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C O U R S E
History of Rock, 1970-Present
John Covach, University of Rochester
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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Sly Stone and His Influence on Black Pop, Funk, and Psychedelic Soul Notes taken on April 16, 2015 by Edward Tanguay |
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two names that helped shape black pop throughout the 1970s
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1. James Brown
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2. Sly Stone
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Sly and the Family Stone
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led to a rise of Funk
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comes out of the primarily white rock scene in San Francisco at the end of the 1960s, with:
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Grateful Dead
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Jefferson Airplane
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Janice Joplin
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not really thought of as a San Francisco band
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responsible for a genre one can call Psychedelic Soul
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emphasis on groove, setting up a kind of repeated, rhythmic kind of feel that is laid down between the base and the drums
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not so much like melodic instruments but more like every instrument in the band is a percussion instrument
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an interlocking of different parts which creates a groove, and all the music sort of rides on top of that
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there are catchy lyrics that are hooks that catch the listener's ear
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that sound is developed by Sly Stone
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1968: Dance to the Music
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1969: Stand
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1969: I Want to Take You Higher
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was marketed across ethnic lines
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was an exception
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did a lot to form the opinion of white audiences of what black music sounded like even though they may not have been hearing a whole lot of it
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group was integrated in term of race and gender
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a whole series of groups which took up the format that Sly Stone had started
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Ohio Players
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started in 1959
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1973: Funky Worm
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a funny lyric and vocal and a synthesizer sound that was supposed to be the sound of the worm grooving
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a catchy AM novelty record
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1974: Fire
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1975: Love Roller coaster
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Kool and the Gang
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an important extension of the Sly Stone style
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1964 formed as the Jazziacs
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1973 ALBUM: Wild and Peaceful
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Jungle Boogie
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Hollywood Swinging
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later had big hits in disco later in the 1970s
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1979 Ladies Night
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1980 Celebration
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Earth, Wind, and Fire
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an extension of what Sly Stone got going
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Maurice White
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1960s Chess Records
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1969 moved to L.A.
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sophisticated and intricate horn arrangements in addition to catchy melodies that rode on top of these grooves
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1975: ALBUM: That's the Way of the World
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written for the movie of the same name
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Shining Star
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1978 Got to Get You Into My Life
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their version of the Beatles song
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highlights all the things that are hippest
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recorded for Sgt. Pepper Movie
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Bee Gees
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Peter Frampton
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Steve Martin also in movie
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Tower of Power
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had fantastic horn section
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Oakland, California
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Black, White, and Latino members
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1973 ALBUM: Tower of Power
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What is Hip?
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had a Jazz flavor
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War
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Los Angeles
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originally "The Nightriders"
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had a gig to back Deacon Jones
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Eric Burdon
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asked War to back him
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1970 Spill the Wine
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group continued on without Eric Burdon
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had Latin feels with R&B and funk
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1972 Cisco Kid
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1975 Low Rider