exam 2 Flashcards
What were some new “rules” of the music industry after the war?
romance and novelty were the focus
teenagers became leading target demographic
introduction of the Top 40
Payola - producers bribing for airtime`
New tech of the post-war era?
magnetic tape overdubbing two track recording more music could fit onto a single record, which brought back jazz and classical for a little bit TVs became a household commodity FM radio started to catch up to AM radio
Crooners who became popular with new technology?
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
both got their initial break aged 20
What was Urban Folk Music?
inspired by rural music
Woody Guthrie inspiration
Had clear political messages but were catchy and seemingly playful so they were popular anyway
Pete Seeger was the most popular musician of this genre until he was chased out of showbiz out of suspicion of being a communist
Describe the Mambo craze
developed from Bakongo people of Central Africa but adopted by the Cubans
each song had a ‘mambo section’ where everyone would lose their shit on the dancefloor
Montuño = second half of a 2 part form common in Mambo music, which normally included a repeated horn part
Features of early rhythm and blues?
Used to be called Race Music exclusively by, and for, black people southern folk tradition independent record labels helped by how easy recording had gotten lots of stealing from composers and artists
Who was Mr Jordan?
Louis Jordan, leader of the Timpany 5
Most notable musician of Jump Blues, which was an exciting, fast paced version of the blues
Much smaller version of a big band
Who was Charles Brown
Star of the “Blues Crooner” style
Much smoother and calmer than other forms of blues at the time
essentially a more technologically developed version of the country blues of exam 1
What is Electric Blues?
Blues but with an electric guitar
Gritty version of what we’ve heard before
Huge in black clubs of Chicago
Extended Mississippi Blues style
‘Hoochie Coochie Man’ by Muddy Waters was a smash hit which is still recognised today
Inspired many rock artists
Notable Vocal Harmony group?
The Dominoes
Originally referred to as Doo Wop groups that were essentially gospel groups disguised as R’n’B
Notable other Blues artists of the post-ww2 era?
Ruth Brown a.k.a. Miss Rhythm; brought back Atlantic Records from the dead Big Mama Thornton original Lizzo, hound dog Johnny Ray white dude 'the prince of wails' try-hard
Features of early country
fomerly known as hillbilly
the great migration to big cities
‘grand ole opry’ and radio
independent record labels
Bluegrass?
fast-paced crazy country
Bill Monroe was the key pioneer
his band was named the ‘blue grass boys’ aged 27
banjo, mandolin, bass, lots of solos
Honky Tonk?
think Lurleen Lumpkin in terms of musical style
most popular songs became standards
Hank Williams was the face of this genre
Also known as Hard country, because of the grueling touring schedule around bars
crackling voice
General music trends of mid-late 50s music
cultural changes the mainstream likes the outliers rock'n'roll mostly a promotional term baby boomers and connected experience 'teenagers' became a term Cover Songs
