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Rock Music in American Popular Culture Rock ’n’Roll Resources Rock Music in American Popular Culture Rock 'n' Roll Resources B. Lee Cooper,P hD Wayne S. Haney, BME I ~ ~~o~;~ : n~~~ p New York london () 1995 by The Huworth Press. Inc. All righlS rescrvt',L No purt of this work muy be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means. electronic or mechanical. including photocopying, microfilm and recording, or by any infonn3lion storagea nd retrieval system.w ithout permission in writing from the publisher. First publishedb y The ~Iawonh Press.I nc .. 10 Alice Street. Binghamton.N Y 13904-1580 This edition published2 012 by Routledge Routledge Routledge Taylor & FrancisG roup Taylor & FrancisG roup 711 Third Avenue 2 Park Square,M ilton Park New York. NY 10017 Abingdon, axon OXI4 4RN LibraQ' of Congress Cataloging-in· Publication Data Cooper.B . Lee. Rock music in American popularc ulture: rock 'n° roll resources/ l3. Lee Cooper, Wayne S. Haney. p. em. Includesb ibliographical referencesa nd index. ISBN 1-56024·861·0(a cid· free paper). I. Rock music-UnitedS tales-Historya nd criticism. 2. United StaWs-Populaer uhurc-Histo- ry-20th cemury. 3. Music and society. I. Haney. Wayne S. II. Title. ML3534.C663 1994 781.66/0973·dc20 93·15554 Cll' To the founders and sustainers of the Popular Culture Movement in the United States and throughout the world: Ray B. Browne Pat Browne ABOUT THE AUTHORS B. Lee Cooper, PhD, is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of History at The College of Great Falls in Montana. His previous publications include Images of American Society in Popular Music (1982), The Popular Music Handbook (1984), The Literature of Rock II (1986) with Frank W. Hoffmann, A Resource Guide to Themes in Contemporary American Song Lyr­ ics, 1950-1985 (1986), and Popular Music Perspectives: Ideas, Themes, and Patterns in Contemporary Lyrics (1991). Wayne S. Haney, BME, is vicar of Holy Cross Church in Weare, New Hampshire. Formerly Associate Director of the Academic Re­ source Center at Olivet College, Father Haney is an organist and computer specialist who has co-authored Response Recordings: An Answer Song Discography, 1950-1990 (1990) and Rockabilly: A Bib­ liographic Resource Guide (1990) with B. Lee Cooper. CONTENTS Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Baseball Songs 9 Baseball Popularity in the U.S. 9 Baseball Images in Popular Songs 10 Teaching with Baseball Themes 11 Conclusion 23 Chapter 2: Biographical Studies 27 Daryl Hall and John Oates 27 Ricky Nelson 30 Little Richard 37 Chapter 3: Bootleg Records 45 The Beatles 45 Elvis Presley 47 Chapter 4: Christmas Carols 51 Christmas Songs 51 Imitations of Yuletide Success 57 Images of Santa Claus 58 Non-Christmas Holiday Songs 59 Unusual Yuletide Characters 60 Social Commentary in Christmas Songs 61 Children’s Perspectives on Christmas 62 Yuletide Parody Tunes and Sequel Songs 63 Holiday Loneliness 64 Sexually Suggestive Yuletide Songs 65 Bizarre Humor in Christmas Songs 66 Resources for Teachers 67 Chapter 5: Commercial Catalogs 75 Down Home Music, Inc. 75 Chapter 6: Exported Recordings 79 Setting the Stage: 1943-1953 80 Hearing the Piper: 1954-1963 81 Reversing the Trend: 1964-1967 86 Conclusion 90 Chapter 7: Family Businesses 97 Michael Jackson 97 Motown 98 Chapter 8: Dance Crazes 103 Chapter 9: Food Images 107 Focal Point 108 Personal Desire 110 Social Setting 112 Symbol or Image 118 Nonsense Use 122 Conclusion 126 Chapter 10: Games and Music Trivia 129 Chapter 11: Hit Tunes 131 The Persuasions 131 Conclusion 146 Chapter 12: Imported Recordings 149 Teaching About Imperialism Through Imported Recordings 149 1950-1959: American Society Embraces Rhythm ’n’ Blues and Rock ’n’ Roll as Its Popular-Music Culture 150 1950-1963: British Society Becomes a Receptive Site for American Cultural Imperialism 150 1960-1964: Maximum American Domination Over the British Popular-Music System 151 1962-1967: The Rise of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones 152 1964-1967: The White U.S. Pot Calling the White British Kettle Black 154 1967: The Worldwide Influence of The Beatles 155 1950-1967: Discographic Resources on American and British Recordings 157 The CHUM Chart Book 158 Chapter 13: Journalists and Critics 163 Dave Marsh 163 Chapter 14: Mass Media 169 Motion Pictures 169 Television Shows 171 Radio Broadcasts 173 Print Media 174 Chapter 15: Memorabilia and Collectibles 187 Elvis Presley 187 Popular Culture Collections 188 Chapter 16: Nursery Rhymes 191 Jack the Giant Killer 195 Little Red Riding Hood 196 Mary’s Little Lamb 198 There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe 198 Conclusion 202 Chapter 17: Radio Broadcasters 205 Disc Jockeys 205 General Radio/Disc Jockey Studies 207 Individual Disc Jockeys 209 The Payol a Scandal, 1959-1960 215 Chapter 18: Record Charts 217 Fats Domino 217 Chapter 19: Rock ’n’ Roll Legends 231 Jerry Lee Lewis 231 Buddy Holly 251 Chapter 20: Sports Heroes 269 The Baseball Business and Public Cynicism 270 Imagery and Popular Nostalgia 275 Conclusion 276 Chapter 21: Symptoms, Illnesses, and Medical Imagery 287 Doctors 288 Symptoms and Illnesses 290 Medicine 292 Other Medical References 293 Observations and Conclusions 295 Chapter 22: Work Experiences 315 Bibliography 319 Index 375

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