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Dr. Richard Bowen, assistant professor of music, during his Wally Tunes colloquia entitled 'Pop Music of the 1960s: Music When the Words Mattered.'

'The songs of one’s youth often serve as an instant time warp, taking us to the time and place where we first heard these songs,' said Dr. Bowen.

'It’s a marriage, the words and music have to work together to be successful,' said Dr. Bowen.

Dr. Christie Byun, assistant professor of economics, during her Wally Tunes colloquia entitled 'The Economics of the Popular Music Industry.'

'The (music) industry is about creating and moving digital tracks. The emphasis used to be on moving units in a record store. Now, it’s about moving digital files,' said Dr. Byun.

'It’s an incredibly difficult way to make a living. Artists’ recording revenue has gone down, but concert revenues have gone up. There has been a shift in the industry. Record companies are offering 360 deals, which cover all forms of distribution, and that is a recognition that albums aren’t the primary source of revenue anymore,' said Dr. Byun.

Dr. Kristen Strandberg, visiting assistant professor of music, during her Wally Tunes colloquia entitled, ‘Duke Ellington at Wabash.'

'Originally from Washington, D.C., Ellington moved to New York in 1923 and was established with his band as the house band at the Cotton Club in Harlem in 1927. The Cotton Club existed from 1923-40; right through Prohibition. This was a fascinating time and place. First of all, a lot of these clubs in New York were underground soda clubs, run largely by the Mob, who bootlegged alcohol. As a result, jazz gained a reputation as being an underground activity associated with something illegal. It takes quite a long time for jazz to completely overcome that association,' said Dr. Strandberg.

Dr. Jeff Drury, professor of rhetoric, discussed the function of music in the 1960s student movement.

During his presentation, Dr. Drury used examples from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Marvin Gaye, Barry McGuire, and others to describe how much of the music of the time 'mirrored the hopeless and desperate feeling of many antiwar advocates.'

Jon Pactor ’71 introduced Dr. James Makubuya

Dr. James Makubuya, professor of music described how folk instruments serve as 'windows and mirrors' into cultures around the world.