Description
Beginning in the 1920’s, popular music was largely created by the songwriters of the American Songbook, who created an enduring cultural legacy in song. And then came Elvis. By the late 50’s these song writers were out of business. Julie Kurzava examines how the post war social upheaval is reflected in popular music in the mid 50’s. The post war generational shift brought on by the Baby Boomers created radical stylistic changes in popular music, including the emergence of rock and roll and the folk music transitions. (For a related class, see #316.)
