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Who was a grunge band that became famous during the nineties? |
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Swing Band was popular when? |
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Walk ths Way by Run DMC has styles of? |
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Hip-Hop, rock and heavy metal |
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singer, songwriter and guitarist |
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The three biggest records during 1980's were? |
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Graceland, Thriller, Born in the USA |
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Which one of these is NOT a soul singer? |
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The three that are: James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles |
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What invention helped bring a softer side to music? |
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts club band had everything except- |
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it was NOT actually a live performance |
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The Beatles career contained this- |
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They broke up after ten years of touring |
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Who wrote "whats cookin good lookin" |
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What was the first place for music to originate in NY? |
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Who was influential in folk and wrote "Blowin in the Wind?" |
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What did Bob Dylan do at the 1965 Newport Festival that shocked everyone? |
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Played with electrical amplification |
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Which was something that was NOT popular from Latin American music? |
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Fox trot (Other selections are mambo, tango, salsa) |
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Which of these was NOT a performer/singer (or something like that) |
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Country and Western and Rhythm and Blues came from which two forms? |
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Who were two major disco performers? |
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Why did swing band become unpopular after WWII? |
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It became difficult to put large bands together because so many people were off fighting/Economic factors made it difficult to travel during wartime |
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Phil Spektor made what kind of music? |
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Hillbilly music was marketed to who? |
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rural whites, urban whites, african americans |
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Stephen Foster is know for... |
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Tin Pan Alley had different ... |
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songwriters, musicians, composers etc. |
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Which was NOT one of the big artists of the 80's? |
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The typical path of 60's bands (beach boys and the beatles) was: |
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master the current styles, expand on those styles with original pieces, create completely new music |
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What was the ultimate "live" band that would have long jams? |
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Who revolutionized teh guitar? |
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What instrument was used by blues artists? |
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-Sung by Gene Austin -Crooning style on the Electronic microphone -Tin Pan Alley -Two part verse-refrain form -AABA style -the lyrics represent the American dream |
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-Sung by Louis Jordan -Jump blues style of R&B -12 bar blues verse, alternating with 8 bar chorus -Combines African American music and Tin Pan Alley -About man back from war looking for work, hopping freight trains from city to city looking for work |
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-Blues, salsa, rock all played a contributing factor in his music -fluid lead guitar |
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