MUH 2019 Fall Midterm Study Guide Genres Minstrelsy developed in New York in the 19th century began in the periphery as a political satire and became mainstream form of entertainment Tin Pan Alley the center of the commercial songwriting and publishing business in New York from approximately the 1880s through the mid 20th century Ragtime a musical genre of African American origin that emerged in the 1880s and became quite popular at the turn of the century Ragtime is characterized by melodic accents that fall on off or weak beats it is highly syncopated Classic Blues a popularized form of blues often performed by female vaudeville and recording artists Country Blues a style of song and performance developed among rural African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries They were often performed by a single guitarist who accompanied his own vocals Jazz New Orleans Jazz Postwar Crooners American epithet given to male singers of jazz standards Early Country known as Hillbilly music old time mountain music Bluegrass a country music style that grew out of traditional fiddle bands and ballad traditions Swing a style of jazz that gained great popularity from the mid 1930s through the Second World War Country Swing genre that popularized country music and lead it to a more widespread audience Rhythm and Blues an African American musical genre that emerged after World War II and consists of a loose cluster of styles derived from black musical traditions characterized by energetic and hard swinging rhythms It replaced race records marketing company not just one genre Rock n Roll a term usually used to describe the popular teen oriented music of the 1950s to the early 1960s Teenage Symphonies the thick texture of the wall of sound and the presence of strings on the records 1960s Dance Music genre that had everyone dancing new dance moves were created during this time Surf Rock genre that developed in California about girls cars and having fun centered in Southern California and it emerged out of the sport of surfing and surrounding subculture Soul a combination of the intensity of African American gospel with popular R B styles Motown artists that recorded through Motown Record Funk Brothers band played the music while the different artists sang The Supremes Jackson 5 Urban Folk Revival political old time music started by college students Psychedelic Rock artists were doing LSD acid music art and drugs were all intertwined Listening Examples 1 Charles K Harris After the Ball 2 Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag 3 King Oliver s Creole Jazz Band Dippermouth Blues 4 Louis Armstrong Hotter Than That 5 Robert Johnson Crossroad Blues 6 Jimmie Rodgers Blue Yodel No 2 7 Hank Williams Hey Good Lookin 8 Bessie Smith St Louis Blues 9 Charley Patton Tom Rushen Blues 10 Duke Ellington Ko Ko 11 Bob Willis New San Antonio Rose 12 Frank Sinatra Nancy With the Laughing Face 13 Nat King Cole Nature Boy 14 Muddy Waters Hoochie Coochie Man 15 Bill Haley and the Comets Rock Around the Clock 16 Chuck Berry Maybellene 17 Elvis Presley Don t Be Cruel 18 Chubby Checker The Twist 19 The Ronettes Be My Baby 20 The Beach Boys Surfin USA 21 The Beach Boys Good Vibrations 22 The Beatles Eleanor Rigby 23 The Beatles Sgt Pepper s Lonely Heart Club Band 24 The Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil 25 The Rolling Stones Honky Tonk Woman 26 The Temptations My Girl 27 Sam Cooke A Change is Gonna Come 28 Aretha Franklin Respect 29 Woody Guthrie This Land is Your Land 30 Bob Dylan Blowin in the Wind 31 Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze 32 Janis Joplin Piece of My Heart 33 The Doors Light My Fire Artists Bands Stephen Foster most influential American songwriter during the 19th century first person in US to make a living as a full time professional songwriter Charles K Harris self taught banjo player who could not write music dictated his songs to a professional musician Scott Joplin considered to be Ragtime s greatest composer Jelly Roll Morton considered to be the first important jazz composer formed Red Hot Peppers band that only played in studios for recordings King Oliver s Creole Jazz Band most well known New Orleans style jazz band Huddy William Ledbetter Lead belly most famous American songster Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil big influence to the Rolling Stones Beatles and Eric Clapton Jimmie Rogers known as Singing Brakeman first inductee to Country Music Hall of Fame unique to his personal style was his hybridization of Swiss yodeling and blues idiom Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys father of blues Hank Williams most significant single figure to emerge in country to produce a hit after WW2 The Carter Family one of the most important groups in the history of country music not professional musicians Bessie Smith Empress of the Blues considered to be the most influential women blues singer from early 20th century Charley Patton Father of the Delta Blues Delta blues musician Duke Ellington widely regarded as one of the most important American musicians of the 20th century individualistic approach to writing Bob Willis popularized Western swing formed Texas Playboys Frank Sinatra one of first big band singers to take advantage of changes in music business sang in big band but in 1942 he recorded a solo album and became successful Nat King Cole most successful black recording artist of the postwar era Muddy Waters one of the most important postwar blues musicians Big Joe Turner known for Shake Rattle and Roll but didn t get the credit for the song Bill Haley and the Comets known for producing first rock n roll recording Credited for cover of Big Joe Turner s Shake Rattle and Roll Chuck Berry songs based on 12 bar blues blending of R B with country and western music Elvis Presley first to incorporate inappropriate dancing in his stage performance introduced the concept of the rock n roll star as a cultural hero Chubby Checker did a cover of The Twist by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters The Ronettes signed to Philles Records in 1963 The Beach Boys California Sound and Surf Rock sang about surfing cars and romance The Beatles British invasion pop to psychedelic to rock came to America in 1964 The Rolling Stones British invasion rock psychedelic blues The Temptations signed to Motown known for their flashy wardrobe and distinct harmonies The Supremes became the most popular female vocal group in the 1960s Ray Charles signed to Atlantic Records merged traditions of gospel and R B Sam Cooke American gospel and soul singer
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