Music of the Counterculture Era

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James E. Perone

Book Code: GR2689

ISBN: 0-313-32689-4

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32689-9

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240 pages, photos

Greenwood Press

Publication: 5/30/2004

List Price: $57.95 (UK Sterling Price: £31.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: American History through Music

Reviews:

Lower- and upper-division undergraduates.
—Choice November 2004
The structure of the book is good for high school researchers....Librarians should be warned that language of the time period and some of the images included in the title are reflective of the culture being discussed and may be offensive to some. Recommended.
—Library Media Connection February 2005

Description: The late 1960s and early 1970s saw the flourishing of an American counterculture that affected many walks of society. The movement's music provided the soundtrack for this bellwether time in American cultural history. Such performers as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Arlo Guthrie, The Doors, John Lennon, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead ushered in new sounds, as well as new attitudes and philosophies for an emerging generation. With vibrant narrative chapters on the role of music in the anti-war movement, the Black power movement, the women's movement, political radicalism, drug use, and the counterculture lifestyle, James Perone details the emerging issues explored by performers in the Sixties and Seventies. A chapter of biographical sketches provides an easily accessible resource on significant performers, recordings, and terminology. Also included are chapter bibliographies, a timeline, and a subject index. The American History through Music series examines the many different styles of music that have played a significant part in our nation's history. While volumes in this series show the multifaceted roles of music in culture, they also use music as a lens through which readers may study American social history. The authors present in-depth analysis of American musical genres, significant musicians, technological innovations, and the many connections between music and the realms of art, politics, and daily life.

Chapters present accessible narratives on music and its cultural resonations

Music theory and technique is broken down for the lay reader

Each volume presents a chapter of alphabetically arranged entries on significant people and terms

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Background
Popular Music Trends through the Counterculture Era
Music and the Anti-War Movement
Music and the Oppressed
Music and Radical Politics
Music and Other Social and Lifestyle Issues
An A-Z of Music and the Counterculture Era
Bibliography
Composition Title Index
Index

LC Card Number: 2004040432

LCC Class: ML3918

Dewey Class: 781


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