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TEST # 1. Grades now posted in “myUCFGrades” “Raw” number correct out of 60 possible See eCommunity email for more information See course syllabus for grading standards Review times to see your test are available at Ms. Denham’s convenience - see the eCommunity message for details.
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TEST # 1 • Grades now posted in “myUCFGrades” • “Raw” number correct out of 60 possible • See eCommunity email for more information • See course syllabus for grading standards • Review times to see your test are available at Ms. Denham’s convenience- see the eCommunity message for details
Scheduled for next Monday, 12 Oct 09 Covers Chapter 2, Interlude # 1, Chapter 3 Similar format to Test # 1 Includes Listening Questions Review sheets for Chapters 2 (& Interlude # 1) and 3 are now posted TEST # 2
Chapter 3 Overview 1959 – 1963 : “End” of Rock ‘n Roll until the “British Invasion” (Beatles, etc.) Return to old-fashioned marketing (Tin Pan Alley)- market segmentation into teenyboppers and older “Brill Building” - Aldon Music- Sedaka, King, Weil & Mann, Barry & Greenwich, etc.- Manufactured “talent” (Avalon, Fabian, etc.)- Rise of the Producer (Phil Spector, etc.) “Soul” Music – R & B goes mainstream Rockabilly goes Pop Surf Music from California Folk Music influences – politics & social issues
Folk Music Revival Woody Guthrie(1912-1967) • Favorite of College students- “serious,” but not parent’s- issue-oriented • Roots in 1930s-40s • Populist & Leftist Politics • YouTube - woody guthrie-this land • Associated w/ Communists in 1950s (wrongly) • YouTube - Good night Irene - Weavers Pete Seeger and The Weavers
The Kingston Trio • Bay Area College grads • Gigs in local clubs • Calypso & Pop sounds • Capital Records contract • “Tom Dooley” – 1958Grammy “Best C & W” • Commercial Sound- overdubbing- reverb Ex. YouTube - The Kingston Trio - Tom Dooley (1958 Capitol records) Lyrics
Peter, Paul & Mary • “A tall blond, a funny guy and a good-looking guy” • Folk “supergroup” • Slick sound, but strong political identity • YouTube - Peter Paul & Mary - Puff the Magic Dragon • YouTube - Peter Paul & Mary - Blowin in the wind • (cf.) YouTube - Bob Dylan Blowin' In the Wind
Test # 2 Materials end here Anything after this slide ison Test # 3
“If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren’t really there.” - Paul Kantner, guitarist of the Jefferson Airplane
Martin Luther King Washington, DC, 28 August 1963 Memphis, 4 April 1968
Vietnam & Kent State 1965-1975 4 May 1970
Woodstock 1969
British Pop Music (pre-1960s) • Dominated by American Acts and tastes- World War II – US Soldiers in UK- Post WWII rebuilding of damaged country • US Teenagers = money, cars, rock ‘n roll, etc. • BBC controls broadcasting (3 channels)- Brian Matthew, “Saturday Club”- major labels license (and push) US records • “Skiffle” – mix of folk, jazz, etc.
Lonnie Donegan(1931-2002) • Leading Skiffle Band • 20 “Top 30 Hits” in UK • Primary Influence on Beatles & other bands • YouTube - Lonnie Donegan - Rock Island Line • YouTube - Lonnie Donegan- The battle of New Orleans • YouTube - Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group - Puttin' On The Style