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Music in the Postwar Living Room: February 2007
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Music in the Postwar Living Room. Duke Undergrads Convene to Discuss 1950s-70s Hi Fi, DIY, Harpsichord Mania, Bachelor Pads, Easy-Listening and So Much More! Saturday, February 24, 2007. Disregard the syllabus readings for next class. Read: liner notes distributed in class. Post: a discussion question about the semester's readings/concepts as a whole. Is there anything you're left wondering? This will be partly to help review and partly to give me some ideas for the second half of the semester. Posting: ...
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Music in the Postwar Living Room: Lounge Revival - The Music
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Music in the Postwar Living Room. Duke Undergrads Convene to Discuss 1950s-70s Hi Fi, DIY, Harpsichord Mania, Bachelor Pads, Easy-Listening and So Much More! Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Lounge Revival - The Music. Also - you don't have to post on this - but sometime in the next two classes I want to get back to today's provocative discussion on the ethics of music marketing/packaging. As a record company executive, do you feel OK about recirculating stereotypes of genders/sexualities/races/classes? My song ...
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Music in the Postwar Living Room: April 2007
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Music in the Postwar Living Room. Duke Undergrads Convene to Discuss 1950s-70s Hi Fi, DIY, Harpsichord Mania, Bachelor Pads, Easy-Listening and So Much More! Sunday, April 22, 2007. For 4/24 - Thoughts on Pop Culture. For this posting, write 3-5 paragraphs explaining your Theory of Pop Culture, in terms of:. 1) what is the nature of pop culture's relationship to real people? Why or why not? Posted by JW at 10:02 AM. Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Lounge Revival - The Music. Also - you don't have to post on thi...
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Music in the Postwar Living Room: 4/10 Class - Does Media Format Matter?
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Music in the Postwar Living Room. Duke Undergrads Convene to Discuss 1950s-70s Hi Fi, DIY, Harpsichord Mania, Bachelor Pads, Easy-Listening and So Much More! Sunday, April 08, 2007. 4/10 Class - Does Media Format Matter? Reading: David Denby, "My Problem with Perfection" (available on ereserve); Jon Pareles "Music and the New Technology" and J. Greg Phelan "It's Got a Good Beat" (both avail under Blackboard "Assignments", "News Articles for 4/10 class"). Why or why not? Posted by JW at 11:30 AM. Weirdo M...
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Music in the Postwar Living Room: For 4/24 - Thoughts on Pop Culture
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Music in the Postwar Living Room. Duke Undergrads Convene to Discuss 1950s-70s Hi Fi, DIY, Harpsichord Mania, Bachelor Pads, Easy-Listening and So Much More! Sunday, April 22, 2007. For 4/24 - Thoughts on Pop Culture. For this posting, write 3-5 paragraphs explaining your Theory of Pop Culture, in terms of:. 1) what is the nature of pop culture's relationship to real people? Why or why not? Posted by JW at 10:02 AM. Record companies, ad agencies, movie studios, etc, should definitely have social responsi...
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Music in the Postwar Living Room: Gallery of Final Project Albums
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Music in the Postwar Living Room. Duke Undergrads Convene to Discuss 1950s-70s Hi Fi, DIY, Harpsichord Mania, Bachelor Pads, Easy-Listening and So Much More! Thursday, March 15, 2007. Gallery of Final Project Albums. Posted by JW at 6:27 PM. Links on Postwar Pop and Easy-Listening. Space Age Bachelor Pad Music. Space Age Pop A Go-Go. The Exotic Sounds of Martin Denny. Spaced Out: The Enoch Light Website. Brazilian Lounge (That Brazilian Sound). Weirdo Music (Cool and Strange Music). For Mar. 8!
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Nelson Riddle - Links
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The Unofficial Fan Club. Nat King Cole Comments by Roy Holmes. The Ray Conniff page from the Ray Conniff International Fan Club. A great site for links to many Easy Listening related sites. Another great arranger, composer and conductor by Bill Halvorsen. Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia. More biographical information on Nelson. The Jerry Jazz Musician site. An interview with Peter Levinson on his book about Nelson. Another interest I have is Autogyros / Gyroplanes and Gyrocopters.
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Parfait Records -- Links
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A wealth of information about Easy Music. Can be found at EasyListeningHQ.com. You can order Hopelessly Romantic.
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FELIX SLATKIN: Violinist, Conductor, Arranger
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1915 - 1963) was an arranger, conductor and violinist. He was active in Hollywood during the 40's, 50's and early 60's. During his career he won wide acclaim and respect for his innovative and inspired contributions to many recordings. Click on image for a larger view. Felix Slatkin and Eleanor Aller had two sons. Is Music Director (2008) of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Laureate of the St.Louis Symphony Orchestra and Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra. On the HIT PARADE label.