“The California Sound” - Pop History Dig
2020年8月15日 · They were called “The Mamas and The Papas,” and for a time in the mid-1960s they made beautiful music together. Their sound was distinctive and inventive. Their layered arrangements and gorgeous male-female harmonies helped create a new genre of rock music – “folk rock,” also called “the California sound.”
“Early Beach Boys” 1962-1966 | The Pop History Dig
The music was happy, fun-loving, and filled with beautiful harmonies. It appealed to millions. And the one group that popularized that sound and rode it to enduring fame was the Beach Boys, a California group of three brothers — Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson — plus cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine.
“MacArthur Park” …And Jimmy Webb | The Pop History Dig
2020年6月7日 · Susie and Jimmy had begun their romance when both were high school students in Colton, California. In mid-1965, the couple met frequently at MacArthur Park for lunch and had memorable times there. But alas, Ms. Horton ended the relationship, breaking Jimmy Webb’s heart, but inspiring him to later write “MacArthur Park” and a few other ...
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2012年4月20日 · Musically, the sound on Bandstand changed with the times, featuring the California surf sound in the 1960s, and a decade later, the ‘70s disco beat. Through it all, dating from the 1950s when Clark took over, Bandstand was one of the few places on television where ethnically-mixed programming could be seen.
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Musically, the sound on Bandstand changed with the times, featuring the California surf sound in the 1960s, and a decade later, the ‘70s disco beat. Through it all, dating from the 1950s when Clark took over, Bandstand was one of the few places on television where ethnically-mixed programming could be seen.
“Early Beach Boys” Part 2: Six Songs | The Pop History Dig
The Beach Boys rock ‘n roll group of the 1960s became famous for their songs about the California beach scene, surfing, and hot rod cars. Later, however, the Beach Boys became leaders in making quite advanced forms of studio recordings with both a distinctive sound and quite elegant harmonies.
“The Santana Sound” Woodstock: 1969 - Pop History Dig
Charles Perry, “The Sound of San Francisco,” in Anthony De Curtis and James Henke (eds), The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll, Random House, New York, 1992, pp. 362-369. “Carlos Santana Biography,” Santana.com .
1961-1970 | The Pop History Dig
Their sound was distinctive and inventive, with gorgeous male-female harmonies that helped create “folk rock” music… They became part of the Los Angeles / Laurel Canyon music scene, along with the Beach Boys, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and others then on the leading edge of folk-rock innovation.
sound film problems | The Pop History Dig
2009年2月27日 · During the famous “sound check” scene in that film, Gene Kelley’s character and female star, Lina Lamont, played by Jean Hagen, are trying to complete a key scene that contains amorous dialogue, but have repeated difficulties with sound, not least of which is the high-pitched voice of Lina, their big star.
“The Everly Sound” Don & Phil: 1950s-2000s | The Pop History Dig
2024年7月22日 · And so that sound remains, now digitally archived and encased in its innocence; now perhaps, an aspirational sound for the ages, but never again to be felt quite like it was in the 1950s. See also at this website, “Pop Music, 1950s: Artists, Songs, Bios” – a topics page with more than 20 story choices from that era.