3. *Because of increasing numbers, this caused
people to move to urban and suburban
environments.
Provided more choices
*Urbanization—the development of a culture
that is the result of the crowding and
intensity of a city lifestyle.
Diverse and sometimes unruly
culture
Mix of different genres
5. 1950s and 1960s
Popular music of African
Americans that became “soul ”
or “funk” in the 1970s
Vocal melody, strong rhythmic
backbeat, rhythm section which
consisted of drum set, bass,
keyboard, and or electric guitar
Lyrics often followed “pop” style
1980s newer style of R&B
developed: Contemporary R&B.
Combines elements of hip hop, R&B, and soul
music.
Example: Stevie Wonder
6. Top R&B Artists
James Brown
Aretha Franklin
Marvin Gaye Otis ReddingStevie Wonder
Gladys Knight
&
The Pips
The
Drifters
Etta James
8. New musical influence due to
southern African American’s
moving to northern cities
1955 Rock & Roll emerged with
Billy Haley’s recording of
“Rock Around the Clock”
9. 1960s became more amplified and
electrified
Instruments:
Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums,
keyboard instruments
subgenres of Rock: hard rock, soul
rock, punk, heavy metal, new
wave, syntho-rock, jazz-rock
fusion, and grunge rock
11. Some classical composers are weaving
elements of rock into classical works and
vice versa
Today rock music sometimes suffers from
other musicians trying to copy what has
been invented before.
The use of synthesizers has been added
Subgenres added—soft rock, glam rock,
progressive rock (added in the 1970s)
Rock Band: lead singer, electric guitarist,
drummer, bass guitarist
12. ROCK ARTISTS/BANDS
Rock and Roll: Elvis Presley
Surf Music: The Beach Boys
British Invasion: The Beatles
Blues Rock: Eric Clapton
Folk Rock: Bob Dylan
Psychedelic Rock: Jimi Hendrix
Progressive Rock: Yes
Hard Rock: Led Zeppelin
Christian Rock: Stryper
Punk Rock: The Clash
Alternative Rock: R.E.M
Grunge: Nirvana
Pop Punk: Green Day
Indie Rock: The Pavement
Rap Metal: Linkin Park
14. Invented by African
American youth in the
Bronx, NYC
“talky form of ‘singing’
that often reports on the
harsh realities of urban
America”
Lyrics have been described
as obscene and socially
irresponsible.
First piece of rap music that
was declared obscene in
US district court: “As
Nasty as They Wanna Be”
by 2 Live Crew
This lead to major controversy
and even imprisonment
Aggressive rebellious,
confrontational lyrics
15. RAP TODAY
A.k.a. Hip Hop
Rap can be improvised
Language of ordinary young
people living in
urban culture
*Performed a capella (without music) or to a beat
16. RAP ARTISTS AND SONGS
MC Hammer: “Can’t Touch This”
One of the first hip hop hits
Snoop Dogg
Dr. Dre
Eminem
Kanye West
19. Began in 1920s
Roots from Folk tradition
Fiddle music
Become very popular
with city dwellers and
people from the country
*Instruments characteristic of sound:
steel guitar, Guitar, fiddle
Songs about the less
complex and simpler
life which many city
dwellers want
Nashville—famous for
country music
Grande Old Opry
Types:
Cowboy music, urban country,
western swing, honky tonk music
20. Vernon Dalhart—first
country singer with
nationwide hit: “Wreck
of the Old `97” in 1924
Jimmie Rodgers—
”Father of Country
Music”, first very
successful recording
artist
Garth Brooks--the most
popular country music
artist
Rascal Flats
Reba McIntyre
Keith Urban
COUNTRY
ARTISTS
22. 1920s—songs known as
“having popular appeal”
Usually short simple
love songs
Commercially recorded
Technological innovations
Often considered to be a
softer alternative to Rock
and Roll
*Types
Bubblegum pop,
Christian pop, Dance-
pop, Teen pop,
Traditional pop