MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Eric Burdon, Psychedelic Soul, Marvin Marvin
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Unit 10 chapter 9. Black pop in the 70"s. Racial and culture barriers in the 1950"s. Rock and roll was considered controversial as it challenged white middle- class values. Blending rhythm, blues, country, western. Emphasis on musical elements drawn from black music. Early rock and roll broke racial and culture barriers. 1970"s the majority of fans, musicians, producers and sellers of rock were white. Black pop existed in a separate category than rock, despite similarities. Sly and the family stone: sly crosses over. Sly"s music inspired entire generation of funk and pop including temptations, jackson 5 and osmonds. Hit singles that topped the pop, rhythm and blues charts included. Dance to the music (1968) Thank you (falettinme be mice elf again) (1970) Sly stone (sylvester stewart) was a disc jockey and record producer in mid- 1960. 1967 sly and the family stone began playing in the bay area. Rose stone banks (vocals and keyboard) (sister)