https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s Guess again en-us 2017-01-15 20:01:10 UTC 2025-10-20 03:05:17 UTC hello@padlet.com westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259313 2017-01-15 20:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259313 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259452 2017-01-15 20:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259452 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259524 Evolved during the 40's from gospel, jazz, boogie, rhythm and blues, combined with country. Incubated throughout the 50s, exploded in the 60s]]> 2017-01-15 20:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259524 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259624 Acquired it's name and the guitar for good in the 50s]]> 2017-01-15 20:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259624 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259654 Blues rhythm with an accented backbeat - an accent on the 'off beat', in 4/4, the 2 and the 4]]> 2017-01-15 20:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259654 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259757 Influenced lifestyles, appearance, attitude, and spawned a million other genres, primarily Rock]]> 2017-01-15 20:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259757 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259786 Part of the civil rights movement as was a combination of musical styles from different culture]]> 2017-01-15 20:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259786 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259808 Guitars!!!! Bass, line up, male vocal]]> 2017-01-15 20:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259808 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259885 The development of the electric guitar and bass from the 30s, the broad appeal of rock n roll as a dance music, and it's creation of screaming fans led to the bands requiring more volume, which led towards the distorted sound of the guitar which helped define rock n roll and later, rock music. ]]> 2017-01-15 20:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147259885 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260376 What other instruments became distorted...?]]> 2017-01-15 20:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260376 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260454 2017-01-15 20:21:09 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260454 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260607 2017-01-15 20:24:07 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260607 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260657 2017-01-15 20:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260657 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260778 2017-01-15 20:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260778 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260793 Does it swing?]]> 2017-01-15 20:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147260793 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261034 2017-01-15 20:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261034 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261210 2017-01-15 20:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261210 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261305 On February 3, 1959, immortalised in 'American Pie' (Don Mclean), Valens died in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and J. 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"The Big Bopper" Richardson whilst they were on tour]]> 2017-01-15 20:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261305 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261671 2017-01-15 20:41:29 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261671 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261758 2017-01-15 20:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261758 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261932 Saxophone, piano - why? in what other genres at the time did these feature?]]> 2017-01-15 20:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147261932 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147413515 2017-01-16 20:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147413515 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147413580 A broad church, but influenced by jazz, big band swing, country ballad, and the crooners of the 40s, the focus is on the emotional delivery of the vocalist and while jazz is a clear influence, it often uses classical instruments and arrangements in it's orchestration, along with simpler harmony. Songs became 'mini musicals' with story arcs and a range of emotions]]> 2017-01-16 20:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147413580 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147414462 Literally 'beautiful singing': Operatic singing originating in 17th century Italy and stressing ease, purity, and evenness of tone production. Wide range of techniques including: lyric emotions match the tonal quality of the voice, dynamic swells over single notes, liberal portamento, and emphasis made by grammatical phrasing, all designed to heighten emotion. Parallels with the new 50s generation of pop singers.]]> 2017-01-16 20:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147414462 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147415265 2017-01-16 20:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147415265 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147415536 Singers began to become identities as opposed to just voices or paid performers. Singers were matched to songs in the "same way movie producers matched stars to film roles" and were associated with the stories in the songs. This enabled the creation of specific consumer markets and 'acting' singers]]> 2017-01-16 20:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147415536 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416153 2017-01-16 20:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416153 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416348 2017-01-16 20:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416348 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416535 2017-01-16 20:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416535 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416749 2017-01-16 20:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147416749 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417061 2017-01-16 20:51:14 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417061 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417182 2017-01-16 20:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417182 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417275 2017-01-16 20:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417275 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417485 Ella and Nat, despite being internationally successful performers, experienced racial abuse in the form of segregation whilst on tour in the 50s, for example staying in 'black' only hotels, and were forced to play to 'white' only audiences]]> 2017-01-16 20:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417485 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417606 Instrumental antiphony and parallel harmony]]> 2017-01-16 20:58:00 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417606 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417653 Slow, grand tempos]]> 2017-01-16 20:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417653 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417778 'classical' instruments include piano, spanish guitar, harpsichord, mandolin...]]> 2017-01-16 21:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417778 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417850 Tight, constant harmonies drawn from country & western and a classical 'choral' style]]> 2017-01-16 21:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147417850 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147418080 Dean was the classic 'cheeky' entertainer, embracing 'characters' for his songs with his tongue firmly in his cheek]]> 2017-01-16 21:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147418080 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147418148 The pop production house was still in operation and there were several versions of this song by different performers during the 50s, as management middle men connected songwriters with artists and kept the majority of profits...]]> 2017-01-16 21:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147418148 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147418656 Its worth noting that the UK charts were still full of novelty songs, skiffle, and local grown talent such as Frankie Lane, Stargazers, Eddie Calvert, Lonnie Donegan...]]> 2017-01-16 21:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147418656 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419071 2017-01-16 21:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419071 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419095 Sinatra owned the 50s album charts until Elvis stole the crown...]]> 2017-01-16 21:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419095 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419249 2017-01-16 21:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419249 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419316 An ever shifting phrase, applied to an ever changing group of styles, RnB evolved at the end of the 40s into a rocking blues, jazz, spirituals and gospel influence urban dance music dealing with love, sex, economics, and the struggles and failures of the working class. RnB lays the foundations for soul, funk, hip hop, and greatly influenced the development of Rock N Roll]]> 2017-01-16 21:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419316 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419902 Little Richard encapsulated the cross-influence of RnB and Rock N Roll - at one point, he was both]]> 2017-01-16 21:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147419902 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420097 2017-01-16 21:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420097 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420170 Riff heavy guitars and pounding, backbeat drums drawn from blues; saxophones and keys improvisations from jazz; big band orchestrations from pop; screaming and soaring vocal styles from gospel and spirituals]]> 2017-01-16 21:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420170 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420286 Both Elvis and Nat King Cole appeared in the US RnB charts in the 50s!!]]> 2017-01-16 21:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420286 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420460 2017-01-16 21:33:20 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420460 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420608 2017-01-16 21:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420608 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420758 2017-01-16 21:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420758 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420773 Early 50s RnB relied heavily on the blues swing or shuffle..]]> 2017-01-16 21:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420773 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420988 2017-01-16 21:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147420988 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421037 ...and never quite straightened out fully, remaining funky and giving rise to 'pocket': the idea that the rhythm can be almost imperceptibly pushed and pulled to create different grooves]]> 2017-01-16 21:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421037 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421237 2017-01-16 21:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421237 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421249 The emotional vocal of Classic Pop helped pave the way for gospel styles which share many similarities]]> 2017-01-16 21:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421249 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421416 2017-01-16 21:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421416 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421664 2017-01-16 21:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421664 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421810 2017-01-16 21:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421810 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421831 Chord sequences and structure often based around blues standards]]> 2017-01-16 21:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421831 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421983 2017-01-16 21:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147421983 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422001 A lyric, usually associated with the blues, which crops up across songs and is often repeated, for example antiphonally. E.g.: "woke up this morning" or "it'll be alright". Precursor to the 'hook']]> 2017-01-16 21:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422001 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422248 2017-01-16 21:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422248 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422342 2017-01-16 21:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422342 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422573 2017-01-16 21:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422573 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422669 2017-01-16 22:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422669 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422710 Blueberry Hill?]]> 2017-01-16 22:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422710 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422777 2017-01-16 22:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422777 westonmusic https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422832 2017-01-16 22:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/westonmusic/the50s/wish/147422832