History of Rock & Roll: Test 2 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions And Correct Answers
Terms in this set (100)
What was not an element in traditional West African Unison Melodies
music?
What was the primary vocal practice of West African Call & Response
music that had a major impact on Black American music?
The term BATA is a name denoting... Yoruban Drums
What was the role of Yoruban polyrhythmic music? Music meant to mediate social discourse between deity and celebrant
What was the first important body of African American The Ring Shout
music?
What was the first body of African American music to The Spiritual
cross racial lines and become popular with a white
mainstream audience?
Who was credited in the mid 1950's with rewriting gospel Ray Charles
songs into secularized, R&B tunes with a gospel-driven
feel? The result was a new movement in black music
called Soul.
What was Ray Charles' first important single (1954) that I've Got A Woman
introduced a new, gospel-driven form of secularized
black music?
Who was the first black artist to own both his own record Sam Cooke
label and his own music publishing company?
Who was not among the singers inspired by Sam Cooke's James Brown
velvety, mid-range voice?
As one of Black America's greatest success stories, what Great guitarist
was not among Sam Cooke's great accomplishments that
would inspire other black
artists?
Who was credited as the founder of Motown? Berry Gordy
What was Motown's first major hit (their 1st million seller) Shop Around
that reached to #2 on the pop charts in 1961? (It was
recorded by Smokey
Robinson & The Miracles)
Name the songwriter that Berry Gordy collaborated with Roquel "Billy" Davis
on singles released on the Brunswick label
, What was not a part of the Motown "House Style"? Gritty, raw poly rhythmic groove
The concept of accentuating beats 2 and 4 instead of 1 Backbeat
and 3:
What was not a part of a Motown department called Songwriting/Producing
"Artist Development"?
Which Motown department was dedicated to the Artist Development
grooming of artists for big-time performance venues and
to giving their
appearances/mannerisms crossover appeal?
Name the legendary session group of Motown. The Funk Brothers
Who was the first great bass player in rock 'n' roll? He James Jamerson
played for Motown's session band. He got his bassline
ideas by either watching the
way a particular person walks or by listening to the way a
person speaks.
In comparing Southern Soul to Motown, the Southern Raw Intensity
Soul sound had more ___ _.
Which Memphis-based company was the record label of Stax
Southern Soul?
Which Atlantic Records producer was contracted with Jerry Wexler
STAX Records? He discovered this studio when he heard
the single, Cause I Love
You recorded by Rufus and Carla Thomas.
Name the Memphis-based studio session band for STAX Booker T. & The MG's
Records
Name Wilson Pickett's first hit recorded at STAX Records In The Midnight Hour
In STAX'S beat policy, which accentuated beat(s) was Beat 2
(were) slightly delayed?
Who was STAX's most successful recording artist? He Otis Redding
"crossed over" at the Monterrey Pop Festival in June of
1967.
Where was Rick Hall's FAME Studios located? Muscle Shoals
Which Arthur Alexander single became FAME Studio's You Better Move On
first success in 1962?
Terms in this set (100)
What was not an element in traditional West African Unison Melodies
music?
What was the primary vocal practice of West African Call & Response
music that had a major impact on Black American music?
The term BATA is a name denoting... Yoruban Drums
What was the role of Yoruban polyrhythmic music? Music meant to mediate social discourse between deity and celebrant
What was the first important body of African American The Ring Shout
music?
What was the first body of African American music to The Spiritual
cross racial lines and become popular with a white
mainstream audience?
Who was credited in the mid 1950's with rewriting gospel Ray Charles
songs into secularized, R&B tunes with a gospel-driven
feel? The result was a new movement in black music
called Soul.
What was Ray Charles' first important single (1954) that I've Got A Woman
introduced a new, gospel-driven form of secularized
black music?
Who was the first black artist to own both his own record Sam Cooke
label and his own music publishing company?
Who was not among the singers inspired by Sam Cooke's James Brown
velvety, mid-range voice?
As one of Black America's greatest success stories, what Great guitarist
was not among Sam Cooke's great accomplishments that
would inspire other black
artists?
Who was credited as the founder of Motown? Berry Gordy
What was Motown's first major hit (their 1st million seller) Shop Around
that reached to #2 on the pop charts in 1961? (It was
recorded by Smokey
Robinson & The Miracles)
Name the songwriter that Berry Gordy collaborated with Roquel "Billy" Davis
on singles released on the Brunswick label
, What was not a part of the Motown "House Style"? Gritty, raw poly rhythmic groove
The concept of accentuating beats 2 and 4 instead of 1 Backbeat
and 3:
What was not a part of a Motown department called Songwriting/Producing
"Artist Development"?
Which Motown department was dedicated to the Artist Development
grooming of artists for big-time performance venues and
to giving their
appearances/mannerisms crossover appeal?
Name the legendary session group of Motown. The Funk Brothers
Who was the first great bass player in rock 'n' roll? He James Jamerson
played for Motown's session band. He got his bassline
ideas by either watching the
way a particular person walks or by listening to the way a
person speaks.
In comparing Southern Soul to Motown, the Southern Raw Intensity
Soul sound had more ___ _.
Which Memphis-based company was the record label of Stax
Southern Soul?
Which Atlantic Records producer was contracted with Jerry Wexler
STAX Records? He discovered this studio when he heard
the single, Cause I Love
You recorded by Rufus and Carla Thomas.
Name the Memphis-based studio session band for STAX Booker T. & The MG's
Records
Name Wilson Pickett's first hit recorded at STAX Records In The Midnight Hour
In STAX'S beat policy, which accentuated beat(s) was Beat 2
(were) slightly delayed?
Who was STAX's most successful recording artist? He Otis Redding
"crossed over" at the Monterrey Pop Festival in June of
1967.
Where was Rick Hall's FAME Studios located? Muscle Shoals
Which Arthur Alexander single became FAME Studio's You Better Move On
first success in 1962?
