MUSC 171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Sippie Wallace, Chord Progression, Louis Armstrong
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Called (cid:858)ra(cid:272)e(cid:859) (cid:373)usi(cid:272) i(cid:374) (cid:1006)(cid:1004)s a(cid:374)d (cid:1007)(cid:1004)s - cha(cid:374)ged to (cid:858)(cid:271)lues(cid:859) i(cid:374) (cid:1005)9(cid:1008)9. Single male vocalist, improvised, accompanies himself on guitar or banjo. Fairly mobile bc few instruments to move around. Liste(cid:374)i(cid:374)g e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple: (cid:862)that bla(cid:272)k (cid:374)ake moa(cid:374)(cid:863) bling lemon jefferson. Female singer usually with a band or someone on a keyboard. Listening example: (cid:862)ha(cid:448)e you e(cid:448)er bee(cid:374) do(cid:449)(cid:374)(cid:863) - sippie wallace with louis armstrong. No chorus: aab, 12-bar structure, chord progression, blues notes, sad content. 1930s blanket licence: vaudeville show / radio, 5% of royalties must be payed to ascap if any of their music is performed. National association of broadcasters: radio stations, 256 stations got together created bmi. Broadcast music incorporated: could(cid:374)(cid:859)t pla(cid:455) as(cid:272)ap (cid:373)usi(cid:272) so pla(cid:455)ed. Country: by the end of 1941 bmi had 36,000 pieces. 1930s - recorded music cheaper than live bands. 1935 - martin block: make believe ballroom on wnew new york (cid:858)for(cid:373)ula(cid:859) radio. Musi(cid:272)ia(cid:374)(cid:859)s u(cid:374)io(cid:374) american federation of musicians (afm)
