MUSC 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Otis Redding, Chameleon, Stevie Wonder
3 Mar 2016
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Addressed social issues, kind of like folk music, but this was black musicians talking about civil rights issues, not white. Most soul singers begin in churches: influences so many different artists and music. Brings vocal technique and passion of gospel to r&b. Could do any style, a sort of music chameleon. Gospel influence: it must be jesus leads to i"ve got a woman (1954: gospel to pop/r&b. Just changes a few words to make it this. With just a a couple of tweaks- it becomes r&b, this is called soul: georgia on my mind . Tin pan alley stye, but not makes it soul. Now the official state song of georgia. Dies at the peak of his career. Help me from my knees/oppression, but gets knocked back down (personal) Brutality of life but also a sense of hope- its been a long time coming but. Song of a baptist minister- sung in father"s church.
