Walls Come Tumbling Down: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, Red Wedge
by Daniel Rachel /
2016 / English / EPUB
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Walls Come Tumbling Down
Walls Come Tumbling Down charts the pivotal period between
1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for
the first time in Britain's musical history; musicians and their
fans suddenly became instigators of social change, and the
political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs
they sang. Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists
and politicians, Daniel Rachel follows the rise and fall of three
key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red
Wedge, revealing how they all shaped, and were shaped by, the
music of a generation. Composed of interviews with over 150 of
the key players at the time, this book is a fascinating,
polyphonic and authoritative account of those crucial 16 years in
Britain's history.
charts the pivotal period between
1976 and 1992 that saw politics and pop music come together for
the first time in Britain's musical history; musicians and their
fans suddenly became instigators of social change, and the
political persuasion of musicians was as important as the songs
they sang. Through the voices of campaigners, musicians, artists
and politicians, Daniel Rachel follows the rise and fall of three
key movements of the time: Rock Against Racism, 2 Tone, and Red
Wedge, revealing how they all shaped, and were shaped by, the
music of a generation. Composed of interviews with over 150 of
the key players at the time, this book is a fascinating,
polyphonic and authoritative account of those crucial 16 years in
Britain's history.
