MUSC 171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Big Mama Thornton, Guitar Solo, Wdia
28 Apr 2016
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Big mama thornton first recorded it: r&b singer, started singing youth baptist churches. Written by jerry lieber + mike stoller. This recording was only recorded in two takes more performance based. Song 14: hound dog by big mama thorton (1952) 36 measures: 12 measures, 12 measures, 12 measures. Analysis: r&b aab lyric structure sexual content tempo moderate/dance. Big mama thornton was paid for the recording: dies 1984 poor, ill, weighing 97 pounds. Big mama thornton performance: gospel community, preacher, call + response. Alabama farm boy, moves up to memphis. 1952 - starts sun records in memphis: memphis. Highly influenced by the great migration (1910-1930) 1. 3 million african americans left the far south and started migrating to cities with jobs, many stayed in memphis. More churches than any other city in the us gospel. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + x x x x. 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + x x------x.
