MUS 354 (WWR): EXAM #1

The first African American Recording of the blues:

"Crazy Blues" by Mamie Smith and Her Jazz Hounds

Blues Lecture 2: Ma Rainey was known as ____________ as well as Bessie Smith?

"Mother of the Blues"

Wanda Jackson

-"the queen of rockabilly" wanda jackson born in oklahoma in 1937 -taught by her father how to form chords -1954 signed with decca records "you can't find my love" -elvis suggests she sing more rockabilly -"I gotta know" -considered a woman who dared to rock -covers two elvis songs in 1958 "lets have a party" and "hard headed woman" -1991 inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame -rock and roll hall of fame women who rock exhibit

Etta James

-Born Jamesetta Hawkins in jan 1938 in LA -referred to as first and ultimate Blues mama, and nicknamed "Miss peaches" -croelettes johnny changed to peaches? -1955 "Roll With Me, Henry" some radio stations changed it to "the wallflower" or "dance with me henry" -first top 40 all i can do is cry, then pushover -1961 "At Last" #2 -1978 opening act for the Rolling Stones -1993 rock and roll hall of fame induction -2001 blues hall of fame -grammy 2005 best contemporary blues album -6 grammys 17 blues awards

Lavern Baker

-Delores Lavern bAKER BORN IN CHICAGO 1929 -nicknamed "the countess" and "miss sharecropper" -"Tweedle Dee" first r&b artist to crossover to the pop charts -"Jim Dandy" also known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue" -1958 her most successful pop hit "I cried a tear" -1991 broadway appearance in Black and blue -1991 inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame

Ella Fitzgerald

-Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella." -Most popular US jazz singer for half a century -born april 25th, 1917 in newport news, VA -leading scat singer, popularized it -1st recordings in 1936 decca records -A tisket-A tasket -"Lady be good" 1924 her recording 1947 -1979 downbeat hollywood award? -1987 president ronald reagan national medal of arts and honoray docorates soon follow -final carnegie hall performance in 1991

City/Classic Blues

-Generally performed on stage -Much more formal -Usually accompanied by a piano, sometimes use a trumpet for call & response -More refined vocal style so usually women sang it more than men -Set form -First "composed" by WC Handy -first kind of blues recorded in the early 1920s

Bessie Smith

-The most famous classic blues singer of this period (1920 through 1930.) -Her talent and influence earned her the title "empress of the blues" -combined the emotional fervor of country blues, the sophistication of city blues, and the big race appeal jazz -began recording before Ma Rainey

the chiffons

-after the british invasion only 2 girl groups has singles that reached the top ten -one of the groups was the shangri-las and the other was the chiffons -the chiffons were barbara lee, judy craig, patricia bennett, and later, sylvia patterson -in 1963 their first #1 gold single "he's so fine" for laurie records -"One fine day" carole king plays piano -1966 their final top 40 hit "sweet talkin guy"

Ma Rainey

-born Gertrude Malissa "Ma" Pridgett on April 26, 1886 in Columbus, GA. -"Mother of the Blues" likely the first one to add blues to her act in 1902 -began her show with a traveling tent act at the turn of the century -married PA rainey in 1904 and the two performed together as rainey and rainey, assassinators of the blues

Aretha Franklin

-born in 1942, aretha grew up in detroit and began piano at the age of eight -grew up surrounded by gospel, first album for chess records at age 14 -"ive never loved a man the way i love you" #9 POP -second release, franklin records otis redding's song "respect" -nicknames "queen of soul" and "lady soul" -"think" may 1968 #7 pop charts, gold record -franklin wins "best female vocalist of the year" in 1968 -franklin appears in the 1980 film, the blues brothers, singing "think" -1987 rocka and roll hall of fame -2009 president obama's inauguration

Lesley Gore

-born lesley sue goldstein 1946 considered the all american girl next door -"its my party" just after her 16th birthday; her first hit single, reaches #1, the single sells 1 million copies. right into the chorus no intro. -mid 1960s her second biggest single "you dont own me" -1967 two appearances on the batman tv show -1980 film fame hit singles -degree english literature ?

Ruth Brown

-born ruth weston in portsmouth, VA, in 1928 -some refer to Atlantic records as "the house that Ruth built" -"so long" and "its raining" -1950s hit "teardrops from my eyes" -dubbed "miss rhythm" -vocal squeak on the word MAMA in "(mama) he treats your daughter mean" -"oh what a dream" -"lucky dream" -leaves music business in 1970s. works as a bus driver in 1976... -funds R&B foundation (smithsonian) -wins a grammy and a tony for her blues on broadway album -1993 inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame

Brenda Lee

-brenda mae tarpley born december 1944 -4'9 "little miss dynamite" was one of the most successful female singers of the teen idol era -beauty competition idk some some elementary stuff -"1956 "Dynamite" -first single "jambayala" 1956 -ozark jubilee show -1958 first album -sweet nothin's her first top 40 hit (#4 1960) -biggest hit "i'm sorry" her first #1 hit -ROCKIN AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE (MY FAVORITE) -STAGE acting career 1963 -29 top hits b/w 1960 and 67 -japan -sold over 100 million records during her career -1992 inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame

The Chantels

-nearly denied a recorded contract -would maintain there success after there single was a hit (the first group to do so) -arlene smith (lead vocals), sonia goring, rene minus, lois harris, and jackie landry comprised the group -the plea single reaches #71 -"Maybe" 1957 doo-wop style vocals -lavern baker took them under her wing -victims of racist industry tactics -most prominent all female group of the 50s doo-wop, proved girl groups could be profitable

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

-nicknamed "Big Mama" -born 1926 in montgomery, AL -1951 released her first single, "all right baby", on peacock records -Apollo Theatre "Have Mercy Baby" making her an overnight success -1952 "hound dog" her only hit elvis covers this in 1956 #1 hit..best known song covered more than 200 times -2013 "hound dog" is inducted into the grammy hall of fame -records "Ball and Chain" in the 1960s janis joplin covers this (knew that already ayee)

Mary Wells

-often called the queen of motown, first motown real solo artist -first motown artist to have a top 40 pop charts -"my guy" signature single and biggest hit in 1964 -mary wells toured with the beatles in 1964

the shirelles

-prototypical girl group, helped popularize the sound, and were the first to have a #1 -shirley owens, beverly lee, doris cotelty, and addie "micki" harris comprised the group -greenberg was one of the few women to own her own record company in pop history -"I met him on a sunday" hits #49 -"tonights the night" -gerry goffin and carole king songwriting team -"Will you love me tomorrow": first start of the girl group era; it was the first song by an all girl group to reach #1 in the US. topping the charts in 1961. -1962 solider boy will be there second #1 -1996 inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame

The marvelettes

-the marvelettes were the prototype for the 60s motown female groups -they were motown's only pure girl group in style of the shirelles and shangri-las -the group was made up of students, and was discovered at a school talent show in 1960 -motown's first #1 pop hit came in december #1 "please mr postman"

the ronettes

-the ronettes: 2 sisters veronica (ronnie) and estelle bennett, and their cousin, nedra talley -they debut at a amateur night at the apollo, calling themselves ronnie and the relatives -first work as dancers, and then singers at the famed peppermint lounge -singing lessons -"I wanna boyfriend" -1962 changed named to the ronettes -spector and ronnie have an affair eventually leading to the group breaking up :) -august 63 "Be My Baby" ronnie's sultry voice -be my baby was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame -disbanding in 1966

Martha and the Vandellas

-the vandellas had a more aggressive style, earthlier, yet gospel oriented -martha starts as a secretary -come and get these ____ and quick sand? ""dancing in the street" some radio stations banned it they thought it was a call to riot not dance -1967 changes from the vandellas to reeves and the vandellas

The Shangri-Las

-twin sisters mary ann and marge ganser, and sisters betty and mary weiss sing together in high school -george "shadow" morten, a high school friend, becomes their manager, producer, and songwriter -1964 "remember walking in the sand" their first single? -"leader of the pack" their #1 hit, fall 1964, teen tragedy that focuses on death -"I can never go home again" is one of only two girl group hits to reach the top 10 after the british invasion -had a hipper look than many of the other girl groups -they will be one of the last girl groups disbanding in 1996 -ellie greenwich has a successful broadway hit

The crystals

-wall of sound technique, phil spector; overdubbing HUGE SOUND. -"OH YA MAYBE BABY" -the quintet features barbara alston, delores "la la" brooks, dee dee kennibrew, Mary thomas, and patricia white -1962 top 20 hit "uptown" dispute w spector over money -their third recording "he hit me (and it felt like a kiss) -#1 "hes a rebel" 1962 the real crystals didnt records this it was the blossoms -" da doo ron ron" 1963 wall of sound technique delores la la brooks sings lead vocals

Down hearted blues

Bessie Smith's Feb 16 1923 hit sold over a million copies -added in 2002 to the Library of Congress national recording registry -is considered one of the 500 songs that shaped rock 'n' roll By the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame -in 2006 wins a Grammy Hall of Fame award

Billie Holiday

Born Eleanora Harris and nicknamed "Lady Day" by lester young. She sang in Harlem nightclubs and sang "All of Me." Vocal style inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and temp (April 7, 1915) -easily recognized by the orchid in her hair -"fine and mellow" -"God bless the child" entered into the grammy hall of game in 1976 - Autobiography titled: Lady sings the blues published in 1956 -Holiday was featured in LIFE magazine in 1943 -film appearance in New Orleans -march 1948 sold out carnegie hall performance -1987 grammys life time achievement award -1994 postage stamp -2000 inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame

Bessie Smith's first recording sessions produced

Down hearted blues and golf coast blues

When was Ma Rainey inducted into the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame? Under what category was she inducted into?

Ma Rainey was inducted into the rock 'n' roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Under the category roots of rock early influences.

"Barrel House Blues"

recorded by Ma Rainey in 1923 (piano, clarinet, cornet) -12 bar blues -group improvisation in the breaks -something abt lovey austin lol -nanny goat clarinet vibrato -urban blues or dixieland jazz - these early styles melted together

The Supremes

rock historians often refer to the supremes as "the jewel in the crown of the motown empire" -1960 diana ross, mary wilson, and florence ballard were still in high school when they approached berry gordon -"where did our love go" -run of 17 #1 hits in four years -"baby love" and "stop in the name of love" -19 ed sullivan appearances -royal treatment by motown -berry gordy and diana ross affair -"cant hurry love" and "you keep me hangin' on" -you keep me hangin on was released as the group's eighth #1 single in the late 1966 -1986 rock and roll hall of fame induction -in the 60s the group is #3 behind The Beatles and Elvis in chart performance -the supremes have 12 #1 hits and 13 other top 40 singles -they are considered the most commercially successful all-female group of their time ---- -diana ross appeared in films such as lady sings the blue in 1972 and the wiz -endless love w lionel richie -2000 the gift of love album

Thomas Dorsey

some call him "father of Gospel" played with Rainey in her georgia Jazz Band

in 1883 the first minstrel show began performing in New York. what was their name?

the Virginia Minstrels