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Friendly Warning: Multi-Chapter Test (# 3)

Friendly Warning: Multi-Chapter Test (# 3). Covers Chapters 5-6-7 Thursday, 7 November 2013. Chapter 6. “In the Mood” : The Swing Era, 1935-1945. Chapter 6 (outline). Swing Music and American Culture Benny Goodman: “The King of Swing” Duke Ellington in the Swing Era

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Friendly Warning: Multi-Chapter Test (# 3)

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  1. Friendly Warning:Multi-Chapter Test (# 3) Covers Chapters 5-6-7Thursday, 7 November 2013

  2. Chapter 6 “In the Mood” :The Swing Era, 1935-1945

  3. Chapter 6 (outline) Swing Music and American Culture Benny Goodman: “The King of Swing” Duke Ellington in the Swing Era Kansas City Swing: Count Basie Superstar of Swing: Glenn Miller Country Music in the Swing Era: Roy Acuff, Singing Cowboys, and Western Swing Latin Music in the Swing Era ASCAP, the AFM, and the Decline of the Big Bands

  4. Singing Cowboys • “Westerns” replace “hillbillies” • Gene Autry as first media “cowboy”(radio, movies, TV, recordings, etc.) • EXS.- Git Along Little Dogies (1937) GENE AUTRY – YouTube (opening & 10:30)- Mule Train - Gene Autry – YouTube (songs: 33:00, 38:00 & 1:10:00) • “American” values: freedom, integrity, wholesomeness, etc.Gene Autry's Cowboy Code • Popular songs (Exs.)- Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (1947) – YouTube(1947: # 5 Country, # 9 Pop)- Gene Autry - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1953) – YouTube(# 1 – Christmas 1949) Gene Autry (1907-1988)“The Singing Cowboy”

  5. More Singing Cowboys • Leonard Slye (“Roy Rogers”) • Strong Marketing- Radio, Movies, TV, etc.- Restaurants, toys, etc. • EX Movie:Grand Canyon Trail (Roy Rogers) complete western movies full length watch free online – YouTube(song at 51:00) • Ex Song.ROY ROGERS, DALE EVANS, SONS OF THE PIONEERS: The Place Where I Worship & Happy Trails 1962 - YouTube • “King of the Cowboys” • Sons of the Pioneers (1934) (vocal harmony) • Ex. Sons Of The Pioneers - Cool Clear Water - Vintage 78rpm Gramophone – YouTube (Text book LG, p. 181) “Roy Rogers” (1911-1998)

  6. Texas fiddler (musical family) Cotton farm (w/ black friends) Medicine shows, minstrelsy, etc. “Light Crust Doughboys”- String band, but more…. “Texas Playboys” (OK City)- adds horns and drums- swings the beat (dance band) “WESTERN SWING” Exs. Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - New San Antonio Rose (1940) – YouTube (Text book LG, p. 183)- Ida Red - YouTube Bob Wills (1905-1975)

  7. Latin Music in the Swing Era • Latino immigrants in US bands • “Latin” and pseudo-Latin dances in the books- Tango, Beguine, Calypso, Sambo, Rhumba, etc. • Hollywood’s Latin America- Flying Down to Rio Trailer Ex. Flying Down To Rio - Trailer (1933) - YouTube- Carmen Miranda: Ex. The Lady In The Tutti Frutti Hat - YouTube • Novelty Numbers- Andrew Sisters, et al.- The Andrews Sisters - Rum and Coca Cola – YouTube

  8. Xavier Cugat (1900-1990) • Spanish violinist/bandleader • To Cuba (1905) and US (1915) • House Band (1932-48?)- NYC Waldorf-Astoria • Easy Swing dance music- simple Latin rhythms- Latin percussion- costumes & gimmicks (chihuahua) • Exs.- Xavier Cugat - Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) – YouTube (Text book LG, p. 186-7)- Dog Song Chihuahua - YouTube

  9. Franciso Grillo, AKA“Machito” (1908/-1984) • Cuban (?) musician • Brought to NYC (1937) by (in-law) Mario Bauzá • Forms Afro-Cubans (1940) • 1st genuine Latin band • Full set of Latin percussion • Ex.- NAGUE machito and his afro-cubans – YouTube(Text book LG, pp. 188-9)

  10. Chapter 7 “Choo Choo C’ Boogie” :The Post-War Era, 1946-1954

  11. Chapter 7 (outline) Popular Music and Technology Rise of the Big (Name) Singers Urban Folk Music The Mambo Craze Southern Music in the Postwar Era “R & B” (Rhythm & Blues) Vocal Harmony Country and Western Music

  12. Post War Economics & Attitudes • WWII ends the Great Depression • By 1947 sales pass old 1921 peak • Emergence of teenage market (1/3 of all sales) • Conservative tastes (return to “normalcy”)- Romantic crooners- Easy Listening (“light music”)- Novelty songs • Development of “Top 40” Radio • “Battle of speeds” (78, 45, or 33 rpm) • “Payola”

  13. Technology • Magnetic Tape- invented WWII (Germans)- better quality (“high fidelity”) • Studio Recording w/ Tape- ability to edit- multi-track recording (“overdubbing”)- bi-aural (two tracks = “stereo”) • “Battle of speeds”(78, 45, or 33 rpm) • FM broadcasting (from 1939) • Television (early 1950s)

  14. Les Paul (1915-2009) &Mary Ford (1924-1977) Popular duo (1950-54)- 16 Top Ten Hits- 6 mil. records sold (1951) He – experience in all styles- country, jazz, etc.- radio & studio musician- guitar, banjo, etc. She – family of preachers- singer in many styles- gospel, country, etc. Divorced 1964

  15. Les Paul and Technology Home recording studio Complete control of Sound “Overdubbing” or“multi-track” recording ½ speed recording =“Chipmunk” effect Electronic effects Ex. YouTube - Les Paul & Mary Ford - I'm Sitting on top of the World

  16. Gibson “Les Paul Studio” model Solid Body Electric Guitar(invented in 1930s/40s & marketed from 1950s on)

  17. Other Electric Guitars 1949 Telecaster Rickenbacker “300” series (1958- ) Adolph Rickenbacker w/ original electric guitar (c. 1932) Leo Fender (1909-1991)

  18. Solo Singers • Post WWII to mid-50s (pre- rock ‘n roll) • New Generation of Crooners • Big Band Singers go solo- NOT restricted by “Petrillo ban” • “Personalities”- TV, radio, movies, etc. • Sentimental Songs, Novelties, etc.- aiming for youth market

  19. Frank Sinatra (1915-1998) • Hoboken, NJ • Tommy Dorsey Band • Solo career (from 1942) • Movie career- Oscar (1953) • “Sinatra-mania”- Paramount Theater Riot(NYC 1942)- “Bobbysoxers” • 1st true “Teen idol”- “Frankie”- “Sultan of Swoon”- “Swoonatra”

  20. “The Voice” • Influence of the crooners(but NOT another Crosby) • T. Dorsey’s trombone • Italian “bel canto” • Loooonnngg lines (no breath) • Use of the microphone • Exs.- "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" Frank Sinatra – YouTube(Text book LG, p. 209-10)- All or Nothing at All (1939) - Frank Sinatra – YouTube (re-released 1943)

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