Music Appreciation chapter 9 country music

Timeline

Slide 1: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1920 to 1929. Six colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1923 (blue): Fiddlin' John Carson records his first country song, "Little Old Cabin in the Lane." Radio station WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas broadcasts the first radio barn dance. (A barn dance is usually accompanied by folk music, often played by a live band, and involves a caller instructing the dancers.) 1924 (maroon): "The Prisoner's Song," with "The Wreck of the Old 97" on the other side, becomes the first million-selling country record. The singer is Vernon Dalhart. 1925 (green): Carl T. Sprague becomes the first actual cowboy to record a popular cowboy song, "When the Work's All Done This Fall." 1926 (orange): A radio show called WSM Barn Dance goes on the air in Nashville, Tennessee; a year later it is renamed The Grand Ole Opry. 1927 (purple): Ralph Peer first records two country acts that will eventually achieve stardom — The Carter Family, and Jimmie Rodgers. 1929 (gold): Cowboy singer Gene Autry makes his first records. The stock market crashes, marking the beginning of the Great Depression. Slide 2: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1930 to 1939. Three colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1933 (purple): The Depression hits bottom and stays there. Twelve percent of the country's adult population is out of work. 1933 - 1940 (purple): The topsoil of the central plains (Nebraska, Kansas, southern South Dakota, Minnesota, western Iowa, and northern Oklahoma) dries up and blows away. Hundreds of thousands flee their homes forever, leaving behind "The Dust Bowl." This series of dust storms in the Midwest were caused by decades of poor farming techniques. 1935 (green): The Carter Family records, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken?" Gene Autry has his first starring role in a singing cowboy movie, Tumbling Tumbleweeds. 1939 (orange): The Grand Ole Opry goes national on NBC's radio network. Slide 1: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1940 to 1949. Five colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1942 (blue): Cowboy singer Roy Rogers joins the Grand Ole Opry. Elton Britt's song, "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" becomes country's first gold record. The National Musicians' Union goes on strike. For two years, no new recordings featuring American musicians can be made. 1944 (brown): Billboard magazine begins tracking the sales of country records with its "Hillbilly" charts. 1946 (green): The first commercial recording sessions in Nashville, Tennessee, are held in the Tulane Hotel. 1948 (orange): The 33 1/3 rpm long-playing record is introduced, replacing 78 rpm records and for the first time allowing one disc to contain 40 minutes of music. The Lousiana Hayride radio show premieres. 1949 (gold): Billboard changes the title of its Hillbilly charts to "Country and Western." Slide 2: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1950 to 1959. Four colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1950 (gold): Leo Fender introduces the electric guitar that will dominate the sound of country music for the next 50 years or more — the Fender Telecaster. 1951 (blue): The Roy Rogers Show debuts on the NBC-TV network. 1954 (green): Bud Isaacs develops the first modern pedal steel guitar, which becomes an essential element of the sound of country music. The last of the singing cowboy movies, The Phantom Stallion, is made. The world's first two full-time country radio stations go on the air: KDAV in Lubbock, Texas, and KXLA in Pasadena, California. 1958 (orange): The Country Music Association is formed. Slide 1: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1960 to 1969. Six colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1961 (blue): The Country Music Hall of Fame is established. 1962 (maroon): Ray Charles records Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. 1963 (green): Most major record labels now have offices in Nashville just for country music. 1966 (orange): Bob Dylan comes to Nashville to record a rock album, Blonde on Blonde. 1968 (purple): Johnny Cash records At Folsom Prison live on stage at California's maximum security penitentiary. The Byrds record the country/rock album Sweetheart of the Rodeo. 1969 (gold): Bob Dylan returns to Nashville to record Nashville Skyline, an album with a pronounced country feel. The Johnny Cash Show, Hee Haw and The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour all premiere on national television. Slide 2: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1970 to 1979. Four colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1971 (blue): The Eagles release their first album, blending country and rock styles. 1972 (green): The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band records Will The Circle Be Unbroken. The first Dripping Springs Reunion festival brings together traditional country artists, young country outsiders, and rock music fans. So begins the "outlaw movement." 1975 (orange): Willie Nelson releases Red Headed Stranger. 1976 (purple): Wanted! The Outlaws featuring Jessi Colter, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Tompall Glaser is released. It becomes country's first platinum album and furthers the "outlaw" movement in country music. Slide 1: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1980 to 1989. Four colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1980 (gold): Four mainstream movies featuring country performers and country themes are released: Urban Cowboy, Coal Miner's Daughter, 9 to 5 and Honeysuckle Rose. 1983 (green): Two all-country TV networks debut: Country Music Television (CMT) and the Nashville Network. 1985 (brown): Robert Palmer, writing in the New York Times, suggests that country music is dying. 1987 (gray): Stephen Holden, writing in the New York Times, suggests that country music has "turned itself around". Slide 2: Image of a timeline spanning the years 1990 to 1999. Four colored balls mark years along the timeline. When student clicks on a ball, the background becomes the color of the ball and a text box appears. Onscreen Text: 1990 (blue): Uncle Tupelo releases the album No Depression, which helped inspire a new type of music called "Americana." 1991 (green): Garth Brooks's Ropin' The Wind debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's country album chart and No. 1 on Billboard's all-genre "Top 200" album chart. 1992 (purple): Country line dancing booms in popularity. 1995 (orange): The first chart for tracking sales of "Americana" is published. 2000 (purple): The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? brings new attention to old-time country music. 2001 (gold): The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Nashville. 2003 (maroon): A total of 10 companies control 65 percent of the radio audience in the United States. Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks criticizes President Bush at a London concert. Subsequently, the Dixie Chicks' songs are pulled from country playlists and the group is banned from country radio. 2005 (green): Jack White and Loretta Lynn collaborate on Van Lear Rose, which wins two Grammy Awards.

western swing bands,

country music that was popular in the 1940s and 1950s

Politics

country politics are mainly about conserving things to changing them

the voices

the words need to be very clear and understood

Garth Brooks

American country musician who has sold over 100 million records over the course of his career. Known for songs such as "If Tomorrow Never Comes," "Unanswered Prayers," and "The River." He was the first country artist whose concerts filled stadiums and arenas.

pedal steel guitar

An electric guitar fingered with a steel bar and manipulated with pedals and levers.

, Cowboy Troy,

Artist who has successfully bridged the gap between hip-hop and country music, with a large base of dedicated fans.

Americana

Blend of folk, bluegrass, rock, and country music.

Grand Ole Opry,

Concert hall in Nashville, Tennessee. The Grand Ole Opry has served as the venue for the debut of countless country acts.

Fender Telecaster

Designed by Leo Fender, the Telecaster was the first mass-produced, affordable electric guitar.

Charley Pride

Former African-American baseball player who became a successful country music artist. may be the only African American to reach the top in country music.

Older country performers

George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Buck Owens.

Austin, Texas

Home to a unique country music sound, a blend of Mexican-influenced roots-rock and traditional country.

Bakersfield, California

Home to the "Bakersfield Sound," a blend of traditional country, swing music, and honky-tonk.

1950-1960s Bakersfield sound

In the 1950s and 1960s, country players in Bakersfield, California, created a sound that was as far from Nashville's orchestrated country-pop as it could be. The Bakersfield sound featured small bands, twangy, trebly electric guitars and a rock and roll backbeat. To people who felt the modern Nashville sound was too slick and too smooth, the Bakersfield music of men like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard seemed "truer" and more traditional

Jimmie Rodgers

Incredibly famous and successful star during the early days of country music. he even performed black music in blackface makeup in the early days of his career.

Country opposition politics

Johnny Cash protested against the treatment of prisoners and neglect of native americans Natalie Maines was ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas" because of the war in Iraq.

Important country cities

Nashville to places like Austin, Texas, and Bakersfield, California

Great Depression

Period of worldwide economic struggle during the 1930s, characterized by high rates of unemployment and homelessness. Highly industrialized nations like the United States especially suffered.

Dixie Chicks

Popular all-female country trio.

Evanescence:

Popular band that successfully blends rock, pop, and country music.

outlaws

Rebellious cowboys.

songs

country is mainly focused on the songs Country songs tend to be very simple, plain-spoken, and direct.

Ricky Skaggs, George Strait, Randy Travis, and Reba McEntire

dominated the airwaves, and their music sounded "country," with fiddles, guitars, and traditional-sounding melodies and themes.

what instruments do folk bluegrass and country have in common

fiddle, mandolin, and banjo country has more electric instruments bluegrass almost never uses drums and electric instruments

Loretta Lynn

grew up singing at church gatherings, state fairs, and local shows. Honing her traditional country style, Lynn gained popularity throughout the 1960s, appearing repeatedly on the Grand Ole Opry, allowing her to reach a massive television audience. Loretta Lynn was known for writing and performing songs with socially controversial subject matter, including songs that supported women's rights, including "The Pill" (a song in support of oral contraceptive methods) and "Rated X" (a song about the challenges that women face during divorce).

Bud Isaacs

improved the steel guitar by introducing a series of pedals and levers that were attached to the guitar.

Dolly Parton

is one of country music's biggest stars. She has published over 600 songs, making her one of the genre's most prolific artists. She has frequently collaborated with other female stars, including Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. Some of her most famous records include "Coat of Many Colors" and "Trio."

Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings

mixed the older sound and style of country with an outsider attitude and rock and roll's emphasis on beat and rhythm.

traditional country music

music with a pedal steel featured prominently.

John Carson

recorded "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane." That was the first country song, and "country music" in 1923

Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and George Jones.

represent traditional country music

June Carter

was one of country music's first female megastars. As a member of the Carter Sisters, she traveled the country throughout her childhood, singing and performing comedy routines for eager audiences. The Carter Sisters joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1950. The Opry's wide audience served to give June and the other Carters greater exposure. And it was here that she met her future husband, fellow musician Johnny Cash. June, who played the guitar, Autoharp, and other instruments, was a talented singer and songwriter who made a significant mark on the genre as one of the first female stars to gain massive popularity.