ROCK AND ROLL

Hello class,We will not meet on Thursday due to the recruitment trip I have to do for the band. With that being said, here are the notes that you need to be responsible for on Tuesday:

Rock n Roll genre of music that evolved in the United States after World War II.
composed of blues, gospel, folk, and country music
arrived at the time of technological change...after the development of the electric guitar, microphone, and the amplifier.

Rockabilly- refers to the type of rock and roll music that was played and recorded in the mid-1950s by white singers such as Elvis Pressley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis, who drew mainly on the country roots of music.

American Bandstand- a term used for television show which premiered in the 1950's. It usually catered to teenagers and socially dictated everything from clothing, music, dances, and dialogue.

Royalty Cluase (Compulsory License)-usually when a government forces the holder of a copyright, patent, or other exclusive right to grant use to state or others. This law is still in effect today.

Covers-partial re-writes of a song. Usually done by speeding up the tempo and the backbeat. See example: (Big Mama Thorton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70b25AOZunE&feature=related) (Elvis Pressley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQyHYGUJnuc&feature=related)

Doo Wop- one of the most popular forms of Rock n Roll. Featured multi-part vocal harmonies and meaningless vocal background lyrics. Still used in movies and musicals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bwzw9wVB10&feature=PlayList&p=E7A15F7277155D5F&index=3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cHB3Rbz1OI)