MUSC 1800: Popular Music1960s Pop

Dr. Matthew C. SaundersLakeland Community College

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Performance Reports

• Don’t forget to attend a concert!

• Turn in your report at any time—you don’t have to wait until the due date!

And now, a message from our 1960s sponsors…

• By the 1960s, the health effects of smoking were beginning to be understood… by some.

Dancing to Rock’n’Roll• American Bandstand: – Dick Clark– Danny and the Juniors,

“At the Hop,” 1958• The Twist– 1959: “The Twist,”

Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

– Cover version by Chubby Checker, 1960

Why is the Twist such a big deal?

• Completely new

• Free-form

• Discotheques

Rock’n’roll and Songwriters

• Importance of songwriters

• Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller– Songwriters for a

variety of performers• “Love Potion No. 9,”

The Clovers, 1959

Producers• Vocal talent often somewhat interchangeable

• Phil Spector (b. 1939)– “teenage symphonies”– “Then He Kissed Me,” The Crystals, 1963

• Quincy Jones (b. 1933)– Highly influential African-American producer – “It’s My Party,” Leslie Gore, 1963

The Brill Building

• Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil: “On Broadway,” The Drifters, 1963

• Carole King and Gerry Goffin: “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” The Shirelles, 1960

• Neil Sedaka: “Breaking Up is Hard to Do,” 1962

1619 Broadway at 49th Street, Manhattan

Pop Songs Something More?• The Beatles– “Eleanor Rigby,” (Lennon/McCartney,

1966)