ABSTRACT
For a large number of music critics, musicians, historians, and academics, the punk movement in 1976 to 1977 Great Britain marks a decisive moment in the history of popular music. Even if the narratives, the key protagonists, the players, and languages can vary, most accounts of the early days and defining characteristics of the punk movement do nevertheless converge on several points. According to his memoirs and to Gary Giddins’s book on the musician’s early years, the young Crosby grew up in an extremely musical environment. His father played several instruments, his mother made sure that his sisters learned to play the piano, and the family would come together every week to sing and play music, and were enthusiastic theater and concert goers. One of the characteristics of this vocal style is to endeavor to make its lyrics understandable, and a relaxed style of singing.
