Music Talk - Exploring the History of Tribute Bands and Cover Songs

Name: Music Talk - Exploring the History of Tribute Bands and Cover Songs
Start: 2024-07-10T11:00:00+10:00
Location: 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2750

Schedule

Wed Jul 10 2024 at 11:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2750 | Penrith, NS

Join Dr Paul Smith as he explores the changing trends of music that pays tribute to iconic performers or builds from the existing work of another artist.
A complex system of values comes into play when singers and performers choose to perform in the style of a well known group such as ABBA or The Beatles. Similarly, when an artist chooses to perform a song originally performed by another singer, the public will begin to compare and rank versions of a performance often privileging the original.
This fascinating talk will trace the history of the cover band and also look at some contemporary examples of projects that invert the usual politics and find new ways of claiming authorship when a song is being covered.