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| Country Western Music/ Folk |
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Old Time and Hillbilly Music- "2 beat"
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Jimmy Rodgers- "Waiting for a train"
Song played in class |
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Old time and Hillybilly music
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Carter Family- A.P carter, Sara and sister-in-law Marybelle
"Cant the circle be broken"
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Old time and Hillybilly music
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Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys
-Father of Blue Grass, focused on virtuosic playing
-Mandolin, fiddle, banjo, guitar and bass |
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Old time and Hillybilly music
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Bob Wills
-Western Swing
-Fuses swing rhythm with country music melodies |
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Old time and Hillybilly music
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Hank Williams
-Heavily influenced by the blues- remains standard for which country songs are judged upon today |
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Old time and Hillybilly music
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Gene Autry
-"Back in the Saddle"
-Discovered by Will Rogers |
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Old time and Hillybilly music
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Roy Rogers
-Starred in 80+ films
-Song in class: "Happy Trails" |
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Old time and Hillybilly music
Record Company Influence |
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| All white owned all white operated |
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Old time and Hillybilly music
Record Compnay Influence |
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-Pre 1949 black artists records were called race records
-Then changed to rhythm and blues
-Institutional racism |
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-Multi Cultural society
-Free enterprise
-Those who have the $$ are in control
-Target Teenagers |
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Rock and Roll
Media and Press |
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- Have the power to make or break an artist
-Talent is only one piece of the puzzle
-Timing, Contacts, Resiliance, ability of providing at least one of the following-- Escape, Reflect, Change |
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| Teenagers: New Consumer Class |
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-Term coined in 1950s
-Extra time and $, developed own fashion style and music
-R&B finds new audience
-Radios wont discriminate |
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-NYC center of popular music publishing
-White professional song writers
-Influences from Broadway, Hollywood and Swing Period
-Beggining in 1930 records are selling out of sheet music
Characteristics: Non-Offensive, non controversial, boy girl romance, very conservative |
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Louis Jordan
-Rhythm and Blues
-Jazz Instrumentation
-Reduces big band
-"Choo choo cha boogie" "Saturday Night Stir Fry" |
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Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
"Hound Dog"
Covered by Elis |
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Chess Records
Chicago Electric Blues
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Chuck Berry- "Maybellene"
-Shared 1/3 of royalties to Alan freed
Payola- Illegal to pay a dj to play your specific music
"Johnny Be Good" "Sweet Little Sixteen" |
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Chess Records- Chicago Electric Blues
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Little Richard
-Major influence on Paul Mcartney
"Tutti Frutti" |
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-Normally White artist arrangment of black artist original
-Result- the cover out sold the original 100% of the time |
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1954
-Originally sung by Sunny Day and his Knights
Covered by Bill Haley |
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"Shoo-Boom" - Doo-Wop
Male-Female Vouce, Non sense words
Original by the Chords
Covered by Crew Nuts- Tim Pan Alley influence |
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| "Little Darling" Original tune- Gladiolas- Covered by the Diamonds a month after the original came out |
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Discovered by Sam Phillips- Sun Records- Memphis Tenessee
Rebel Figure- Contreversial stage persona
Great at interpreting "Jail House Rock" |
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Amoing the first non white pop stars to compose
"That'll be the day" |
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Radio DJ, New York, Played original black artist music- Hated Covers
-Used Term R & R
-Indicted for Payola |
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| Alabama White Citizens Council |
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| Put Pressure on congress, goes national to bring down rock and roll. |
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