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Year 1 Week 9 Rock and Roll #4
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Culture
- America still very segregated
- Only way for white teens to hear R&B was on the radio
- Appealing to white teens, a world of danger
- Alan Freed played classical music on his radio station until 11pm, then R&B
- Rock and Roll concerts were not segregated
Rock and Roll and Juvenile Delinquency
The Beatles
- From Liverpool, England; middle class, but painted as "from the other side of the tracks"
- First heard in Germany on the Reeperbahn (Las Vegas of Europe)
- Wanted to hear bands that sounded American/Rock n Roll
- Brain Epsteen manager- owned a furniture store, sold records in back
- George Martin took over as manager; Love Me Do first single, #17 in 1962, #1 in 1964
- One and the same to adults, movies like Rebel Without a Cause start to reflect on this
- Movie Blackboard Jungle: released in 1955, featured Rock Around the Clock; teens rioted in theater and adults thought they were possessed
- Rock Around the Clock considered "white R&B"
Beatlemania
- Several top hits in 1963
- British musicians started topping UK charts (Americans topped before)
- In the UK, their accents made people think they were not well educated
- February 9, 1964: Ed Sullivan Show
- Crime in NYC was at an all-time low during their stay (George: "Even the criminals stopped for a second to watch The Beatles")
- "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" went to #1 in US
The British Invasion
Who do you think has changed Popular Music of today?
- The Tornadoes: Telstar the first song to cross over to American charts (before the Beatles)
- The Rolling Stones: formed in 1962, It's All Over Now first #1 hit
- Queen not part of the British Invasion, but one of the most important Rock bands of all time
Authenticity of
Rock n Roll
- John and Paul saw themselves as writers, not singers
- Started the British Invasion: British music written in American style
- Artists start to write their own songs and play their own instruments (The Monkees didn't and people
were outraged)
- The Beatles' cover of "That's Alright Mama"
- sounded so much like Elvis, fans thought it was Elvis
- The Beatles modeled their music off of music they already knew
Creative Questions
The Beatles:
Exploring Sound
Your Project
- "Tomorrow Never Knows" (2 years after I Wanna Hold Your Hand) utilizes poetry and tape loops
- Tapes also used in modern art music
Parts/Purposes/Complexities
Using your chromebooks and an app or website like soundtrap.com, record various sounds and create a song out of it. You can use instruments on soundtrap, but must include at least 3 sounds you have recorded yourself.
The Beginnings of Rock and Roll
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