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LISTENING LOG SAMPLES

LISTENING LOG SAMPLES. TAPE 1 Jazz to the 50’s. Most popular ragtime composer. 1. Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin (1890s). Used in the movie The Sting. 2. THE ENTERTAINER Scott Joplin (1890s). Performed by Louis Armstrong solo vocal New Orleans Jazz Style (Dixieland).

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LISTENING LOG SAMPLES

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  1. LISTENING LOG SAMPLES • TAPE 1 • Jazz to the 50’s

  2. Most popular ragtime composer 1. Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin (1890s)

  3. Used in the movie The Sting 2. THE ENTERTAINERScott Joplin (1890s)

  4. Performed by Louis Armstrong solo vocal New Orleans Jazz Style (Dixieland) 3. When the Saints Go Marching In James Milton Black(1840s)

  5. Leader of Kansas City Style Jazz (Swing) Count Bassie was the piano player and leader 4. One O’Clock Jump Count Bassie(1930’S)SWING

  6. 40’s Big Band style Jazz Swing This is the actual band from the 40’s 5. In The Mood Glenn Miller

  7. This was his signature song He had a band in the US Army Aircorps that played for the US troops in WWII in England. 6. Moonlight Serenade Glenn Miller

  8. Glenn Miller was at the height of his popularity during WW II when his plane went down over the English Channel and was never found. Jingle Bells (1940’s)Glenn Miller

  9. Shake, Rattle & Roll Bill Haley(1954) • This was a cover of the song originally performed by R&B artist Big Joe Turner earlier that same year. • Both recordings are considered classics.

  10. Shake Rattle and RollBill Hailey ---vs.---Big Joe Turner

  11. Country Music player Lyrics cleaned up a bit for a teenage crowd (many of them white) Faster & brighter tempo; rock band Blues Shouter Sexier Lyrics meant for an adult crowd (many of them black) Slower tempo; R&B band Shake Rattle and RollBill Hailey ---vs.---Big Joe Turner

  12. This is an example of what mainstream mom & pop 50’s adults preferred Frank Sinatra was a classic 40’s Crooner Stormy Weather – Frank Sinatra

  13. Jazz Version of the same song Stormy Weather –Billy Holiday(1940’s)

  14. But ...This is what their kids wanted to listen to Little Richard wrote this song about his boss before he quit his dishwashing job in a bus station in Macon, Georgia Tutti Frutti Little Richard

  15. opening guitar -blues style lick was copied and imitated by many future rock and surfer bands… especially the Beach Boys Roll Over Beethoven Chuck Berry(1956)

  16. Written by Otis Blackwell. Many thought he would replace Elvis as the "king of rock and roll". Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis (1957)

  17. Great Balls of FireJerry Lee Lewis • In 1989, a motion picture of the same name detailed part of the life of Jerry Lee Lewis starring Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder. • The song title is derived from a blasphemous Southern expression that makes light of the Pentecost’s defining moment when the Holy Spirit manifested itself as "cloven tongues as of fire" and the Apostles spoke in tongues.

  18. Originally written by Jerry Leiberman for Big Mama Thornton with different original words. This cover was released as a 45rpm single on the Sun Records label. Hound Dog Elvis Presley(1956)

  19. Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley(1954) • At first the song was considered a flop…

  20. but When the song was used for the title soundtrack of the film The Blackboard Jungle(1955), • it leaped to the top of the American Billboard charts for 8 weeks, • launching a musical revolution that opened the doors for the likes of Elvis Presley.

  21. Rock Around the Clock Bill Haley(1955) • Not the first Rock ‘n’ Roll record - Haley's cover version of the R&B hit, "Rocket 88" (1951), was the first. • It is the first recording to be universally acknowledged as a rock and roll record. • Haley and his band were important in launching the music known as "Rock and Roll" to a wider (white) audience after years of it being considered an underground movement.

  22. Razzle, Dazzle Bill Haley(1955) • Many of the songs to follow Rock Around the Clock were Written and produced by Bill Haley… • …but not nearly as successful

  23. See Ya Later Alligator Bill Haley(1956) • By 1957 Haley’s place on the record charts started to slip. • They never even got close to the success of Rock Around the Clock again.

  24. Rip It UpBill Haley(1956)

  25. His 1st big hit #5 on the US charts #1 R&B charts Born in San Jose,CA 10/18/26 MAYBELLINEChuck Berry(1955)

  26. 2nd hit for Chess records #29 US Charts ROLL OVER BEETHOVENChuck Berry(1956)

  27. Cover Bands: Elvis Presley Beatles Yardbirds Cream Kinks Animals Three Dog Night Too Much Monkey BusinessChuck Berry(1956)

  28. 3rd Top 40 hit #3 US Charts #1 R&B Charts Covered by Australian heavy metal band AC/DC SCHOOL DAYChuck Berry(1957)

  29. 6th top 40 hit # 8 US Charts Covered by: Jerry Lee Lewis Beach Boys John Denver Leif Garrett Grateful Dead Bill Hailey Jimi Hendrix Elton John Johnny B. GoodeChuck Berry(1958)

  30. More Johnny B. Goode covers: • Tom Jones • Judas Priest – Heavy Metal • Johnny Rivers • The Sex Pistols - Punk • Conway Twitty

  31. 5th top 40 hit #2 US Charts #1 R&B Charts Beach Boys used same tune with different lyrics for Surfin’ USA Sweet Little SixteenChuck Berry(1958)

  32. This song was covered later by rock artists he influenced: The Beatles, The Stones, Animals, Elvis, Bo Diddley, Jan & Dean, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Count Basie, and dozens of others. MEMPHISChuck Berry(1959)

  33. 4th top 40 hit #8 US Charts This song was remade by many groups including The Beatles ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSICChuck Berry(1957)

  34. Little Richard wrote this song about his boss right before he quit his dishwashing job. #2 - R&B #17 - US #8 - UK TUTTI FRUITTILittle Richard(1956)

  35. Example of a hit high on R&B charts but low on pop charts Hit #1 R&B, #21 US Charts #10 - UK LUCILLELittle Richard(1957)

  36. #10 R&B #4 U.S. #8 U.K. GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLYLittle Richard(1958)

  37. The original was a regional hit. Pat Boone’s cover gained it national fame. Domino's definitive version soon became more popular, bringing Domino's music to the mass market. AIN’T THAT A SHAMEFats Domino(1955)

  38. #4 R&B #1 US #19 UK Covered same year by TV teen idol Ricky Nelson who also had a #4 hit single with it. I’M WALKIN’Fats Domino(1957)

  39. #13 crossover Pop hit Established the basic pattern for doo-wop sound. The Orioles triggered the formation of similar style vocal groups who also adapted bird names: The Penguins, the Flamingos, the Falcons and the Robins (later the Coasters). Elvis Presley ’65 cover gave tribute to the Orioles for his gospel album How Great Thou Art CRYING IN THE CHAPELSonny Til & the Orioles(1953)

  40. TAPE 2 • 50’s R&B/Rock n’ Roll to 1955

  41. #9 US Charts George Benson's cover version was a hit in 1978. Phil Spector was an apprentice to Leiber and Stoller at the time, and he played the guitar solo on this. He learned many of his production techniques watching them produce The Drifters. songwriting team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller - one of the most successful in history, with hits like "Hound Dog" and "Stand By Me." one of the last songs featuring lead singer Rudy Lewis, who died of a heart attack in 1964. ON BROADWAYThe Drifters(1963)

  42. #4 US Charts Many artists have covered this, including The Rolling Stones, John Mellencamp, The Jackson 5, and Bruce Willis. UNDER THE BOARDWALKThe Drifters(1964)

  43. R&B Classic#29 US Quickly covered by many pop groups including the Beatles, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass (1965), The Ventures (February 1965), The Coasters (1971), Beau Nasty (1989) and Neil Diamond (1993). LOVE POTION #9 The Clovers(1959)

  44. This Blues standard was first recorded by Classic blues singer Ma Rainey in 1925. Willis' version started "The Stroll" dance craze. The Diamonds (of "Little Darlin'" fame) capitalized by writing and releasing "The Stroll," which peaked at #4 as it sold over one million copies. C.C. RIDERChuck Willis(1957)

  45. Wolf's first recording, Real name: Chester Arthur Burnett June 10, 1910 - January 10, 1976 The 78 RPM record "How Many More Years and Moanin' at Midnight" sold 60,000 copies, a major hit at that time. MOANIN’ AT MIDNIGHTHowlin’ Wolf (1950)-Blues

  46. Led Zeppelin covered "How Many More Years" in 1969 (they changed the name of the song to "How Many More Times“ – later sued by Chess for plagiarism) Recorded 1950 at Sun Studios in Memphis Released on Chess label 1951 HOW MANY MORE YEARSHowlin’ Wolf(1950)

  47. Cover artists include : 1964 Manfred Mann 1965 Yardbirds 1966 Animals 1973 Grateful Dead 1988 George Thorogood Soundgarden SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN’Howlin’ Wolf(1956)

  48. Most of his hits were in the mid-50’s In 1959, Ballard's The Twist was released as a B-side for Teardrops on Your Letter. Chubby Checker then took The Twist to #1 twice. FINGER POPPIN’ TIMEHank Ballard(1960)

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