —American Reference Books Annual     2002
Description: Offering the widest scope of any study of one of popular music's most important eras, Songs of the Vietnam Conflict treats both anti-war and pro-government songs of the 1960s and early 1970s, from widely known selections such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Blowin' in the Wind" to a variety of more obscure works. These are songs that permeated the culture, through both recordings and performances at political gatherings and concerts alike, and James Perone explores the complex relationship between music and the society in which it is written. This music is not merely an indicator of the development of the American popular song; it both reflected and shaped the attitudes of all who were exposed to it. Whereas in previous wars, musicians rallied behind the government in the way of Aaron Copland and Samuel Barber, the Vietnam conflict provoked anger, frustration, and rage, all of which comes through in the songs of the time. This reference work provides indispensable coverage of this phenomenon, in chapters devoted to Anti-War Songs, Pro-Government Songs, and what might be called Plight-of-the-Soldier (or Veteran) songs. A selected discography guides the reader to the most notable recordings, all of which, together, provide a unique and important perspective on perhaps the 20th century's most contentious time.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Background
  • Historical Perspective of the Conflict
  • The Relationship of Music and Society
  • Anti-War Songs
  • Pro-Government and Plight-of-the-Soldier Songs
  • Selected Discography
  • Song Title Index
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001023868
LCC Class: ML3477
Dewey Class: 782
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