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Energy and Excitement
romantic, relationships
Louis Jordan "Caldonia" |
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Jazz, bouncy influence
Crudup, Wynonie Harris, Benjamin Clarence, Ruth Brown, Willie Mae |
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Electric Blues
"That's All Right Mama"
early use of "rock" as euphamism for sex
"strut my jelly" "rock me mama" |
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Blues shouting (honking sax)
"I like my baby's puddin" |
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| Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton |
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| Stylistic features of African American Music |
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Complexities f: vocal/instrumentals, rhythm (syncopation)
"call and response"
Gritty quality, bent pitches |
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| stylistic features of white music |
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| complexities of: form, chord changes, certain technical stuff (overdubbing) |
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overed "Shake, Rattle and Roll" (original by Big Joe Turner)
Took out euphamisms
"Rock around the clock" |
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Rock and Roll
"Maybellene" Originally Ida May, related to Ida Red
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
"Sweet Little 16" musical basis for "surfin usa" |
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Rock and Roll
over the top visual style
"Tutti Frutti"
"Long Tall Sally" |
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R&B, country, blues, pop, rockabilly
Covers of "That's all right mama" "Hound dog" |
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More Secular: Political
Perceived as noncommercial
whites and blacks
civil rights
narrative,oral tradition
Ledbelly, guthrue, weavers, dylan |
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| Huddie Ledbetter "LeadBelly" |
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Folk
"Goodnight Irene"
waltz: old traditions |
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Folk
"Goodnight Irene" pop version |
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Folk
"This Land is Your Land"
Associated w/ dustbowl refugees |
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bridged folk music w/ rock and country
Harmonica tie him to folk
use of allusion poetic quality
"blowing in the Wind"
"Mr. Tambourine Man"
"Like a Rolling Stone": changes style w/ electric guitar |
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Dance crazes (twist)
Hank Ballard, Chubby Checker, Girl Groups, Beach Boys, Beatles |
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pop: strings, tentative
"Will You Still Love me Tomorrow"
controversial |
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Pop: consistent tone, catchy hook
"Be My Baby" |
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wall of sound
many #1 hits |
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Pop
well blended voices
"Surfin' Safari" "God Only Knows"
Animal Sounds: "Mrs. O'leary's cow" "Good Vibrations' |
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| The Beatles: pop, then psychedelic. know albums and songs |
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pop
"Please Please Me"
Psychedelic in 1966-67
Revolver: string accompanied, fast paced, weird repressive sound: "tomorrow never knows"
Sgt. Pep's: artistic cover, "Lucy in the Sky w/ Diamonds"
"A Day in the Life" psychedelia and drugs |
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Pop music by African Americans
Electric Guitar, bass, sax, drums (also R&R)
jazz/swing- like
spiritual
sliding between notes, blues notes
for adults, not teenager-oriented
Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Etta James, James Brown, Wilson PIcket, Motown |
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Started by Barry Gordy in late 50s
To be "sound of young america"
Marvelettes, Supremes, Martha & the vandellas, temptations |
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R&B
"I've Got A Woman" modeled on "I got a savior": sax, chord progression, voice moves into falsetto
First to cross over into white charts with "What'd I say" (sensual, sexual)
brings soul into other forms: pop, gospel, country |
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R&B
minor crossover
"A Change is Gonna Come" |
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Godfather of Soul
repetition of words
"Night Train and Closing"
More Funk-y "Say it Loud" "Cold Sweat" |
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R&B
"In The Midnight Hour" |
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R&B Motown
"My Girl" "Cloud Nine" |
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