Lecture 13: Country, Soul and Folk

Question 1

the nashville sound

Answer 1

• Countrypolitan
• sophisticated vocals with hints of rural and blues inflections
  -strings
• crooning background singers

Question 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLR25EJtfE&feature=youtu.be

Answer 2

• im sorry by brenda lee
• crossover artist between country and pop
• crooning, strings

Question 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuZTk1hdpMs&ab_channel=mdoelle

Answer 3

• i fall to pieces by patsy kline
• crossover artist between country and pop
• steel guitar and rhythmic arrangement of drums and guitar makes it country

Question 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJTaP6anOU&ab_channel=ElvisPresleyVEVO

Answer 4

• can’t help falling in love by elvis
• crossover artist between pop and country
• crooning, BGVs, EG + AG
• his voice makes it country

Question 5

ray charles

Answer 5

• country + R&B
• pioneer of soul
• gospel-blues synthesis
• bent blue notes, call + response, over the top emotionalism, runs (malisma)

Question 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOh5wVC-Cm8&ab_channel=RayCharles-Topic

Answer 6

• whatd i say by ray charles
• r&b + gospel
• early soul, 12 bar blues
• moans - shocking for the time

Question 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL3EZwSJAh0&ab_channel=RayCharles-Topic

Answer 7

• georgia on my mind by ray charles
• TPA + gospel + blues
• reinvention of TPA standard

Question 8

modern sounds in country and western music

Answer 8

• album by ray charles
• concept album
• covers of country songs in pop styles
• appealed to wide audience

Question 9

james brown

Answer 9

• godfather of soul
• rhythm and timbre over harmony
• heightened emotion, repetitive ideas
• charismatic, secular version of a preacher

Question 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5D2hJhacU&ab_channel=TheOldrecordclub

Answer 10

• papas got a brand new bag by james brown
• 12 bar blues + dance rock
• riff, stop time
• rhytmic patterns more important than melody + harmony

Question 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bJA6W9CqvE&ab_channel=BlackConsumers

Answer 11

• say it loud - im black and im proud by james brown
• followed assassination of MLK
• no melody, just speech, precursor to rap
• rhythm over harmonic interest

Question 12

arethra franklin

Answer 12

• gospel, female empowerment
• opposite of gentil girl groups of motown
• sociopolitcal statements

Question 13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0&ab_channel=TatanMorenoR

Answer 13

• respect by arethra franklin
• cover
• orignally by otis redding
• arethra shifts the power dynamic in the relationship

Question 14

urban folk

Answer 14

• topical, political, socially conscious
• new york
• baby boomers grow in cultural and political awareness, reaching college age
• identification with the marginalized

Question 15

bob dylan

Answer 15

• most influential and creative folk artist
• first to introduce folk rock
• his contributions showed rock could be adult

Question 16

bob dylans style

Answer 16

• high quality of original songs
• ties to english ballad tradition
• poetry
• performance style: unpolished guitar, vocals, and harmonica. rough around the edges

Question 17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oecX_1pqxk0&ab_channel=BobDylanVEVO

Answer 17

• mr tambourine man by bob dylan
• long (5 mins)
• covered by the byrds. there version was shorter, typical rock song, more successful

Question 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwOfCgkyEj0&ab_channel=BobDylanVEVO

Answer 18

• like a rolling stone by bob dylan
• played it at newport folk festival, was booed off stage
• 6 mins, longest 45rpm in history
• 2 keyboard isntruments
• poetry (fierce, real)
• strophic, long verses
• not overly produced