Get Yer 'Air Cut: The issue of male coiffure, pop and counterculture before, during and after the Swinging Sixties
By (Author) Alan Clayson
Oldcastle Books Ltd
Oldcastle Books Ltd
1st December 2024
17th September 2024
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Popular culture
Social and cultural history
306.09046
Paperback
320
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
My hair is a statement and always will be, even when I no longer have any.
The social revolution of the Swinging Sixties led to a renaissance of unchecked hair growth, and long hair, especially on men, was worn as a political or countercultural symbol of protest and as an expression of masculinity.
No-one who was affected by one of a turbulent decade's loudest controversies - or anyone who ever wondered what all the fuss was about - will fail to be interested in this personal account of when the 'us and them' divide between youth and elders was most profound.
ALAN CLAYSON is a composer, performance artist and author, born in Dover, Kent. He has written more than 30 books on various musicians and pop culture phenomenon, includingGeorge Harrison,Keith Moon,The Little Box of Beatles,The Walrus Was RingoandThe Yardbirds. His articles have been featured in theGuardian,Times,Independent,MojoandRecord Collectoramong others.