Unit 3 The Foundations of Modern Music
... 1940’s – Pure blues styles decreased in popularity, and was only a minor part of popular music. 1950’s – Bluesy style of gospel music became popular in mainstream America once again. Singer’s like Mahalia Jackson were popular at this time. Much of these were experienced mainly at major revival ...
... 1940’s – Pure blues styles decreased in popularity, and was only a minor part of popular music. 1950’s – Bluesy style of gospel music became popular in mainstream America once again. Singer’s like Mahalia Jackson were popular at this time. Much of these were experienced mainly at major revival ...
Blues and Jazz
... slavery, usually without any instruments. S The first blues music was created along the Mississippi Delta. ...
... slavery, usually without any instruments. S The first blues music was created along the Mississippi Delta. ...
Giorgio Gomelsky
Giorgio Gomelsky (born 28 February 1934) is a film maker, impresario, music manager, songwriter (as Oscar Rasputin) and record producer. He was born in Georgia, grew up in Switzerland, and later lived in Britain and the US.He owned the Crawdaddy Club in London where The Rolling Stones were house band, and he was involved with their early management. He hired The Yardbirds as a replacement and managed them. He was also their producer from the beginning through 1966. In 1967, he started Marmalade Records (distributed by Polydor), which featured ""Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and the Trinity"", The Blossom Toes, and early recordings by Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, who became 10cc. The label closed in 1969. Gomelsky was also instrumental in the careers of The Soft Machine, Daevid Allen and Gong, Magma, and Material.He now lives in New York City.