History of Rock and Roll Final Exam
Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
James Taylor - ANSWER James Taylor's upbringing:
Upper middle class, depression and drugs
The band played in Greenwich Village and was signed to a fledgling record label, Rainy Day Records
(the name taken from Taylor's song "Rainy Day Man"). It released one single, "Brighten Your Night
with My Day"/"Night Owl," both songs written by Taylor. The record was unsuccessful, and the band
broke up in the spring of 1967
-got his artist's unsuccessful debut album was released on Apple Records
-American, but got his start in Britain.
-Signed with The Beatles, Apple Record label.
-Was sent back to America to complete rehab, after his first album failed.
--Song about his friend that died while he was in rehab.
-The second album he released after his rehab sold very well and launched his career.
- Taylor signed to Warner Bros., moved to California, and, retaining Asher as his manager and
producer, recorded his second album, Sweet Baby James. It was released in February 1970 and
became a major success during the course of the year, spurred by the single "Fire and Rain," a song
that reflected on his experiences in mental institutions
,-1970 breakthrough Sweet Baby Jame
Carol King - ANSWER This singer/songwriter's first career was as a Brill Building pop writer
-Throughout the 1960s she was one of pop's most prolific songwriters, writing the music to songs like
the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and the Drifters' "Up on the Roof," with most lyrics by
her first husband, Gerry Goffin.
-Then in 1971 her multimillion-selling Tapestry helped popularize the 1970s pop-rock
singer/songwriter genre.
-1960s stepped out from behind the scenes, became one of most important and influential female
artists of the 1970s
-Taylor encouraged King to write her own lyrics and finally record solo again, resulting in 1970's
Writer, with a backup band that included Kortchmar and others
-She switched to Capitol Records in late 1976, and her first album for the new label, Simple Things
(#17, 1977), went gold.
-Wrote for girl group's
-Solo artist, in the early to mid 1970s
-Songs are witty and realistic
-Audience was the same little girls she wrote for that have grown up and can relate to her new,
mature, topics.
Carly Simon - ANSWER -Witty
-Hit the charts in 1971, one of the top selling artists until the mid 1970s
-"You're So Vain"
--Everyone argues over the songs meaning.
--About a man who took advantage of her when she was young, and no one knows who it was
- American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author
-worldwide hit "You're So Vain", for which she received three Grammy nominations, including Record
of the Year and Song of the Year
, - Early career
Simon's career began with a short-lived music group with her sister Lucy as the Simon Sisters.
-Going solo
Simon was signed by Jac Holzman to Elektra Records in 1970.[27] She released her self-titled debut
album, Carly Simon, in March 1971. The album contained her breakthrough top-ten hit "That's the
Way I've Always Heard It Should Be".
-Success
The subject of the "You're So Vain" song itself became one of the biggest mysteries in popular music,
with the famous lyric "You're so vain/I bet you think this song is about you."
-press speculation considering Mick Jagger, who sings backup vocals on the recording
-Possessed with a tremendous voice, a magnetic personality, and good looks, Simon married fellow
singer-songwriter James Taylor in 1972. Their relationship proved to be a stormy affair, ending in
divorce eleven years later.
The Eagles - ANSWER -The band was formed by four Los Angeles-based musicians who had migrated
to the West Coast from other parts of the country.
-The Eagles began in early 1971, when Linda Ronstadt and her then-manager John Boylan recruited
local musicians Glenn Frey and Don Henley for her band.
-The founding members were Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon
(guitars, vocals) and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals).
-The Eagles toured as an opening act throughout 1972 and into early 1973, when they returned to
England to record their second LP, Desperado, a concept album about outlaws.
-The group's eponymous debut album was recorded in England in February 1972 with producer Glyn
Johns.[4] Johns was impressed by the harmony singing of the band,[20] and he has been credited
Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
James Taylor - ANSWER James Taylor's upbringing:
Upper middle class, depression and drugs
The band played in Greenwich Village and was signed to a fledgling record label, Rainy Day Records
(the name taken from Taylor's song "Rainy Day Man"). It released one single, "Brighten Your Night
with My Day"/"Night Owl," both songs written by Taylor. The record was unsuccessful, and the band
broke up in the spring of 1967
-got his artist's unsuccessful debut album was released on Apple Records
-American, but got his start in Britain.
-Signed with The Beatles, Apple Record label.
-Was sent back to America to complete rehab, after his first album failed.
--Song about his friend that died while he was in rehab.
-The second album he released after his rehab sold very well and launched his career.
- Taylor signed to Warner Bros., moved to California, and, retaining Asher as his manager and
producer, recorded his second album, Sweet Baby James. It was released in February 1970 and
became a major success during the course of the year, spurred by the single "Fire and Rain," a song
that reflected on his experiences in mental institutions
,-1970 breakthrough Sweet Baby Jame
Carol King - ANSWER This singer/songwriter's first career was as a Brill Building pop writer
-Throughout the 1960s she was one of pop's most prolific songwriters, writing the music to songs like
the Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and the Drifters' "Up on the Roof," with most lyrics by
her first husband, Gerry Goffin.
-Then in 1971 her multimillion-selling Tapestry helped popularize the 1970s pop-rock
singer/songwriter genre.
-1960s stepped out from behind the scenes, became one of most important and influential female
artists of the 1970s
-Taylor encouraged King to write her own lyrics and finally record solo again, resulting in 1970's
Writer, with a backup band that included Kortchmar and others
-She switched to Capitol Records in late 1976, and her first album for the new label, Simple Things
(#17, 1977), went gold.
-Wrote for girl group's
-Solo artist, in the early to mid 1970s
-Songs are witty and realistic
-Audience was the same little girls she wrote for that have grown up and can relate to her new,
mature, topics.
Carly Simon - ANSWER -Witty
-Hit the charts in 1971, one of the top selling artists until the mid 1970s
-"You're So Vain"
--Everyone argues over the songs meaning.
--About a man who took advantage of her when she was young, and no one knows who it was
- American singer-songwriter, musician and children's author
-worldwide hit "You're So Vain", for which she received three Grammy nominations, including Record
of the Year and Song of the Year
, - Early career
Simon's career began with a short-lived music group with her sister Lucy as the Simon Sisters.
-Going solo
Simon was signed by Jac Holzman to Elektra Records in 1970.[27] She released her self-titled debut
album, Carly Simon, in March 1971. The album contained her breakthrough top-ten hit "That's the
Way I've Always Heard It Should Be".
-Success
The subject of the "You're So Vain" song itself became one of the biggest mysteries in popular music,
with the famous lyric "You're so vain/I bet you think this song is about you."
-press speculation considering Mick Jagger, who sings backup vocals on the recording
-Possessed with a tremendous voice, a magnetic personality, and good looks, Simon married fellow
singer-songwriter James Taylor in 1972. Their relationship proved to be a stormy affair, ending in
divorce eleven years later.
The Eagles - ANSWER -The band was formed by four Los Angeles-based musicians who had migrated
to the West Coast from other parts of the country.
-The Eagles began in early 1971, when Linda Ronstadt and her then-manager John Boylan recruited
local musicians Glenn Frey and Don Henley for her band.
-The founding members were Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon
(guitars, vocals) and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals).
-The Eagles toured as an opening act throughout 1972 and into early 1973, when they returned to
England to record their second LP, Desperado, a concept album about outlaws.
-The group's eponymous debut album was recorded in England in February 1972 with producer Glyn
Johns.[4] Johns was impressed by the harmony singing of the band,[20] and he has been credited
