MUS 1013 Chapter 2: Chapter 2
Document Summary
Indie: independent music, brought on post-war: explored peripheral retro styles, ska and punk. Rockabilly: a country take on rhythm and blues, performed mainly by white. Southerners: combined elements of country music with rock and roll, most popular in the mid fifties. Rhythm and blues: originally called race records. Incorporation of latin rhythms and instruments: new black pop style, shaped by a long history of pop and gospel vocal groups. Hokum: an upbeat blues style that emerged between the first and second world wars. Form: the organization of a musical work in time.
