Mus 152 1nd Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I. BanjoOutline of Current Lecture II. Banjo ContinuedCurrent LectureBy WWI the elevation fad of banjos faded awayBanjo left in the hands of rural white southerners 1920’s- golden age of recording1923- Fiddlin’ John Carson “The Old Hen She Cackled”Okeh Records- Ralph Pear- producerFurniture stores- hifi equipment1923- “the old hen”- fiddling John Carson- first commercial country record“Hillbilly” image promoted by record company1920’s- guitar added to hillbilly stereotypeSame images as minstrel shows but applied to white rural southernersDock Boggs- hillbilly musicianCharlie Poole- “Take a Little Drink on Me”Hillbilly stereotype internalizedGuitar sold through mail order; added rhythmic pulseAmerican guitar companies: Gibson C.F Martin1930’s- Great Depression; major slow-down of recording industry; golden age of the radioThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.New Technology: RadioFederal regulation early 1930’sXERA- Broadcast from Mexico; set up by “Dr.” John Brinkley; set up million watt radio station; played country music; most successful musicians: carter family (Maybelle, Sara, A.P. Carter); ex: “Keep on the Sunny Side”Moral lyrics- salvation, dead serious, family senseLegitimate radio1930’s- three cities competing - Shreveport, LA- “Louisiana Hayride”- Chicago, IL- WLS (World’s Largest Store: Sears); “National Barndance”- Nashville, TN- WSM; Grand Ol’ Opry; “strictly clean and decent”1930’s- opry broadcast “hillbilly music”1930’s- peoples favorite were cowboy films- Rot Rodgers- movie cowboy, white horse, 6-gun, 10 gallon hat- Hank
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