Origins and stylistic properties of "Country/Rural", "Jump" and "Electric" Blues
Country/Rural- Guitar driven, characteristics of folk Jump- up-tempo, small groups with horns Electric- electric amplification *made R&B
Tin Pan Alley
Made basic song structure still used today; Place for people to create music
Phil Spector
1.) producer who started "Girl Groups and The Teenage Symphony" 2.) creates song, picks people and instruments 3.) Credit for breakthrough in Gender Gap 4.) Made music LIVELY
"Maybellene"
1.) Song made by an influential Chuck Berry 2.) Big part of reverse crossover/cover 3.) took country/western to Rhythm & Blues
Crossover
1.) Able to take one song from "Race" to "Popular" Music 2.) used because your color was very influential on who you listened to 3.) blacks innovation followed by white response-drives evolution of 20th century music
Pat Boone
1.) A Teen Idol, look right but sing like virgins- anti-Elvis 2.) Big part of the crossover to country/western "Good Rockin' Tonight" and "Tutti' Frutti"
"Rumble"
1.) song that popularized the power chord for modern rock guitarists 2.) Link Wray- artist
George Martin
1.) English record producer who gave The Beatles their first audition 2.) Highly important for Beatles who influenced rock greatly
"Song to Woody"
1.) Song by Bob Dylan 2.) influential folk song that started a political and social change in music
Alan Freed
1.) First DJ and concert producer of rock and roll 2.) Helped with integration 3.) Loses career in payola 4.) popular for using the term "Rock N Roll"
"Rock Around the Clock"
1.) Song by Bill Haley & His Comets 2.) important because of the popularity of the 12'bar blues progression
Ahmet Erlegun
1.) Founder of Atlantic Records 2.) big part of influencing and starting rhythm and blues and rock musicians
Muddy Waters
1.) Defined Chicago Blues which let to R&B
Leo Fender
1.) founded "Fender" 2.) designed guitars, bass guitars, and amplifiers that are still used today
Todd Storz
1.) very influential in the radio business 2.) Started making music the focal point on radio 3.) came up with the top 40 system
Sun Studio
1.) Recording studio in Memphis 2.) recorded top artists like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and a lot more
How did events in each of these artists lives affect the "Death of Rock N Roll and Triumph of Soft Sounds"
1.) being arrested, drafted, retirement, or death major affect on Death of Rock N Roll - could not keep making music 2.) ASCAP and BMI become influential in setting music in a new direction
"Bo Diddley Song"
1.) Song by Bi Diddley 2.) first recording to introduce African rhythms into Rock N roll by patted juba beat
Robert Johnson
1.) major influence on early blues 2.) carried gritty vocal delivery, blue notes, narrow range, frank emotion 3.) needed to discover Jump Blues
Payola
1.) scandal in which record companies would pay radio stations to play their music 2.) contributed to the Death of Rock N Roll and triumph of soft sounds
Brill Building
1.) considered the rebirth of tin pan alley 2.) Vertical Integration- write, sell, arrange, and record a song 3.) Music for all Teens and Races - go there if you need a song for movie or entertainment
Skiffle
1.) music made by homemade instrument 2.) used in early 20th century, used by John Lennon and influenced Beatles music
Doo Wop
1.) nonsense syllables, group harmony & wide range, acapella, falsetto (singing really high pitched) 2) part of the teen craze
"Tutti Frutti"
1.) Crossover over song performed by Little Richard and Pat Boone 2.) It's hard-driving sound and wild lyrics became a standard format for rock and roll itself
Rockabilly
1.) style of music that blends country and R&B -popularized by elvis, jerry lee, Carl Perkins influence the beatles, including the tape echo, strong rhythms, and vocal twangs
"Blue Suede Shoes"
1.) Rockabilly song by Carl Perkins 2.) One of the first popular rockabilly records 3.) Song performed by Elvis on tv. Became widely popular
Jimmie Rodgers
1.) was known greatly for his yodeling 2.) yodeling became a popular style for country music still today
Ed Sullivan
1.) Host of "The Ed Sullivan Show" 2.) He brought unpopular artists on his show to show the world their talent and provide them with a great new song. 3.) Basis of bringing new culture on his show
"The Twist"
1.) Became popular by Chubby Checkers 2.) Song a part of the Dance Craze 3.) Helped establish the teen market, which many follow with
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
1.) created the producer template 2.) "We don't write songs, we write records" 3.) Role models for lennon, McCartney, spector, and rick rubin