Working Class Heroes - Rock Music and British Society in the 1960s and 1970s

Informationen zum Autor By David Simonelli Klappentext In Working Class Heroes, David Simonelli explores the influence of rock and roll on British society in the 1960s and '70s. At a time when social distinctions were becoming harder to measure, rock musicians appeared to embody the mythical qualities of the idealized working class by perpetuating the image of rebellious, irreverent, and authentic musicians. Zusammenfassung In Working Class Heroes! David Simonelli explores the influence of rock and roll on British society in the 1960s and '70s. At a time when social distinctions were becoming harder to measure! rock musicians appeared to embody the mythical qualities of the idealized working class by perpetuating the image of rebellious! irreverent! and authentic musicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Society, Culture and Music in Britain Before 19632The Beatles3London4Mods5Marketing a Lifestyle6Psychedelia7Folk Rock8The Counterculture9Progressive Rock10Heavy Metal and Hard Rock11Glamrock12The Business of Rock Music13PunkConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: David Simonelli, Simonelli David
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.12.2012
• EAN: 9780739170519
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-7051-9
• No. of pages: 316
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Rock, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, European History, Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Pop Music, Popular Music, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980