A special issue of the journal Popular Music on the topic of "music dance and ageing" is now available via Library Search. To access it , search for "Popular Music" in Library Search and you can read articles on topics such as "Popular music and the aesthetics of ageing" or "How we feel the music: popular music for elders by elders".

The editors of the journal Murray Forman and Jan Fairley write:

"Notions of music such as rock and pop being ‘youth musics’ shift when, in 2011, we consider that The Beatles' Paul McCartney is five years past the rhetorical age of 64, giving the song new meaning when he sings it on tour – and, yes, like many of his pivotal generation, McCartney is still touring. It is 46 years since The Who released ‘My Generation’ in 1965 with Pete Townshend's (now 66) once provocative lyrics, ‘I hope I die before I get old’. From a different era, Tony Martin, US vocalist, film and television star, now 99 years old, performed live club dates as recently as three years ago. Tony Bennett, the great interpreter of song ‘standards’, is also still actively touring and recording at 85 years of age, releasing his CD Duets II in 2011. Indeed, in 2006 the American Association for Retired People (AARP) sponsored Bennett's US tour, while the 2007 AARP national convention featured performances by UK star Rod Stewart and the US group Earth, Wind and Fire".



New feature for Kindle users


You now have thel option of being able to download the articles from Popular Music to read on your kindle . Chose the HTML option to view the journal article - there's a send to kindle icon and full instructions.