HIST105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Clarksdale, Mississippi, Jackie Brenston, Bill Haley
11 Sep 2016
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June 14, 1951: bill haley"s saddlemen record rocket 88 . Original performed by jackie brenston & the delta cats (actually, ike turner and the kings of rhythm. Recorded on sun records (march 1951), but released on chess records (april 1951) Hearing the difference you hear the hybrid style of music. Otto heineman, okeh records (1918: german-american manager, wanted to tap into the niche market african-american music (aka, race records, columbia records purchased in 1926, went on tour (typically to the south) and pioneered the practice of. Location recording (recording in the field) seeking unknown black artists doing different forms of music: top acts included, louis armstrong, duke ellington, and lonnie. Johnson: okeh, vitor, paramount and the golden age of field recordings in the. The pace phonographic corporation in harlem, new york & black swan. Able to penetrate into the white market. The origins of the term rock and roll. Affluence, anxiety, and fertile ground for birth of rock n roll.
