Okay, we have a (hopefully real) restart date. I'm going to catch up on posting notes later this week as I plan what to do in classes once we're back in the real world.
Soooooo, another week, another listening list.
This is a mixed bag of trends that began earlier but ended up crossing paths in the 1950s....
As always please let me know if you find any dead links.
Early Rock and Roll and Rhythm
and Blues
Move to Alabama
(first listen at normal speed and then listen at 1.25 normal speed)
Charley Patton (1929)
Keep on Churnin' (till the butter comes)
Wynonie Harris (1952)
Further on up the
Road
Bobby Bland (1957)
Vocal group history
Barbershop
Explanation of
Barbershop harmony
Let me call you
sweetheart
Shannon Quartet
(1926)
Sincere
Buffalo Bills (from
the movie The Music Man) 1962
I get around
Proper Sound Barbshop
Quartet (2014)
The evolution of modern vocal
groups
Crazy People
Boswell Sisters (1932) (not African
American but hugely important)
My Prayer
The Ink Spots (1939)
Paper Doll
The Mills Brothers (1943)
Platters
Smoke gets in your eyes (1958)
Doo Wop
Sixty Minute Man
The Dominos (1951)
Little Darlin'
The Gladiolas (1957)
The Wah Watusi
The Orlons (1962)
Cover Versions
Ain't That a Shame?
Fats Domino
Pat Boone
Tutti Frutti
Little Richard
Pat Boone
As always, take care and stay healthy.
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