I think it was the advent of groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones (on this side of the pond at least) that started the consumerisation of popular music. There is a similar sort of trend in classical music with the advent of the 'superstar' soloist taking centre stage.
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Date: 2014-03-21 02:16 am (UTC)