MUCO 120 1st Edition Lecture 5 Outline of Last Lecture I. Multiple Genre ArtistsA. John MayerB. WilcoC. OutKastOutline of Current Lecture I. The World Before Rock ‘n RollA. BanjoB. Roots of Rock ‘n Roll i. British Balladsii. Fiddle/Banjoiii. Blackface Minstrel Showsiv. String BandsCurrent Lecture The World Before Rock ‘n Roll- Banjoo The banjo is made out of a drum. o It has roots in Africa where African Americans played the banjo exclusively for a century. However, this instrument was termed ekonting instead of the banjo.o The term banjo was formed in the U.S. with a metal ring around the drum.o White musicians took black musicians’ ideas of music and added their own styles to it. This was a continuous cycle that may have stopped with hip hop. o Dink Roberts played the banjo; however, he wouldn’t sing. He talked and told a story. This showed some roots of hip hop.o Bluegrass banjos have a back on the banjo. Also, bluegrass players pick the strings on the banjo. This was formed around the 1930s.o Clawhammer is a type of way to play the banjo where the player hammers on thestrings with the back of their fingernails. - Roots of Rock ‘n Rollo The British ballad tradition helped from Rock ‘n Roll. They set the standard for topics of songs and how to put lyrics together. These 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.o The fiddle tradition also was a root of Rock ‘n Roll. Playing the fiddle was both white and black traditions. The fiddle was used to play dance music.o Blackface minstrel shows consisted of white musicians, comedians, and actors that painted their faces black. These shows were the first instances of white musicians played black musical styles mixed with their own white styles. Several racial stereotypes were exploited in these shows. The banjo and fiddle were played together. Black minstrel shows produced a marketplace of live performances and sheet music. Stephen Foster was a popular minstrel songwriter.o String Bands used minstrel humor to make fun of themselves in their hillbilly culture. Some bands were purposely given these kind of stereotypical names by record companies. One example is Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a
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