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Diaspora and the Development of “Electric Blues” Diaspora and the Development of “Electric Blues” • 1940-1950: Chicago’s Black population increased by 77%; another 65% in the 50s ‣ The “end of the Illinois Central” railroad line from the Mississippi Delta • Chicago “Electric Blues” synthesizes rural Southern attitudes with rapid-paced, mechanized urban life ‣ harmony & melody: a direct descendent of Delta blues music of the 1920s ‣ arrangement: cheap/available drums, amplifiers, and microphones transform the timbre ‣ urban influence: lyrics’ “adult” orientation; accompaniment’s rhythmic drive. Electric Blues AAB ("2-line") 12-bar blues lyric --> ABB 16-bar stop-time blues: Willie Dixon - “29 Ways” I got 29 ways just to make it to my baby’s door (A) I got 29 ways just to make it to my baby’s door (A’) If she need’s me bad I can find about two or three more (B) One through the basement, two down the hall a When the going gets tough I’ve got a hole in the wall a (A) I got 29 ways just to make it to my baby’s door (B) If she need’s me bad I can find about two or three more (B) I could come through the Chimney like Santa Claus a Go throw the window and that ain’t all a A lot of good ways I don’t want you to know b I even got a hole in her bedroom door b (A) I got 29 ways just to make it to my baby’s door (B) If she needs me bad I can find about two or three more (B) Diaspora and the Development of “Electric Blues” • Born McKinley Morganfield; “Discovered” in Mississippi by Alan Lomax in 1941; Moved to Chicago in 1943 • Infl. by “Delta” style Charlie Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson • In Chicago, he ‣ maintained the “down-home” aesthetic of country blues with an amplified sound reflecting the energy of the city ‣ Favored a buzzing tone, distorted guitar tone • Hits include “Hoochie Coochie Man,” “I Just Wanna Make Love To You,” and “Got My Mojo Workin;” • The single greatest influence on the British blues boom in the 1960s Muddy Waters (1915–83) Hoochie Coochie Man (Muddy Waters) small letters = rhyme, capitals = musical form Gypsy woman told my mother, before I was born a I got a boy child's coming, gonna be a son of a gun a He's gonna make pretty womens jump and shout, b Then the world wanna know what this all about b (A) (first four lines) But you know I'm here; everybody knows I'm here c (B) I'm the hoochie coochie man! Everybody knows I'm here. c (B) I got a black cat bone, I got a mojo too I got the John the Conkaroo, I'm gonna mess with you I'm gonne make you girls lead me by my hand Then the world 'll know, the hoochie coochie man But you know I'm here. Everybody knows I'm here. Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man...everybody knows I'm here On the seventh hour, on the seventh day On the seventh month, the seventh doctor said He was born for good luck, and that yo'll see, I got 700 dollars, and don't mess with me.... But you know I'm here. Everybody knows I'm here. Well you know I'm the hoochie coochie man...everybody knows I'm here Diaspora and the Development of “Electric Blues” Review: The 12-bar Blues Form count the bars! You (1) see me comin' baby, (2) whoa put your man outdoors (3) (4) You (5) see me comin' baby, (6) whoa put your man outdoors (7) (8) Well you (9) know I ain't no stranger, (10) old Sonny Terry been here before (11) (12) melody: A A' B harmony: I IV I V IV I bars: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Electric Blues More AAB ("2-line") blues lyrics: You gonna miss me, you gonna miss me when I'm gone x 2 You gonna miss me too goddamned much, and the way I carry on. -James Cotton I'm a hard workin' woman, and you know mama don't mind trying x 2 But if I catch you cheatin' daddy, whoa I hope you don't mind dying -Mable Hillery Every time I get to drinkin' you know you roll across my mind x 2 Lord you keep me worried woman, gotta take care of what's mine -Sunnyland Slim If you want me baby, this is what you got to do x 2 You just write me a letter and I'll come right on home to you -Willie Dixon Review: The 12-bar Blues Form (stop time) count the bars! [ This is my (1) story about Chicago, I (2) learned it all one day Your (3) best friend will deceive you, he'll (4) steal your gal away A ] [ Hey, (5) believe what I tell you (6) Ev'ry word I said (7) (8) B ] [ (9) Don't expect nothin' different (10) Chicago is just that way (11) (12) B ] melody: A A' B harmony: I IV I V IV I bars: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 .
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