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Friendly Warning : Test # 3 Thursday, 26 July 2012. Covers “1960s” Chapters 4 & 5 Review sheets and PowerPoints to be posted on course web this afternoon. Chapter 5: American Responses. Folk Music meets Rock - Dylan, plain & amplified - The Byrds, etc.
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Friendly Warning :Test # 3Thursday, 26 July 2012 Covers “1960s”Chapters 4 & 5 Review sheets and PowerPoints to be posted on course web this afternoon
Chapter 5: American Responses • Folk Music meets Rock- Dylan, plain & amplified- The Byrds, etc. • American Pop- Studio sounds (Beach Boys & others) • Garage Bands (“do it yourself”) • TV shows- The Mod look- The Monkees (& others)
The Mamas and The Papas • John Phillips founded 1965 • Folksingers who “leave the folk songs behind” • The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin' – YouTube(1965 US #4, UK # 23) • “close harmony” pop • YouTube - The Mamas & The Papas - Monday Monday(1966 US # 1, UK # 3) • The Mamas and The Papas - Creeque Alley (Ed Sullivan Show) – YouTube • Internal Dissention (& sex…)- Michelle booted from group- Jill Gibson sings (maybe?) • 1967-68 – group falls apart/disbands John PhillipsDenny DohertyMichelle PhillipsCass Elliot
The Lovin’ Spoonful • NYC folksingers- John B. Sebastian- Zal Yanovsky (Mugwumps) • “jug band” roots • “good time music” • “Mississippi John hurt meets Chuck Berry” • Lovin' Spoonful on SHINDIG! (1965) - YouTube(1965 debut, # 9) • Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City (1966) – YouTube(# 1 pop hit 1966) • 1967 turn to pop (& decline)
The Beach Boys Brian Wilson • Increasing use of studio sounds • The Beach Boys- California Girls (with lyrics) - YouTube (1965) • Brian Wilson stops touring to be “producer/composer” • Pet Sounds (1966 album)- 6 band members- 5 engineers- 62 studio musicians • Examples- YouTube - The Beach Boys - Sloop John B- The Beach Boys God Only Knows (Lyrics via Description) (HQ) - YouTube • Greatest Album of all time (maybe?)
The (Young) Rascals • NJ / NYC based • R&B / Soul / Blues • Hammond organ & Blues vocals • High energy stage show • Examples- Young Rascals - Good Lovin' (Live in studio, 1966) – YouTube- The Rascals People-Got to be Free (Original) - YouTube
“Garage Bands” • The Kingsmen (Portland, OR) • “Louie, Louie”- 1950s tune (Jamaican story) • YouTube - The True Lyrics toLouie Louie (Kingsmen 1963, # 2) • Paul Revere & the Raiders(Boise, ID) • YouTube - Louie Louie - Paul Revere & The Raiders (1963, # 1 regionally) • Dick Clark’s Where the Action is!(1965-67) • Paul Revere & The Raiders - Kicks (HQ) – YouTube (1966, # 3)
TV Shows • Hootenanny (ABC, 1963-64) - folk • Shindig (ABC, 1964-66) - musical “variety” (pop) • Hullabaloo (NBC, 1965-66) - same • Where the Action Is (ABC, 1965-67)- spinoff of Dick Clark’s American Bandstand • The Archies (1968-73)- The Archies Opening Theme and "Sugar, Sugar" 1968 - 1973 - YouTube • The Banana Splits (1968-70)- Ex. the banana splits adventure hour (original intro) - YouTube • Scooby Doo (1969-present)- Ex. YouTube - Scooby Doo Theme Song • The Partridge Family (1970-74)- Ex. YouTube - The Partridge Family Opening TV Theme Song 1970- Ex. YouTube - I Think I Love You - Partridge Family- Complete Episodes at: The Partridge Family Episodes - Season 1-4
1966-68 US TV Show- inspired by A Hard Day’s Night Fictional Rock ‘n Roll Band- “4 insane boys”- 400 auditioned 4 musician-actors- Mickey Dolenz (drums)- Davy Jones (vocals)- Mike Nesmith (guitar)- Peter Tork (bass) “Brill Building” Approach- Don Kirschner, producer- Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart The Monkees
The Monkees • 1st recordings by studio musicians (Monkees sing only) • Gradual control to Monkees as performers, writers, producers • Monkees Theme - Pilot - Intro – YouTube • The Monkees TV show [episode:Here Come the Monkees] part1 - YouTube • YouTube - The Monkees - I'm a Believer [official music video] • The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville – YouTube(goes to # 1, fall 1966, see textbook, 216-7).
The “Mods” • London youth subculture • Short for “modern” • Music interests- Mersey Beat- R & B, Soul- Jamaican Ska • Dance clubs (& drugs) • Vespa scooters • Contrast w/ “Rockers” • Worked, butdisinterested in traditional advancement (See textbook, pp. 187 & 190)
Carnaby Street • Fashion center for the “Mod” look in 1960s • Bright colors • Miniskirts • Beatles haircuts • Anything from Britain
Sonny & Cher • Sonny – Spector protégé • Cher – girlfriend/singer • 1964 as “Sonny & Cher” • Pop sound (Spector’s “Wall of Sound”) • YouTube - SONNY & CHER - I Got You Babe (rare clip) • TV Show (1971-74) • YouTube - Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour #5
No Materials for Test # 3 after this point. Anything after this slide ison Test # 4(to be scheduled 30/31 July 2012)
Black Music in 1960s-70s • Motown Records (Detroit)- Berry Gordy, Jr.- R & B for White Audiences • Stax Records (Memphis)- “Southern Soul”- gospel influence (= authenticity) • Atlantic Records (NYC)- 1950s Sweet Soul (Lieber & Stoller)- Jerry Wexler (leads label in 1960s)
Berry Gordy (b. 1929) • Boxer, military, songwriter, etc. • 1959 – borrows $ 800 to start R&B label, UA distributes • 1960 – merges into MOTOWN- Mary Wells (1st star)- Smokey Robinson (songwriter) • Mary Wells - You Beat Me To The Punch – YouTube (1962) • Mary Wells - My Guy [Very Good(+) quality (Live, 1964) – YouTube (1964 #1 R& B of year)
Motown • Producer oriented (Gordy) • Detroit Session Musicians • Holland-Dozier-Holland • “Funk” Brothers (band) • Head Arrangements • Choreography • “Charm School” • “…buy this record or buy a sandwich?”