MU220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Oye Como Va, Tito Puente
10 Mar 2020
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Hit song: oye como va music king nyc. Rhythmic complexity, layered, exposed layered instruments with strategic studio placement. Special instruments: guiro (gourd scraped with stick), agogo (metal bell), congas, timbales. Santana"s solos: guitar sustains notes, creates long, flowing melodic lines-gradually rise in intensity, pulls in the whole band. Nearly half of the recording is devoted to improvised solos by the guitar and organ (solos taken out for radio play) Visuals (use of confederate flag in artwork, stage boys) sets. One of the best bands of the era. Singles: proud mary, born on the bayou, fortunate son. Albums: ccr (68), bayou country (69), green river (69) 100 million sales, chicago xxxvi released 2014, carnegie. American rock band sisters nancy and ann wilson (1973+) First success in canada, later us and worldwide. Influences: hard rock, heavy metal, folk music. At his house then with the band at the pink house". Mainly traditional type music, later known as americana,
