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Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Where did this stuff come from?!. 5 Genres. FOLK: Anglo (Northern , Southern) & Afro ( spirituals , work songs, field hollers) + COUNTRY & WESTERN + BLUES and RHYTHM & BLUES + POP + JAZZ = ROCK ‘N’ ROLL. Folk. words are most important simple music

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Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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  1. Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll Where did this stuff come from?!

  2. 5 Genres • FOLK: Anglo (Northern, Southern)& Afro (spirituals, work songs, field hollers) • + COUNTRY & WESTERN • + BLUES and RHYTHM & BLUES • + POP • + JAZZ • = ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

  3. Folk • words are most important • simple music • passed on orally and aurally; not written down • Pete Seger,Woody Guthrie

  4. Blues • earthy raspy voice • 12-bar blues form • Bessie Smith • Blind Willie Johnson • Muddy Waters • R&B: faster, up tempo blues; additional instruments (drums, bass, etc.)

  5. Country & Western • nasal twangy voice • simple music • “country instruments” (banjo, guitar, mandolin, dobro, pedal steel guitar, etc.) • Johnny Cash • Patsy Cline • Hank Williams

  6. Pop • smooth vocals, “crooners” • jazz elements • often large orchestras • Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Etta James

  7. Jazz • purely American style • improvisation and syncopation • many varieties of jazz • Count Basie • Miles Davis • Charlie Parker

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