MUSI 1530 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cross Road Blues, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Keith Richards
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Was denied any share of the profits generated by his hit records. Johnson"s complete output was reissued on cd in 1990 and was a surprise million-seller. Me and the devil blues by johnson played. Call and response between vocal and guitar. Free approach to the blues form (not always 12-bars to a chorus) Commercially produced music associated with the rural white south and southwest. Country music reflects the values and traditions of the performers, who were rural, mostly poor, southern whites. It is a regional music with an international following. Most other elements of country music come from other sources; european folk music, parlor songs, jazz, and blues. The balance between traditional and outside elements has defined the fundamental tension in country music (tradition versus change, old country versus new country) The designation for recordings of early country music. The first commercially successful hillbilly record featured a north georgia musician named fiddlin" john carson.
