MUCO 120 1st Edition Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I. African-American Styles of MusicA. Work SongsB. SpiritualsC. Country BluesD. Black String BandsOutline of Current Lecture I. Leading up to the Birth of Rock ‘n RollA. The Birth of JazzB. The Classic BluesC. Electric GuitarD. Electric Urban BluesE. SwingF. Rhythm and BluesG. Jump BluesH. Top Hits of 1953Current Lecture Leading up to the Birth of Rock ‘n Roll- The Birth of Jazzo Jazz and blues overlapped during this period by vocals, instruments, and the form of the music. o Louis Armstrong was an improviser and played on several people’s records. His “West End Blues” was a 12 bar blues that contained the most popular song introduction in the Jazz world.- The Classic Blueso This type of music was blues music that utilized jazz instrumentation. o Bessie Smith is known as “The Empress of the Blues” and is from Chattanooga.o W.C. Handy was considered “The Father of the Blues.” He was also known for his songwriting skills; he wrote and published his own and other artists’ songs. He is associated with Memphis even though he wasn’t from there.o “St Louis Blues” was sung by Bessie and wrote by Handy. Armstrong also played in this song.- The Electric GuitarThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is bestused as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o The shape of the guitar changed when developing the electric guitar. It was found that it no longer needed to be hollow in order to project sound because of amps. The strings were thinner, and the string length could be shorter.o T-Bone Walker played electric guitar in classic blues.- Electric Urban Blueso This style of music sounded grittier than the classic blues. The electric guitar was utilized and began to sound more like Rock ‘n Roll.o Muddy Waters was from Mississippi and originally played the country blues. He then moved to Chicago and learned how to play the electric guitar and in the urban blues style. He is known as “The Kind of Chicago Blues.”- Swingo This was a form of jazz music; however, it was also dance music. This became known as the Big Band Era. The Count Basie Orchestra was a group of swing.- Rhythm and Blueso This style of music contained the swing beat, the blues form, and the Boogie Woogie bass line. The lyrics usually had an underlying sexual meaning.o Big Joe Turner was from Kansas City and sang rhythm and blues.o This is different than what RnB is today. The billboard magazine, which included Jerry Wexler, changed this meaning to today’s RnB music because they needed tochange the title “race music.” - Jump Blueso Jump blues is a subcategory of rhythm and blues but was more up-tempo.o Louis Jordan was one of the few African Americans who were signed by a record label during that time. He became known as “The King of the Juke Box.” His song “Saturday Night Fish Fry” contained the first use of the word ‘rock’.- Top Hits of 1953o The pop and rhythm and blues genres contained completely different styles of music. Some white families were concerned that their children were listening to rhythm and blues music. These two genres were in completely different areas at the time.o The number one pop hit was Patti Page’s “How Much is That Doggie in the Window.” It consisted of a smooth vocal style and safe lyrics.o The number one rhythm and blues song was “Hound Dog” by Big Mama Thornton. This song was raw, rough around the edges, and contained innuendos in the lyrics. 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