MUSC 2100 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Jerry Wexler, Scotty Moore, Bo Diddley

• School: University of Utah
• Department: Music
• Course: MUSC 2100
• Professor: J O H N C O S T A

Document Summary

Popular music before rock and roll was tempe and alley. You could hear the radio station in most of the continental united states. Independent station where djs played what they liked or was requested. First to come up with a model with what rhythm and blues (father of rhythm and blues) Late 1945, reducing the role of brass in music. Allan freed, 1951. (moondog) he hosted the first rock and roll concert on record. Concert was shut down by the police because of a riot. In the 1950s, segregation was around, but at the concerts blacks and whites intermingled. Conservative white america wanted to see the institution stay the same allen freed was a huge catalyst of separating this. Rocket 88 introduced most of white america to black music (r&b). Considered to be the first rock and roll record. Microphones were placed near the drums and the bass. 1949- the fat man (sold 1 million copies)