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Historical Exam #1
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Undergraduate 2
09/27/2016

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__________ was the "Father of Bluegrass"
Definition
Bill Monroe
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Robert Johnson was the "King of the ______ Delta Blues"
Definition
Mississippi
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Pete Johnson was the _______ pianist who recorded "Roll 'em Pete" with Big Joe Turner
Definition
Boogie Woogie
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Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys played _______ a style of music popular in the American Southwest
Definition
Country Swing (Texas Swing)
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Lionel Hampton was a popular artist in what style of dance music popular in the 1930s and 40s?
Definition
Big Band Swing
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Bessie Smith sang __________ a popular style of blues that followed a 12 bar form and was accompanied by professional musicians?
Definition
Classic Blues
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_______ was the father of Gospel Music
Definition
Thomas Dorsey
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Rock and Roll draws from what styles of music?
Definition
Bluegrass, Country Swing,
Delta Blues, Classic Blues,
Boogie Woogie, Big Band Swing, and Gospel
Term
Rock and Roll can be identified by what style characteristics?
Definition
A driving heavy backbeat, a boogie bass line, lyrics about youth culture (cars, sex, romance and rebellion)
Term
Bill Haley and His Comets gained national attention with "__________" a #1 Rock and Roll recording featured in the movie Blackboard Jungle
Definition
Rock Around the Clock
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Louie Jordan was a performer of _______ a style of hard driving dance music.
Definition
Jump Blues
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_______ popularized the electric guitar in R&B music.
Definition
T-Bone Walker
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_________ was the Kansas City blues shouter who sang on the recording "Roll 'em Pete"
Definition
Big Joe Turner
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AM radio disc jockeys chose to ignore mainstream white record labels and play small independent ______ labels instead.
Definition
R&B
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The four white disc jockeys of Nashville's WLAC were known as the __________
Definition
50,000 watt quartet
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Bill Monroe
Definition
Bluegrass
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Robert Johnson
Definition
Mississippi Delta Blues
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Pete Johnson
Definition
Boogie-Woogie
Term
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
Definition
Texas Swing
Term
Lionel Hampton
Definition
Big Band Swing
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Bessie Smith
Definition
Classic Blues
Term
Thomas Dorsey
Definition
Gospel
Term
Sun Records is located in the what city?
Definition
Memphis
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________ was the owner of Sun Records. He worked hard to record music by artists both black and white
Definition
Sam Phillips
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_______ is a frenzied mix of Country, Blues, Gospel and Pop
Definition
Rockabilly
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True or False? Elvis wrote most of his music.
Definition
False
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_________ was known as the king of Rockabilly. Throughout his career, he stayed true to his style.
Definition
Carl Perkins
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___________ was the artist known as "the killer" and Elvis's rival.
Definition
Jerry Lee Lewis
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J&M Records was located in which city?
Definition
New Orleans
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_______ was the owner of J&M records.
Definition
Cosimo Matassa
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Legendary New Orleans musician/producer ________ played a crucial role in the development of rock and roll at J&M records with his collaborations with Fats Domino.
Definition
Dave Bartholomew
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New orleans is a major contributor to crossover R&B music through its emphasis on musical elements __________.
Definition
Piano, sax, and bass.
Term
Popular New Orleans artist ________ "offered white kids an easy first step into the world of black music"
Definition
Fats Domino
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New Orleans artist ________ was the direct opposite of Fats Domino. He was a total extrovert known as the Bronze Liberace.
Definition
Little Richard
Term
New Orleans rock and roll can be identified by what style characteristics?
Definition
Emphasis on Piano, Bass and Sax
Bass Lines from Cultural Mix of New Orleans
Piano Derived from Jazz, R&B,
and ragtime heavy guitar, and Latin/Caribbean influence
Term
Rockabilly can be identified by what style characteristics?
Definition
Use of slapping base, no drummer in band, acoustic guitar played hard and percussively
Term
The ambassador of the New Orleans sound ____ combined country with R&B and offered white kids a first step into the world of black music.
Definition
Fats Domino
Term
Chess Records is located in which city?
Definition
Chicago
Term
______ were the owners of chicago blues record label Chess Records.
Definition
Phil and Leonard
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True or False? When the blues moved from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago it became amplified.
Definition
True
Term
Popular artist ______ from Chess Records established rock and roll as a form in itself and established the guitar as THE rock instrument.
Definition
Chuck Berry
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Bo Diddley is known for his use of distinctive rhythm pattern called the ___________. This rhythm can be traced back to the "hambone" beats and the "ring shouts" of slavery.
Definition
Bo Diddley Beat
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Popular rock and roll artist _______- from Chess records is known as the poet laureate of rock and broke through color barriers and played to integrated audiences.
Definition
Chuck Berry
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The late 50s were the transitional period between initial R&B, and the teen idol period. The new comers had a ________ image that helped broaden the appeal of rock and roll.
Definition
Clean cut
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LA rockabilly artist ________ grew up in front of the nation as Little Ricky in the adventures of ozzie and harriet and put R&B music in America's living room.
Definition
Ricky Nelson
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_______ was the last of the 50s rock and roll giants. He pointed the music toward the first rock band, popularized the Fender stratocaster and was the first major white rock and roll artist to write/produce his own music.
Definition
Buddy Holly
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Buddy Holly embraced rockabilly and imitated ______ as best he could.
Definition
Elvis
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Buddy Holly and _______ were the prototype for a self-contained rock band. Their two guitar, bass and drums combination set the standard for British bands.
Definition
The Crickets
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Eddie Cochran gained more fame in ________ than America.
Definition
England
Term
Cochran was a major influence on guitar players from _____ through his early development of the power chord sound.
Definition
England
Term
Buddy Holly and the crickets established this instrumental lineup as the standard for rock bands in England and the US
Definition
Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar, and Drum Set
Term
Chess records was started in the late forties by Leonard and Phil Chess. Chess was the most stable of the Chicago ____ labels.
Definition
Blues
Term
Which two jazz/pop vocal groups from the 1930s and 40s inspired younger groups to form a more polished sound in a more R&B direction?
Definition
The Mills Brothers and The Ink Spots
Term
Which two vocal groups were important early R&B Doo-wop transition groups?
Definition
The Orioles and The Ravens
Term
The doo-wop style, which developed out of east coast settings, emphasized _________ above rhythm.
Definition
Melody
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Tue or False? Few doo-wop groups managed to make it onto the charts or sustain careers, many groups became one hit wonders and the individuality of each artist was erased by the group.
Definition
True
Term
Star groups of the time were The Platters, The Coasters, and the Drifters. Of the three, ______ were one of the most successful crossover acts in the 1950s.
Definition
The Platters
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The teenagers featured 13 year old _____. Their sound was closer to the street corner singing style. Their biggest hit was "why do fools fall in love".
Definition
Frankie Lymon
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The influence of _______ music was the key element of soul.
Definition
Gospel
Term
_______ was not really R&B music; instead he drew from the entire spectrum of music and ignited R&B with the impassioned testifying of southern Holy Roller revival meeting.
Definition
Ray Charles
Term
_______ was very different from Ray Charles in that he was known as the graceful voice in soul music. His voice had a more floating quality compared to Charles.
Definition
Sam Cook
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_________ sweeping register leaps, rich vibrato, and falsetto breaks were his trademarks.
Definition
Jackie Wilson's
Term
________ a former gymnast and boxer, was an energetic and agile showman.
Definition
Jackie Wilson
Term
Known as the Godfather of Soul______ had incredible stage show productions.
Definition
James Brown
Term
James Brown's unique sound featuring highly syncopated rhythm's using the chocked chord guitar sound and broken bass lines was the early influence for ____ music.
Definition
Funk
Term
What tragic event happened February 3rd, 1959 and is considered a turning point for R&B?
Definition
The death of Buddy Holley.
Term
The most successful teen idol was?
Definition
Bobby Vinton
Term
As the country turned to Top 40 formats in the early 1960s, ______ in New York City was the center of all of the hit songwriting.
Definition
The Brill Building
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The Brill Building housed _____ Publishing, the symbol for popular music in NYC.
Definition
Aldon Music
Term
Of the songwriters who were usually grouped in pairs ______ and _______ were the most prolific hit-makers at Aldon music due to their variety and ability to change with the times.
Definition
Gerry Goffin and Carol King
Term
The engine of the teen idol machine was the Philadelphia television show (later to become national) ______ hosted by Dick Clark
Definition
American Bandstand
Term
The term _________ is used to describe the bribery of an influential person in exchange for the promotion of a product or service, such that of disc jockeys for the promotion of records.
Definition
Payola
Term
The Coasters and the Drifters were New-Doo-Wop groups from the early 1960s. Both groups were affiliated with _________.
Definition
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stroller
Term
Leiber & Stroller paved the way for the Brill Building writers and Phil Spector productions and were the first _________ writers to compose authentic R&B.
Definition
White/European American
Term
______ were known for their use of Playlets, short mini dramas acted out in 2-3 minute songs.
Definition
The Coasters
Term
With Neo-Doo-Wop group _________ Leiber and Stroller developed a high-tech production style referred to as "Uptown R&B"
Definition
The Drifters
Term
The music of the girl groups often had an underlying current of _______ behind the innocence. Males were idealized images of adolescent romanticism.
Definition
Sexuality
Term
Girl groups were about ________ rather than an individual voice or image and were linked to a producer who often projected HIS vision rather than the groups vision.
Definition
Sound and Style
Term
______ were an important model for the girl groups that followed.
Definition
The Chantels
Term
White girl groups like ________ and the Shangri-las, lacked the gospel-derived emotion of the black groups and relied heavily on melodramatic spoken interludes; the brazen tough girls were a challenge to the sugary girl group image.
Definition
The Angels
Term
________ invented the role of the modern producer
Definition
Phil Spector
Term
Spector's _________ featured the use of many instruments. Spector called his grand pop records "little symphonies for the kids"
Definition
Wall of Sound
Term
Phil Spector's large list of Los Angeles studio musicians, which he used to back his artists became known as ________.
Definition
The Wrecking Crew
Term
Girl group _______ inspired Phil Spector's best work and became the Bad girls of pop.
Definition
The Ronettes
Term
The male duo, _________-, were Phil Spector's last great success and came around the time of the arrival of the Beatles and the decline of girl groups.
Definition
The Righteous Brothers.
Term
______ with their song "maybe" were an important model for the girl groups that followed.
Definition
The Chantels
Term
Early instrumental rock artist ______ developed a style known as "twangy" guitar and formed the model for surfband guitarists that followed.
Definition
Duane Eddy
Term
Surf Music was primarily an instrumental style of the 1960s. Surf music reestablished the ________ role as a central instrument in rock and roll since it had virtually disappeared as lead instrument in the early 60s pop.
Definition
The Guitar
Term
Instrumental surf group ______ solidified the two guitar/bass/drum line up for rock and roll bands and became a favorite with the surf crowd.
Definition
The Ventures
Term
______ was the kind of the surf guitar.
Definition
Dick Dale
Term
_______ was a simple, raw form of rock and roll inspired British Invasion bands and was the first wave of do-it-yourself punk rockers
Definition
Garage Rock
Term
US Congress had a full scale investigation to find out what smut was in the song _______ and the FBI delcared it "incomprehensible at any speed"
Definition
Louie Louie (Kingsman)
Term
California band ______ painted a landscape of beach, paradise, hot rods, and California girls and were America's answer to the Beatles
Definition
The Beach Boys
Term
The style of the Beach Boys is a combination of the jazz vocal harmonies of _________ and instrumental surf music.
Definition
The Four Freshman
Term
________ was the quiet genius of the Beach Boys who was influenced by Phil Spector's "wall of sound"
Definition
Brian Wilson
Term
Critically considered a masterpiece and one of rock and roll's most important albums _____ became Brian Wilson's master project in 1966.
Definition
Pet Sounds.
Term
_________ was fueled by the Beatles album Rubber Soul and in turn became a major influence on the Beatles with their album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Definition
Pet Sounds.
Term
The Beach Boys hit song ____________ was labeled as a psychedelic tune and was Wilson's finest hour as a producer.
Definition
Good Vibrations.
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