The British Blues Invasion and Garage Rock...C. The Rolling Stones 1. initially inspired by American Rockabilly [Elvis, Holly, Richard, Jerry Lee] Blackboard Jungle w/ Bill Haley &

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B. The Backstory

1. British Musicians Union lifts ban on American musicians in 1956

2. musicians like Muddy Waters began playing in England

a. first electric guitars most audiences had heard

b. R&B / electric blues began competing with / replacing skiffle

c. early example: Alexis Korner “Father of the British Blues,” and Cyril Davies

Alexis Korner “I Got My Mojo Working” (cover) / “3/4 A.D.” / “Mary Open the Door”

“Honky Tonk Woman” / *“Steal Away” / “Sweet Home Chicago” (cover)

d. members of the Rolling Stones attended and sometimes played with

C. The Rolling Stones1. initially inspired by American Rockabilly [Elvis, Holly, Richard, Jerry Lee]

Blackboard Jungle w/ Bill Haley & the Comets

2. led to the discovery of traditional “classic” American blues [Big Bill Bronzy, Robert Johnson, etc]

Brian Jones

C. The Rolling Stones3. Formation of the band

a. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger

first band was Glimmer Twins with Dick Taylor

b. Rolling Stones by mid-1963: with Brian Jones, Dick Taylor, Tony

Chapman

band name from Muddy Waters’ Rollin’ Stone

c. after getting regular gig at the Crawdaddy Club, Bill Wyman

replaces Taylor, and Charlie Watts replaces Chapman

C. The Rolling Stones4. First Record: England’s Newest Hitmakers

a. Chicago blues-based

b. 1st single – “Come On” (Chuck Berry cover) “I Wanna Be Loved”

(Muddy Waters cover)

c. album covers of Slim Harpo’s “I’m A Kingbee” / Jimmie Reed’s “Honest I Do”

Willie Dixon’s “I Just Wanna Make Love To You” / “Carol” by Chuck Berry

d. trend of covers continues for next few albums“You Can’t Catch Me” Chuck Berry / “Little Red Roster” Willie Dixon

“Mona” Bo Diddley / “Look What You’ve Done” Muddy Waters

e. actually recorded many tracks at Chess Records in Chicago

C. The Rolling Stones5. The Stones Turn Raunchy

a. Andrew Loog Oldham i. publicity man for Bob Dylan and the Beatles

ii. becomes RS’ manager in May 1963

iii. helps make band famous “by creating a raunchy, crude, offensive image that

contrasted sharply with the reputation of the Beatles”

C. The Rolling Stones

6. Successa. met the Beatles in 1963, “I Wanna Be Your Man”

b. less successful in America early on compared to Beatlespretty poor first tour in June 1964

c. then, appear on Ed Sullivan Show late ‘64 i. Ed Sullivan – Dave Clark

ii. publicly stated the band would never be back because of their antics /

privately said he never saw a more enthused crowd. RS do play on his show

again

C. The Rolling Stones

6. Successd. parents say NO i. so naturally the youth was even more attracted to the band’s rebellious image

ii. no more empty seats / now hysterical fans

e. manager Oldham forces Mick and Keith to write, become great

songwriters i. 1965 Out of Our Heads with “Satisfaction”

ii. 1966 Aftermath “Under my Thumb” / “Paint it Black”

iii. now equally popular as Beatles

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7. Van Morrison’s

“Gloria”

a. a sound that inspired the

American garage band craze

D. Other Cool Things from this Era1. a. similar transition to and from the Chicago Blues

b. Mod image: Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon,

Peter Townsend, John Entwistle

c. Tommy Rock Opera “Pinball Wizard” & Mod stars

2. a. Blues-based Guitar Wizardry

b. first hit “Good Morning Little School Girl”

c. Eric Clapton until “For Your Love” – 1965 (too Pop)

d. added Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page (later of Led Zeppelin)

i. “Heart Full of Soul”

ii. “Shapes of Things”

iii. “Over Under Sideways Down”

1. the movement: people “

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a. : Music Machine “Talk Talk” in ’66! / the “American” Rolling Stones

b. : The Electric Prunes “I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night”

c. : Seeds “Pushing Too Hard”

d. : Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels “Jenny Takes A Ride” and

“Devil With A Blues Dress On”

e. : Wailers “Louie Louis” / Kingsmen version #2 = FBI

investigation (’59) / Paul Revere and the Raiders (’63)

f. : Sonics “The Witch”

“ ” Andy Parypa

2. By the mid-1960s, garage bands played in nearly ever major

American city

3. garage bands scored regional and national hits with:a. raw

b. British inspired

c. blues-based rock

4. paved way for later developments like punk and grunge