Northern band style

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As a Northern band style is one in 1952 resulting in the US music that enriched the big band sound with a distinctive 4/4-offbeat, sided with boogie lines and reproduced in a smaller cast. The Northern Band Style is occasionally confused with its southern counterpart, the rockabilly , because of the " slapped " double bass , but it contains a more dominant, sometimes solo drums and also focuses on the brass, which is atypical in rockabilly. The synchronized swiveling movements of the instruments were typical in the performance, the strikingly patterned uniforms of the musicians and rhythmic heckling (“crazy man, crazy!”) - all elements of big band culture. Black cover versions were playedRhythm 'n' Blues titles, but also new compositions. In addition to the double bass and brass, the electric guitar, which stood out from the rest of rock 'n' roll through fast, difficult runs, was an important instrument. The first notable success of this new style of music was the B-side of Bill Haley's single "Icy Heart" in the spring of 1952, namely "Rock the Joint", which already contained all elements of this new style except for the saxophone component and the drums. Danny Cedrones guitar solo, which he recorded again note for note in April 1954 for the world hit "Rock Around the Clock", is worth mentioning. 1953 came the breakthrough for the Northern Band Style, because Bill Haley completed his band with the drums and with the title Crazy Man, Crazy placed himself as the first white representative of this style in the "Nation's Top Twenty Charts". It was not until two years later, in the fall of 1955, that Alan Freed and Bill Randle gave this music, previously only traded under Rhythm 'n' Blues, the title Rock 'n' Roll and were the first disc jockeys to adopt this name for all other styles in their programs and shows . The subsequent popularization and dominance of rock 'n' roll by Haley lasted two years, from mid-1954 to mid-1956.

In addition to Bill Haley & the Comets , Freddie Bell & the Bellboys also became world famous as a representative of the Northern Band style by participating in the Columbia film "Rock Around The Clock" ( Out of Band ) in 1956. Other representatives of this musical style were: The Jodimars , The Esquire Boys, Dave Apple & the Applejacks, Alan Dale, Jimmy Cavello & the Houserockers.

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