HST 335 Final questions well answered
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Alternative Rock - correct answer ✔✔is a genre of rock music that emerged from the
independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this
instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music
Art Rock - correct answer ✔✔Art rock aspires to elevate rock from teen entertainment to an
artistic statement,[8] opting for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music.
James Brown - correct answer ✔✔The creator of funk music and a major figure of 20th century
popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul".[2] In a career that
spanned six decades,
CBGBs - correct answer ✔✔Country, BlueGrass, and Blues, CBGB soon became a famed venue
of punk rock and new wave bands like the Ramones, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, and
Talking Heads. From the early 1980s onward, CBGB was known for hardcore punk.
Disco - correct answer ✔✔a genre of dance music containing elements of funk, soul, pop, and
salsa. It achieved popularity during the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Its initial audiences in the
U.S. were club-goers from the gay, African American, Italian American,[3] Latino, and
psychedelic communities in Philadelphia and New York City
FM Radio - correct answer ✔✔During the 1980s and 1990s, Top 40 music stations and later
even country music stations largely abandoned AM for FM
Gamble and Huff - correct answer ✔✔American songwriting and record production team who
have written and produced 15 gold singles and 22 gold albums. They were pioneers of
Philadelphia soul
, Larry Graham - correct answer ✔✔American bass guitar player, Sly and the Family Stone. He is
credited with the invention of the slapping technique, which radically expanded the tonal
palette of the bass, "thumpin' and pluckin'".
Elton John - correct answer ✔✔English singer, pianist, and composer.
Live Aid - correct answer ✔✔dual-venue concert held on 1985, and an ongoing music-based
fundraising initiative.
Mellotron - correct answer ✔✔an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard
MTV - correct answer ✔✔the channel originally aired music videos as guided by television
personalities known as "video jockeys"
Prince - correct answer ✔✔musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant
stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a
wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop
Reggae - correct answer ✔✔originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s
Saturday Night Fever - correct answer ✔✔1977 American musical-drama film starring John
Travolta
Sly & the Family Stone - correct answer ✔✔American band from San Francisco. Active from
1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic
music.
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Alternative Rock - correct answer ✔✔is a genre of rock music that emerged from the
independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this
instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music
Art Rock - correct answer ✔✔Art rock aspires to elevate rock from teen entertainment to an
artistic statement,[8] opting for a more experimental and conceptual outlook on music.
James Brown - correct answer ✔✔The creator of funk music and a major figure of 20th century
popular music and dance, he is often referred to as the "Godfather of Soul".[2] In a career that
spanned six decades,
CBGBs - correct answer ✔✔Country, BlueGrass, and Blues, CBGB soon became a famed venue
of punk rock and new wave bands like the Ramones, Television, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, and
Talking Heads. From the early 1980s onward, CBGB was known for hardcore punk.
Disco - correct answer ✔✔a genre of dance music containing elements of funk, soul, pop, and
salsa. It achieved popularity during the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Its initial audiences in the
U.S. were club-goers from the gay, African American, Italian American,[3] Latino, and
psychedelic communities in Philadelphia and New York City
FM Radio - correct answer ✔✔During the 1980s and 1990s, Top 40 music stations and later
even country music stations largely abandoned AM for FM
Gamble and Huff - correct answer ✔✔American songwriting and record production team who
have written and produced 15 gold singles and 22 gold albums. They were pioneers of
Philadelphia soul
, Larry Graham - correct answer ✔✔American bass guitar player, Sly and the Family Stone. He is
credited with the invention of the slapping technique, which radically expanded the tonal
palette of the bass, "thumpin' and pluckin'".
Elton John - correct answer ✔✔English singer, pianist, and composer.
Live Aid - correct answer ✔✔dual-venue concert held on 1985, and an ongoing music-based
fundraising initiative.
Mellotron - correct answer ✔✔an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard
MTV - correct answer ✔✔the channel originally aired music videos as guided by television
personalities known as "video jockeys"
Prince - correct answer ✔✔musical innovator who was known for his eclectic work, flamboyant
stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. His music integrates a
wide variety of styles, including funk, rock, R&B, new wave, soul, psychedelia, and pop
Reggae - correct answer ✔✔originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s
Saturday Night Fever - correct answer ✔✔1977 American musical-drama film starring John
Travolta
Sly & the Family Stone - correct answer ✔✔American band from San Francisco. Active from
1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of funk, soul, rock, and psychedelic
music.
