Popular culture — United States.
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On not liking kitsch (Part 2 of 2)
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Welcome to Disneyworld / Mike Wallace.
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Retch along with Mitch / Mitchell Harding.
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Gallimaufry / Leonard White and a guest.
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Full moon, the breeze in the palms, and you in my arms / produced by Carlos Hagen.
Musical portrait of the romantic era of social dancing and romantic dreams in the United States: the 1930’s and early 40’s. Popular music emerged from the Latin sounds, and were aimed at satisfying the dreams of the people in a time of trouble. Musical recordings are from the period.|FULL MOON, THE BREEZE IN THE PALMS,…
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American popular songs in the 1950’s : sentimentalism and satire / produced by Carlos Hagen.
Examination of the popular songs of the 1950’s, particularly in light of the emergence of new views on race, ethnicity and gender. The “American dream,” which characterized this period, was reinforced by the entertainment industry, but satirists attacked these perspectives. Musical examples show both the popular recordings and the satires they produced.|AMERICAN POPULAR SONGS IN…
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The Dancing lesson / produced by Carlos Hagen.
Hagen explores the music and dances of the Big Band era–the 1920’s-1940’s. he uses selections from dance instruction records to show the music, as well as the dances which went with the various musical styles. Hagen points to the social importance of dancing in that era, which spawned dance academies and home practice recordings.|THE DANCING…
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On not liking kitsch