MUSIC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Stax Records

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The 1960s: surf, urban folk, motown, and soul. California: most populous and economically important state. The ventures - walk, don"t run (1960/1964) The band most strongly associated with surf. Chuck berry riffs and trebly guitar timbres. Lyrics about the beach and middle-class teenagers. Chuck berry"s sweet little sixteen (berry eventually awarded songwriting credit) 1964: brian wilson stops touring, devotes time to writing and production. Songs became increasingly complex (in uence of beatles" rubber soul in 1965) Brian in uenced by the spector sound, adding harmonies and vocal techniques. Not as nancially successful as earlier albums, received critical praise (psychedelic rock, art rock) Wall of sound (use of classical music) Long history before its resurgence in late 1950s/early 1960s. Origins in a particular culture / region. Songs historically passed down through oral transmission. Added social commentaries and protest to popular music. Support for union organizations in the 1930 and 1940s.

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