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Page 1: Popular Music 1950s- 1990s

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Four Factors That Gave Rise to Popular Music

• Rise of the USA, a new cultural power

• Rise of Capitalism• Invention of the ‘’record’’• Youth culture

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1940sThe 1940's were dominated by World War II. European artists

and intellectuals fled to the United States from Hitler and the Holocaust, bringing new ideas created in

disillusionment. War production pulled us out of the Great Depression. Women were needed to replace men who had

gone off to war, and so the first great exodus of women from the home to the workplace began. Rationing affected the

food we ate, the clothes we wore, the toys with which children played.

After the war, the men returned, having seen the rest of the world. No longer was the family farm an ideal; no longer

would blacks accept lesser status. The GI Bill allowed more men than ever before to get a college education.

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PRE 1950s MUSIC• BEBOP• RnB• GOSPEL MUSIC• BLUES . • RAGTIME. Rhythmically broken melodies• JAZZ. Fusion of Blues and ragtime music

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1950sWhen the 1950s are mentioned, the first type

of music to come to most people's minds is  rock 'n roll. Developed from a blend of Southern blues and gospel music with an

added strong back beat, this type of music was popular with teenagers who were trying

to break out of the mainstream, conservative, American middle class mold. 

Music in the fifties was more than just rock 'n roll.  Crooners like Nat King Cole, Frank

Sinatra, Perry Como and Dinah Shore were all popular. 

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1950sCOUNTRY MUSIC. HONKY TONK style evolved from Blues and White country music.

DOO- WOP. Church harmony singing traditions joined Blues to form the small group, close harmony style known as Doo-Wop performed by The Platters, The Coasters and The Drifters.

ROCK n ROLL. Elvis Presley successfully made popular a new hybrid from the fusion of Rhythm n Blues and Country Music. Alan Freed coined the term ‘Rock n Roll.’

CROONING. to sing in an evenly modulated, slightly exaggerated ma

nner

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1960sThe sixties were the age of youth, as

70 million children from the post-war baby boom became teenagers and young adults.  The movement away from the conservative fifties continued and eventually resulted in

revolutionary ways of thinking and real change in the cultural fabric of American life.  No longer content to be images of the generation ahead of them, young people wanted change. The

changes affected education, values, lifestyles, laws, and entertainment.  Many of the

revolutionary ideas which began in the sixties are continuing to evolve today. 

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1960sThe hippie movement, was

born in the U.S. “protest song”, these songs

included war messages and political protest,etc. The greatest exponent of this style was Bob Dylan.

Rock expanded very rapidly across North America and later in

Europe.

In England the two most important rock groups of

this decade were The Beatles and The Rolling

Stones.

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1960sSOUL. RbB and the anguish

of Gospel music merged together

FOLK and PROTEST.  Folk musicians Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, expressing political discontent.

SKA/ BLUE BEAT. Jamaican music dance which combined with American jazz and R&B

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1960’s TO MID 1970’s

Pop Rock: Blend of Pop music with Rock.Folk Rock: Blend of Folk music with

Rock.

“1963-1974” period known as counter culture movement as Rock built anti

war movement against threat of atomic bomb.

Psychedelic Rock: - Focused drug sub culture and

hallucinogenic experiences.- Introduced long instrumentals.

Pink Floyd

Around 1965, British Beat and British Blues merged to form 'Rock' - the

basis of popular music to the present day

 Innovative composers were already experimenting with electro-

acoustic music By the end of the decade, popular music was also

using synthesizers and other electronic devices.

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1970s

The chaotic events of the 60's, including war and social change, seemed destined to continue in the 70's.  Major

trends included a growing disillusionment of government, advances in civil rights, increased influence of the women's movement, a heightened concern for the environment, and

increased space exploration. 

Many of the "radical" ideas of the 60's gained wider acceptance in the new decade, and were mainstreamed

into American life and culture.  Amid war, social realignment and presidential impeachment proceedings,

American culture flourished.  

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1970sBy the 1970's, the term "rock & roll" had become nearly meaningless. This decade saw the breakup of the Beatles and the

death of Elvis Presley, robbing rock of two major influences.

The visual aspect is as important as the sound. During the decade, rock diversified

into a multitude of styles.

Pop music splintered into a multitude of styles: soft rock, hard rock, country

rock, folk rock, punk rock,shock rock - and the dance craze of the decade, disco!  But whatever sub-genre(s) you preferred, rock

music was big business..

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1970sFUNK. R & B, Soul and Jazz style Jazz and Rock

joined together to create the powerful body music of Funk from Earth, Wind and Fire and Kool and the Gang.

REGGAE. the anarchic sound of Ska became the heavier thud of Reggae, reflecting Rastafarian beliefs and supported poor and underprivileged

DISCO the rhythms of Funk were simplified by K.C. and the Sunshine Band and Donna Summer for the dance floor beegees short for discotheque

PUNK. Often loud and angry, vocal accompanied only by drums and guitar

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1970’s ROCK

Hard Rock: - Aggressive loud vocal.- Distorted guitar riffs.- 4/4 Drum beats.

Prominent Bands of this era: - Black Sabbath, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Led

Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, Aero Smith and many others.

Heavy Metal: - Thick massive sound.- Highly amplified distortion .- Extended guitar solos.- Emphatic beat and overall loudness.

Led Zeppelin

Judas Priest

Eddie Van Halen

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1980sGOLDEN AGEThe 1980s are commonly associated with the usage

of synthesizers, thus, synthpop music and other electronic genres featuring non-traditional

instruments exploded in popularity.

Throughout the decade, R&B, hip hop and urban music in general were becoming commonplace, particularly in the

inner-city areas of large, metropolitan cities; rap was especially successful in the latter part of the decade, with

the advent of the golden age of hip hop.

These urban genres, rap and hip hop particularly, would continue their rise in popularity through the 1990s

and 2000s.

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New wave. based on eletro synthsizers.Many of the songs are based on love or pain

Techno. use of various synthesizers, computer programs and other equipment give the musical masterpeice so much character and usually has no lyrics

Rap. music in which a person swiftly rhymes poetry, over a beat

Pop. Very eclectic, often borrowing elements from other styles but generally short-to-medium length songs, often make usage of repeated choruses, have a melodic sound, and have catchy hooks

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1980’s ROCK

Prominent Bands: - Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Motor Head, Diamond Head,

Megadeth, Metallica, Sepultura, Slayer and many others.

Heavy Metal Outlook:- Long Hair- Denim Jacket- Leather- Chains and

spikesAlternative Rock:

- Name was coined in late 80’s.- Did not fit in the general pattern.

• New Wave of British Heavy Metal• More extreme forms of rock, such as Thrash Metal became

popular.

Iron Maiden

Megadeth

SlayerDave Mustaine

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1990sThis decade was filled with a variety of pop,

rap, and alternative music artists as well as a plethora of one- hit wonders. It was a time

when musical tastes was as varied as the events that were happening at that time.

Many of the most popular acts that emerged in the 1990s were bands and artists who

enjoyed a type of resurgence in the mainstream music scene after their

popularity had dwindled for a decade or so.

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1990sGrunge. Heavily distorted electric guitars,

contrasting song dynamics, and apathetic or angst-filled lyrics

Country. simple and easily memorable, featuring three chords and a verse-chorus-verse structure taking the form of a narrative

LatinoRnB

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200sThe beginning of the decade had a peak and decline of boy bands and girl groups. There was

a notable return to raw garage rock n roll .

Hip hop dominated for the most pat of the first half of the decade.

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