Teen Pop Idols (jan 1, 1950 – dec 31, 1959)
Description:
- emerged as the establishment's milder, non-threatening alternative to rock n roll
- showcased on shows like Dick Clark's American Bandstand (1952 - 1989)
- intentionally designed to "please both teenagers and politicians"
- represents conservative attempt to control rebellious youth culturestems from racial paranoia (b/c of integration of rock music audiences)
- top-down organization: idols usually performed songs written by other people (reinstitution of divisions between singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist)
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Popular Music After 1945
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