The outline that follows covers two sessions of presentation. Please note that not all genrés of popular music are presented because the list is nearly endless and the change in popular musical development is always constant.
- Created a genre of wider appeal
- Preserved much of traditional attributes
- Move from “hard country” to “modern country”
- Instrumentation expanded
- Studio recording sessions
- singers and core group
- background instruments layered on
Nashville Sound Performers
- Hank Williams, Sr.
- Kitty Wells, Patsy Cline
- Carter Family
- Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton
- Jimmy Dean, Roy Clark (Country on TV)
- Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
- Randy Travis, Ricky Skaggs, Charlie Pride
- Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks
Popular Music with African-American Roots
- Motown
- Detroit in 1960’s
- Berry Gordy, producer
- Motown Artists
- Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Diana Ross and the Supremes
- Stevie Wonder
- Black Gospel
- Rhythm & Blues
- Primarily sung by women accompanied by jazz group
- Traditional R & B was singing to a boogie woogie piano style
- Different from R & B of today
- Soul
- Replaced Motown
- Soul Artists
- Ray Charles
- Ike & Tina Turner
- Aretha Franklin
- James Brown
- Rock
- Originally a combination of R & B and Country & Western
- Began as “antiestablishment” music
- Black and white styles
Rock
- A form of popular music – further development of rock & roll
- Prominent vocal melody accompanied by electric guitars and drum set
- Many styles also use keyboards such as organ, piano, or synthesizers
- Rock music typically has a strong back beat.
Dick Clark
- Philadelphia business man and perpetual teenager
- Pushed Rock to the top
- Every major artist, regardless of race, made appearances
- Performers did lip-sync to maintain broadcast quality
The British Invastion
- Groups
- The Beatles
- The Rolling Stones
- The Who
- Pink Floyd
- Strongly Influenced Future Rock Bands
- Primarily appealed to whites
- Served (Mostly) Urban Whites
Merger of Styles
- Influenced by American Rhythm & Blues
- Everly Brothers
- Buddy Holly
- Chuck Berry
- Little Richard
Woodstock 1969
- Began as a three-day arts and music festival
- Turned into a "happening"
- Exemplified the counter- culture of the 1960s
- Many of the best-known musicians of the time appeared
Sub Genrés of Rock
- 1950s
- Rockabilly
- 1960s
- Folk rock
- Psychedelic
- Acid rock
- Fusion (Jazz rock)
- 1970s
- Soft rock
- Blues rock
- Heavy metal
- Progressive rock
- Punk rock
- 1980s
- Hard rock
- Alternative rock
- 1990s
- Grunge rock
- Britpop
- Indie rock
- 2000s
- Merger of pop and funk
- Rap
- Hip-hop
New Technologies and Rock
- Sound Amplification
- Studio Manipulations
- Synthesizers
- MIDI
- Sampling
- Mixing
- Genrés
- Acid rock
- Blues Rock
- Folk Rock
- Gospel Rock
- Industrial Rock
- New Wave
- Punk
- Southern Rock
- Metal
History of Hip-Hop
- Both a cultural movement and a genre of music developed in the Bronx in the 1970s, predominantly by African Americans.
- The lifestyle of the culture has spread around the world.
- Includes breakdancing, urban graffiti, and style of dress.
Stylistic Elements of Rap
- Heavy beat, based on loops produced by drum machines or samples from other music
- “Scratching” is typical as a backbeat done by the “DJ”
- More emphasis on bass (low) sounds
- Rhythmic style of chanting and rhyming called emceeing or “rapping” (also “MCing”)
Rap in the 21st Century
- Gangsta rap became a major part of American music, causing significant controversy
- Explicit lyrics were perceived as promoting violence, promiscuity, drug use and other forms or questionable behavior
- Hip-hop considered less harsh or violent in comparison to Rap
Present Day Rock
- Rap & hip-hop:
- 50 Cent
- Snoop Dogg
- Kanye West
- Nelly
- Eminem/D12
- R & B (updated)
- Mariah Carey
- Usher
- Alicia Keys
Hip-hop is generally regarded as the most popular format of music among adults from ages 18-34.
Listing of Top Songs by Decade
Top Songs of the 60's
- Respect - Aretha Franklin
- Louie Louie - Kingsmen
- I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
- Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
- Hey Jude - Beatles
- Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - Righteous Brothers
- My Girl - Temptations
- Light My Fire - Doors
Top Songs of the 70's
- Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
- Hotel California - The Eagles
- Imagine - John Lennon
- What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
- Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
- Superstition - Stevie Wonder
- Layla - Derek and the Dominos
- Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
- Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Top Songs of the 80's
- Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
- Every Breath You Take - Police
- When Doves Cry - Prince
- The Message - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5
- Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
- Like a Virgin - Madonna
- Walk This Way - Run-D.M.C.
- Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
- Don't You Want Me? - Human League
- Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
Top Songs of the 90's
- Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
- Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
- Jeremy - Pearl Jam
- One - U2
- Nuthin' But a "G" Thang - Dr. Dre
- Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Waterfalls - TLC
- Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton
- Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
- Loser - Beck
Top Songs of 2000's
- Hey Ya! - OutKast
- Lose Yourself - Eminem
- Crazy in Love - Beyoncé/Jay-Z
- Crazy - Gnarles Barkley
- Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
- Clocks - Coldplay
- Paper Planes - M.I.A.
- Last Nite - The Strokes
- Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand
- Jesus Walks - Kanye West
Prof. Songer
JCTC - Downtown
