RTA 905 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Subdominant, Gladys Knight, Misirlou

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Textbook readings (identifying musical parameters and socio- cultural/political contexts of each genre), lectures, aural identification of listening track (posted on blackboard) Have full 3 hours probably won"t need it. Civil rights movement and assassination of mlk jr. (of atlanta, georgia: dismantling segregation. Vietnam war (1954-1975) pitting northern communists (supported by ussr. China) against southern capitalists (supported by us, canada, australia, south. By 1969, us had 500,000 troops in vietnam. Early 1960s: new kind of dancing: free form not paired or geometric, first dance form of rock n" roll. 1959: the twist on the b side of r&b record by hank ballard & the. Midnighters: b side where you put the tracks you don"t think will do so well. 1960: the twist covered very closely by 18 year old chubby checker (ernest evans stage name suggests resemblance to fats domino) Ballard said himself he thought it was himself singing when he first heard it: almost identical cover.

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