History of Rock Ch. 3

Teen Idols Pat Boone versus Elvis

Elvis originally presented a rebellious image Pat Boone presented a clean-cut image

Leiber and Stoller were the first important production team

- Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller began as songwriting partners for rhythm and blues songs - They were extremely influential on other songwriters and songwriting teams - The new approach became to see what could be created inside the recording studio - This approach became the new way to create music by using the studio as a workbench

Brill Building was two things

1. Actual location where professional songwriters created songs for their publisher-employers 2. A term for a particular set of business practices during this time

American Bandstand

Adaptation of a rock and roll radio program to television - Developed especially for teenagers in the 1950s - A bunch of teenage kids assembled in the TV studio - Current hit records played as the kids danced

The Brill Building and Aldon Publishing

Clear return to music publishing attitudes found in Tin Pan Alley - Power in the music industry was returned to seasoned music professionals - Professional corporate music publishers - Professional songwriters - Professional producers and musicians

Folk music

College-age young people needed something more substantial than mainstream pop - Some became interested in jazz, blues, or classical - The newest style to become popular on college campuses was folk music

Wall of sound : The recording was done on a three-track machine

Each track to be recorded separately - First track had guitars, basses, pianos, and percussion and any other instruments needed - Second track was all vocals - Strings added last on the third track - These three tracks were mixed to mono

Rockabilly pop: the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, and Ricky Nelson

Post-rockabilly artists with roots in country music - Established through Brill Building-style business and production practices - They were interested in staying on the pop mainstream side of lyric topics

Sweet Soul

Some black singers had been on the pop charts since the mid 1950s They recorded easy-listening pop ballads similar to other mainstream-pop song stylists Nat King Cole