Multi-Session Music Related Programs by Tony Traguardo
(Customized programs for your facility may be available upon request)
THE MUSIC FESTIVALS OF THE 1960s: MOMENTS THAT CHANGED POP MUSIC & OUR CULTURE
(TWO SESSIONS: 90 minutes per session)
The Newport Folk Festival Series / The Monterey Pop Festival /
The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival / The Altamont Free Concert
(TWO SESSIONS: 90 minutes per session)
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
(FOUR SESSIONS: Two hours per session:)
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 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, and a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
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
(FOUR SESSIONS: Two hours per session:)
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 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, and a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
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
PLEASE NOTE: Any of the Beatles-related 'sessions' listed below can be offered as a stand-alone program for your patrons. There are nearly a dozen different Beatles-related programs that can be custom configured by Word of Mouth for your facility's needs!
THE BEATLES – A HISTORY OF THE 'FAB FOUR'
The songs, the partnership, and the real story of the most successful group in popular music history is explored and explained with the help of rarely seen photos, clips and sound bytes by Beatle historian and archivist Tony Traguardo.
The songs, the partnership, and the real story of the most successful group in popular music history is explored and explained with the help of rarely seen photos, clips and sound bytes by Beatle historian and archivist Tony Traguardo.
SINGLE SESSION:
Covers the group’s history in one two-hour session.
TWO SESSIONS:
1) “The Early Years” through “Coming Off the Road” (1957-1966)
2) “The Studio Years” through “The End” (1967-1970)
FOUR SESSIONS:
1) “The Toppermost of the Poppermost!” (1957-Feb. 1964)
2) “Beatlemania! The Tours, THe Movies, The Music” (1964 – Aug. 1966)
3) “MopTops No More!” (Sept. 1966 – Dec. 1968)
4) “... And In The End” (1969 – 1970)
Covers the group’s history in one two-hour session.
TWO SESSIONS:
1) “The Early Years” through “Coming Off the Road” (1957-1966)
2) “The Studio Years” through “The End” (1967-1970)
FOUR SESSIONS:
1) “The Toppermost of the Poppermost!” (1957-Feb. 1964)
2) “Beatlemania! The Tours, THe Movies, The Music” (1964 – Aug. 1966)
3) “MopTops No More!” (Sept. 1966 – Dec. 1968)
4) “... And In The End” (1969 – 1970)