MUAR 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Libby Holman, Benny Goodman, Frank Eyton
14 Mar 2016
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Writen by johnny green with lyrics by edward hetman, robert sour, and frank eyton in. Paul whiteman orchestra version of body and soul. 1930, version was 15 weeks at the #1 spot on the us music charts. Writen for the singer, worked into a show. Tune: has a verse an opening melody before coninuing to the actual song: not heard oten anymore, operaic half talking and half singing porion that moves into the play. My heart is sad and lonely use of vibrato changes as ime progresses. Benny goodman, clarinet 1909-1986: hired players, one of the irst groups to have black and white musicians play together professionally on stage. Known primarily as a big band leader, the king of swing during the swing era . His smaller groups (trio, quartet, sextet), were famously integrated featuring african- American musicians teddy wilson, lionel hampton, charlie chrisian, and others. Jazz loosing its popularity: diicult to keep large bands on the road (expensive)
