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MacLeod Sean <1971-> |
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Titolo |
Leaders of the pack : girl groups of the 1960s and their influence on popular culture in Britain and America / / Sean MacLeod |
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Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Popular music - United States - History and criticism |
Popular music - Great Britain - History and criticism |
Girl groups (Musical groups) - United States |
Girl groups (Musical groups) - Great Britain |
Girl groups (Musical groups) - Influence |
Women in popular culture - United States |
Women in popular culture - Great Britain |
Popular culture - United States |
Popular culture - Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Teenagers, rock 'n roll and post war liberation -- The Shirelles and the beginning of the girl group era -- Phil Spector girl groups : the Crystals and the Ronettes -- Motown girl groups : the Marvelettes, the Supremes, and the Vandellas -- The Shangri-las and the end of the girl group era -- Girl groups, girl bands, and 60s pop -- The girl groups' legacy : the 70s -- The girl groups' legacy : the 80s -- Material girls Madonna -- Modern girls : the Spice girls to Lady Ga Ga. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In Leaders of the Pack: Girl Groups of the 1960s and their Influence on Popular Culture musician and music historian Sean MacLeod surveys the hundreds of girl groups that appeared not only in the United States but also in Great Britain during the early 1960s. This study corrects the neglect of their critical contribution of popular music history by exploring the social and political climate from which the girl groups |
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