The Republic of Rock : Music and Citizenship in the Sixties Counterculture
Michael J. Kramer
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Oxford : : Oxford University Press, USA, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (305 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: SAN FRANCISCO; 1. Uncle Sam Wants You to Pass the Acid Tests; 2. We Are KMPX FM Rock, Complete with All the Contradictions; 3. The Wild West Festival Is You and Me in a Cooperative Association; PART II: VIETNAM; 4. A Soundtrack for the Entire Process; 5. Welcome to Entertainment Vietnam!; 6. A Little Peace Message, Like Straight from Saigon; Epilogue; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. - In his 1967 megahit ""San Francisco,"" Scott McKenzie sang of ""people in motion"" coming from all across the country to San Francisco, the white-hot center of rock music and anti-war protests. At the same time, another large group of young Americans was also in motion, less eagerly, heading for the jungles of Vietnam. Now, in The Republic of Rock, Michael Kramer draws on new archival sources and interviews to explore sixties music and politics through the lens of these two generation-changing places--San Francisco and Vietnam. From the Acid Tests of Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters to hippi
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| ISBN | 9780195384864
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