MUSIC103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ringo Starr, The Quarrymen, The Shirelles
8 Sep 2016
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The 1960s Continued: The British Invasion, American Popular Music, & 60s Counterculture
City Music and Urban Spaces:
Cities are distinct
oShaped by different histories, industries, economic choices, immigration policies
Music Cities
oConnected via transportation networks
oCompact, walkable
oLarge numbers of university students
oConnections between music and local business
The Beatles:
John Lennon
orhythm guitar and vocals (1940 - 1980)
Paul McCartney
obass guitar and vocals (b. 1942)
George Harrison
oLead guitar (1943 - 2001)
Ringo Starr
odrums (b. 1940)
Combined functions of songwriting, singing, and playing (like rock ‘n’ roll pioneers)
But they were also a band (not just one performer)
Producer: George Martin
Began as a “skiffle” band, performing in Liverpool clubs (Lennon’s The Quarrymen)
Performing many covers (R&B , rock ‘n’ roll, Brill Building pop music, soul hits)
The Beatles (1960-70)
“Love Me Do” - U.K hit in 1962
Please Please Me (1963, U.K.)
o8 songs written by Lennon and McCartney
o6 cover songs (Shirelles, Goffin and King)
“I Saw Her Standing There” (Original)
oOpening track, bass riff from Chuck Berry song, make to sound live (“One, two,
three, four…”)
“Twist and Shout” (Cover, Phil Medley and Bert Berns)
oOriginally recorded by Top Notes (61), then the Isely Brothers (62)
Along with Bob Dylan, The Beatles were one of the first popular music groups that were
taken seriously by critics
William Mann in Brackett reader
oCompares The Beatles to Austrian composer Gustav Mahler
The Beatles and The British Invasion:
The rise in popularity of British music and culture in the U.S. during the mid-1960s
December 1963 - January 1964
oMarketing of the Beatles in the U.S.
oRelease of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” as a single
Introducing...The Beatles (1964, U.S.)
Meet the Beatles! (1964, U.S.)
An effect of overwhelming charisma that resonated especially with white, middle-class
teenagers
oEnergy of performance and recordings (as heard on songs like “I Saw Her
Standing There” and “Twist and Shout”
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Document Summary
The 1960s continued: the british invasion, american popular music, & 60s counterculture. Cities are distinct: shaped by different histories, industries, economic choices, immigration policies. Music cities: connected via transportation networks, compact, walkable, large numbers of university students, connections between music and local business. John lennon o rhythm guitar and vocals (1940 - 1980) Paul mccartney: bass guitar and vocals (b. George harrison: lead guitar (1943 - 2001) Combined functions of songwriting, singing, and playing (like rock n" roll pioneers) But they were also a band (not just one performer) Began as a skiffle band, performing in liverpool clubs (lennon"s the quarrymen) Performing many covers (r&b , rock n" roll, brill building pop music, soul hits) Love me do - u. k hit in 1962. Please please me (1963, u. k. : 8 songs written by lennon and mccartney, 6 cover songs (shirelles, goffin and king)
