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The period between the Second World War and the mid-1960s saw the American music industry engaged in a fundamental transformation in how music was produced and experienced. Tim Anderson analyzes three sites of this music revolution: the change from a business centered around live performances to one based on selling records, the custom of simultaneously bringing out multiple versions of the same song, and the arrival of in-home high-fidelity stereo systems. Making Easy Listening presents a social and cultural history of the contentious, diverse, and experimental culture of musical production…mehr

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The period between the Second World War and the mid-1960s saw the American music industry engaged in a fundamental transformation in how music was produced and experienced. Tim Anderson analyzes three sites of this music revolution: the change from a business centered around live performances to one based on selling records, the custom of simultaneously bringing out multiple versions of the same song, and the arrival of in-home high-fidelity stereo systems. Making Easy Listening presents a social and cultural history of the contentious, diverse, and experimental culture of musical production and enjoyment that aims to understand how recording technologies fit into and influence musicians', as well as listeners', lives. With attention to the details of what it means to play a particular record in a distinct cultural context, Anderson connects neglected genres of the musical canon-classical and easy listening music, Broadway musicals, and sound effects records-with the development of sound aesthetics and technical music practices that leave an indelible imprint on individuals. Tracing the countless impacts that this period of innovation exacted on the mass media, Anderson reveals how an examination of this historical era-and recorded music as an object-furthers a deeper understanding of the present-day American music industry. Tim J. Anderson is assistant professor of communication at Denison University.
Autorenporträt
Tim is an author, speaker, teacher, and trainer in movement education. His motto is "It feels good to feel good," he loves helping people learn how to feel amazing in their bodies. Tim is also the creator of the Orginal Strength System, a system for restoring a person's movement patterns.He is passionate about Health Wholeness, focusing on the whole person (body, mind, and spirit). He teaches this wholeness through movement, humor, and an invitation to experience the wonder of your own body. Tim has authored several books, including Original Strength, Becoming Bulletproof, Pressing RESET, Habitual Strength, and Discovering You. He has also been featured in many news broadcasts and publications and presented his Original Strength System all over the world.