MUSC 200 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture II. Finishing up crossovers III. 1st Generation of Rock and Rolla. Influencesb. Common musical elementsIV. Some African American Rock and Roll Starsa. Fats Dominob. Little Richardc. Chuck BarryOutline of Current Lecture V. Chuck Barry listeningVI. Bill Haley and His CometsVII. Elvis PresleyCurrent LectureListening: “Johnny B. Goode” by Chuck Barry- 12 bar blues with verse-chorus form layered on top- Primarily R&B influences with teenage influenced lyrics- Backbeats, bass walking lines, boogie woogie right hand meandering lines, boogie woogie bass on electric guitar- Guitar playing: combined existing techniques to make new techniqueso Double Stops: every note in melody is harmonized on an adjacent string Intro of this songo Double Note Voicing: play 1 note on 1 string, then play a note a half step or whole note above or below on an adjacent string Bend lower note up to the first note Creates a harmonic clash and distortion- Grating effect, hit a sharped note for a moment while bendingThese 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 Distorted quality of electric guitars was originally thought to be a failure of electric guitars because they were originally supposed to sound like louder acoustic guitars- Syncopation: rhythmic surpriseo Accented notes between beats usually in the form of dynamic emphasiso Double note voicing gives syncopation and harmonic distortiono Patterns of long and short notes give syncopationBill Haley and His Comets- Born in 1925 in Pennsylvania in a working class family- Began his career in western swing- Original band name – Bill Hardy and the Saddlemeno Changed name in the 50s to Bill Hardy and His Comets to give a more modern image- Combined R&B with country- 1954 – covered Joe Turner’s “Shake, Rattle, and Roll”- 1955 – 1st white rock and roll artist with “Rock Around the Clock”- 1956 – Elvis Presley’s breakout year, crushing Bill Haley’s careero Haley couldn’t capture the excitement and spirit of rock and roll, he was too mild mannered and oldListening: “Rock Around the Clock”- #1 on pop charts and stayed there for 8 weeks- This song got lots of exposure due to it being at the beginning of a movie about juvenile delinquents o Song was thought to represent the music of youth gone wild, but also not really because it was written by two TPA songwriters who tried to write for teenagers but wrote as though they were children and not young adults Nursery rhyme-like lyrics- Country influences: strict triplet feel in the high hat cymbal (no noisy wash like in other rock and roll songs)- No loud backbeats, only backbeats on every other 4th beat- Guitar solo combines ideas from jazz and TPA- Brass and guitar function like a paired down Big BandElvis Presley- Huge cultural impact on sexuality, gender, and race relations- Born in 1935 in Mississippi in a working class family- Shy until his high school years- Much more familiar with black music than wealthy whites - Moved to Memphis in 1948- He was an icon, persona, and had a personal styleo Particular gestures – sneer/lip curlo His manager Colonel Tom Parker (not an actual colonel) crafted Elvis’s image Early years – jeans and a leather jacket, the working man look Later years – the fancy costumes like the white jumpsuit with fringeo Lots of TV and radio appearances, always touring- Racial Transgression: Elvis was the first white artist who popularized styles started by black artistso Combined elements of R&B and countryo Broke racial boundarieso Overshadowed Chuck Barry and Little Richard- “Cool” was a much more distinctive word in the 50so Elvis was “cool” had to do with expressed sexuality and the image of being a rebel Elvis wasn’t a political rebel, he was a rebel in the sense of personal individualism Sexuality was a piece of that
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