MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nat King Cole, Eden Ahbez, Evan Parker
12 Jan 2017
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Cole; stayed as a crooner and didn"t go into r&b or blues sound. Different from big band and r&b. (big band has died out @ this point) Comes out of hollywood and california- instruments is obviously for hollywood movies. Nancy with the laughing face by frank sinatra (1945) High energy vocals, almost to point of shouting. Ruth brown: mama he treats your daughter mean (1953, aaab, 16 bar blues, vocal colour, squeals @ end of lines, orchestra: trumpets, tambourine gives backbeat, hints of boogie woogie accompaniment. Left music bc her managers messed w/ her royalties; rediscovered in 70"s. mama thornton: hound dog (1953, writers: leiber and stoller, v strong and aggressive vocals, delta style guitar @ start. Form: verse-chorus, aab: backbeat: clapping, talking over band solo, program writing: barking, criers. Elvis presley, little richard, patsy cline: honkers. That"s alright mama 1954: 1st commercial studio success, orchestra is hillbilly string band: guitar, double bass.
