Music in the Age of Anxiety American Music in the Fifties |
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| Author:
| Wierzbicki, James |
| Series title: | Music in American Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-08156-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Derided for its conformity and consumerism, 1950s America paid a price in anxiety. Prosperity existed under the shadow of a mushroom cloud. Optimism wore a Bucky Beaver smile that masked worry over threats at home and abroad. But even dread could not quell the revolutionary changes taking place in virtually every form of mainstream music. ......
Derided for its conformity and consumerism, 1950s America paid a price in anxiety. Prosperity existed under the shadow of a mushroom cloud. Optimism wore a Bucky Beaver smile that masked worry over threats at home and abroad. But even dread could not quell the revolutionary changes taking place in virtually every form of mainstream music. ......