MUSIC140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Estelle Axton, This Machine Kills Fascists, Memphis Soul
26 Jan 2015
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Lecture 10: result is absolutely consistency of product, you"d better shop around (smokey and the miracles 1967, controlled, calm, sophisticated, waiting suits, aimed to appeal white audiences, made eye contact with the audience, always looking at the camera. One of the biggest successful business owned by a black person. Maintain a separate identity from white culture. Barry gordy and integration: controversy : black culture having problem because they want to maintain a separate identity instead of melting in, american dream work hard to become successful, most of his audiences are white. Motown was not an integrated work place, it was all black people. Formed in 1959 satellite records, became stax in 1961. House band: booker t and the m. g. s. Even if there were mistakes, they picked the songs with the most energy. Jim stewart said that their aiming for people who are fans of soul music. Civil rights movement: stagnant after jfk assassination, becomes more violent.
