British Rock Music

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British Rock Music

• 1960s 1980s

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Post War England

• Following WWII, English youth absorbed whatever
  American music they could get.
  
• Trad Jazz English term to describe traditional
  New Orleans Jazz (Dixieland).
  
• By the mid-50s, tastes changed to skiffle
  do-it-yourself music played by small groups using
  guitars, washboards, empty jugs, etc.

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Post War England

• In the late 50s British youth turned to Muddy
  Waters, Chuck Berry, Lil Richard, Bill Haley and
  Elvis
  
• They began learning RB and began forming
  bands.
  

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British Pop Culture

• Much different than American pop culture in
  1950s.
  
• There were only 3 radio stations (all owned by
  BBC)
  
• The closest to a rock and roll station was BBC
  Light, which programmed light opera and musical
  comedy.
  
• It wasnt until the Beatles, that British Rock
  and Roll became big.
  

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The Beatles
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The Beatles

• In 1956 John Lennon formed The Quarry Men in
  Liverpool with his friend Stuart Sutcliffe.
  
• In July 1957 The Quarry Men performed at St.
  Peter's Church Garden Fete. At the church, John
  Lennon met Paul McCartney.

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The Beatles

• In February 1959 The Quarry Men played at the
  Wilson Hall in Liverpool, and George Harrison
  decided to join them.
  
• Harrison was Paul McCartney's long time friend.

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The Beatles

• The Quarry Men changed their name to The Silver
  Beetles and in 1960.
  
• The Quarry Men met Pete Best during a gig at a
  London pub. He became their drummer. The band's
  line-up was now John, Paul, George, Pete and
  Stuart

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The Beatles

• The Beatles in 1960 when they were performing in
  Hamburg.

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The Beatles

• In 1961 the Beatles began playing in Liverpools
  Cavern Club, a dank, underground pub where they
  performed over 200 times in two years.
  
• In 1962 just before the Beatles became famous,
  Stuart Sutcliffe died suddenly after playing in
  The Cavern Club.
  
• Sutcliffe had been using drugs for several months
  and over-dosed after the gig.

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The Beatles

• The Beatles would not replace Sutcliffe and began
  to look for record labels after his death.
  
• The Beatles were rejected by several record
  labels before being accepted by a small label
  Parlophone. This was all arranged by their
  manager Brian Epstein.

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The Beatles

• Epstein also decided that the bands image should
  be altered a bit.
  
• He changed their teddy boy image to a more
  upscale one, with match suits and white shirts,
  thin ties and matching mop top haircuts.
  
• Their audience loved it.

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The Beatles

• Also in 1962, Pete Best was replaced as drummer
  by Ringo Starr.
  
• Best left the group after an argument over
  money.
  

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The Beatles

• They released their first single Love Me Do at
  the end of 1962 and their first album Please,
  Please Me early in 1963.

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The Beatles

• Although all 4 Beatles contributed to the overall
  success of the band, John and Paul stood out from
  George and Ringo.
  
• It was true that all 4 wrote their songs and
  lyrics, but John and Paul were better known for
  it.
  
• Because of their song-writing contributions, both
  individually and collaboratively, they became
  more famous

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The Beatles

• Their second album was released the same day as
  John F. Kennedy was assonated.
  
• The album was called Roll over Beethoven
• The album would be number 1 for 21 weeks in
  Britain.

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The Beatles

• After a performance in London, the Daily Mirror
  coined the term Beatlemania!
  
• Beatlemania stuck in England, and their manager
  thought it was time for the Beatles to go to the
  United States.
  
• Beatlemania had gone largely unnoticed in the
  United States until the beginning of 1964

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The Beatles

• Beatlemania

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The Beatles

• All through the 60s The Beatles were extremely
  successful, releasing records and films.
  
• However, 1969, they were beginning to have
  arguments about how things were run and they
  decided to go their separate ways.
  
• Many people were devastated by the news, some
  even attempting suicide.

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The Beatles

• In 1980, Lennon was shot outside of his New York
  City apartment.
  
• George Harrison died of cancer in 2001.
• Paul McCartney went on to have a successful solo
  career, and established the band Wings.
  
• He is in the Guinness Book of Records as the
  most successful musician in history.
  
• He was also knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in
  1997.
  
• Ringo Starr dropped out of the spotlight, but
  occasionally still tours with McCartney.

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Listening No. 1

• Title Cant By Me Love
• Composer John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• Artists The Beatles
• Genre Rock and Roll
• Period 20th Century (1964)

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Listening No. 2

• Title Honey Pie
• Composer Paul McCartney
• Artists The Beatles
• Genre Rock and Roll
• Period 20th Century (1967)

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The Rolling Stones

• 1960 - Present

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The Rolling Stones

• In October of 1960 two young men, Mick Jagger and
  Keith Richards meet on a train commuting to
  college.
  
• The two start talking music and Richards is asked
  to join Mick Jaggers band, Little Boy Blue and
  the Blue Boys

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The Rolling Stones

• In 1962, Jagger, Richards, and Jaggers long time
  friend Brian Jones decide to start their own
  band.
  
• Jones comes up with the name, The Rolling Stones,
  after listening to a Muddy Waters tune, Rollin
  Stone Blues.
  
• Also in 62 the band performs their first show at
  the Marquee in London, where they were booed off
  stage.

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The Rolling Stones

• The stones didnt hit it big until they came to
  the US in 1963.
  
• In 1965, they produce their biggest hit, I Cant
  Get No Satisfaction.
  
• The song was number 1 on the pop charts for 14
  weeks.

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The Rolling Stones

• In 1969, founding member Brian Jones decided to
  leave the group.
  
• He became frustrated with Jagger about which
  songs to perform for their next album.
  
• A month later, Jones is found dead in his
  swimming pool. After his death rumors began to
  spread that he was murdered, but officially it
  was ruled as an accidental drowning.

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The Rolling Stones

• After several incidents with drugs, mostly Keith
  Richards, and their music being labeled immoral
  by the church the band decide to have a meeting
  and talk about splitting up.
• At the meeting they all get drunk and decide to
  keep going.
  
• The Mick Jagger and Keith Richards would go on to
  produce solo albums, the band is still together
  and they tour and perform regularly.