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MUSC 1800: Popular Music
Dr. Matthew C. Saunders
Lakeland Community College
C-1078

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Urban Folk Music
• Pete Seeger (1919-2014)
– Mostly acoustic
– Left-wing politics
– “If I Had a Hammer,” 1956
• Bob Dylan (b. 1941)
– “Blowin’ in the Wind,” 1963
– Dylan goes electric, 1965

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Urban Folk Becomes Mainstream
• Joan Baez
– “The Cherry Tree Carol,” 1961 (traditional)
• Peter, Paul and Mary
– “Blowin’ in the Wind,” 1966 (Dylan)
• The Byrds
– “Mr. Tambourine Man,” 1965 (Dylan)
• Simon and Garfunkel
– “The Sounds of Silence,” 1966

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The Counterculture
• National prominence ca. 1967
– “The Summer of Love”
• Music industry quick to capitalize
• The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club
Band, 1967
– “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
• Donovan (Donovan Leitch, b. 1946):
– “Mellow Yellow,” 1967

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San Francisco Rock
• Haight-Ashbury neighborhood
• FM radio
• Emphasis on live shows
• Quicksilver Messenger Service
– “All I Ever Wanted To Do,” 1967 (live)
• Jefferson Airplane
– “White Rabbit,” 1967 (live)
• The Grateful Dead
– Interview with Jerry Garcia, 1969

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Return to Blues and Roots
• Jimi Hendrix
– Virtuoso guitarist, incorporating effects
• “Purple Haze,” 1967
• Eric Clapton and Cream
– Power Trio
• “Sunshine of Your Love,” 1968
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Roots rock
• “Proud Mary,” 1969