MUEL 2852 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aura Lea, Payola, American Hot Wax
14 Apr 2016
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Influential dj who covertly used the term rock and roll to describe rhythm and blues. Radio shows and concerts he promoted appealed to both black and white audiences. Refused to play white covers of r&b tunes. Died broken and penniless as a result of payola scandal (american hot wax alan freed movie) First stylistically significant white reinterpretation of r&b growing in memphis, Country man"s song with a black man"s rhythm . Faster, lighter and brighter than r&b (use of guitar instead of saxophone etc. ) Latest in a long line of country takes on black music. Epicenter was sun studios (sam philips) in memphis, although its first big star was by bill haley (from pennsylvania) Rock around the clock bill haley and the comets (1954) Scored a big hit as part of a movie soundtrack (blackboard jungle) R&b lite: shuffle feel with faster tempo, higher registers, lighter beat.
