УДК 785.6:784.067.26(497.1)”1977”(093.2) 316.723:784.067.26(497.1)”1970/...”(093.2) Оригиналан научни рад Примљен: 21. 8. 2015. Прихваћен: 10. 10. 2015. Aleksandar RAKOVIĆ Institute for Recent History of Serbia
[email protected] Bijelo dugme Concert in Hajdučka česma in Belgrade (1977): Social Event of the Utmost Importance and Recognition of a Unique Phenomenon* Abstract: This paper shows how the concert at Hajdučka česma established Bijelo dugme as a unique Yugoslav phe- nomenon. The event is presented in analogy with Beatlema- nia and mass gatherings of the hippies in the West. Based on research, the paper proves the soundness of the analogy. The study is written on the basis of archival documentation avail- able at the Archives of Yugoslavia (Arhiv Jugoslavije – AY), the Historical Archives of Belgrade (HAB), Yugoslav press (daily, youth, party, political, music, entertainment), interviews with contemporaries, Serbian, Yugoslav and foreign scholars and Keyother words: literature. Bijelo dugme, Concert at Hajdučka česma, League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia, rock and roll, phenomenon Gitarijadath In the mid-sixties of the 20 century and especially after the Bel- grade Guitar Festival in 1966 ( ), rock and roll was accepted as the music of the Yugoslav youth. By then, the idea that rock and roll cul- ∗ Serbs and Serbia in the Yugoslav and International Context: Internal Development and ThisPosition article within has European/World been written within Community the framework of the scholarly project (№ 47027), financed by the Minisry of Education, Science and Technological Development Republic of Serbia. 107 ТОКОВИ ИСТОРИЈЕ 3/2015.