MUSI 2007 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Carter Family, Big Band
27 Apr 2019
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Los angeles became an important 2nd in pop music: refers a way of working (professionalism, overt commercialism, volume of production, certain kind of mainstream aesthetic (universal themes, accessibility, professionalism, b is sometimes called middle 8. Country: contrasts tpa pop, commercial yet has roots that are professional, commercializing of folk, the carter family "originated" country, more than 1 singer than folk, bouncy and upbeat compared to folk. Similar structural idea of folk (same old time traditional) R&b: no darkness to it (fluffy party lyrics, more dance, upbeat, big band swing wasn"t doing well, post-war era swing fell off, r&b riffs taken, rock and roll = r&b for white people.
