Title: The History of Live Music in Britain, Volume I: 1950-1967: From Dance Hall to the 100 Club
Abstract:The History of Live Music in Britain series by Simon Frith, Matt Brennan, Martin Cloonan, and Emma Webster provides an unprecedented history of live performance of British popular music. The insightfu...The History of Live Music in Britain series by Simon Frith, Matt Brennan, Martin Cloonan, and Emma Webster provides an unprecedented history of live performance of British popular music. The insightful first volume of the series covers 1950-1967 and details how post-war politics, musicians’ unions and a burgeoning youth culture shaped the live music industry. Framing live music in this period as a product of post-war reconstruction, the book demonstrates how the live music landscape was created through interventions of state promotion and regulation as much as youth culture and taste. The seven chapters highlight the various entities that shaped the industry such as the State, musicians, and promoters. Three “snapshots” of the live music scenes in Bristol, Glasgow, and Sheffield in the fall of 1962 are placed throughout the book, focusing on prominent venues, genres and audiences of the live music industry. The preface promises: “Each volume will conclude with a description of a Rolling Stones show” (x), and this volume follows the band’s 1963 residency in Richmond.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-03-13
Language: en
Type: book
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