[78-L] 1st Family

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> Not necessarily. Bill Cosby released his first LP after the JFK 
> assassination and each of his albums was not only funny, but best sellers, 
> all the way through to the early '70s when he finally left Warner Bros. 
> Another comedy star who flamed out quickly was Allan Sherman, whose "My 
> Son" trio of albums (Folk Singer, Celebrity, and Nut) were hits, but he 
> then scrambled with inferior material until he gave up around 1967. Bob 
> Newhart still did well for a few years during the '60s, and the Smothers 
> Brothers, on Mercury, had a successful series of LPs until their TV show 
> was axed in the late 60s. All that happened was The Beatles and rock and 
> roll took over the album charts from the comics and the folkies. There 
> were still good comedy albums to be had in the '60s. They just weren't 
> selling as well as they were pre-Beatles.
>
The Beatles were/are NOT "rock'n'roll" (although much of their first 
releases were remakes
thereof...?!). Around mid-1963, popular (teen) music underwent a major 
change; unofficially,
the music of this later era lost "n'roll" (as well as much of its original 
format...?!) and became
"Rock Music...!!"

PLEASE keep in mind that "rock'n'roll" was a very specific musical form; it 
started as a
fast-paced "boogie woogie" with a shuffle rhythm, which (IMHO due to bad 
drummers)
became a 1-2-*3*-4 take on typical 4/4 time...?! By 1963, this had become 
the standard
rhythm for "pop tunes"...and guitar solos became the most important aspect 
of pop
music...?!

Comment ca va?!

Steven C. Barr