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 ...
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 ...