MUSC 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Berry Gordy, Good Music, The Funk Brothers

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Hit pop charts in 1956 with wild performance of tutti frutti . Embodied the new spirit of rock and roll. Long tall sally (1956), line 1 (new each time) i, line 2 (same: oh baby ) iv-i, line 3 (same: Fusion of 12 bar blues and verse-chorus form. Biggest star from the country side of the music world. Rca victor: 1955 set about to turn presley from hillbilly to mainstream act. Wanted to capitalize on his sexual energy . Colonel thomas parker: presley"s manager saw to it that he became involved in television and movies to popularize him (wanted him to be more than music star but a television star) Rca"s nashville producer chet atkins wanted to make sure his records were palpable to a pop audience. Denounced for hip-shaking gyrations were seen as very distasteful to many. Don"t be cruel- his biggest hit, 12 bar blues form with some manipulations, heavy vocal with country and blues inflections, hiccupping effect.

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