The Beatles' Evolution: From Influences to Pop Icons in the 60s - Prof. Jemmie Robertson, Study notes of Music

Download The Beatles' Evolution: From Influences to Pop Icons in the 60s - Prof. Jemmie Robertson and more Study notes Music in PDF only on Docsity! Styles of the early 60s  Teen idols(paul anka, Fabian, Frankie Avalon)  Girl groups(the crystals, the ronettes, the cookies)  Rockabilly posters(the everly brothers, roy orbison)  Surf music(the beach boys, dick dale)  Sweet soul[gospel + R&B](sam cooke)  Folk (the kingston trio, joan baez, bob Dylan) British Pop in the Late 50s and early 60s  Before 1964 UK was mainly a consumer of American made music  After WWII there was a great enthusiasm for American popular culture  In the UK rock and roll was also the music of teenage rebellion  Limited radio opportunities for rock airplay o 2 stations (BBC and Radio Luxembourg o No independent stations o Distribution by records and movies  Traditional jazz (in UK close to new Orleans style)  Skiffle bands o In the 50s a new style that blended folk music with an up-tempo big band rhythmic feel. o The British version of Jug bands o Tuneful, easy to play o Lonnie Donegan “Rock Island Line” The Beatles as students of American Pop  The beatles formed in Liverpool in 1957  Among first generation of rock musicians for whom rock was the music of their youth  Early beatles recordings show clear influence of Buddy Holly and the Crickets  1958-First recording(the Quarrymen) Hamburg and Liverpool  60s-61 played several multi-month engagements in hamburg  Playing 5-6 hours an evening  Clubs they played in hamburg included: the indra club, kaiserkeller, top ten club, star club, and the cavern.  Brian Epstein became the band’s manager in November 1961 o Cleaned up image  Beatles haircuts  Matching tailored suits  Ringo starr joins the band in August 1962 o Replaced Pete best at drums  Went to London in search of a recording contract  Rejected by Decca’s Dick Rowe  Recording contract signed with an EMI label called Parlophone (George Martin, A&R man) o An A&R man is responsible for talent scouting and artistic development  First Parlophone release Lennon and McCartney’s “Love Me Do” o Used a session drummer  #17 on the UK charts The Beatles from 1962  John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals)  Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals)  George Harrison(Lead guitar, vocals)  Ring Starr(drums, vocals) Beatle Influences  From the beatles live at the BBC o Highlight’s band’s fascination with early rock and roll  Elvis Presley covers  Chuck berry covers  Little Richard and carl perkins  Leiber and strollers’ tunes from the coasters  Ray Charles  Motown tracks  Movie themes Beatlemania  Success in England o “love me do” a sign of things to come o First album: Please Me(early 1963)  Hit Singles  Please please me (uk2)  From me to you (uk1)  She loves you (uk1)  UK national break through; Tv broadcast on Sunday night at the London palladium  Second album: with the beatles (November 1963) o I want to hold your hand Love me do me  An early lennon & McCartney song o Formally AAbA  McCartney originally wrote A sections in 1958/59  Lennon wrote B section (aka middle eight)  Lennon and McCartney on joint lead vocals  Love me do was recorded by the beatles on different occasions