Rock and the Gathering of America’s Music.pptVIP

Chapter 15 Rock came from several styles and several regions at once Fused disparate ethnic music traditions with the pop music industry? World War II had an incredible influence on the development of rock music General pace of life accelerated Diverse cultural groups intermingled More Americans experienced prosperity (after the war) Americans had more leisure time America’s youth was bored with the polite music of their parents They were looking for a unique sound Took an interest in the driving rhythm and raw excitement of black rhythm and blues Parents were outraged when they heard this antithesis to their own music blaring through their children’s bedroom doors If the youth were originally drawn to rhythm and blues for its sound alone, they soon embraced it as a tool of rebellion against the conformist expectations of their parents Country music in the southwest was prominent in developing the use of the electric guitar It was the same for southwestern blues and jazz musicians With the electric guitar’s louder volume and ability to sustain notes, it was able to be used as a lead instrument that could be heard over the horn section? Beale Street had been a gathering place for country blues musicians. W.C. Handy had developed a highly commercial version of the blues. The blues tradition of Beale Street remained strong into the early 1950s. The black church was also highly influential Believed by many to be the first musician to perform with the electric guitar Listed as an influence by Chuck Berry, B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix With the sheer power and potentially raucous tone of the electric guitar, Walker helped to usher in hard-driving urban blues that were not as delicate as acoustic country blues /watch?v=V1xvx0UHa0A Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong Rhythmic bass pattern originated on the piano The actual notes played varied from performer to performer but were secondary to the bouncing feel that was created Was developed by black blues pianists suc