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sound-to-style · rosenberg1967-sound-to-style
- Citation
- rosenberg1967-sound-to-style
- Claim ID
- sound-to-style
- Assertion
- Bill Monroe's 1945–1948 band with Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Chubby Wise and Cedric Rainwater (the "original" band) developed a new sound in which instrumentalists took turns at solos while the rest of the band provided rhythmic and melodic background. The Stanley Brothers' 1948 recording of "Molly and Tenbrooks", learned from Monroe's live performances, is the first direct evidence of other bands imitating that sound, marking the transition from the sound of one band to a style. By 1949 three bands playing the style were on major labels; the name bluegrass presumably derives from Monroe's band, the Blue Grass Boys.
- Quote
the instrumentalists in the band took solos at various times, while the rest of the band provided rhythmic and melodic background. ... The Stanley Brothers' "Molly and Tenbrooks" record is the first direct evidence that the "sound" of Monroe's band was being imitated by other bands. ... This imitation, whenever it did occur, is important because it marks the transition from the sound of Monroe's band to the style known as Bluegrass. ... For the first time, three bands playing the style which would later be named Bluegrass (a name presumably deriving from the title of Monroe's band, although a careful study of the term's precise etymology is needed) were heard on major labels
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- page: 145-146
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