Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Decades of Rock Music
- 1950's ROCK 'N' ROLL
- Bands/Artists
- Elvis Presley
- Bill Haley and the Comets
- Buddy Holly
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Little Richard
- Chuck Berry
- Songs
- Rock Around the Clock
- See You later Alligator
- Tutti Frutti
- Characteristics
- !2 Bar Blues Chord Progression
- Rock Instruments
- Beat suitable for Dancing
- Lyrics about dancing, being a teenager
- Created from Rhythm and Blues & Country and Western
- Demise of R'n'R?
- Death of 3 stars in plane creash
- Elvis drafted into the army
- Little Richard became a preacher
- Chuck Berry imprisoned
- Scandel over Jerry Lee Lewis marrying his 13 y.o cousin
- 1960's
- THE BEACH BOYS
- 5 members (all related)
- Band Manager- Murray (uncle/dad)
- Surf Rock
- Lyrics were about beach culture
- Twangy guitar
- Falsetto vocals (very high singing)
- A capella singing (in harmony, no instruments)
- Sometimes used tambourine/clapping instead of drumkit
- THE BEATLES
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison
- 1st Hit Song: Love Me Do (1962)
- Pioneers because...
- Changed rock music form entertainment to art
- Cleaned up the dirty image of Rock'n'Roll
- They used instruments from other cultures
- Wrote their own songs, experimented with different styles
- Didnt have one main singer, they all sang and played
- Broke up because?
- Death of band manager Brian Epstein
- Wanted to spend time with their girlfriends
- Yoko Ono blamed for breaking up The Beatles.
- Were tired of it.