Week$7 Lecture'14,'Tuesday,'November'12:Britain'and'the'1960s'Blues'Revival

Week$8 Lecture'16,'Tuesday,'November'19:Case'Study/CreaCon'Myth(s)'2:'Janis'and'Jimi

Lecture'17,'Thursday,'November'21:Robert'Cray'and'the'1990s'Blues'Revival

Case'Study'CreaCon'Myth(s):'Janis+'Robert'Cray'and'the'1990’s'Blues'

Revival'(?)

Lecture'15,'Thursday,'November'14:Case'Study/CreaCon'Myth(s)'1:'Mick'and'Eric

You$say$that$it’s$over$babyYou$say$that$it’s$over$dear,But$s3ll$you$hang$around$me,$come$on,$Won’t$you$move$over.$

You$know$that$I$need$a$man,You$know$that$I$need$a$manBut$when$I$ask$you$to$you$just$say$That$you$think$you$can.$

Please$dontcha$do$it$to$me$babyPlease$dontcha$do$it$to$me$babyEither$take$this$love$I$offer$Or$honey$let$me$be.$

I$ain’t$got$no$3me$for$walkingI$ain’t$got$no$3me$for$walkingAnd$whatcha$gonna$do$with$your$loveLife$all$just$dangling?

Oh$yeah,$make$up$your$mind,$honeyYou’re$playing$with$meMake$up$your$mind,$darling,You’re$playing$with$meNow$either$be$my$loving$man,I$saidKa$let$me$honey,$let$me$be,$yeah!$

You$say$that$it’s$over,$baby...

You$know$that$I$need$a$man...

Please$dontcha$do$it$to$me,$baby...

I$said$won’t$you,$won’t$you$let$me$be?Honey,$you’re$teasing$me.Yeah,$you’re$playing$with$my$heart,$dear,I$believe$you’re$toying$with$my$affec3ons.$I$can’t$take$it$no$more$baby,And$furthermore,$I$don’t$intend$to.$I’m$just$3red$of$hanging$from$the$end$of$a$stringYou$expect$me$to$fight$like$a$goddamned$mule.$

Wah,$wah,$wah,$wah,$honey...

Janis'Joplin

•'1943'–'1970'(died'at'27)

•'“Queen'of'Psychedelic'Soul”

•'Texas'“Misfit”'(overweight,'“pimply'and'puffy'faced,”'welldread,'arCsCc,'“didn’t'hate'[black'people].”'“Ugliest'Man'on'Campus”)

•'Heard'Ma'Rainey,'Bessie'Smith,'Billie'Holiday,'Big'Mama'Thornton,'Leadbelly;'began'singing

•'"Genius'and'junkie,'rock'diva'and'drunk"'(Myra'Friedman)

The Daily TexanJuly 27, 1972

She Dares to Be DifferentShe goes barefooted when she feels like it, wears Levi's to class because they're more comfortable, and carries her Autoharp with her everywhere she goes so that in case she gets the urge to break into song it will be handy. Her name is Janis Joplin.

Janis'Joplin

•'1943'–'1970'(died'at'27)

•'“Queen'of'Psychedelic'Soul”

•'Texas'“Misfit”'(overweight,'“pimply'and'puffy'faced,”'welldread,'arCsCc,'“didn’t'hate'[black'people].”'“Ugliest'Man'on'Campus”)

•'Heard'Ma'Rainey,'Bessie'Smith,'Billie'Holiday,'Big'Mama'Thornton,'Leadbelly;'began'singing

•'"Genius'and'junkie,'rock'diva'and'drunk"'(Myra'Friedman)

The Daily TexanJuly 27, 1972

She Dares to Be DifferentShe goes barefooted when she feels like it, wears Levi's to class because they're more comfortable, and carries her Autoharp with her everywhere she goes so that in case she gets the urge to break into song it will be handy. Her name is Janis Joplin.

•'San'Francisco:'blues'band'with'Jorma'Kaukonen;'speed,'heroin,'LSD,'Southern'Comfort

•'1966:'Recruited'as'singer'for'Big'Brother'and'the'Holding'Company

Psychedelic'CA

The'Grateful'DeadLiTle'Feat

Mothers'of'InvenCon'(Zappa)Sly'and'the'Family'StoneBlood'Sweat'and'Tears

Jefferson'Airplane'(later'Starship)Carlos'SantanaJimi$Hendrix

Creedence'Clearwater'RevivalThe'ByrdsThe'DoorsCountry'Joe'&'the'FishQuicksilver'Messenger'ServiceIron'BuTerflyCaptain'BeeqeartJanis$Joplin

Janis'Joplin

•'Communal'house'with'(eventually)'Grateful'Dead

•'Prominent'part'of'San'Francisco'psychedelic'scene

•'Big$Brother$and$the$Holding$Company'(1967)'released'just'prior'to...

•'Periods'of'sobriety,'inevitably'giving'way'to'renewed'drug'use'and'drinking

•'Prodigious'sexual'appeCte'(male'and'female),'fed'selfdworth'(recalls'classic'blues'queens)

June, 1966

Dear Mother and Dad. Haven't received any word from you yet but presume we're still speaking, so another letter. . . . I've found a room in a rooming house. Very nice place w/a kitchen & a living room & even an iron & ironing board. . . . Still working w/ Big Brother & the Holding Co. & it's really fun. . . . We rehearse every afternoon in a garage that's part of a loft an artist friend of theirs owns & people constantly drop in and listen – everyone seems very taken w/ my singing. . . . Oh, I've collected more bizarre names of groups to send – (can you believe these?!) The Grateful Dead, The Love, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Leaves, The Grassroots. . . . I'm still okay – don't worry. Something of a recluse. Haven't lost or gained any weight & my head's still fine. And am still really thinking of coming back to school, so don't give up on me yet. I love you all.

Love, Janis

“Ball'&'Chain”'(Big'Mama'Thornton)'(!)

“Ball$&$Chain”

Big$Mama$Thornton,$1965

1968'–'1970

•$1969:$Kozmic&Blues,$Woodstock

•$Cheap&Thrills$(1968)$becomes$first$major$label$success$(August/October)—'“Piece'of'My'Heart”'(orig.'Erma'Franklin)

—'“SummerCme”'(orig.'Gershwin/P&B)

•$1969:$Leaves$Big$Brother,$forms$Kozmic$Blues$(!);$MSG

•$Increased$heroin/alcohol,$sex,$success$(with$periods$of$reduc3on/abs3nence)

•$1970:$Pearl$—'“Me'&'Bobby'McGee”'(K.'Kristofferson);'posthumous'#1

—'“Mercedes'Benz”'(Joplin;'last'song'recorded;'one'take)'

February, 1968

Well, here it is – our first New York review from our first New York gig. . . . From all indications I'm going to become rich & famous. Incredible! All sorts of magazines are asking to do articles & pictures featuring me. I'm going to do everyone. Wow, I'm so lucky – I just fumbled around being a mixed-up kid (& young adult) & then I fell into this. And finally, it looks like something is going to work for me. Incredible. Well, pin the review up so everyone can see – I'm so proud.

Love, Janis•$October$4,$1970:$Heroin$+$alcohol$OD$in$hotel;$dead$at$27$(Jimi$9/18)

1968'–'1970

•$1969:$Kozmic&Blues,$Woodstock

•$Cheap&Thrills$(1968)$becomes$first$major$label$success$(August/October)—'“Piece'of'My'Heart”'(orig.'Erma'Franklin)

—'“SummerCme”'(orig.'Gershwin/P&B)

•$1969:$Leaves$Big$Brother,$forms$Kozmic$Blues$(!);$MSG

•$Increased$heroin/alcohol,$sex,$success$(with$periods$of$reduc3on/absten3on)

•$1970:$Pearl$—'“Me'&'Bobby'McGee”'(K.'Kristofferson);'posthumous'#1

—'“Mercedes'Benz”'(Joplin;'last'song'recorded;'one'take)'

Oh,$come$on,$come$on,$come$on,$come$on!

Didn't$I$make$you$feel$like$you$were$the$only$man$K$yeah!

An'$didn't$I$give$you$nearly$everything$that$a$woman$possibly$can$?

Honey,$you$know$I$did!And$each$3me$I$tell$myself$that$I,$well$I$think$I've$had$

enough,But$I'm$gonna$show$you,$baby,$that$a$woman$can$be$

tough.

I$want$you$to$come$on,$come$on,$come$on,$come$on$and$take$it,

Take$it!Take$another$ligle$piece$of$my$heart$now,$baby!Oh,$oh,$break$it!Break$another$ligle$bit$of$my$heart$now,$darling,$yeah,$

yeah,$yeah.Oh,$oh,$have$a!Have$another$ligle$piece$of$my$heart$now,$baby,You$know$you$got$it$if$it$makes$you$feel$good,Oh,$yes$indeed.

You're$out$on$the$streets$looking$good,And$baby$deep$down$in$your$heart$I$guess$you$know$

that$it$ain't$right,Never,$never,$never,$never,$never,$never$hear$me$when$

I$cry$at$night,Babe,$and$I$cry$all$the$3me!But$each$3me$I$tell$myself$that$I,$well$I$can't$stand$the$

pain,But$when$you$hold$me$in$your$arms,$I'll$sing$it$once$

again.

I'll$say$come$on... “Piece'of'My'Heart”'(Live'in'Germany,'1968)

•$Wrigen$by...

—$Jerry$Ragavoy$(“Stay$with$Me”)$and$Bert$Berns$(“Twist$and$Shout”)

—$White,$Jewish$songwriters$and$producers$(recall$Hound$Dog)

Legacy

—'singers'judged'for'looks,'not'talent

•$“Progressive”$rock$had$few$progressive$female$roles$(either$deKsexualized$earth$mothers$or$sexual$“goddesses)

•$Moved$blues$sensibili3es$into$the$dilemmas$of$the$1960s$woman—'shixed'[back?]'from'passive'vicCmizaCon'

or'resignaCon'to'an'acCve,'sensual'force'(if'you'reject'me,'“Move'Over”'and'let'me'find'someone'else)

•$Inspired$Stevie$Nicks,$Pink,$The&Rose;$influenced$Simone;$Gaga?$Winehouse?

•$Female$engaging$in$“arena$of$rock”—'drinking,'drugs,'sex'(though'was'

hesitant'to'admit'her'bisexuality)

—'“singing'as'sexual'intercourse”

—'selfdpercepCon'based'on'her'frequency'of'lovers'as'an'affirmaCon'of'love

Patriarchal$dichotomies$of$the$feminine:

Passive/acCvePure/impure'(virgin/whore)Controllable/uncontrollable

“27$Club”

“27$Club”

Duane$Allman$$$$$$$$$$$Mike$Bloomfield$John$Bonham$$$$$$$$$$$$Jeff$Buckley$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Paul$Bugerfield$$$$$$$$Karen$Carpenter$$$$$$Harry$Chapin$$$$$$$$$$$$Kurt$Cobain$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Eddie$Cochran$$$$$$$$$$Sam$Cooke$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Jim$Croce$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Bobby$Darin$$$$$$$$$$$$$Nick$Drake$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Mama$Cass$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Marvin$Gaye$$$$$$$$$$$$$Lowell$George$$$$$$$$$Jimi$Hendrix$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Michael$Hutchence$Robert$Johnson$$$$$$$$Brian$Jones$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$John$Lennon$$$$$$$$$$$$$Keith$Moon$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Jim$Morrison$$$$$$$$$$$$Nico$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Laura$Nyro$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Jaco$Pistorius$$$$$$$$$$$Elvis$Presley$$$$$$$$$$$$$Joey$Ramone$$$$$$$$$$O3s$Redding$$$$$$$$$$$Bon$Scog$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Tupac$Shakur$$$$$$$$$$$Selena$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Johnny$Thunders$$$$Peter$Tosh$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Richie$Valens$$$$$$$$$$$Stevie$Ray$Vaughn$$Sid$Vicious$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Dennis$Wilson$$$$$$$$$$

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Late'60s:'highdwater'mark'for'the'blues

•'EssenCal'part'of'perhaps'the'most'creaCve'and'producCve'period'in'rock'history

•'Even'“straight”'blues'made'it'to'or'near'the'top'of'the'charts'(BB'King,'“The'Thrill'Is'Gone,”'Billboard'#15)

•'1981:'MTV;'1983:'MIDI;'1984:'Bright$Lights$Big$City

•'By'midd70’s,'bluesdrock'hybrid'seemed'(got)'stale,'and'many'of'the'greats'were'dead'(vacuum'2.0)

—$Jimi,$Janis,$Jim,$Howlin’$Wolf,$Jimmy$Reed,$Mississippi$Fred$McDowell,$Paul$Bugerfield,$Skip$James,$Magic$Slim,$Freddie$King

•'1956:'“Roll'Over'Beethoven”'(Chuck'Berry).'''''''' 1986...

“Rock'Me'Amadeus,”'Falco'1986

•$Propose$final$project$format/group$to$TA(s)$by$tomorrow

•$Responses$due$Sunday

•$Watch$TED$for$any$changes$to$reading/syllabus

•$No$office$hours$today$—$email$for$appointment

•$Have$a$good$weekend.