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Jean Richie
Folk Tradition, strophic form, simple melody, minimal accompaniment, narrative storytelling
Represents oral folk tradition carried from Britain and Appalachia. Shows how folk music preserves history and storytelling
Bessie smith
12 bar blues, Powerful vocal projection, backed by band
respresents classic blues (urban)
muddy waters
Slide guitar, Amplification, Raw vocal soound, technology
Migration of blues from rural south to urban chicago
12 bar blues
l-lV-V chord progression across 12 measures
Vaudeville
Variety Stage entertainment
Lighting washington
Call and response, Strong beat tied to labor, vocal-based texture, repetition
Rooted in slavery and prison labor.Music used for coordination, survival, and resistance
Ma Rainey
Blues Structure, Bold lyrical content (queer subtext), Vaudeville influence
Shows blues as a space for gender and sexual expression
Jackie Brenston
Distorted Guitar, Driving rythym, 12 bar blue base
Often cited as first rock n roll record
Blue note
Lowered 3rd, 5th, or 7th scale tones.
Ralph Peer
Producer who recorded early blues and country artists
scott joplin
AABBA Form , Right hand against steady left hand, March like structure, piano based
popularized ragtime nationally. Shows early black influence on mainstream music
Louis Jordan
Upbeat tempo, Small Combo, Boogie woogie rythym, dance oriented
bridge between swing and rock n roll
Chuck berry
12 bar blue, backbeat, electric guitar intro, teenage oriented
Blended rnb and country. definded teenage rock
Tresillo (Clave Pattern)
Syncopated 3 note latin rythym pattern foundational in afro cuban music
sam phillips
Found of sun records
Robert johnson
12 Bar blues, Bottleneck guitar, Blue notes, Solo performer, only used voice and guitar
Delta blues style, Foundation of rock guitar
Charles brown
Slow tempo, Smooth vocal delivery, electric Piano
Infuenced later sound and r&b ballads
Elvis Presley
echo/reverb, slap back
country and blues infusion
sun record sounds. White artist adapting back blues style
Reverb
Echo Effect used at sun records
Classic blues vs country blues
Classic- Urban, female singers, vaudeville stage, backed by bands
Country- rural, male solo artists, voice and guitar
Luis Armstrong
Famous Trumpet Intro, Improvisation, Swing Feel, scat Singing
Shifted jazz towards solo improvisation
Big Mama thronton
strong backbeat, gritty vocal timbre, 12 bar blue base,
original version before Elvis. Shows balc womens role in rock origins
Ritchie valen
tresillo rythym feel, spanish lyrics, electric guitar texture
Shows latin american infuence in rock
Chitlin Circuit
Black Vaudeville touring network
Acousitc vs Electric recording
Early acousist: limited sound capture.
Electric recording (1925) clearer sound, Microphones
Amplification changed preformace style