Does the evidence of Source C support the evidence in Sources A and B about the effects of pop music in the 1960s? Explain your answer.

Despite the sources having many similarities there are also differences. The sources are written from two different perspectives; Lumley is a young girl whilst McCartney is a member of the band. Source C also talks about the negative effects pop music had in the 1960’s. McCartney says that they “would run and they’d rip his jacket off” when talking about Johnny Ray, an American singer and songwriter. The evidence Source A provides about the impact of pop music can be effected because of its of its origins. It is a personal account of a young fan, clearly infatuated with The Beatles written to discuss the impact of the band 30 years after the event took place meaning that there is a possibility that there are flaws to the story and the account could be exaggerated therefore we can not be completely clear of the effects of pop music.

Source C supports Source B because they both refer to the effects of concerts. Source B refers to a Rolling Stones concert at the Mad Mod Ball at Wembley in 1964 whilst Source C focuses on Beatles fans at a concert. Sources C and B agree because they both talk about the negative effects of pop music in the 1960’s. Source B describes The Rolling Stones fans as a “heaving, maniacal, screaming mob” which scared the band so much that the author of Source B “doubts if The Stones ever played near their audience again”.

One of the main differences between source C and B is that Source C suggests that the impact of pop music depended very much on the stars. McCartney states that bands that were not like The Beatles “didn’t understand what they were on about”. This suggests that The Beatles had very different fans to other bands at the time or that The Beatles knew that they could have a positive relationship with there fans if you handled them right. The differences with Source C and B is that Source B only talks about one concert whilst Source C talks about The Beatles fans and other groups in general. Source C also discusses the positive impact pop music had for example McCartney says, “that you could stop and chat”. Source C and B indicate the difference between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones fans. The sources support the belief that The Rolling Stones had an edgier persona then The Beatles whose boy-next-door image that tended to be more mainstream. The Stones fans were a “screaming mob” leaving the band terrified as they left the stage whilst The Beatles fans were not quite as hysterical and McCartney claims, “it was never as bad as they use to say it was”.

Sources C and A support each other greatly as they both talk about the positive effects of pop music had in the 1960’s however they do not completely agree as Source C also talks about the negative effects of pop music. Source C and B also agree because they both talk about the negative effects of pop music although they do not completely agree as Source C also talks about how you could have a positive relationship with fans.