The clockwork dragonfly

It would be wrong to think that the word "pop" is a simple abbreviation of the term "popular music", although their root is the same. Popular music existed before the pop business. I tend to refer to popular music everything that, for one reason or another, became known to almost all listeners, regardless of their degree of preparedness and the type of music itself. This is what has gained recognition of the masses, people, population (from the Latin word "popularis" - folk, useful to the people)...

While the United Kingdom, on the verge of the 50s and 60s, is actively developing its rhythm and blues and rock and roll, the United States, on the contrary, there's a certain decline in interest in rock'n'roll, a shift of attention to something more relaxed, available. The fact is that even in its heyday rock'n'roll, despite the noisy popularity and odiousness, was the destiny of a rather limited part of both performers and fans. Even among teenagers, especially whites, not everyone risked going against the will of their parents and public opinion...

When the U.S. boom boom rock'n'roll, England continued to live its special cultural life, bearing the imprint of conservatism and even puritanism. But British youth, regardless of the traditions of adult society, admired what was happening overseas: jazz orchestras, Broadway musicals, popular singers, Hollywood faded and prosperous movie stars, fashion, hairstyles, dancing, limousines. Post-war England, badly affected by the raids of German aircraft, experiencing significant economic difficulties,...