MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Please Please Me (Song), Folk Rock
12 Jan 2017
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Form: abc(modulation into minor key, heartaches)bcbaaa | bb. Chicago-based rnb group w/ strong influence from motown. Rock n roll and folk didn"t mix bc folk artists thought rock n roll was commercialized. As a result, r+r starts to become mature art form; applied principles from classical music. Blowin" in the wind: early song by him. Leaves question in your mind: cover by peter, paul and mary made him commercially successful as a songwriter (more than singer). Became spokesperson for folk and issues at the time. Rough voice, often singing out of tune, loose approach to intonation. Bringing it all home: album making comments about sexuality, society. Surrealist lyrics from beat poets: anthe rimbaud - symbolist. Incorporating rock and roll beat: walt whitman (poet) Like a rolling stone (1965: went electric, use of electric guitar, use of rock and roll beat. Fusion of folk + rock: expanded concepts of rock, after this, rock was open to many possibilities.
