Chicago

when was the great migration

1916-1970

great migration

movement of 6 million africans from south to urban areas

when was WWI

1914-1918

when was WWII

1939-1945

assimilation

blend into white society

assertion

embrace black culture

common structure of blues

12-bar blues

mamie smith

very successful blues recording from a black woman

chitlin circuit

performance venues safe for black musicians

women could typically only perform here until Mamie Smith

race records

music by black artists for black people, launched due to success of mamie smith

mamie smith and her jazz hounds blended…

blues vocals with jazz instruments

3 technological advancements

radio, TV, electric guitar

first major label of Rock and Roll that Muddy Waters recorded for

Chess Records

chicago gospel blends

blues, jazz, church music

thomas dorsey

father of gospel music

mahalia jackson

sang first gospel track to chart on Billboard

soul mixes

gospel + blues

what ignited the black power movement

civil rights movement + assassination of malcolm X

curtis mayfield

revolutionized soul w/ social awareness

economic determinism

society’s economic system shapes the social and political structures

curtom records significance

protect black artists from industry exploitation

who let the chicago house scene

Black DJs and producers

what’s the name of the popular house nightclub

the warehouse

religious analogy to hosue

DJ - preacher

crowd - congregation