Music & Pop Culture

“Beatles in America”

1963-1964

New rock ‘n roll group
brings “pop explosion” in
music, business, culture.

Annals of Music

“Dear Prudence”

1967-1968

The history of a beautiful
Beatles’ song and a
productive retreat in India.

Money & Musicals

“The Sound of Money”

2009

A Dutch pension fund
& media company buy up
Rodgers & Hammerstein.

Music & Biography

“Be My Baby”

1960s-2010

The Ronettes & Phil Spector produce a game-
changing new sound.

Music & Biography

“Joplin’s Shooting Star”

1966-1970

Janis Joplin’s last
five years; her
music, life & legacy.

Annals of Music

“U2 Song – One”

1992

Irish rock group, chasing
their muse, creates one of
the 1990s’ top songs.

Music Celebrity

“The Sinatra Riots”

1942-1944

Bobbysoxer hysteria gives
one of the world’s greatest
singers his early start.

Rock ’n Roll

“Elvis on the Road”

1955-1956

Elvis Presley’s hard-
working U.S. concert
tour, mid-1950s.

Message Music

Sting: “Russians”

1985

A song about the Cold
War’s nuclear threat
finds a pop audience.

Music & Madison Avenue

“Big Chill Marketing”

1980s & 1990s

How a 1983 movie named
The Big Chill, sparked the use of
rock ‘n roll music in TV ads.

Video

“Big Chill Promo”

1983 & 1998

Trailer for 1983′s The Big Chill provides overview of story, music & characters.

Annals of Music

“Early Beach Boys”

1962-1966

The five guys who
created “Sunshine Pop”
and a lot more.

Annals of Music

“Early Beach Boys”

Pt. 2: Six Songs

Gorgeous harmonies &
imaginative composition
in a distinctive ’60s sound.

TV, Music, Civil Rights

“Harry & Petula”

1968

Pet Clark & Harry Belafonte
make civil rights history
challenging Chrysler.

Music & Marketing

“Sting & Jaguar”

1999-2001

Rock star Sting uses
a Jaguar TV ad to raise
the visibility of his music.

Music Promotion

“The Jackson Statues”

1995

Nine giant Michael Jackson statues help promote
a pop star & his music.

Music, Money, History

“Michael & McCartney”

1980s-2009

Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney & The Beatles’
1960s song catalog.

TV, Music & Marketing

“Dinah Shore & Chevrolet”

1951-1963

“See-the-U.S.A.” tune
helps define a celebrity
and America’s “car culture”.

Music, Business, 1960s

“Motown’s Heat Wave”

1963-1967

Martha & the Vandellas’
dance music captures teens
& boosts Motown biz.

 Music, Film, Biography

“Let The River Run”

1988-1989

Carly Simon’s rousing song for film Working Girl became an inspiration for many.

Music, Film, Soundtrack

“Streets of Philadelphia”

1993-1994

Bruce Springsteen’s haunting
song for film Philadelphia
captures tragedy of AIDs.

Ad Clip

Nike’s “Revolution” Ad

1987-1988

Nike TV advertisement
uses classic Beatles song
to sell athletic shoes.

Music & Marketing

“Nike & The Beatles”

1987-1989

Nike finds the ideal song
to promote its athletic shoes,
& the Beatles file a lawsuit.

Protest Music

“Four Dead in O-hi-o”

1970

A protest song recalls
America’s darker days
during the Vietnam War.

Blue-Eyed Soul

Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’

1964-1965

Righteous Bros’ music is
‘most played’ on radio
& powers popular film.

TV, Music & Marketing

“American Bandstand”

1956 – 2007

How Dick Clark & TV
helped make rock ‘n roll
a major business.

Music & Advertising

“Selling Janis Joplin”

1995

How Mercedes-Benz
used a Janis Joplin tune to
hook baby boomers.

Annals of Music

“The Story In
Your Eyes”

A 1971 Moody Blues
song of hope, love &
concern for the future.

Music & Celebrity

“Candle in the Wind”

1973 & 1997

An Elton John tune
written twice for two
special ladies.

Annals of Music

“Streisand Rising”

1961-1965

A struggling singer
carrying around a folding cot
becomes a music icon.

Annals of Music

“Fingertips, Pt.2″

1963

A 12 year-old blind boy,
Stevie Wonder, has a
dazzling harmonica debut.

Jazz Film Score

“Of Bridges & Lovers”

1992-1995

A best-selling love story,
some howling critics, and a
beautiful Streep-Eastwood film.

Video

Dylan: “Only A Pawn…”

1963

Bob Dylan performs a famous
civil rights song at the
Newport Folk Festival.

Music & Civil Rights

“Only A Pawn in
Their Game”

Dylan’s 1963 appearance
in Mississippi & his
’60s civil rights music.

Music, Film, Celebrity

“Bette Davis Eyes”

1981

A top song of the 1980s
tells a story of a
talented Hollywood legend. 

Music, Video & Advertising

“Madonna’s Pepsi Ad”

1989

A Madonna television ad
stirs controversy
by association.

Second Chance Music

“Do You Love Me”

1962 & 1988

A 1962 Motown hit song
by The Contours is given
new life by “Dirty Dancing.”

Annals of Music

“Sixteen Tons”

1955-1956

Tennessee Ernie Ford’s coal-mining song tops the charts; sells millions of copies.

Global Music Celebrity

“Rocker Supreme”

1958-2008

The tough times, amazing
comeback & global fan
base of Tina Turner.

Music Biz & Celebrity

“Beatles’ Closed-Circuit Gig”

March 1964

The Beatles’ first-ever, live U.S.
concert from Washington was used
in closed-circuit theater showings.