bruin
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Rhythm and Blue Item (1950's-early 1970's)
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Oct 14 16:16 UTC 1995 |
This item is to discuss the musical genre known as "rhythm and blues", which
inspired the American art form known as "rock and roll." Discussion is on
the legendary, and sometimes obscure, contributors to this type of music,
beginning with the "doowop" sound of the 1950's through the 1960's-70's "soul
era." Disco, rap, and hip hop are off limits for this item.
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bruin
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response 1 of 2:
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Oct 14 16:23 UTC 1995 |
During the last couple of weeks, I started listening to the "All American
Rhythm Revue" on WEMU (89.1 FM in Ypsilanti, Fridays 8-11 p.m.). This show
specializes in songs from the Golden Age of Rhytym and Blues, and features
a number of obscure recordings, as well as, in some instances, the record
label (now defunct, in most cases) that put out the original recording. There
is also a comparison set (such as two different songs with the same title)
as well as a featured artists set. Among the surprises that I had heard on
last night's show was _Duchess of Earl_, which was a response to _Duke of
Earl_ by Gene Chandler. The featured artist this week was Andre Williams,
who started out with the Five Dollars on the Fortune label, and later went
into some of his later recordings such as _Jailbait_, _Pass The Biscuits
Please_, and _Cadillac Jack_, which were early examples of what we call rap
music nowadays. If you have access to WEMU (89.1 FM), give it a listen.
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bmoran
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response 2 of 2:
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Oct 17 03:09 UTC 1995 |
One day this past summer, I was punching buttons on the car radio and came
across the same show. The theme was the "Kings " of the Blues....
IE: B.B King. Albert King, and a few others I don't remember right now.
If your ears are up to it, and you can drive and dance at the same time,
give this show a listen!
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