MUS 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Bix Beiderbecke, Alberta Hunter, Austin High School Gang
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Mus 106 - lecture 9 - chapter 4: white chicago and the classic blues. White middle class suburban teens drawn to jazz. Austin high located in suburban oak park. Style played by white chicago musicians in the 1920s. Born in davenport, iowa to strict parents. Difficulties with reading music played by ear. Becomes spiritual leader of the white chicago scene. Tram and bix become musical soul mates. 1926: bix and tram move to nyc. Bix"s lifestyle starts becoming an issue alcoholic. February 14, 1929: st. valentine"s day massacre prompts police crackdown. First to notate and publish blues songs. Helped standardize 12-bar form and popularize the blues. 1949: billboard magazine coins phrase rhythm and blues to replace race label. Toba - booking agency for classic blues artists. First record, downhearted blues sells 750,000 copies. 1937: got into auto accident outside clarksdale, ms. Later dies in what is now riverside hotel. Hammond fabricates story of her death in down beat magazine.
