Laura Hamer, Michael Brocken

Bandleader Mrs Mary Hamer and Her Boys

Popular Music and Dance Cultures in Interwar Liverpool

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Produktbeschreibung

This Element considers Mary Hamer within the rapidly evolving dance music culture of interwar Liverpool. It discusses the different genres of popular music and dance presented at the Grafton and the role(s) of women in popular music and as bandleaders, contextualised within the popular dance cultures, sexuality, faith, class, and race.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 75
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009486941
• ISBN-10: 1009486942
• Artikelnr.: 73310237

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: uncovering a hidden popular music history of Liverpool
2. British dance music culture and interwar social anxieties
3. Dancers, musicians, and managers: creating Mr Malcolm Munro, Marie Daly, and Wilf hammer
4. Move to the Grafton rooms: Old Tyme nights and the built environment
5. Taking over the band: Mrs Wilf Hamer and her boys, strategies of female dance band leadership
6. Conclusion: gender, genre, and looking beyond the Beatles
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