The progression of music from the 1940's to the present has seen extremes, it has been controversial at times, traditional at times and inspirational at times, but never have the American people turned away music in its entirety. There have been times when parents did not approve of the music that their children chose to listen to, but the parents had never turned away music. Music has been criticized and promoted. Since the 40's music …showed first 75 words of 1029 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1029 total…music continues to change and may never stop progressing until the world stops progressing. Footnotes         25 Years of Rock & Roll (USA:Lorelei Publishing Co. Inc.,1979)         William Hay, Twentieth-Century Views of Music History (USA:Berne Convention.,1972) Bibliography         25 Years of Rock & Roll. USA:Lorelei Publishing Co. Inc.,1979          Ewen, David. American Popular Songs. New York:Random House, 1966         Hay, William. Twentieth-Century Views of Music History. USA:Berne Convention, 1972         Wilder, Alec. American Popular Song New York:Oxford University Press, 1972