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MUCO 120 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I. Soul ArtistsA. Ray CharlesB. James BrownC. Sam CookeII. Motown RecordsOutline of Current Lecture I. Motown Records’ ArtistsII. Southern SoulA. Stax RecordsB. Atlanta RecordsCurrent Lecture Motown Records’ Artists- Dianna Ross and the Supremeso “Baby Love”- The Temptationso They had the biggest success of all of these artists. Their first hit was “The Way You Do the Things You Do.” David Ruffin became the lead singer and had a more soul sounding voice. He was eventually kicked out of the group. He was the lead singer in the song “My Girl.”- Jackson Fiveo “ABC”- Marvin Gayeo Many artists left this record company for musical freedom; however, some that stayed pushed the boundaries for their musical freedom. One of these artists that stayed was Marvin Gaye. He wanted to sound different than the Motown Record sound and have meaningful lyrics, some about social commentary. The Temptations also did this. Marvin Gaye paid The Funk Brothers out of his own pocket to play on his album What’s Going On. Marvin’s echo on his song was an accident, but they decided to keep some of the multiple voices.- John MyersThese 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 Myers was with Motown Records with the band Hearts of Stone. His roots were in Doo Wop. “It’s a Lonely Road” was transitioning towards funk. Southern Soul- Stax Recordso Stax Records was locating in Memphis, TN. Their sign was in response to Motown Records’ sign and read, “Soulsville, U.S.A.” It was started by Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton.o Booker T and the MGs were an integrated band and analogous to The Funk Brothers. o Otis Redding was recording with this company. He played at the Monterey International Pop Musical Festival, which helped his fame grow. “Try a Little Tenderness” was one of his songs that portrayed his specific sound.- Atlanta Recordso This record company looked at Stax records and admired their success. They found that Stax didn’t use charts, so they tried to follow suit. Wexler built a relationship with Stax records. o Some artists from Atlanta Records recorded music at Stax. Wilson Pickett was one of those artists. One of his songs using Stax Records was “In the MidnightHour,” which contains a delayed backbeat. o Atlanta Records then moved to Muscle Shoals, AL for Fame Records. This company consisted of mostly white people. At Fame Records, their band was called The Swampers. Wilson Pickett also moved here to record music. Arethra Franklin also recorded with Atlanta Records and Fame Records. She became known as The Queen of Soul. One of her most famous songs was written by Otis Redding and titled “Respect.” The MLK assassination shifted the mood in music, which started to point towards funk. This also began The Black Power and Black Pride Movement. James Brown was an example of this. He went from melodic music to more rhythmic music, or funk. James Brown is known as The Godfather of Funk. “Say It Loud” was characteristic of these movements during 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


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