So there's this one scene in the the film We Are Spinal Tap where it shows Spinal Tap during their Sixties phase. It has has them playing on an Ed Sullivan-like show, where each band member is standing on their respected large, circular pedestal. They play some Sixties Pop song and right in the middle of the song there is a break and the most stereotypical sitar solo kicks in. It's almost become a standard for bands to incorporate foreign instuments into at least one of their songs.
But how did the sitar find its way in Rock 'n' Roll in the first place? Why are Middle Eastern melodies so prominent in Western music? Does including foreign sounds into a song always work out for the best? We will take a look at all of these questions this week on the Friday Focus as we focus on eastern influences on Rock 'n' Roll.
As always you can tune your dial to 770 AM or go to www.radiok.org to stream the show every Friday at 8:00 AM. You can listen to Jenny on Rock and Roll every morning from 6-9 AM at 770 AM/100.5/106.5 FM or at www.radiok.org!
Playlist
The Yardbirds - Heart of Soul
Dick Dale - Hava Nagila
The Kinks - See My Friend
The Beatles - Norwegin Wood (Take 1)
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