MUSC 2150 Lecture : Lecture 3
24 Feb 2012
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Hokum blues: lyrical, naughty blues that emphasized risky topics such as sex (akin to rock and. Doo-wop: a mixture of rhythm in blues and gospel, element of call and response, harmonious, vocal and instrumental improvisation, nonsense syllables used in arrangements (gibberish) At this point in history, white covers of black songs began to appear. These covers had more t. p. a elements, featured instrumentals that were more akin to t. p. a, and cleaner and trained vocals. Little richards image could not be sold to white middle class adults, yet middle class kids were quite interested. In the 50"s, early baby boomers possessed money to spend, therefore shifting the market for music. Music was for the kids, while previously, adults were the only ones with disposable. Children and teens of this era loved to listen to little richard and began to buy his income records.
