The 20th century music industry and the highlights of the period in five minutes - part two
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Today we continue to remember highlights in the global music industry 20th century. And our goal is to do it in five minutes! This may sound wild, but not for us. We focus on the most significant episodes that have changed the course of history in one way or another and had a tremendous impact on it.
So: in the last part we had time to talk about the King of Rock'n'Roll, Beatlemania, ABBA's Eurovision victory and some other things. What will we talk about today? Let's find out together. For of each decade we've tried to pick out the highlights of the event.
"The Day the Music Died" in the late '50s
No one said that the events we are going to recount are necessarily positive. First of all, they are colossal, и "the day the music died" in the late '50s certainly fits that criteria. The horrific plane crash that took place 3 February 1959. in Iowa, near Clear Lake, took 3 promising early rock 'n' roll stars away from the world at once: Buddy Holly, Richie Valens и Big Bopper. Absolutely: this tragedy has changed the course of events, and it is likely that we have lost a great deal....
Having assembled a new band, Holly went on tour. Valens and Bopper, both aspiring musicians, were to be the opening act. Alas, tragedy struck there were many events that precededwhich forced Holly to take an aeroplane instead of continuing the tour by bus. It's noteworthy that other people had to fly instead of Valens and Bopper. Ritchie, for example, won his ticket from Tommy Allsup... That's how it is - sometimes insignificant little events, which we don't even pay attention to, can cost lives.
Woodstock gives future idols a chance in the late 60s
Woodstock - biggest and most famous 60s music festival. He was going through 15 to 18 August 1969 on a farm in a town in rural Bethel, New York. It was attended by hundreds of thousands of people, although the conditions were not what they were: the audience slept in tents in the middle of a muddy field, drank a lot (according to the musicians' memories), and the guests were mostly hippieswhich added to the chaos. But today it just adds to the atmosphere....
The festival featured dozens of performers and bands, many of whom went on to achieve staggering fame. Among them were Santana, Janis Joplin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix. and others. Today they are world stars. But back then they were just young musicians who sometimes didn't even have enough to eat. So it's safe to say that Woodstock 1969 gave many of his artists a ticket to Olympus.
"Clown fashion," or the emergence of glam rock in the early '70s
The period of the 70s is remembered for a number of reasons, at least because of the emergence of disco. But more importantly, it was during this decade that disco was born, took root, and then spread actively glam rock! And speaking about its importance - here we are talking not so much about the sound, but about the appearance of the representatives of this direction. Clad in fancy jumpsuits with rhinestones - they came on stage on a high platform and with some crazy hairstyles on their heads, and shocked and delighted the audience at the same time!
Subsequently, this fashion would be echoed in almost everything from the hard rock and ending with modern pop music.
The progenitors of glam were legends such as. David Bowie, Slade, Marc Bolan, Kiss.. And yes: it's precisely because they epitomised the public that they were able to attract so much attention and, consequently, gain such rabid popularity. So who knows how many talents would have remained in the shadows if it hadn't been for the "clown fashion".
Queen steal the show in the '80s
The brightest event of the 80's in world music was the charity festival Live Aidwho passed in 1985 at two major venues - John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia and Wembley Stadium in London. The event was attended by hundreds of thousands of people, and the television broadcast was watched by about 1.9 billion people in more than 150 countries around the world! Needless to say, it was an instant ticket to Olympus for almost all the stars who performed at Live Aid?
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The show was memorable for the colourful numbers, and even the reunions (albeit unsuccessful, as in the case of the Led Zeppelin). However, one group has completely stolen it, and it's a Queen. Their number turned out to be the most breakthrough, extravaganza and rocking. Afterwards, Elton John with his characteristic irony said (in a kindly way):
"Bloody hell! They brazenly stole the whole show from us! It was their night..."
The pop king rocking out at Super Bowl XXVII in the '90s
In the early 90s. Michael Jackson was already an unrivalled pop king with number one hit tracks and millions of copies under his belt. He had already played "Bad." - one of the three biggest tours of that era, as well as making iconic music videos that became hits on MTV. And then, he was invited to Super Bowl XXVII…
His extravaganza at the Super Bowl in 1993. was the highlight of the decade! It is worth adding that it was also a major career breakthrough Jennifer Batten - his guitarist, who also travelled with him on tour.
