Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
音楽史の基礎
〜”大衆音楽”の謎〜
Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
音楽史の基礎
〜”大衆音楽”の謎〜


1−アメリカとイギリスの関係、2−白人と黒人の関係、3−イングランド、スコットランド、アイルランド、南欧、東欧など諸民族の関係、4−中産階級と労働者階級の関係。

The British immigrants are crucial in defining the American culture as such.
We cannot talk about real American culture before the British haven’t settled themselves in their new country to identify themselves as American citizens.
By the same token, different aspects have to be considered when defining American Popular Music:
the relationship of
1) America and Great Britain, 2) the blacks and whites,
3) the English, the Scottish, the Irish, the South Europeans and the Slavs,
4) the Middle-class and lower class.
#1, #2, and #3 will remain a constant issue in discussing the real roots of Popular Music. As for #4, we will take a close look at the connection between the industry and the subculture of American music.