The Awakening of the USA (the early 60ies)
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The Awakening of the USA (the early 60ies)
By the end of the fifties, rock and roll seemed to have become established, and most of the idols of the new generation dropped out of the limelight. In October 1957, Little Richard converted to evangelical Christianity, two months later Jerry Lee Lewis' (third) marriage to his 13-year-old niece caused a scandal, in 1958 Elvis enlisted, in February 1959 Buddy Holly died and a few months later Chuck Berry was arrested. And while beat was fuelled in Liverpool and London, urban folk music (Bob Dylan, Joan Baez) came as a breath of fresh air in New York, as did the surfing sound (Beach Boys) in California. Meanwhile a new black pop empire (Tamla/Motown) was born in Detroit.
Language: Hungarian
Rock and roll is, somewhat simplistically, the result of a particular cultural-historical fusion: that of when the musical traditions of Black slaves brought over from Africa met those of white settlers who had emigrated from Europe to the new world, the Americas. Moreover, all this took place in a radically transforming society, following technological progress and its associated industrialisation and urbanisation. In the second season of this series, we look at the social, cultural and musical events of the period from Elvis to the twilight of the rock and roll era in the Fifties.
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