The Pendulum of Cultural Imperialism: Popular Music Interchanges Between the United States and Britain, 1943-1967

The irony of the "British Invasion" of 1964 is that it simultaneously represented the triumph and demise of US dominance of the UK's popular music culture. After 1967, the US and the UK found equilibrium in their popular music interchanges.

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Published in:Journal of popular culture 1993-12, Vol.27 (3), p.61-78
Main Authors: Cooper, Laura E., Cooper, B. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural imperialism
Culture
History
Irony
Music
Popular culture
Popular music
Recording industry
Sociology
Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture
Sociology of leisure and mass culture
U.S.A
United Kingdom
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Summary:The irony of the "British Invasion" of 1964 is that it simultaneously represented the triumph and demise of US dominance of the UK's popular music culture. After 1967, the US and the UK found equilibrium in their popular music interchanges.
ISSN:0022-3840
1540-5931
DOI:10.1111/j.0022-3840.1993.00061.x