MUSI 1530 Study Guide - American Hot Wax, Bobby Rydell, Frankie Avalon
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Chapter 5: tin pan alley in the era of. Brill building pop: a new tin pan alley. Pop charts of late 1950s filled with teen idols (white + clean cut, appearance was important) Pat boone most successful teen idol of the 1950s (crooner) His hits were clean versions of little richard (tutti fruitti, long tall sally), and fats dominos (aint that a shame) Paul anka (canadian composer/ performer), teen idol hit, sold over 100+mill records. There were many philadelphia based teen idols as well. Eg bobby rydell, frankie avalon, and fabian who were promoted for their appearances and were launched in the show american bandstand hosted by dick clark. Jerry lieber and mike stoller were the first to introduce strings on r and b records, wrote music for elvis preslet and dxisie cups, and incorporated humorous storytelling in songs. Brill building- located in tin pan alley, a collection of new yorks best songwriters.
