Hong Kong Popular Music
Da Yuan
Instructor: Nicholaus Meyers
MUSC 100: Music Appreciation
11th November, 2012
The Popular Music in Hong Kong
When talk about the popular music we know the 1960s was the golden age of world's popular music, and also the rock and roll. Hong Kong also followed the world’s step. The Hong Kong music was full of happy and freedom atmosphere since Hong Kong economic started to fly at that time. Young people began to contact the western trend. Radio became the main channel of music. The radio in English was priority, so did the foreign music.
The Riot of Band
In the early 60s, "Sing Tao Daily" and "Li’s Call" jointly organized Hong Kong Amateur Singing Contest. Because of the warm response, Band tide raised. After the Beatles visit Hong Kong in 1964, local band (group Band) wide spread more quickly. At this time the Diamond record company, also the Polygram’s predecessor, had more support for local band production and publication, mostly the young student’s band.
The young men at that time were honest and pure, combining band were not for money, so it formed a healthy competition era. The way they explored mostly by singing contest, party or radio reports, the famous bands were countless. They were cover foreign famous band's songs usually, but also have strong local color and added their own style. When the most famous were TeddyRobin & ThePlayBoys, their first album was “Lies”. Their recorded themselves, and direct send the tracks to radio station and been uncovered. Back in the day, bands didn't play convenient like today which could go to a recording studio any time, so recording sounded original. When they were at a recorder to play, recorded and listen to, record round and round until it has been recorded to satisfaction. The passion and willpower for music helped young people better to feedback Hong Kong popular music.
A lot of the band members have become a very important music maker today. Some of them has become the pillar of
Instructor: Nicholaus Meyers
MUSC 100: Music Appreciation
11th November, 2012
The Popular Music in Hong Kong
When talk about the popular music we know the 1960s was the golden age of world's popular music, and also the rock and roll. Hong Kong also followed the world’s step. The Hong Kong music was full of happy and freedom atmosphere since Hong Kong economic started to fly at that time. Young people began to contact the western trend. Radio became the main channel of music. The radio in English was priority, so did the foreign music.
The Riot of Band
In the early 60s, "Sing Tao Daily" and "Li’s Call" jointly organized Hong Kong Amateur Singing Contest. Because of the warm response, Band tide raised. After the Beatles visit Hong Kong in 1964, local band (group Band) wide spread more quickly. At this time the Diamond record company, also the Polygram’s predecessor, had more support for local band production and publication, mostly the young student’s band.
The young men at that time were honest and pure, combining band were not for money, so it formed a healthy competition era. The way they explored mostly by singing contest, party or radio reports, the famous bands were countless. They were cover foreign famous band's songs usually, but also have strong local color and added their own style. When the most famous were TeddyRobin & ThePlayBoys, their first album was “Lies”. Their recorded themselves, and direct send the tracks to radio station and been uncovered. Back in the day, bands didn't play convenient like today which could go to a recording studio any time, so recording sounded original. When they were at a recorder to play, recorded and listen to, record round and round until it has been recorded to satisfaction. The passion and willpower for music helped young people better to feedback Hong Kong popular music.
A lot of the band members have become a very important music maker today. Some of them has become the pillar of