MUCO 120 1st Edition Lecture 16Outline of Last Lecture I. The Year 1964II. The British InvasionIII. The BeatlesOutline of Current Lecture I. British BandsII. British Blues RevivalIII. The Rolling StonesCurrent Lecture British Bands- Gerry and the Pacemakerso They are from Liverpool.o Mercy beat is what they called their sound, which is named after a newspaper.o They had their first number one hit before The Beatles.o Gerry and the Pacemakers achieved some success in the U.S. but not much.- Herman’s Hermitso This band rivaled chart positions with The Beatles.o They are from Manchester in England.o In 1965, they were the top selling band in the U.S.o Their covered songs knocked the original song off the charts.- Spencer Davis Groupo Steve Winwood was from Birmingham in England. He was 15 years old when he joined the Spencer Davis Group.o This band was more oriented towards soul music instead of pop.o The term for soul white artists is blue-eyed soul. British Blues Revival- Chess Records would ship blues records to England.- Alexis Korner put together shows with multiple blues artists. He had a band names Blues Incorporated. Korner played shows with Mick Jagger, Jack Bruce, and Charlie Watts.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. The Rolling Stones- The Rolling Stones combined blues with rock ‘n’ roll.- Mick Jagger and Keith Richards went to elementary school together and became reacquainted later in their lives because of the blues shows previously mentioned.- They covered Buddy Holly’s “Not Fade Away” and combined this rock ‘n’ roll tune with blues.- The Rolling Stones named themselves after the song “Rolling Stone” by Muddy Waters. They covered Muddy Water’s “I Just Want to Make Love to You” by speeding the song up and infusing this blues song with rock ‘n’ roll.- They came to the U.S. a few months after The Beatles.- Their manager was Andrew Loog Oldham. He set their style as opposite of The Beatles. He made then into the undesirables.- In 1965, their first number one hit was an original song, “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction.”This song was actually influenced by Muddy Water’s “I Can’t Be Satisfied.”- Keith Richards and Mick Jagger were the songwriters of the group.- The Rolling Stones branched out musically but kept their core style.- In the album After Math, they used the Indian Sitar in “Painted Black.”- They continued on through the 60’s and 70’s with their edge.- The Rolling Stones did whatever they wanted regardless of what they were told.- Brian Jones was an early member of the band. He was flamboyant and responsible for some of the band’s musical experimentation. Jones drowned in his pool before the 70’s. He was replaced by Nick Taylor. There is a conspiracy theory behind his death; it is said that the other band members killed him.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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