Word: pseudobeatnik
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...thoughtful critic of folk music, unlike the pseudobeatnik "Harvard underworld" you describe so well, criticizes the commercially oriented "folk" group or individual not on the basis of money, but on the basis of a sincere approach to the spirit and tradition of the songs being sung, which, surprisingly to many, is an extremely complex and difficult achievement. A good voice is incidental to the attainment of this goal, though it doesn't hurt. One might criticize Bing Crosby's style of singing opera even if he were to hit all the notes properly...
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