Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "...An astute, fine-tooth-combing through popular music in all its hues and ages." Linda Laban Country music was, originally, home-made music. It described the births, marriages and deaths that happened in every community. It celebrated love, just as it bemoaned the ill-fortune that came to every man or woman. It was music with which all felt they could identify. As such, it occupied a unique place in white culture. The music was not originally manufactured, as in Tin Pan Alley, nor originally sophisticated and this episode describes how a grotesque change came about. Finally, we will be backstage at the Grand Ole Opry during one of its regular nationwide broadcasts, with a blessing to finish from Grand Ole Gospel Time.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon After Nashville had raped American country music, it might seem that the folk traditions this music embodied had been lost. Not so, because these traditions had a purpose other than to entertain. We shall see how folk music used popular melodies to spell out unpopular themes, how during the American War of Independence filthy words were penned against the British Crown, but all to the tune of 'God Save The King'. The same happened during the American Civil War - different words, depending on whether you were from the North or the South, but to the same tune. Song has been used by such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Leonard Cohen as a passionate weapon for peace. The effect these singers managed to achieve in the sixties was one of the stronger causes of the American defeat in Vietnam.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "A treasure trove for music lovers..." Giant Magazine In the late forties, white record companies labelled commercial black music "race music". Eventually, Jerry Wexler, then working at Billboard magazine as a reporter, thought of the phrase "rhythm and blues" and it caught on. Before long, numerous other descriptions appeared - Motown, the Philadelphia Sound, Soul - but all had in common that the music expressed the rising aspirations of the ghetto. Meanwhile, a curious imitation of black gospel appeared called white gospel And among those who loved the sound were two remarkable men; one a record producer, Sam Phillips, who wanted to create a sound which had the discipline of white gospel but with the abandon of black rhythm and blues; the other was Elvis Presley.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "Tony Palmer's "All You Need Is Love" was hailed in Us day and looks even better now, thanks to Palmer's blend of stock footage, electrifying performances and thoughtful narration." Noel Murray La Times "This rigorous and compelling documentary series is a one-stop shop for wisdom about the birth and development of pop" Mojo Magazine "They were very scruffy" recounts Allan Williams, the Beatles' first manager, as he describes the Beatles' early escapades in Hamburg and Liverpool. Soon Brian Epstein appeared on the scene, although he didn't like the sound the Beatles made. Nor did any record producer, and even George Martin now admits that he never believed they would make worldwide hit song writers. There was a cost, of course, which eventually had to paid for this extraordinary euphoria. But, at the time, no-one seemed to care. All the Beatles are...

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "There's no shortage of ambition in this 17-episode series directed in 1977 for British TV by music journalist and filmmaker Tony Palmer. Subtitled "The Story of Popular Music," this is the closest we will ever get to a definitive portrait of such a sprawling topic." Sean Axmaker Jazz is not a black music, nor a white music. Nor is it structureless improvisation. Nor did it originate in New Orleans. As created at the turn of the century throughout the American south, it had a quite specific and limited meaning. Its form was strict, as were the morals and musical principles which guided its early exponents. This film will seek to examine the origins of jazz, and show how these were exploited and eventually lost by greed. Jazz is a story of apartheid in music in which a unique blend of white musical discipline and black sensibility was compromised and laid waste.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "...Unspeakably ambitious, immensely satisfying and indescribably essential." Bernard Perusse Montreal Cаzеttе Tin Pan Alley existed to make monkey. It organized and rationalized an embryonic music industry for the mutual benefit of these who did the organizing. Tin Pan Alley brought to popular music a collective sense of purpose. Songs were no longer the creative prerogative of a few gifted composers. They could be written to order, in ten minutes, for all combinations of instruments and voices. Its organization included pluggers, copyists, demonstrators and arrangers. Song were written by committee, by number, and by rote. They were "product", and the greater the "product" the greater the profit.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "Revealing, provocative and controversial, the documentary was all those things and more and still has the power to enthral and entertain some 30 years later." The Beat Magazine "The show pops with original and archival interviews." Rich Heldenfels The story of rock 'n' roll begins and ends in Memphis, Tennessee, in the tiny studio of record producer Sam Phillips. He tells of how he discovered Elvis Presley and of the struggle he had to get Presley accepted. It was not the overnight success story that is popularly believed. Before long, however, Presley came to symbolize the spirit of an entire generation. How did this happen, and why? Or was it simply the product of Sam Phillips' imagination and Presley's stage presence?