Body and Soul | Compare and Contrast
1940s: This is the Big Band Era and swing music is all the rage.
1950s: The mellow sound of the crooners gives way to the rise of rock ’n’ roll with Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley.
1960s: Pop and rock rule the music scene. Folk songs played at “hootenannies,” psychedelic rock, and the Motown sound have a phenomenal impact.
Today: Swing music makes a big comeback while America’s broadened, eclectic tastes make room for rap, country, rhythm and blues, jazz, and classical music all at the same time. Many stars of the 1950s and...
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