Enjoy a retrospective of the three greatest Rock pianists from the origins of the genre. Fats Domino brought Blues and New Orleans Creole culture to early rock; Little Richard introduced the driving rhythms and falsetto yells copied by the Beatles and others; and The Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis, was the first “Wild Man of Rock and Roll”.
This class will be delivered face-to-face at WEA Sydney. Enrolling students need to ensure they have read the current COVID-19 Safety Guidance that WEA Sydney has put in place before enrolling.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Fats Domino. Early Rock from Blues and R and B roots. The influence of New Orleans. The career of Fats Domino and living in the 9th Ward.
- Little Richard. Gospel and Blues roots. The piano as an innovator in stage shows. The cover versions controversy. His changes to gospel and lifestyles and his re-emergence. His influence on the British bands.
- Jerry Lee Lewis. Sun Records beginnings. The Wild Man images. His development as a rock star and the use of the piano and an instrument and a prop.
PLANNED LEARNING OUTCOMES
- An appreciation of the important of the Piano as an instrument in the development of Rock and Roll Music.
- An examination of the Rock’s origins in the Blues and Gospel music.
- Understanding of the development of Black Music into Country and Rhythm and Blues musical forms.
- The Place of the three musicians in the history of Rock and Popular Music.
