Leaders Of The Pack: Girl Groups Of The 1960S And Their Influence On Popular Culture In Britain And America

MacLeod surveys hundreds of girl groups that appeared in the United States and in Great Britain during the early 1960s. MacLeod organizes her story around seven leading girl groups: The Shirelles, The Crystals, The Ronettes, The Marvelettes, The Vandellas, the Supremes and The Shangri-Las. MacLeod also reviews the significant influence girl groups had on the many male bands of the 1960s, as well as their influence on the post-'60s movements, from punk to new wave, ultimately serving as the template for the girl groups and all-girl bands that emerged in the 1980s. Finally MacLeod compares the original girl groups with female performers of today, drawing lines of connection and contrast between them.

• • Author: Sean MacLeod
• • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• • Publication Date: Sep 03, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 240 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1442252014
• • ISBN-13: 9781442252011