Blue Yodel No 1 Analysis

Many different sounds, feelings and instruments are used in the genres of country, blues, rock and hip hop music. Amongst these genres, there are also subgenres that display these differences as well. By observing a variety of songs, we are able to hear and distinguish between these genres. In country music, we can compare Jimmie Rodgers’ “Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)” to Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe”. Jimmie Rodgers is one of the first country singers and is also known as “The Father of Country Music”. In his “Blue Yodel No 1 (T For Texas)” song, he only uses a guitar and his dynamic voice. Jimmie Rodgers applied his unique yodeling throughout this song. This is a very slow paced song but is catchy enough to sing along to. Rednex’s “Cotton Eye Joe” is also a
Both men were very influential. Stevie Ray Vaughan used an electric guitar in “Texas Flood” and displayed his blending and other guitar skills. Robert Johnson stuck to the traditional guitar and his voice in “I’m a Steady Rollin’ Man”. The blending technique is not as noticeable in this song. Robert Johnson’s introduction is much shorter than the introduction Vaughan provides in “Texas Flood”. Stevie Ray Vaughan is a product of the modern blues compared to the classic Robert Johnson. All songs display the characteristics of blues with slightly different changes. Blues influenced rock which can be observed in a few songs. Rhythm and blues can be heard in Wynonie Harris’ “Good Rockin Tonight” which has a fast pace tempo that makes the listener want to dance similar to the boogie woogie blues. This song has a saxophone, bass, drums and piano. This song emphasizes the bassline along with Bill Haley & His Comets’ “Rock Around The Clock”. Like Harris’ song, this song contains instruments like the saxophone, heavy drums, bass and electric guitar. Both songs display the transition from blues to