Leader/Chorus Call and Response
A single leader makes a musical statement, and then the chorus responds together. American bluesman Muddy Waters utilizes call and response in one of his signature songs, "Mannish Boy" which is almost entirely Leader/Chorus call and response.
- CALL: Waters' vocal: "Now when I was a young boy"
- RESPONSE: (Harmonica/rhythm section riff)
- CALL: Waters': "At the age of 5"
- RESPONSE: (Harmonica/rhythm section riff)
Another example is from Chuck Berry's "School Day (Ring Ring Goes the Bell)".
- CALL: Drop the coin right into the slot.
- RESPONSE: (Guitar riff)
- CALL: You gotta get something that's really hot.
- RESPONSE: (Guitar riff)
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