How the Golden Gate Quartet created Doja Cat's Vegas "
The Golden Gate Quartet’s unique jazz-esque, swinging, acapella blended the individual voices into one sound, replicating the effect of an instrumental ensemble.
Their sound marked the transtion period of jubilee.
Sound Familiar ?
The “unique” sound Elvis is known for was actually created and popularized by jubilee quartets like The Golden Gate Quartet. Unfortunately, the institution of whiteness believes in finders keepers and likes to give Elvis the credit regardless of all his musical influences coming from black origins, namely blues and folk.
In the song “Vegas” which was written for the Elvis Biopic, Doja Cat references Presley’s own “Hound Dog” derogatorily for taking credit for music he did not create.
[Chorus: Doja Cat, Shonka Dukureh]
You ain’t nothin’ but a
Dog player, I get it
Fraud player, I get it
I understand, I understand
You ain’t the man, you ain’t a man
You ain’t nothin’ but a
Hound dog, hound dog, hound dog
You ain’t nothin’ but a
2 thoughts on “Jubilee Quartet Post”
I love this post! Very informative. I like how you included Elvis Presley and how he took the Jubilee quartet sound (and African American music in general) to create “his” music.
I love the connection you made between both new and old musical genres, great work!