MUSC 226 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Baby Boomers, Sweet Little Sixteen, Sixty Minute Man
25 Nov 2018
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Baby boomers: born after ww2, came of age in 1950s, first generation to really be self-aware of its own cultural indentity- teen culture, generally more. Largest demographic, huge new market for popular music disposable income: first gen to grow up with television, also period of korean war, cold war, hearings on un-american activities , brown v board of education- ruling demanded end school segregation. Chuck berry (1926-2017: knew many styles incl. country. Maybellene (1995) modelled after ida red (country song) Maybellene sounded new- tempo, lyrics, energy, guitar playing, references to cars. Roll over beethoven (1956), johnny b. goode (1958), sweet little sixteen (1958) all charted: said he changed lyrics to jbg to appeal to wider audience. 1932 in macon, ga: religious, gospel upbringing. Tutti frutti (1956): nonsense lyrics, falsetto swoops, shouting style. Influenced many other artists like jerry lee lewis, the beatles.
