1. Friendly Warning : Test # 2 next Week (Tuesday or Wednesday) 16-17 July 2012 Covers “1950s”: Chapters 2 & 3

2. Musical Form The basic organizing principal in music “What comes next?” Three basic elements Repetition – the same thing Contrast – something new Variation – a mix of old and new

3. “12-Bar Blues” 12 measures (mm) in 3 phrases (4 mm each) Statement – A (Covach =“question”) A (4 measures – all on a single tonic chord) IIII Repetition/Amplification – A’ (“question”) A’ (4 measures on 2 different chords) IVIVII Completion/Contrast – B (“answer”) B (4 measures on 2 or 3 different chords) VV (IV)II

4. “School Days” (1957 pop # 3, R&B # 1) Up in the mornin' and out to school The teacher is teachin' the Golden Rule American history and practical math You studyin' hard and hopin' to pass Workin' your fingers right down to the bone And the guy behind you won't leave you alone Ring, ring goes the bell The cook in the lunch room's ready to sell You're lucky if you can find a seat You're fortunate if you have time to eat Back in the classroom, open your books Gee but the teacher don't know how mean she looks Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in Drop the coin right into the slot You're gotta hear somethin' that's really hot With the one you love, you're makin' romance All day long you been wantin' to dance, Feeling the music from head to toe Round and round and round we go Hail, hail rock and roll Deliver me from the days of old Long live rock and roll The beat of the drum is loud and bold Rock, rock, rock and roll The feelin' is there, body and soul. Ex. School Days - Chuck Berry School Days - Chuck Berry

5. “No Particular Place to Go” (1964, Pop # 10, R&B #2) Ridin' along in my automobile My baby beside me at the wheel I stole a kiss at the turn of a mile My curiosity runnin' wild Cruisin' and playin' the radio With no particular place to go. Ridin' along in my automobile I'm anxious to tell her the way I feel, So I told her softly and sincere, And she leaned and whispered in my ear Cuddlin' more and drivin' slow, With no particular place to go. No particular place to go, So we parked way out on the Kokomo The night was young and the moon was bold So we both decided to take a stroll Can you imagine the way I felt? I couldn't unfasten her safety belt! Ridin' along in my calaboose Still tryin' to get her belt unloose All the way home I held a grudge, But the safety belt, it wouldn't budge Cruisin' and playin' the radio With no particular place to go. YouTube - No Particular Place To Go - Chuck Berry

6. White Covers R & B hits (Independent Labels) “covered” by Major labels (White Performers) “pretested” = less commercial risk Lyrics often toned down (sexual references made less explicit) Recorded sound “improved” (cleaned up) Who gets ripped off? Difference in royalty payments (flat fee vs. per unit)

7. Pat Boone (b. 1934) Second best selling singer of late 1950s 38 Top 40 hits Covers of R&B hits YouTube - Pat Boone - Aint That A Shame (Pop # 1 1955)YouTube - Pat Boone - Aint That A Shame “Tutti Frutti” Pat Boone's Awful Tutti Frutti cover (B side of “I’ll Be Home” – Pop # 4)Pat Boone's Awful Tutti Frutti cover Original Material pat boone - love letters in the sand 1957 Pop # 1, R&B # 12!) pat boone - love letters in the sand

8. Bill Haley (1925-1981) Philadelphia DJ “Saddlemen” (country band) “Comets” (from 1952 on) “Rock Around the Clock” YouTube - Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock (1956) (1954 B-side release, but not a success) YouTube - Bill Haley - Rock Around The Clock (1956) “Shake, Rattle and Roll” Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley & The Comets (1954) – YouTube (1954 cover, Pop # 7, UK hit) Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley & The Comets (1954) – YouTube “Rock Around the Clock” used in Blackboard Jungle (# 1 in 1955) “See You Later Alligator” YouTube - Swing Dancing to Bill Haley and the Comets (1956) YouTube - Swing Dancing to Bill Haley and the Comets (1956)

9. Sun Records (Memphis) Elvis Presley, Bill Black, Scotty Moore, Sam Phillips (owner) Sam Phillips, owner/producer

10. Elvis Aaron Presley (1935-1977) b. Tupelo, MS (poor white rural) Wide range of musical influences 1948 – to Memphis 1953 – 1 st time at Sun Studios 1954 – demos for Phillips (“That’s All Right Mama” / “Blue Moon of Kentucky”) Public performances 1955 - Col. Tom Parker, manager Contract sold to RCA TV – 1956 1958-60 – into Army

11. Louisiana Hayride Ex. Elvis Presley Louisiana Hayride – YouTubeElvis Presley Louisiana Hayride – YouTube Elvis Presley. I Got A Woman.Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954- 1956.Remastered.2011. – YouTubeElvis Presley. I Got A Woman.Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954- 1956.Remastered.2011. – YouTube Elvis Presley. Tweedle Dee.Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954-1956.Remastered.2011. – YouTubeElvis Presley. Tweedle Dee.Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954-1956.Remastered.2011. – YouTube Elvis Presley. Maybellene. ( Tunzi Remix ).Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954- 1956.Remastered.2011. - YouTubeElvis Presley. Maybellene. ( Tunzi Remix ).Louisiana Hayride Archives 1954- 1956.Remastered.2011. - YouTube