MUNM 287 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Todd Storz, Ira Gershwin, Benny Goodman
14 Sep 2016
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The roots of rock & roll: tin pan alley, 1920"s and 1930"s, pop industry, originally a place, sheet music to hollywood movies e. f. Irving berlin, george and ira gershwin, cole porter. Over the rainbow : the first pop singers, al jolson, rudy vallee, bing crosby, crudy: whisper sound c, frank sinatra: created personal vocal style, macho/womanizing image e. White christmas : the swing era (jazz, big band jazz dominates, dance fads are common, primarily black music, benny goodman d. i. d. ii. d. iii. d. iv. Sing sing sing : postwar years, 1946 to 1954, race music (r&b) and hillbilly (country) emerge, major labels push mainstream artists, covers emerge d. i. d. ii. Ain"t that a shame (originally sung by fat domino: record sales, 1920 to 1954, dramatic drop during great depression (1930s, rebound during swing era, steady during transitional years, explosive growth with rock and roll, acoustical process f. i. f. ii. Acoustic horn, no electricity or microphones: electrical process.
