MUSC 2018 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Joni Mitchell
16 Jan 2016
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Song structure: a: universal soldier, b: oxford town, c: ballad of springhill, a: aaba, b: blues, c: strophic (verse+verse) The artist heard here is: a: joni mitchell, b: petula clark, c: martha & vandellas, d: dusty springfield. Jamaican independence in 1962 establishes culture and music re-enforced newfound freedom. Offbeats were very important in the music. Before reggae we had a style called mentol(sp?) and cuban influences combined with the american influence which ended up adding to the local influence rock"n"roll ish feel before reggae. Rock steady was like a predecessor to reggae as the tempo was slowed down. Studio 1 and motown were compared, due to the houseband along with the in house musicians who would back each other up and sing on other peoples records. Initially not a marketable/commercialisable thing, more so a local thing that involved. School run by nuns focused on teaching them trades, known for having a strong musical training.
