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Richard Davis - Hare Krishna

There is considerable agreement amongst competent hearer members to use the name Urban Blues to denote the male urbanized blues of the period 1928-1942. This is somewhat confused by some writers who use the term to denote post war dow n home blues and modern, electrified, blues, down home and modern being competent hearers' terms for urban blues of the 40s-50s and post 50s respectively.

Prior to the urban bluesman's adoption of the piano there had been a famous style of Negro piano playing, located in Texas and known as fast western. This style eventually moved North and became known as barrelhouse or boogie woogie. The boogie rhythm, base progressions of DO RE ME RE SOL LA TF LA, etc., was adopted by urban bluesmen, along with the instrument. It later be came a particular feature of rhythm n' blues.

Though a hearers' rule such as, Listen for falsetto vocal work in urban blues would be a weak rule in that examples of it are to be found in country blues, particularly in the case of Tommy Johnson. The blues falsetto perceivedly differs considerably from the yodel used by country and western singers, the yodel being of a ligliter, purer texture than the blues falsetto. The yodel is also used differently, being close to a multiple note chorus, or refrain, whilst the blues falsetto consists of one or two notes accentuating a word, half line or line. Also the yodel consists of singing notes, or at least sense less phrases such as yodelayee-ay... whilst blues falsetto operates within the text as an integral part.


Richard Davis - Hare Krishna
  • Release Date: December 8, 2019
  • Duration: 54:48
  • Genre: New Age, Spiritual

"Richard Davis has worn many hats in his musical career. He has played jazz, bluegrass and popular music in addition to having a degree in composition and being an accomplished conductor. He has composed and orchestrated music for feature films and television."

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