MUS 1600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Son Jarocho, Spanish Tinge, Rockabilly
Document Summary
Records and technology in the 1950s: advent of hi-fi recording; 45 rpm records, the recording as the song. Elvis presley: early covers with sun records ( rockabilly ) Radical politics of r&b covers (e. g. , crudup: blend of r&b, country elements, appearances on louisiana hayride, rca buyout of recording contract. Adapted and recorded by ritchie valens, 1958. Latin-american influence in popular music of the 1950s. Latin-american music was appreciated in many black communities. Particularly in new orleans ( the spanish tinge : ex. : iko iko perf. by the dixie cups. Latin-american rhythms filter into some rock n" roll: ex. : not fade away perf. by buddy holly. Some 1950s hits were explicitly influenced by latin-american music: ex. Born richard valenzuela in los angeles to mexican-american (chicano) family. Grew up with r&b, rock n" roll, country, but also mexican traditional music. At 17, auditioned for owner of indie record label del-fi. After success of first record, promoted on tv (american bandstand)
