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*The British resurrected the music we ignored
*England’s “James Dean” counterpart- “teddy boys” |
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*A tame brand of pop folk music and traditional jazz (taken from the New Orleans style). This music was popular in England in the mid-fifties.
*King of Skiffle- Lonnie Donegan |
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| Initial Important Facts about The Beatles |
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*Able to change music history through all facets: musical style, fashion, social behavior
*Can be broken into 3 distinctive periods |
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| The Beatles: The Early Period |
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*Pop style
*Love songs
*Driving beat/up tempo |
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| The Beatles: The Early Recordings |
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*4 albums fall in the “Early Period”
*From the beginning, Lennon and McCartney were not equal in writing their songs
*American releases are different from the British releases |
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| The Beatles: The Middle Period |
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*More acoustic/folk elements (Dylan influence)
*Introspective style emerges
*Individuality more evident
*Social statements in songs
*Next 2 albums: Help! (Aug 1965) & Rubber Soul (Dec 1965) |
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| The Beatles: Music selections from the Middle Period |
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*You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away
*We Can Work It Out
*”Bigger than Jesus: Controversy (March 1966) |
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| The Beatles: The Late Period |
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*Use of studio techniques
*Music more individualized
*More artistic composition
*Added instrumentation
*Drug influenced
*The “White Album” titles The Beatles is ironically the least collaborative album of the group’s output
*The late period includes the last 7 releases: Revolver,Sgt. Pepper,Magical Mystery Tour, Yellow Submarine,The Beatles (White Album), Let It Be, Abbey Road |
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| The Beatles: Music selections from the Late Period |
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*Tomorrow Never Knows
*Strawberry Fields Forever
*Helter Skelter
*The “butcher Album” Controversy |
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| More interesting facts about The Beatles |
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*Lennon & McCartney composed many songs that provided other performers with hits
*Many “1st” happened with the Beatles in the studio
*George Martin has been referred to as the 5th Beatle
*Ring Starr is respected by many drummers and musicians for his excellent timekeeping |
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| John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers |
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| Known as the elder Statesman of the British Blues |
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*The starting point for Clapton/Beck/Page
*Early pioneers of psychedelic music
*Known for ad hoc jams (called raves)
*Raves- mix of R with extended guitar/harmonica passages. Blues with a fierce drive to the music |
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| The Animals (Eric Burdon) |
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| 2nd only to Rolling Stones in influence among R based bands |
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*Almost entirely attributed to one man- Berry Gordy
*R music that passed for black and white in sound
*Perfected a gospel-pop fusion |
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| Berry Gordy produced a unique blend of: |
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1. Stock rock chord progressions
2. Gospel feel (female back-up and call & response)
3. Doo-wop male vocals
4. Solid instrumental back-up |
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*Repeated uses of catchy hood phrase
*Repetition of melodic hooks resulted in familiarity to the mass public
*Produced the “Sound of Young America”
*Studio musician were known as “The Funk Brothers” |
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*Repeated uses of catchy hood phrase
*Repetition of melodic hooks resulted in familiarity to the mass public
*Produced the “Sound of Young America”
*Studio musician were known as “The Funk Brothers” |
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*The studio musicians who shaped the Motown sound
*Played on more #1 hits than the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and Elvis combined
*The Funk Brothers are documented in the movie Standing in the Shadows of Motown(2000) |
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| Holland – Dozier – Holland |
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| Leading writing team of Motown |
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| Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
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*Known for Robinson’s beautiful falsetto voice
*Ballads became the Miracles forte |
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| Motown’s only real girl group |
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*Became one of Motown’s most enigmatic & consistently popular acts
*Stage One (1963-1971)
*Stage Two (1971-1984): Pensive and introspective style |
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*The finest vocal group in 60’s soul music
*The closest to church and gospel music |
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| Diana Ross & The Supremes |
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*One of the most important female groups in rock history
*The Supremes music is the purest expression of the Motown sound |
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*Fronted by 10 year old Michael Jackson
*He danced like a miniature James Brown
*J5 transcended all race and age barriers |
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*Motown’s premier white rock and soul band
*Motown’s experimental assault on the rock market
*Labeled “Blue-Eyed Soul” |
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*Most successful artist in Motown’s history
*1st big hit was “Fingertips- Part 2” (age 12)
*1st live recording to hit #1 in rock history
*120 page contract with Motown made business history |
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*Brought a country influence into R&B
*Burke never celebrated a #1 on the pop charts but enjoyed many hits in the R&B charts |
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*Atlantic’s best-selling southern soul performer
*”In The Midnight Hour”- one of the most successful songs of soul era |
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| Instrumental Soul- Memphis |
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| Formed Brooker T. and the MG’s |
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*Skillful at delivering ballads with passion
*Earned a reputation as leasing performer of soul ballads
*His performance at the Monterey Pop Festival gained him a wider audience |
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*Most important American contributor to rock music
*1st poet of the mass media
*2 distinctive time periods: acoustic and electric
*This implies folk and rock are separate- Dylan shows that folk IS rock
*Fusion of country, folk, blues, rock & roll and poetry both ancient and new
*His lyrics have been discussed in English classes |
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| Bob Dylan- Acoustic Period |
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*1st Album: The Times Are A-Changin’ (63)
*1st Album became an anthem for frustrated youth
*Was his most overt protest album
*Gives the feeling of the “dust bowl” era
*Grapes of Wrath
*With God On Our Side (64) |
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| Bob Dylan- Electric Period |
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*Illustrated wit
*Music was a catalyst for the drug culture and the Vietnam war
*Dylan’s electric band went on to form The Band (Robbie Robertson)
*Set the scene for “folk-rock” |
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| Subterranean Homesick Blues |
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*Dylan’s 1st top 40 hit
*1 of Dylan’s 1st electric pieces |
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| Bob Dylan- Like a Rolling Stone |
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| Critics considered it to be Dylan’s magnum opus |
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*Group the synthesized Dylan and the Beatles
*Dylan’s composition: Mr. Tambourine Man (65)
*Declared to be the 1st folk-rock hit in rock history
*Beatles’ Ticket to Ride inspired the sound and feel |
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| Herald as the 1st drug tune and led 60’s music tot he psychedelic period- aka “Acid Rock” |
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*One of the most representative sounds of the 1960’s
*Written by Stephen Stills during the aftermath of the infamous Sunset Strip riots of 1966-1967
*Commonly labeled as a protest song |
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