The Pop Chronicles of the 50s and 60s
Blowin' in the Wind: Pop Discovers Folk Music, Part 1 of 2
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The Pop Chronicles explores the history of popular music through recordings and commentary. This installment, “Blowin’ in the Wind: Pop Discovers Folk Music,” focuses on the meeting of folk music and pop during the 1950s and 1960s.
The program combines music with spoken context, tracing how folk sounds and ideas entered the wider pop landscape. Its documentary style lets listeners hear the music alongside discussion of the artists and developments that shaped the era.
Part one offers a guided listen to this musical crossover, with the songs themselves at the center. The result is an informative, music-led portrait of a period when folk became an increasingly visible part of popular culture.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.