Exploring the history of portable music, from the first reel-to-reel tapes and cassettes to the colossal influence of modern streaming services and smartphones.
Modern songs are simpler now than in the 1950s thanks to three musical revolutions that have dumbed down melodies, a study has found. Songs have undoubtedly changed from the Rat Pack era of Frank ...
Its lead characters are an old-fashioned pre-war aunt, a modern niece, an engineer-inventor and a plotting shady type ... The aforementioned songs became actual hits and are still quite recognisable ...
In the 1950s, images of the future were tightly interwoven ... Disney envisioned his new utopia as a modern, wholesome alternative to older venues. He saw his park as a place dedicated to ...
William R. Childs, Professor of History, Emeritus, The Ohio State University “We need this book! Jennifer A. Delton's fresh evidence and powerful insights let us see the 1950s through pre-1980 eyes to ...