Chapter 31 Listen to American Popular Song POPULAR

Chapter 31 Listen to American Popular Song

POPULAR SONG • Billboard Top 40 • Cost of production & distribution is less today • Musicians can live comfortably marketing to a small niche

POPULAR SONG • The music business is a business • Good? Bad? • Artists “discovered” by the entertainment industry? • Beatles Faith Hill • Artists “created” by the entertainment industry? • The Monkees Miley Cyrus

• Pre-World War II Song • • Jazz & Swing Bing Crosby Frank Sinatra Judy Garland POPULAR SONG

• White teenagers listening to: 1950’S • African-American Rhythm & Blues + White Country Blues = ROCK & ROLL • Rebellious music • A major element of desegregation • The Generation Gap • Traditionalist parents vs. desegregated youth

• Black Musicians • Chuck Berry • Roll Over Beethoven (1956) • Johnny B. Goode (1958) • Little Richard • Good Golly Miss Molly (1956) 1950’S

• White musicians that picked up “the sound” • Bill Haley & the Comets • Rock Around the Clock (1954) • Jerry Lee Lewis • Great Balls of Fire (1956) • Elvis Presley: “The King” • Hound Dog (1956) • Don’t Be Cruel (1956) 1950’S

RHYTHM & BLUES • Motown Records • Barry Gordy, Jr. • Began 1959 with $800 loan • Sold 1988 for $61, 000

RHYTHM & BLUES • Motown Records • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles • Stevie Wonder • Superstition (1972) • Marvin Gaye • Dianna Ross & The Supremes • Stop in the Name of Love (1965)

RHYTHM & BLUES • Motown Records • Gladys Knight & The Pips • The Jackson 5 • Michael Jackson • Lionel Richie • All Night Long

• John Lennon • Paul Mc. Cartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • The Ed Sullivan Show (1964) • I Wanna Hold Your Hand THE BEATLES

• Touring Years (1965 -1967) THE BEATLES • Studio Years (1968 -1970) • Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band • Strawberry Fields Forever • Hey Jude

• Herman’s Hermits BRITISH INVASION • The Animals • The Who • Rolling Stones • (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

• Herman’s Hermits BRITISH INVASION • The Animals • The Who • Rolling Stones • (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

THE MONKEES • Created to compete with the Beatles • Industry chose: • • Micky Dolenz Michael Nesmith Peter York Davy Jones • Song writer: Neil Diamond • I’m a Believer

1960’S CALIFORNIA BEACH MUSIC • Jan & Dean • Little Old Lady from Pasadena (1964) • The Beach Boys • Barbara Ann (1964) • California Girls (1965) • Good Vibrations (1966)

ACID ROCK • Jefferson Airplane • Pink Floyd • The Grateful Dead • Sugar Magnolia (1970)

FOLK ROCK • Political Protest • Bob Dylan • “Blowin’ In the Wind” (1963) • Joan Baez • The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down (1971) • Janis Joplin • James Taylor • Simon & Garfunkel • The Sound of Silence (1964)

WOODSTOCK 1969 • “An Aquarian Exposition” • Santana • Creedence Clearwater Revival • Sly and the Family Stone • Jefferson Airplane • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young • Jimi Hendrix

FUSION • Blood, Sweat & Tears • Spinning Wheel (1969) • Chicago • 25 or 6 to 4 (1970)

MAINSTREAM ROCK • The Eagles • Hotel California (1972) • The Doobie Brothers • China Grove (1973) • Led Zeppelin • Stairway to Heaven (1971) • Eric Clapton • Tears in Heaven (1991)

1970’S DISCO • The Village People • YMCA (1978) • The Bee. Gee’s • Stayin’ Alive (1977)

REGGAE • Bob Marley • No Woman, No Cry (1974)

LIGHT ROCK • Barry Manilow • Weekend in New England (1976) • Olivia Newton-John • Hopelessly Devoted to You (1979) • The Carpenters • Close to You (1970)

BILLY JOEL & ELTON JOHN • Elton John • Rocket Man (1972) • The Lion King (1994) • Can You Feel the Love Tonight • Billy Joel • Piano Man (1973) • Uptown Girl (1983)

PUNK • Anti-establishment roots of rock • The Ramones • Blitzkrieg Bop • The Sex Pistols • Green Day

ROCK • The Police, with Sting • Don’t Stand So Close To Me (1980) • Every Breath You Take (1983) • Aerosmith • Queen

MUSIC VIDEO • Elvis Presley? • Madonna • Material Girl • Michael Jackson • Thriller

• U 2 • With Or Without You (1987) • I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (1987) 1980’S

• Grunge • Kurt Cobain & Nirvana • Smells Like Teen Spirit 1990’S

• Urban Pop Female Vocalists • Celine Dion • My Heart Will Go On (1997) • Whitney Houston • I Will Always Love You (1992) • Mariah Carey • Christina Aguilera • Beyonce’ 1990’S

• Boy Bands • Backstreet Boys • ‘N Sync 1990’S

• Poetry and Rhythm • Public Enemy • It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988) • Don’t Believe the Hype • Ice T • Snoop Doggy Dog • Queen Latifah RAP

COUNTRY MUSIC • Melding of cultures in Appalachian Mountains • Non-urban social music • Fiddle, Banjo, Dulcimer, Bass, Mandolin, Guitar • Grand Ol’ Opry (1925) • Nashville, Tennessee

• 1920’s EARLY ARTISTS • The Carter Family • Jimmy Rodgers • 1930’s & 1940’s – Singing cowboys • Gene Autry • Roy Rogers • Sons of the Pioneers • Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)

• Bluegrass EARLY STYLES • Hillbilly music with improvisation influenced by jazz • Bill Monroe • Lester Flats • Earl Scruggs • Roy Acuff

EARLY STYLES • Honky-tonk • Traditional country • Hank Williams • Hey, Good Lookin’ (1951)

COUNTRY MUSIC • Country influenced by traditional rock • The Allman Brothers • Midnight Rider (1970) • The Marshall Tucker Band • The Eagles • Alabama

COUNTRY MUSIC • Country influenced by traditional rock • • Garth Brooks Faith Hill Tim Mc. Graw Rascal Flatts • Life is a Highway (2006) • Backward Country Song

COUNTRY POP • Often in Adult Contemporary • Dolly Parton • Willie Nelson • Kenny Rogers • Olivia Newton-John • Glen Campbell

COUNTRY POP • Often in Adult Contemporary • John Denver • Grandma’s Feather Bed • Juice Newton • Angel of the Morning (1981) • Carrie Underwood • Taylor Swift

THE FUTURE • The only thing that is consistent is change • Genre evolution • Genre fusion • Increased technology • Production • Distribution

COPYRIGHT • Ensuring music in your future • Follow copyright laws • Act with honor & integrity • Many depend on your dollar for their livelihood • Follow the money: If they haven’t been compensated for your experience, IT IS WRONG