These are my rough unedited class notes representing general ideas and concepts for class lectures. Please ignore the many sentence fragments. The African-American culture of the southern plantation influenced the birth of the blues through the adaptation of their African musical heritage. Based upon a call and response structure‚ one slave worker would call or play a lead and the fellow workers would respond with the same phrase or an embellishment of that phrase. The music involved predictable
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has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world. Detroit is home to Motown‚ an American hit record company created in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. The auto industry is also a major part of Detroit’s interesting history. Although Detroit’s crime rate has dropped‚ Detroit can’t shake the number one spot for crime in the United States. This paper will consist of facts about Motown‚ Detroit’s auto industry‚ and different experiences when it comes to crime in Detroit. The City
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Doo - wop After the huge popularity of swing music and the big bands that were associated with this genre‚ America’s economics changed meaning the artists could no longer afford to support the large amount of musicians they had in their bands. This led many swing bands to simplify their sound. Until this point the band and bandleader had been the focus point to the audience‚ and although the singer was still important‚ they were not considered to be the ‘title’ of the artist itself. As bands
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the city; by 1964‚ Michael and Marlon had joined in. Michael’s singing and dancing talents were amazingly mature‚ and he soon became the dominant voice and focus of The Jackson 5. In 1969‚ the boys were producing back-to-back chart-busting hits as Motown artists ("I Want You Back‚" "ABC‚" "Never Can Say Goodbye‚" "Got to Be There‚" etc.). Behind the scenes‚ Joseph Jackson pushed his sons to succeed. He was also reportedly known to become violent with them. Michael and his brothers spent endless hours
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Review Questions – Ch. 9 1. Give an overview of American pop music during the early 1960s; discuss the Brill Building‚ Motown‚ Phil Spector‚ the Beatles‚ and the Beach Boys. * Phil Spector- first tycoon and producer. Defined the roll of producer * Motwon- production studio founded in 1960 * The Beatles- boy band est. in Great britian and know through Europe * Brill Building- songwriting building. Located at 1619 brodway on 44th 2. Describe the "British Invasion"
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After the majority of the Second Great Migration had passed‚ Berry Gordy created the first primary African American record label‚ Motown Records. Motown‚ a popular music genre‚ however was not the most important type of music that was recorded and produced there. The most prominent in fact was rock and roll. Berry Gordy‚ a relatively popular Rock and Roll artist‚ founded the record label with money from his own winnings. Many believe that
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then as a solo artist. The mention of her name evokes the indelible image of the broadly smiling diva‚ the long hair‚ sequined gowns‚ etc. Ross first recorded on the small lupine label in 1959‚ as a member of the Primettes. The group signed to Motown in1961‚ and later changed their names to the supremes. In 1963‚ all the singles released by the supremes featured Diana Ross as the lead singer. That year they first hit the top 40 with "when the love light starts shining through his eyes". In 1964
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Sharene Salameh WGS209 March 12‚ 2014 -Known as the "King of Pop‚" singer-songwriter Michael Jackson was born in Gary‚ Indiana‚ on August 29‚ 1958. -As a child‚ he performed as the lead singer of the Jackson family’s popular Motown group‚ the Jackson 5. Jackson went on to become one of the most internationally famous award-winning solo pop sensations to date. Jackson’s 2009 death stirred controversy and was ultimately ruled a homicide. Dr. Conrad Murray‚ who had
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what he was capable of but no one was prepared for his Motown audition. His mother‚ who was having a hard time supporting the family at the time‚ Could not afford to buy the things that Stevie wanted. The others soon came through‚ his barber for example‚ bought him a harmonica. At a Lion’s Club party one year he received his first set of real drums‚ And when he was seven a neighbor who was moving gave him her piano. When producer Berry Gordy saw that Morris (Stevie Wonder)‚ then age ten‚ and blind
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audition for Berry Gordy of Motown Records. The Jackson 5 signed for Motown and moved to California. Their first 4 singles‚ "I Want You Back"‚ "ABC"‚ "The Love You Save"‚ and "I’ll Be There" all made US No1 hits. The Jackson 5 recorded 14 albums and Michael recorded 4 solo albums with Motown. The Jackson 5 stayed with Motown until 1976‚ wanting more artistic freedom they felt they had to move on and signed up with Epic. The group name Jackson 5 had to be changed as it was owned by Motown‚ so they
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