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Jazz - correct answers The American music style that caught Stravinsky's ear Jazz in "serious" work - correct answers George Gershwin was best known for ____? Rhapsody in Blue - correct answers Gershwin's composition that includes jazz and blues into the concert genre Broadway in NY - correct answers1 of the main sources of popular American music in the 1900's Tin Pan Alley - correct answers Main music publisher's district in NY during the 1900's Scott Joplin ...

Alan Freed - correct answers Who coined the term 'Rock 'n' Roll' as a Cleveland disc jockey? Alan Freed - correct answers Who began broadcasting rhythm and blues & country for a multiracial audience? Rag Time - correct answers What music style used syncopated rhythm (authentic black style) combined with black innovation (white response)? Scott Joplin - correct answers Who was known for the piano bar tune, "Maple Leaf Rag" which was important for the development of blue...

Charles Manson's minions - correct answers Numerous people in California were murdered Black panther Fred hampton killed in NYPD custody - correct answers racial unrest in many cities rolling stones - correct answers hold their ill-fated concert at Altamont (hells angels sercurity) Kent state University - correct answers4 protestors were killed and 9 wounded in National Guard was called in US president Nixon was involved in high-security cover up - correct answers Watergate scanda...

Producer(s) credited with creating the Wall of Sound: - correct answers Phil Spector Which is associated with Brill Building pop: - correct answers Carole King To relieve his creative stress, in 1964 Brian Wilson decided to: - correct answers stop touring He tried to capture the sound of waves in his music: - correct answers Dick Dale Which is NOT a characteristic of Pet Sounds: - correct answers huge commercial success Chess Records was locate in: - correct answers Chicago How...

British Invasion - correct answersmid-1960s when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom, as well as other aspects of British culture, became popular in the United States, and significant to the rising "counterculture" on both sides of the Atlantic. psychedelic musical qualities - correct answers--- skiffle - correct answersa guitar-based, mostly acoustic style that actually fused three strands of American music in this era which we have discussed in earlier chapters: blues, ...

The Animals - correct answers Lead Singer Eric Burton; Chuck Berry Tour in the UK; " House of the Rising Sun" The Beach Boys - correct answers() continued to create hits after the Beatles arrived; Brian Wilson stops touring(Dec.1964); Brian wanted to be "Phil Spector Jr"; California Girls(contrasting verse chorus); Pet sounds (new standard) The Beatles - correct answers Started in 1957 as a skiffleband (The Quarryman); Liverpool; Beatle Mania 1963-66; Ed Sullivan show(Feb.9,196...

Mellotron - correct answers electronic keyboard instrument featuring prerecorded sounds Minimoog - correct answers A smaller synthesizer that was highly portable and affordable from 1971 Robert Fripp - correct answers Guitarist and leader of King Crimson Greg Lake - correct answers vocals and bass for King Crimson and later singer/bassist and producer for ELP Keith Emerson - correct answers ELP - Keyboard player Carl Palmer - correct answers ELP - Drums "The Barbarian" - ...

What happened when the music scene changed after many of the major artists were no longer around? - correct answers British artists came in Where did british artists roots of their music come from? - correct answers American Rhythm and Blues What prompted British groups to come to the U.S.? - correct answers Beatles debuted on the Ed Sullivan Show in Feb, 1964 What type of music did the Animals play? - correct answers Rhythm and Blues Who is the bass player in the Animals and who did...

Blackwater Blues - correct answers Bessie Smith Hoochie Coochie Man - correct answers Muddy Waters Rocket 88 - correct answers Jackie Brentson, Ike Turner Leader of the Pack - correct answers The Shangri-Las Maybalene - correct answers Chuck Berry That's all right. - correct answers Elvis Presley Blue Suede Shoes - correct answers Elvis Presley Slippin' and Slidin' - correct answers Little Richard Tutti Frutti - correct answers Little Richard Miserlou - correc...

1960s - correct answers Time of experimentation cultural (drugs) and musical. Hippy culture- little value in mainstream culture and viewed it as the trappings of an oppressive social machine meant to keep them from experiencing life. The music to the hippies was just a tool to reinforce status quo. San Francisco - correct answers Center of hippy counterculture. The sound produced there was a fusion of electric blues, folk rock, weed, & LSD. Early groups: big brother and the holding company fe...

Progressive Rock - correct answers developed from psychedelic rock, and originated as an attempt to give greater artistic weight and credibility to rock music. Bands abandoned the short pop single in favor of instrumentation and compositional techniques more frequently associated with jazz or classical music in an effort to give rock music the same level of musical sophistication and critical respect. Mellotron - correct answers a keyboard instrument that contains tape recordings of individua...

A) Revolver - correct answers According to most aficionados, which 1966 album was The Beatles' most creative and experimental? A) Revolver B) Rubber Soul C) The White Album D) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band D) The Carter Family - correct answers Who was Woody Guthrie's primary musical influence? A) The Texas Playboys B) The Weevers C) Pete Seeger D) The Carter Family B) Love Me Do - correct answers Name The Beatles' first release on the Parlophone label. A) Sh...

Who is considered the man behind Motown? - correct answers Berry Gordy Jr Who became one of the most prolific song writers for Motown? - correct answers Smokey Robinson Who was the most consistent group in Motown? - correct answers Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Guy who had two stages in his career while working for Motown: 1. Motown production staff/ session drummer 2. Composer and professional singer -Wrote "Whats Going On" - correct answers Marvin Gaye When did Stevie...

The roots of rock and roll - correct answers run deep in folk and popular music of the 20th century, draws from jazz, gospel, blues, blue grass, country, 1920s' radio, R&B. It just kind of happened once cultures joined. Indi radio companies helped spread it. The first rock and roll albums came out around 1950ish but rock and roll started before the albums came out. In 1945 after the WWII the country was in a good place for rock and roll Country Western - correct answers Bill Monroe: ...

12 bar blues - correct answers A chord progression that lasts 12 bars and typically uses three chords. is used to build larger forms like simple verse form Simple Verse Form - correct answers repeating single section of music (A section) consists only of verses, no contrasting material (chorus) Ex. Heartbreak Hotel and That's Alright Simple Verse- Chorus Form - correct answers verse and chorus have the same underlying music though lyrics are different Ex. Can the Circle be Unbroken...

Carlos Santana - correct answers Latino answer to Eric Clapton; from SF psychedelic scene in 1969; gained recognition at the Woodstock festival; incorporated Latin rhythms and percussion; lengthy improvisations based on jazz and blues; several highly successful singles and albums during the '70s. Carole King - correct answers from songwriter to one of the most important female artists of the 1970s; 120 songs on the Top 100 hits list through 1999; first woman to capture the Grammy "grand...

Origins and Roots of Rock - correct answers1. Rhythm and Blues 2. Country and Western 3. "Tin Pan Alley" Pop Rhythm and Blues - correct answersA hard-driving version of electric blues Chicago, big cities By far the biggest influence on early rock music Important artists: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Louis Jordan Starting in 1920s, "race records" sold mainly to African Americans Country and Western - correct answersBefore the mid-50s, mostly regional phenomenon South, S...

Alan Freed - correct answers One of the first of a new wave of disc jockeys that emerged as one of the most important tastemakers of rock and roll -Radio show in Cleveland in 1951 called the Moondog Show -Often cited as the most influential DJ in rock's breakthrough to the popular music mainstream (coined the term rock and roll when he started his radio show The Rock and Roll Party in NY in 1954) -He would listen to other R&B stations to get inspiration/songs for his show (emulating other ...

while this beach boys member struggled with drugs and anxiety (and later became a recluse after a breakdown during a tour), he was known to be the group's "mastermind." he took inspiration from phil spector and often used the wall of sound - correct answers brian wilson the only beach boys member who actually surfed. he later died from drowning - correct answers dennis wilson this beach boys member was the baby brother of the wilsons. he later became the stage and studio leader af...

What is exam 1 going to be tested on? - correct answers Exams will be held at the conclusion of units 4 & 8. Since the course materials are information intensive, each exam will be specific to the materials of the present section, not comprehensive. Many concepts that are developed in the early segments, however, will remain relevant throughout the course, especially those that represent continuously evolving threads. The exams consist of a mix of multiple choice, essay and listening respons...