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In the turmoil of 1968, music failed to seize the moment

  • Written by Alan Williams, Chair of Music Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell
That year, the pillars of 1960s pop music released unfocused, confused albums.Thitkorn Krireuk/Shutterstock.com

While the first half of 1968 was a series of explosive moments – the Tet Offensive, Paris protests, the assassinations of MLK and RFK, the Chicago Democratic National Convention riots – the second half seemed like a car wreck...

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