Gordon Ross Thompson: Sixties British Pop Complete Interview
October 7, 2024
Part 1:
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.
Part 2:
On this episode of Inquiry, we welcome back GORDON ROSS THOMPSON, Professor Emeritus, Skidmore College. He has taught classes on the music of India, popular music culture, and media studies. We continue our conversation about his SIXTIES BRITISH POP, OUTSIDE IN, this time about Volume 2 ITCHYGOO PARK, 1964-1970.
