1. 1950’s-Early 1960’s Rock & Roll Changes

2. Dance Music  All Music needs to be “danceable”  The “twist, Wautisi, the jerk, the twine, the georgia slop, the bristol stomp, the mashed potato, the hully gully.  Many Artists Big for Dancing Music  The Contours, “Do You Love Me”

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azKPe IWdE6I Do You Love Me, The Contours

4. The Record Producer  Producer becomes big  Phil Spector  Jeff Barry  All About the Money  Combining “black sound” with “white sound”

5. The Girl-Group Era  Never Thought in Terms of Girls Groups  Carole King  Writer  Girl-Group was a nice sound

6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrVbawRPO7I Be My Baby, The Ronettes

7. Phil Spector  “Little Symphonies for the kids”  Very Innovative  The Shangri-Las  Songs Break Boundaries  1961 Spector was Most Talked About Producer  “Wall of Sound”

9. The Beach Boys  Surfing Sound  Pioneered by Dick Dale  “King of the Surf Guitar”  Brian Wilson  Leader of the Beach Boys  Family Band  “Good Vibrations”  Simplified the Sound

10. Brian Wilson, Percussion and Leader Dennis Wilson, Drums Al Jardine, Guitar Carl Wilson, Guitar Mike Love, Saxophone

11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d 8rd53WuojE Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys

12. Spector’s Influence  All Bands at the Time Claim to be Influenced by Spector  Brian Wilson  “I Envied It”  Jerry Leiber  All Musicians Hand Picked  “Wagnerian Rock and Roll”

13. Changes in Rock & Roll  “Black Music” Begins to Decline  1964-Lowest Percentage of Records by Black Artists in top 10 Since 1950  New Sounds and Styles

14. The Beatles  Originally Named “The Quarrymen”  John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison  Played Bars and Clubs  Met Brian Epstein in 1961  Amazing Producer  Becomes Manager

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16. Beatles Come to America  Beatles Come to America February 9 th, 1964  America Does not Like British Rock  Matching Hair Cuts and Outfits  Brian Epstein Plans Huge Publicity Events  Begin to Massively Grow in Fame  First Album: Please Please Me  Popularity Grows

17. 1.I Saw Her Coming 2.Misery 3.Anna 4.Chains 5.Boys 6.Ask Me Why 7.Please Please Me 8.Love Me Do 9.P.S. I Love You 10.Baby It’s You 11.Do You Want to Know a Secret 12.A Taste of Honey 13.There’s a Place 14.Twist and Shout Premiered March 22 nd, 1963 in the United Kingdom

18. Fame Grows for Beatles  Beatles Become More Popular in U.S.  Lennon and McCartney Very Strong Song Writing Team  American Rock and Roll Had Huge Influence on Style  Road-Test Live Sound, but More Polished  Girls Love Them

19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s clfhlScwkk Beatles Arrive in America, 1964

20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS 0wuN_6wyw Twist and Shout, The Beatles

21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q oF-7VMMihA She Loves You, The Beatles