POP CULTURE: MUSIC ON THE TUBE
Years before there was an MTV, our televisions were continuously filled with images of musical
groups and artists performing the popular songs of the day. Join Tony Traguardo for a nostalgic
look back at the major TV musical events and the weekly and daily programs like ‘Shindig!’,
‘Shivaree’ and ‘Where The Action Is’ that brought the sounds of the times into our living rooms.
Tony is a music historian, archivist, member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music
Hall of Fame and Oldies Curator for Tivoli Radio Online Music Guide.
SINGLE SESSION: Two hours
Years before there was an MTV, our televisions were continuously filled with images of musical
groups and artists performing the popular songs of the day. Join Tony Traguardo for a nostalgic
look back at the major TV musical events and the weekly and daily programs like ‘Shindig!’,
‘Shivaree’ and ‘Where The Action Is’ that brought the sounds of the times into our living rooms.
Tony is a music historian, archivist, member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music
Hall of Fame and Oldies Curator for Tivoli Radio Online Music Guide.
SINGLE SESSION: Two hours
ALBUM COVER ART: A TRIP THROUGH THE BEST (AND WORST) OF POPULAR
MUSIC IMAGES
Popular culture has always been reflected in the images that have created the packages
surrounding the music the past fifty-plus years. Tony Traguardo takes you on a unique, genre-
hopping journey through the best, the worst and the most influential images that have been used
on long-playing album covers since the medium came into being in the 1950s. Tony is a music
historian, archivist, member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame
and Oldies Curator for Tivoli Radio Online Music Guide.
SINGLE SESSION: Two hours
MUSIC IMAGES
Popular culture has always been reflected in the images that have created the packages
surrounding the music the past fifty-plus years. Tony Traguardo takes you on a unique, genre-
hopping journey through the best, the worst and the most influential images that have been used
on long-playing album covers since the medium came into being in the 1950s. Tony is a music
historian, archivist, member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame
and Oldies Curator for Tivoli Radio Online Music Guide.
SINGLE SESSION: Two hours
THE MUSIC FESTIVALS OF THE 1960s: MOMENTS THAT CHANGED POP MUSIC
& OUR CULTURE
SINGLE SESSION: Three hours
The Newport Folk Festival Series / The Monterey Pop Festival /
The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival / The Altamont Free Concert
& OUR CULTURE
SINGLE SESSION: Three hours
The Newport Folk Festival Series / The Monterey Pop Festival /
The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival / The Altamont Free Concert
POPULAR CULTURE AND THE MUSIC OF THE 1960s
Tony Traguardo presents a unique look at the music of the 1960s with an eye towards how it
affected – and was affected by – the popular culture of the times. The course lectures will be
highlighted and augmented by rarely seen footage and audio segments that will connect the
music and performers of the 60s to the ever -changing fashion, politics, and social mores of what
may have been the most exciting decade of the last century. Tony is a music historian, archivist,
member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and Oldies Curator for
Tivoli Radio Online Music Guide.
FOUR SESSIONS: Two hours per evening:
1) The Day the Music Died / Simple Times, Simple Tunes / The “Bobbys” /
Scopitone: Early Music Video / The Folkies / Doo Wop and Street Gangs /
Blurring Racial Lines / Chess Records / Payola
2) Motown / The Clubs / Sunny California and the Surf Sound / Dylan, The
Commies and the Missile Crisis / The Loss of JFK … and Innocence / AM
Radio / The Indy Labels
3) Phil Spector / The British Invasion / Ed Sullivan / The Garage Sound / Soul,
James Brown and Racial Awareness / Pop Grows Up
4) The Eve of Destruction / Vietnam / Rock on the Road / The Hippies & San
Francisco / FM Radio / The Woodstock Nation / Altamont / The End
Tony Traguardo presents a unique look at the music of the 1960s with an eye towards how it
affected – and was affected by – the popular culture of the times. The course lectures will be
highlighted and augmented by rarely seen footage and audio segments that will connect the
music and performers of the 60s to the ever -changing fashion, politics, and social mores of what
may have been the most exciting decade of the last century. Tony is a music historian, archivist,
member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame and Oldies Curator for
Tivoli Radio Online Music Guide.
FOUR SESSIONS: Two hours per evening:
1) The Day the Music Died / Simple Times, Simple Tunes / The “Bobbys” /
Scopitone: Early Music Video / The Folkies / Doo Wop and Street Gangs /
Blurring Racial Lines / Chess Records / Payola
2) Motown / The Clubs / Sunny California and the Surf Sound / Dylan, The
Commies and the Missile Crisis / The Loss of JFK … and Innocence / AM
Radio / The Indy Labels
3) Phil Spector / The British Invasion / Ed Sullivan / The Garage Sound / Soul,
James Brown and Racial Awareness / Pop Grows Up
4) The Eve of Destruction / Vietnam / Rock on the Road / The Hippies & San
Francisco / FM Radio / The Woodstock Nation / Altamont / The End
