MUSC 200 Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I The Carter Family Mountain Style ECM II Jimmie Rodgers Country Style ECM III 1930 s IV Honky Tonk Country Music V TPA in the 1940 s Big Band Jazz Outline of Current Lecture VI Rhythm Blues a BMI b New technology VII Jump Blues a Louis Jordan VIII Guitar Oriented Electric Blues Band a T Bone Walker Current Lecture Now That I Need You by Doris Day TPA 1940 s Guitar vibes standing in for reed brass sections Happy smiley upbeat songs o Music industry thought this kind of tone in music was wanted by the public after WWII Rhythm Blues African American Influences o African Americans moving from rural South urban North o 1940 s 1950 s growth in economy African Americans had more to spend on music WWII as fight v fascism o African Americans had sacrificed many in the war o African Americans traveling to Europe saw different treatment there Became dissatisfied with racial caste system in the U S Gained a stronger sense of identity African Americans lose interest in Big Band Jazz o Searching for a new style of music that was again exclusively African American Trying to establish a stronger identity New style of jazz bebop o Au Van Guard o Jazz African American influences direction Fun accessible stronger sense of African American identity o Updated rural blues sound But grounded in the Blues Electric sounds strong backbeat more danceable newer more applicable themes BMI Broadcast Music International o New space time to fill for African American music on the radio o Alternative to ASCAP spent less o BMI represented musicians interests with radio Boycott ended after 10 months non ASCAP represented artists made it onto the radio read more about this in the book he said we didn t have time to get into it in class New technology o Capital investments for record production big as opposed to small independent publishers o Magnetic tapes o Playing records o Transistors cheaper o TV 1950 s Radio loses some of its importance Radio drama TV drama shows Killed radio comedy drama Radio started playing more local music New R B disks Small labels developed in many cities o Grounded in local music o Distributing black vinyl records Less fragile lighter weight records Cheaper transport 4 tendencies of pop music post WWI o We will discuss 2 of these before the 1st exam Race Music Hillbilly Music R B and Country Music o Tolerance progress o Explosion in musical growth Jump Blues Tendency 1 Originated in Kansas City Bands consisted of 5 6 or 7 instruments small rhythm section Back beat has a huge influence Overblown saxophone with raspy tambour Sexier songs Emerges as stripped down Blues oriented big band music Sent for You Yesterday by Jimmy Rushing Jump Blues Louis Jordan o Tiffany 6 7 o Small ensemble Choo Choo Chooboogie by Louis Jordan Jump Blues The TEMPLATE for Jump Blues Piano riff Verses 12 Bar Blues Form Walking bass throughout track just a couple brass reed instruments Poetic styles expression of African American identity o Precursor to hip hop Melodies are boogie woogie piano melodies Saxophone solo o Tambour tone quality smooth v rough o Raspy sound from overblowing saxophone o Solo is built on riffs short rhythmic or melodic ideas that emphasize rhythm Built around short ideas Verse chorus form Wild Wild Young Man by Ruth Brown Jump Blues Bass part like boogie woogie bassline Strong vocals powerful backbeats Riff oriented track o Same riff repeated several times throughout the song Shake Rattle Roll by Big Joe Turner Jump Blues Strong emphasis on 2nd 4th beats backbeat o Like a shotgun going off Walking bass 1st 3rd beats Boogie woogie influence is clear Sexism present Guitar Oriented Electric Blues Band Tendency 2 Electric guitar allows for broader display of emotions o Notes can ring out more o Easier to produce complex sounds long flowing melodies T Bone Walker helped to define the electric blues o Electric guitar up front Helped find electric guitar sound at this time Flowing lines Roots in the Blues Early Morning by B B King Like a Jump Blues band Bent notes hammer on s pull off s o Smooth flowing melodies o Sophisticated B B King big influence with the electric guitar