MUS-T 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Saturday Night Fish Fry, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Jim Crow Laws
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Rhythm and blues: rhythm and blues, originally a dance music , race records: beginning of the 20s, aa were supportive of the terms as this is what represented them. Moved to escape jim crow laws: resulting shifts, smaller venues, smaller groups, city and regional styles developed based on who moved to an area. Mississippi delat blues d: urban communities remained segregated, supporting vibrant aa. Entertainment districts: music industry, live performances fueled demand for recording, large recording labels stuck with pop and classical music c. Black music lived on small, independent labels developed regional identity: louis jordan, lj & his tympany fve b. c. d. jazz-blues-boogie-woogie-hybrid. Known for novelty songs- there ain"t nobody here but us chickens, Chunk at time to listen o the people. They would still get the music to be heard: white teen shear rhythm and blues recording on late night radio and prefer it to covers seeks out rnb records.
