[78-L] name that Era

[Kristjan Saag]

On 2014-04-24 06:28, Rodger J. Holtin wrote:

 > Is there a commonly accepted term to describe the singers hay day 
which followed the bands and before the so-called Rock N Roll era of the 
Bill Haley - Elvis - Beatles years??

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Oh, you mean the famous "Doggie-In-The-Window-interregnum?
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 > Is the Rock n Roll era over, or is the fact that the Fab Four still 
gets airplay mean we're still in it?
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Most of today's popular music is still rock-based, but not all, and the 
common rock beat is losing ground, as far as I can see.
Hip-Hop, nu-soul, house music etc usually builds on syncopated beats, 
different kinds of electronica lean towards jazz, ambient music or 
Latin, and, locally, the French produce loads of new popular singers in 
the chanson tradition, many of them far from depending on rock rhythms; 
Americana includes a lot of stuff that isn't rock...etc.
I'd say we're more and more into an era without one label, but a 
multitude of labels. Which I think is good for music. It has opened up 
interest, among young listeners, for vintage material as well. Many of 
today's computer games, for instance, as well as movies, feature 
recordings from the 1930's, 40's and 50's.
Kristjan


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