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music history chapter 9
Music History Chapter 9
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Undergraduate 1
05/09/2012

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Rhythm and Blues(R&B)
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A combo form of black dance music that emerged during the WWII era as a fusion of blues and swing jazz elements associated with hybrid vocal styles
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Rock 'n' Roll
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1950 derivative of rhythm and blues characterized by black gospel and pop influences created for consumption by black and white teenagers.
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Race Records
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Music industry use through the 1940s to describe and market music produced by blacks for blacks
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soul music
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Gospel influence african american popular music style that began to emerge in the late 1950s and became popular during the 1960's
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New bands with fewer members produced two new genres?
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Bebop and R&B
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"Jump" Blues
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characterized by a 12 bar structure,boogie boogie bass line "boogie woogie bass" "saturday night fish fry" both from louis jordan and his timpani five"
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R&B style
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Background harmony,emotionally charged reading,influence of gospel, ravens ,orioles(first bonafide R&B vocal Harmony group
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Doo wop
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Typically acappella vocal harmony group that emphasized the rhythmic delivery of a phrase consisting of vocables (syllables without meaning)
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Little Richard
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introduced a non-rhythmic concept to the tradition and the chop-choo beat played maybelline and tutti frutti
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Tutti frutti
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other bands adopted the beats from this
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Racially defined distribution
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practices of music industry prevented easy access to the music
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Crossover
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the process by which a recording release in a secondary market achieves hit status in the mainstream market
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Motown
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record label created by berry gordy named for its original location in detroit "motor city"
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