7 February

Start of class: "Crocodile Rock" by Elton John from Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (1972) "No Good, Mean Old, Lowdown Lover Man" by Grace Potter from Original Soul (2004) Women in R&B example: "Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" by Ruth Brown (1953) Women in R&B example: "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton (1953) Doo wop vocables example: "Who Put the Bomp"?" by Barry Mann (1961) Cover songs comparison 1: "Sh-Boom" by the Chords (1954) Cover songs comparison 1: "Sh-Boom" by the Crew Cuts (1954) Cover songs comparison 2: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Big Joe Turner (1954) Cover songs comparison 2: "Shake, Rattle & Roll" by Bill Haley and the Comets (1954) Cover songs comparison 3: "Mystery Train" by Little Junior's Blue Flames (1953) Cover songs comparison 3: "Mystery Train" by Elvis Presley (1955) Chuck Berry example: "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry (1955) End of class: "Take a Little Walk with Jesus" by the Million Dollar Quartet (1956)