MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Time Is On My Side, Mania, Mick Jagger
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Following lead of rolling stones, another group of british bands projected a more brash, nonconformist and rebellious image. Groups depended less on vocal and song oriented pop styles. Slide guitar, harmonica, styles of vocal delivery indebted to muddle waters, elmore james and little. Gained popularity in us after beatles broke into american market. Beatles and stones bands all packaged in matching suits and haircuts ushered in by beatlemania. Influenced by same british enthusiasm for american folk styles that had launched trad and skiffle. Catalysts for scene were guitarist alexis korner and harmonica player cyril davies. Began playing blues during breaks at performances of christ barber"s trad band. Aspiring blues musicians generally played covers of american electric blues. American blues records not easy to find in the uk. Scarcity of recordings led to trading and borrowing among members of london blues culture. Many important musicians came up through london blues scene including eric clapton.
