MUS 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Baby Boomers, Stax Records

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Music
• Course: MUS 505
• Professor: Peter Johnston

Document Summary

Birth of the lp in the late 50"s. Shift to the album as the primary medium of selling music as opposed to the single. Civil rights movement, vietnam war, assassination of kennedy, martin luther king jr. Baby boomers began making their own music, rather than just consuming. Initial burst of rock" n" roll energy has faded. Start as a fan and then take over the industry. Recordings go from documents of a recording to. The music was geared towards white audience, marketed to the demographic that had the most money. Getting people together, integrated audiences/bands, very key to making black music accessible to white audiences. Strong lead singer and backing band which had 2 drummers, 3 guitar players, 1 organ player--