MUSI 2060 Valdez Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture I. Rhythm & BluesII. Jump Blues Bandsa. Blues elementsb. Boogie woogie elementsc. Jump Bluesd. Rhythm & BluesOutline of Current Lecture I. Beginnings of Rock ‘n’ RollII. 5 Styles of Rock ‘n’ Rolla. Northern Band b. New Orleans DanceCurrent Lecture- Beginnings of Rock ‘n; Rollo Alan Freed: “Moondog’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Party” (1951) 1st to associate rhythm & blues with rock ‘n’ rollo Important youth culture films: The Wild One (1954) Rebel Without a Cause (1955): influenced style of dress, speech, movement, & attitude The Blackboard Jungle (1955): 1st film to use rock ‘n’ roll in its soundtrack- Five Styles of Rock ‘n’ Rollo Northern Band Steady, mechanical meter Fast tempos Quick & even surface (not backbeat) rhythms Staccato guitar chords on the backbeat Slapped, walking bass line Boogie woogie ostinato (often, not always) Combines western swing string band (lead & background vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric lead guitar, steel guitar) with the rhythm & blues band (bass, drums, piano, tenor sax)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 substitute. Ex: Bill Haley and his Comets (began as western swing band)o New Orleans Dance Overall bass foundation Boogie woogie barrelhouse rhythm Basic beat often subdivided into 3 quick pulses (triplet feel) Rhythms and meters are looser than the stiff, mechanical meters of Bill Haley and the Memphis country rock style Surface rhythms vary from a lively, bouncy beat to a slow, intense shuffle beat Lead vocalists featured prominently Rarely any backup singing Rhythm & blues band: lead vocal, piano, acoustic bass drums, guitar, tenor sax Cosimo Matassa: owner, recording engineer, J & M studio (set up 2 mics for live recordings) Dave Bartholomew: artist & repertoire (A&R), trumpet player, arranger, manager, band leader Antoine “Fats” Domino (b. 1928)- Warm creole accent (mostly slow ballads)- 2-handed boogie woogie style- Clear song structures- Tenor sax solo about 2/3 into the song Standard Song Form- AABA (B A or AABA, if fast tempo) Little Richard Penniman- Fire & brimstone singing style- Gospel oriented,
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