MUSIC 2II3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Putout, Turbinella, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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Arnold shaw: soul is black, not blue, sass, anger and rage. It is not just a feeling of conviction. A force as well as a style, an accolade as well as identification. It is an expressive explosiveness, ignited by a people"s discovery of self pride, power and potential for growth: talks about soul music"s connection with the civil rights movement. Throughout the 1960s it was a very public forum where african americans made statements about civil rights in different ways. Southern soul and motown is developing simultaneously with psychedelia. Idea was to take black artists to make music that would appeal to white audiences. These artists were groomed so they could fit in with middle class white company. Part of what he was triying to do is have them benefit economically and socially. Motown continued to have success into the early 1970s. First black teen pop idols (70s also white counterparts to mj: donny osmond, david cassidy)
