Gordon Ross Thompson
October 7, 2024
British rock and pop in the 1960s became a force to be reckoned with. There were famous bands like the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks and artists like Lulu and Petulia Clark. Why did this explosion of new pop music happen in Britain in that decade? Tonight we will talk with GORDON ROSS THOMPSON, Professor Emeritus, Skidmore College. His new two volumes are
SIXTIES BRITISH POP, OUTSIDE IN. Tonight we talk about Volume 1: Downtown, 1956-1965.