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Three Elements of Music - melody - rhythm - harmony Blue Notes - Slave Songs o Ring shouts o Field hollers o Work Songs - Call and Response Minstrel Shows Rock was Rural; Jazz-Urban American Troubadours (Bluesmen) - Traveled to entertain people without access to entertainment - Sun House a great one Robert Johnson - sold soul to the devil and became great - poisoned by a bartender, died at 27 Muddy Waters - Chess Records Sonny Boy Williamson o Early pioneer of harmonica B.B. King - Influenced by both blues and jazz; donates to charity John Lee Hooker Count Basie Boogie Woogie Piano - Had two male vocalists o Jimmy Rushing aka Mr. 5x5 o Big Joe Turner Made first two Rock records Pete Johnson - Piano player Shake, Rattle and Roll by Joe Turner banned for its lyrics
Folk Music - Carter Family
Alan Freed - DJ thought to have coined the phrase Rock n Roll - Targeted youth Pioneers of Rock - Chuck Berry o Guitar player/singer/songwriter o Rebellious lyrics o My ding-a-ling #1 hit in 71 o Arrested for transporting a minor - Jerry Lee Lewis o Singer/Songwriter, piano o Crazy man; married 13 yo cousin - Little Richard o Piano NBC/CBS first two channels; live TV Elvis Presley - Raised in Memphis - Sam Phillips o Sun Records o Took the buyout money and signed Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Karl Perkins - Gullible - Colonel Tom Parker - 1st Rock N Roll artist signed to major label in 1956 o Signed by RCA o Legitimized Rock o $30,000 - Performed three times on Ed Sullivan show for 50,000 - Died in 1977 Whitening of Rock and Roll - Pat Boone, most famous - Franky Avalon - Fabian Everly Brothers Nice song Dream Buddy Holly and the Crickets - died in plane crash with Richie Valens and Big Bopper Payola Scandal of 1959 - Alan Freed lost broadcasting license - Dick Clark worked with Congress, started American Bandstand
The Beach Boys - Capitol Records o Dennis, Carl, Brian Wilson and Mike Love (bass) Phil Spector Producer Wall of Sound Leiber and Stoler - Broadway songwriting team - Produced for the Coasters Splatter Platters songs that reference death
The Drifters - lead singer Ben King Roy Orbison - Eclectic o Many influences The Quarrymen Two Important Radio Stations in Europe - BBC - Radio Luxembourg 1957 Lennon and McCartney form Quarrymen - Later met George Harrison - Strength is in songwriting Brian Epstein - Became manager Played at Cavern Club Tried to emulate Buddy Holly and the Crickets; changed name to Silver Beetles - Stu Sutcliffe; dies of brain aneurism - Pete Best drummer EMI Records (Part of Capitol Records) - George Martin hears them and tells them to cut Best February 9th, 1964 Launch of British Invasion In April of 64, 5 of top ten songs are by Beatles EMI releases With the Beatles - Capitol opens up Rock Division Eric Clapton
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played with Yardbirds
The Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger - Ron Wood Bass - Brian Jones Guitar - Keith Richards Guitar - Charlie Watts Drums
John Philip Sousa Leadbelly Robert Johnson Muddy Waters BB King
John Lee Hooker Stephen Foster Count Basie Jimmy Rushing Pete Johnson Joe Turner Bill Haley and the Comets Judy Garland Hank Williams Sr Mary Ford with Les Paul The Carter Family Fats Domino Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis
Pat Boone Everly Bros Buddy Holly and the Crickets Buddy Holly The Ronettes The Coasters Jan and Dean Kingston Trio The Drifters Ben King
Stars and Stripes Forever Where did you sleep last night? Kind-hearted woman 40 days and 40 nights Mojo working Paying the Cost to be the Boss The Thrill is Gone Boom Boom Boom O Susana 1 O Clock July How long how long blues Rock the Joint Boogie Climbing and Screaming That s All Right Baby Shake Rattle and Roll Shake Rattle and Roll Somewhere Over the Rainbow Hey Good Lookin I m Sitting on Top of the World Can the Circle be Unbroken Blueberry Hill Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On Great Balls of Fire That s All Right, Maam Blue Moon Kentucky Don t be Cruel Hound dog Love Me Tender Heartbreak Hotel Shitty Cover of Tooty Fruit Dream That ll be the day Peggy Sue Be My Baby Down in Mexico Dead Man s Curb Tom Dooley There Goes My Baby Under the Boardwalk Stand By Me
Produced by Phil Spector
Roy Orbison Clapton and the Yardbirds The Rolling Stones Woody Guthrie Barrett Strong Smokey Robinson Mary Wells Martha and the Vandellas The Marvelettes The Four Tops
Edwin Starr Rare Earth Sam Cooke Percy Sledge Sam and Dave Wilson Pickett Cream Led Zeppelin MFSB Sly and the Family Stone CCR Allman Brothers ZZ Top Emerson, Lake, and Palmer YES Rush Pink Floyd
Only the Lonely Pretty Woman Boom Boom Boom Get off my cloud This Land is your land Money Shop Around Tears of a Clown My Guy Dancing in the Street Please Mr. Postman Sugar Pie Honey Bunch Standing in the Shadows of Love War Get Ready You Send Me Chain Gang When a Man Loves a Woman Soul Man Mustang Sally Sunshine of Your Love White Room Whole Lotta Love TSOP Dance to the Music Down on the Corner Bad Moon Risin Ramblin Man Tush Fanfare for the Common Man Roundabout Tom Sawyer Money
Folk Music - Carter Family
Alan Freed - DJ thought to have coined the phrase Rock n Roll - Targeted youth Pioneers of Rock - Chuck Berry o Guitar player/singer/songwriter o Rebellious lyrics o My ding-a-ling #1 hit in 71 o Arrested for transporting a minor - Jerry Lee Lewis o Singer/Songwriter, piano o Crazy man; married 13 yo cousin - Little Richard o Piano NBC/CBS first two channels; live TV Elvis Presley - Raised in Memphis - Sam Phillips o Sun Records o Took the buyout money and signed Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Karl Perkins - Gullible - Colonel Tom Parker - 1st Rock N Roll artist signed to major label in 1956 o Signed by RCA o Legitimized Rock o $30,000 - Performed three times on Ed Sullivan show for 50,000 - Died in 1977 Whitening of Rock and Roll - Pat Boone, most famous - Franky Avalon - Fabian Everly Brothers Nice song Dream Buddy Holly and the Crickets - died in plane crash with Richie Valens and Big Bopper Payola Scandal of 1959 - Alan Freed lost broadcasting license - Dick Clark worked with Congress, started American Bandstand
The Beach Boys - Capitol Records o Dennis, Carl, Brian Wilson and Mike Love (bass) Phil Spector Producer Wall of Sound Leiber and Stoler - Broadway songwriting team - Produced for the Coasters Splatter Platters songs that reference death
The Drifters - lead singer Ben King Roy Orbison - Eclectic o Many influences The Quarrymen Two Important Radio Stations in Europe - BBC - Radio Luxembourg 1957 Lennon and McCartney form Quarrymen - Later met George Harrison - Strength is in songwriting Brian Epstein - Became manager Played at Cavern Club Tried to emulate Buddy Holly and the Crickets; changed name to Silver Beetles - Stu Sutcliffe; dies of brain aneurism - Pete Best drummer EMI Records (Part of Capitol Records) - George Martin hears them and tells them to cut Best February 9th, 1964 Launch of British Invasion In April of 64, 5 of top ten songs are by Beatles EMI releases With the Beatles - Capitol opens up Rock Division Eric Clapton
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played with Yardbirds
The Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger - Ron Wood Bass - Brian Jones Guitar - Keith Richards Guitar - Charlie Watts Drums
John Philip Sousa Leadbelly Robert Johnson Muddy Waters BB King
John Lee Hooker Stephen Foster Count Basie Jimmy Rushing Pete Johnson Joe Turner Bill Haley and the Comets Judy Garland Hank Williams Sr Mary Ford with Les Paul The Carter Family Fats Domino Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis
Pat Boone Everly Bros Buddy Holly and the Crickets Buddy Holly The Ronettes The Coasters Jan and Dean Kingston Trio The Drifters Ben King
Stars and Stripes Forever Where did you sleep last night? Kind-hearted woman 40 days and 40 nights Mojo working Paying the Cost to be the Boss The Thrill is Gone Boom Boom Boom O Susana 1 O Clock July How long how long blues Rock the Joint Boogie Climbing and Screaming That s All Right Baby Shake Rattle and Roll Shake Rattle and Roll Somewhere Over the Rainbow Hey Good Lookin I m Sitting on Top of the World Can the Circle be Unbroken Blueberry Hill Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On Great Balls of Fire That s All Right, Maam Blue Moon Kentucky Don t be Cruel Hound dog Love Me Tender Heartbreak Hotel Shitty Cover of Tooty Fruit Dream That ll be the day Peggy Sue Be My Baby Down in Mexico Dead Man s Curb Tom Dooley There Goes My Baby Under the Boardwalk Stand By Me
Produced by Phil Spector
Roy Orbison Clapton and the Yardbirds The Rolling Stones Woody Guthrie Barrett Strong Smokey Robinson Mary Wells Martha and the Vandellas The Marvelettes The Four Tops
Edwin Starr Rare Earth Sam Cooke Percy Sledge Sam and Dave Wilson Pickett Cream Led Zeppelin MFSB Sly and the Family Stone CCR Allman Brothers ZZ Top Emerson, Lake, and Palmer YES Rush Pink Floyd
Only the Lonely Pretty Woman Boom Boom Boom Get off my cloud This Land is your land Money Shop Around Tears of a Clown My Guy Dancing in the Street Please Mr. Postman Sugar Pie Honey Bunch Standing in the Shadows of Love War Get Ready You Send Me Chain Gang When a Man Loves a Woman Soul Man Mustang Sally Sunshine of Your Love White Room Whole Lotta Love TSOP Dance to the Music Down on the Corner Bad Moon Risin Ramblin Man Tush Fanfare for the Common Man Roundabout Tom Sawyer Money
