MUSIC140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Richie Rosenberg
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Becomes controversial: more attractive to teens, appears in texaco star theatre, hound dog, live performance, does the song really slowly with the band not playing, girls screaming at him, national movement demand that he not be allowed on tv, it was the fact that white girls were screaming at him. Guitar hero: guitar is as important as vocal no covers: nothing invented, drew all the similar styles together, popularized them, central to his image, no covers done. Early history: born in st louis, middle class, closer to north in terms of culture, completely conscious of what he did, made a decision to be rich. Market research : which black artists did they listen to, louie jordan, nat king cole, inkspots, what is about these records attracts whites, common was words, clearly articulated, blues artists muddy waters, meets him, told him to go to chicago and chess records, chess records.
