MUCO 120 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last 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 1953Outline of Current Lecture I. The Birth of Rock ‘n’ RollA. Renegade Disc JockeysB. Independent Record LabelsC. Doo WopD. Cover PhenomenonE. Rock ‘n’ Roll PioneersCurrent Lecture The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll- Renegade Disc Jockeyso They played black music on white music stations.o Several disc jockeys were sneaky and played these songs during the night.o Alan Freed was fired for doing this. He coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll.”- Independent Record Labelso These labels signed black artists, while other labels wouldn’t.o They also signed the first rock ‘n’ roll artists.- Doo Wopo Doo wop is named after the vocal style used by the backup singers. This vocal style consisted of singing syllables.o This type of music was not dance-orientated or sex-oriented. It became popular among white teenagers. It then began appearing on the pop hits. Teenagers wereable to obtain a job and have a disposable income at this time.These 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 Crows, The Orioles, and Frankie Lymon and the Teenages are examples.- Cover Phenomenon o This occurred when white bands took songs that were originally performed by black artists and remade them. Lyrics were changed, especially sexual ones.o The covers usually song more than the original because of race and radio play.o For example, Big Joe Turner’s “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” was covered and remade by Bill Haley and His Comets.- Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneerso Bill Haley and His Comets were rock ‘n’ roll pioneers. “Rock Around the Clock” borrowed heavily from rhythm and blues and was a soundtrack for a movie. This song was among one of the first rock ‘n’ roll songs.o J&M Studios was a recording studio for black artists in New Orleans. Cosimo Matassa worked for this studio. He grew up in two bars, white and black, and listened to the music present in the juke boxes.- Fats Domino was from New Orleans and recorded at the J&M Studios. His song “Fat Man” is also considered to be one of the first rock ‘n’ roll songs. He was a very charming man and not charismatic. This tended to be beneficial.- Little Richard also recorded at this studio. He called himself the architect of rock ‘n’ roll. He was the opposite of Fats Domino, meaning he was very charismatic. He pushed some edges of cross-dressing sometimes. He was alsoreligious and rejected rock ‘n’ roll at times. “Tutti Frutti” defined his musical style at the time.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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