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-mix of country, blues, gospel and pop
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-no drummer used
-use of slapping bass
*classic rockabilly was almost entiraly the product of sun records and Sam Phillips
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-owner and operater for sun records
-important figure in the development of rock and rock
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-Gospel remained a part of his repitor throughout career
-historians believed the true birth of R&R would be July 5th when he played thats alright
-Dominated 50’s…Beatles the 60’s
-Never wrote any songs
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-1953-1955
-sun records relfect discovery of elvis
dubbed ‘hillbilly cat’ (‘white neggro’)
-named most promising young country singer
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| Presley/Important Observations |
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-first rock hero
-Singer, not song
-forced R&R down mainstream’s throat
-made R;R more then a passing fade
-opened gates for black r;b artists
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-Tole Tom Parker became new manager
-reached national status with heartbreak hotel
-defined rock image of fifties
-help linked R;R with television
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| Hollywood After Army:1960-69(Elvis) |
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-earlier pictures were his strongest
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-1968
-brought back ‘Elvis Rocker’
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-king of rockabillyremained true to his style
music is an extension of his hillbilly
-rebellious break
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-influenced by great barrel house piano played New Orleans
-Vewied as Elvis’ rival
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-1958-1963
-late 50’s transitional period between inital R;R and the teen idol period
-new comers had clean cut images;
-it broadened the appeal
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| Who are the Three Transition Rockabilly Artists? |
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-Rocky Nelson
-Buddy Holly
-The Crickets
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-the adventure of ozzie and harriet
-put R;R music in America’s living room
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-pointed music toward first Rock band
-first major white artist to write/produce music
-first to use studio as instrument
-explored techniques of sound and production
-popularized the Fender Stratocaster
-embraced rockabilly style
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-prototype from self-contained rockband
-2 guitar/bass drums cobination
-set the standard for British Bands
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-nashville finally had in road to the r&r market
-featured a duo voice unique in the solo voice market
-influenced others
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| What were Buddy Holly and Everly Brothers refered to? |
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| Ancestors of California Country Rock |
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-emphasizes meoldu above rhythm
-star groups:
the coasters
the dritters
-grew out of urban settings
-many ‘one hit wonders’
-dominante for inncoent teen love
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The Orioles and The Rvens
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-early R&B doo-wop
-important transition groups
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| Who was the most successful crossover acts in 1950’s? |
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| What was rock;rolls turning point? |
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| buddy hollys death in 1959 |
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| who was the most successful teen idol? |
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| Philadelphia and American Bnad Stand |
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-city was the most successful teen idol ‘machine’
-engine of teen idol machine was American Banstand
-Dick Clark–> Host of Bandstand
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-Alan Freed
-birbery in exchange for promotion of a product or service
-ie. disc jockey
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-key element of soul=influence of gospel music
-soul mirrored the groups civil rights/movement in america
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| who are the four leading soul pioneers? |
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| ray charles, sam cookes, jackie wilson and jackes brown |
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-not really r&r music
-drew from entire spectrum of music
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-graceful voice in soul music
-very different from Ray Charles
-voice is more floating quality compared to Charles
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-enormous range and sheer power
-great instrument of R&R
-sweeping register leaps, rich vibrato, falsetto breaks was his trademark
-energetic and agile showman
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-paved the way for others (ie. Redding, Peckett, Sly and the Family Stone)
-known as god father of soul
-incredible stage show productions
-rhythm was everything
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| Who never had a number 1 hit on the pop charts? |
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| Why was james browns sound unique? |
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-his groove referred to as ‘the one’
-broke bass lines(early influences of funk music)
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-‘little symphonies for kids’
-invented the role of the modern producer
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-use of many instruments
-anyone around the studio may have ended up on the recording
-large list of studio musicans were used
-became known as ‘wrecking creek’
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| who are the ‘bad girls of pop’? |
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| Instrumental Groups (Surf Music) |
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-music was primarily an instrumental style
-lack of vocals
-reestablished guitar as a central role of r&r
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-solidified 2 guitar/bass/drum line up
-not orginially a surf band
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