MUSI 2060 1st Edition Lecture 8Outline of Last Lecture I. Styles of Rock ‘n’ Rolla. Memphis Country RockII. Important Performersa. Carl Perkinsb. Jerry Lee Lewisc. Elvis PresleyOutline of Current Lecture I. Styles of Rock ‘n’ Rolla. Chicago Rock ‘n’ Rollb. Chuck Berryc. Vocal Sourcesd. Guitar Sourcese. Lyric StyleCurrent Lecture- Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll: developed in Chess studios, Chicago (Phil & Leonard Chess)o Time Generally fast tempos Hard driving beat Even beat subdivisionso Harmony 12-bar blues progression Monochord progressions (based on single chord)o Form Strophico Texts Often narrativeo Sound Guitar based bands Soloists are guitarists Instrumentation like R&B band: lead vocal, electric guitar, bass, drums, piano, may use horns for background riffing Generally no backup singersThese 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 Guitar style derived from Chicago blues Slide guitar Finger sliding on strings Multiple-stopped strings (& bends) Hard, percussive picking style- Chuck Berry (b. 1926)o Style Characteristics Strong use of syncopated rhythms Use of repeated, melodic figures (riffs) Guitar accompaniment from boogie woogie accompaniment Use of double- & multiple-stops Use of bent notes, bent double steps Finger slides, single & double notes Cliché introductory figure Examples - “Roll Over, Beethoven”- “Carol”- “Johnny B. Goode”: very influential- “Back in the USA”o Vocal Sources Louis Jordan, Big Joe Turner (R & B) Muddy Waters (Blues) Nat “King” Cole, Frank Sinatra (Pop) Hank Williams (Country)o Guitar Sources Charlie Christian, Carl Hogan (Jazz) Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker (Blues) Melodic sense: Illinois Jacquet (jazz sax)o Lyric Style “Classic two-and-a-half minute novellas” Songs about & for teenagers Simple lyrics, easy to understand & remember Lyrics full of vivid imagery No overt risquéness, relatively
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