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| blues piano tradition that sprang up during the early 20th century; "southwest territory"; pianist usually played repeated pattern with left hand down in low range whil improvising patterns with right hand. |
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| singing style made possible my invention of microphone; involves intimate approach of vocal |
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| southern string band tradition; vocal style dubbed "high, lonesome sound"; pioneer of bluegrass was bill monroe |
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| style of rhythm and blues, blend of blues and pop singing. |
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| post war urban blues style; originated from missippi delta tradition of charlie patton and robert johnson; amplified sound of instruments such as electric guitar; reflected musical tastes of black chicagoans/immigrants from deep south; rougher, grittier styles linked to african american folk traditions. |
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| post war country and western music style; sometimes called "hard country" or "beer-drinking music"; texas and oklahoma; sound of roadside bar or juke joint. |
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| first commercially successful form of rhythm and blues flourished during and after WWII; specialized in hard swinging boogie woogie based music; humorous lyrics and wild stage performances. |
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| vocal singing without instrumental accompaniment |
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| own original form and style of a previously recorded performance. |
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| an electrically amplified guitar. |
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| prolongation of sound; ambient acoustical space type of sound. can occur naturally of simulated through electronics. |
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| illegal bribes to radio disc jockeys to have a certain artists' records played more frequently. |
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| responsible for booking time in recording studio; hiring backup singers/instrumentalists; assists with engineering process and imprinting characteristic sound of finished record. |
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| african american musical genre emerged after WWII; characterized by energetic and hard-swinging rhythms. came to replace older category of race records. |
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| introduced in mid 1950's and encompassed a variety of styles and artists from r&b, country, and pop music. |
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| different forms of country and western music influenced by the rhythms of black r&b and electric blues. ex: carl perkins and young elvis presley |
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| technique that involves the use of nonsense syllables as a vehicle for wordless vocal improvisation. |
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| solid-body electric guitar |
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| electrically amplified guitar developed after WWII and first used in R&B, blues, and country bands. |
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| song form that employs the same music for each poetic unit in the lyrics |
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| Rock 'n' Roll's vertical tin pan alley. home to many pop rock song writing teams during early 1960's |
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| album set up where the songs related to each other and were placed in a specific order. |
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Nickname of Motown Records:
founded by berry gordy jr. in detroit. |
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| teen oriented rock 'n' roll song; twelve bar blues structure; simple hip-swiveling dance step. |
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| term used to describe the studio production techniques of phil spector; has multiple intruments doubling each individual part in the arrangement and by using a huge amount of echo while carefully balancing the overall balance to create a "wall of sound" behind the clear vocals. |
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| sophisticated vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music. |
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country music style involving polished arrangements and sophisticated approach to vocal presentation.
patsy cline; most important manifestations of the nashville sound |
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| music played by san francisco bands that encompassed variety of styles; folk rock, blues, "hard rock", latin music, and indian classical music. |
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| african american musical style, originated in r&b and gospel that became popular during the 1960's. |
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| folk music that grew in new york folk scene during 1960's. it included artists such as bob dylan. |
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