MUSI 2060 1st Edition Lecture 20Outline of Last Lecture I. Southern Rocka. Blues elementsb. Country elementsc. Rock ‘n’ roll elementsd. General style characteristics II. Southern Rock continuumIII. Allman Brothers BandIV. ZZ TopV. Charlie Daniels BandOutline of Current Lecture I. British Beat GroupII. Beatlesa. Influencesb. Important Peoplec. First Period Current Lecture- British Beat Groupo Beat: from “Big Beat”, Rhythm & Blues (backbeat)o US: “British Invasion” Inaccurate; there was still American music still being played (not completely invaded)o Rhythm & Blues/Rock ‘n’ roll based: Beatles (Liverpool) Hollies (Manchester)- “Bus Stop”: clear harmonies, not hard-driving beat Kinks (London) Zombies (London) Manfred Mann (London) The Who (London)- The Beatleso Influences: Rock ‘n’ Roll: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.- Elvis Presley- Little Richard: influence Paul McCartney’s singing- Chuck Berry- Everly Brothers: influenced their dual harmonies- Carl Perkins: harmonized with brother Jay- Eddie Cochran: minor influence- Buddy Holly Rhythm & Blues: Ray Charles Skiffle: short-lived British version of American Folk- Lonnie Donnegan British Music Hall: similar to Tin Pan Alley, Broadway shows, etc.- 2nd album: version of “’Til There Was You” from Music Man- “She’s Leaving Home”, “Your Mother Should Know”o Important People: Brian Epstein, manager (d. 1967) George Martin, producer Stu Sutcliffe, original bassist (d. 1961) Pete Best, original bassist Ringo Starro First Period (1962-1964): Initiation Covers of influences: Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins,girl groups Originals musically resemble cover models Original song characteristics: “Idyllic” or “Edenic” quality of lyrics- Express an underlying sense of innocence- Lyrics describe process of growing up- Many songs seem to be directly from performer to listener- Through use of personal pronounso “From Me to You”o “I Saw Her Standing There”o “She Loves You”o “P.S. I Love You”o “Please Please
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