music final
What was Sam Cook's greatest song? How was it used?
"A Change is Gonna Come". Adopted as an anthem of the 1960s Civil RightsMovement
Who is the Jerry Garcia?
"Grateful Dead" Grew out of a series of bands involving Jerry Garcia (1942-95).Pioneered the transition from urban folk music to folk rock to acid rock.Quintessential "live" band, specializing in long jams.Their devoted fans—"Deadheads"—were a socialphenomenon unparalleled in the history of American popular music.Fans were encouraged to record the bandPlaced only one single in the Top 40
What is "Light My Fire"? Who recorded it and made it popular?
"Light My Fire" had the greatest impact on the way that rock music was experienced and consumed in the late 1960s. The Doors recorded it. One of the most controversial rock bands of the sixties. Formed in Los Angeles in 1965 by keyboardist Ray. Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison. Sound was dominated by Manzarek's ornate electric organ playing and Morrison's deep baritone voice and poetic, often obscure lyrics.
Who is Ray Charles? What was his important country album?
(1930-2004) Exceptional songwriter, arranger, and vocalist.Recorded secular song based on gospel models.Recorded the landmark concept album ModernSounds in Country and Western Music in 1962.His country-oriented records of the 1960s didextremely well on the pop and rhythm & blues charts but did not register on the country charts. "I Can't Stop Loving You", "Georgia on my Mind"
(1932-63) began her career as a hit maker in 1957 with her recording of "Walking after Midnight". Successful on both the country and pop charts. Achieved greater crossover success in 1961 at a time of vastly increasing segregation between the country and pop markets. Combined sophisticated phrasing, hints of rural and bluesy inflections, and crooning background voices. "Crazy"
(1932-63) began her career as a hit maker in 1957 with her recording of "Walking after Midnight". Successful on both the country and pop charts. Achieved greater crossover success in1961 at a time of vastly increasingsegregation between the country and popmarkets. Combined sophisticated phrasing, hintsof rural and bluesy inflections, andcrooning background voices. "Crazy"
Why is Aretha Franklin important? What are the characteristics of her music?
(1942-2018) "Queen of Soul" Franklin produced an extraordinary and virtually uninterrupted stream of hit records over a five-year period.Recorded the influential live gospel album AmazingGrace (1972) in a church.Known for the overwhelming power and intensity ofher vocal delivery. Wrote or co-wrote a significant portion of herrepertoire. Powerful keyboard player. Symbolized female empowerment, sound of her records,and process of making the records. "Respect"
Who is Janis Joplin?
(1943-1970). Most successful white blues singer of the 1960s.Member of the band "Big Brother and the Holding Company".Full-tilt singing style and directness of expressionwere inspired by Bessie Smith, and Big MamaThornton.One of her most moving performances is her rendition of the George and Ira Gershwin's "Summertime".Created rough, rasping tones and multipitched sounds called "multiphonics"
What is countrypolitan?
(fusion of"country" and "cosmopolitan") emerged in Nashville. Many of the younger country artists wanted toupdate the sound of their honky-tonk roots
Who is Brian Wilson and why is he important?
-Brian Wilson was the guiding spirit of the Beach Boys as songwriter, arranger, producer, and performer during the first decade of their existence -Wilson modeled after Phil Spector -Unlike Spector however, Wilson was was an essential performing presence on the records he worked
Why are The Beatles important in the development of pop music? Name specific traits/characteristics of their music.
-Mass adulation known as "Beatlemania" -American Beatlemania represents the first time mass adulation was bestowed on non-native pop musicians -Beatles' popularity unleashed the "British Invasion" • representative of an accelerating receptivity in America to overt pop music influences from all over the world -incorporating musical influences from India -Evokes Tin Pan Alley models -Altered the character of pop music
What is the Brill Building?
-New York office buildings where influential songwriters worked -Became rock 'n' roll's vertical Tin Pan Alley -Some songwriters were also successful performers (ex. Neil Sedaka, Neil Diamond, and Carole King)
Who is Herb Alpert?
-Tijuana Brass -Los Angeles-born trumpet player and songwriter -Founded A&M records with Jerry Moss -First release "The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)" was a hit -Later moved away frommariachi style towards horn-driven pop -Biggest single was their version of "A Taste of Honey" -Uses two-trumpet harmonies common in mariachi music
What is Bossa Nova?
-a style of Brazilian music derived from samba but placing more emphasis on melody and less on percussion. -Portuguese for "new trend" -Blend of samba rhythms and the West Coast style of modern jazz -Initiated by guitarist and singer João Gilberto -Bossa nova became a staple of the jazz repertoire -Biggest hit of the bossa nova era, the single was "The Girl from Ipanema" featuring Getz on sax
What is "Pet Sounds?"
-beach boys response to Beatles -Partially inspired by the Beatles 1965 album Rubber Soul -Less a work of rock 'n' roll than a nearly symphonic cycle of songs -Progresses from youthful optimism to philosophical and emotional disillusionment
What is Bugalu?
-latin soul -Fuses rumba and mambo with African American popular music -Biggest hit was "Watermelon Man," recorded byRamon "Mongo" Santamaria
Who is Bob Dylan? Why is he important? What is significant about his music?
Bob Dylan brought urban folk music into the modern era. Born Robert Zimmerman. First established himself as an acoustic singer-songwriter in New York City.Idiosyncratic performance style kept him from being truly pop-marketable for years.Early songs were introduced to Top 40 audiences by other, smoother performers.Peter, Paul, and Mary's recording of Dylan's "Blowin' in theWind" introduced him to many pop audiences. Distinguished himself as a composer of more intimate but highly original songs about human relationships. Notable in his use of irony. "Like a Rolling Stone" became an influential hit
Who is Barry Gordy and why is he important?
Created his own songwriting/ producing/marketing organization >>Philles Records Named after the"Motortown" or "Motor city," Detroit Most stunning success story in the entire history of African American businesses in this country • All creative and financial aspects of the business under African American control Surround himself with first-rate musical talent in all areas of the record making process **important solo acts included Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells, and Stevie Wonder
What is Motown?
Designed to cut across divisions of race, region, and class (targeted at young people) • Avoided direct reflections of earlier R&B forms • Motown began in 1959 and reached its commercial peak in 1966
What role did rock music play in the counterculture?
Developed its own characteristic jargon, fads, and fashions. Rebellious attitude. critique of the values & social habits of the middle-class. resistance to government policies or Resistance to operations of big industry. The drug culture of the 1960s was both an enabler and a destroyer of musical creativity.
Why is San Francisco important in the counterculture?
During the late 1960s an "alternative" rock musicscene established itself in San Francisco.Encompassed a variety of styles and musicalinfluences:-folk rock,-blues,-"hard rock,"- Latin music, and- Indian classical musicThe Fillmore was a symbolic center of thecounterculture
What factors contributed to the end of the counterculture of the 1960's?
END OF THE COUNTERCULTURE SYMBOLIZED BY THE DEATHS OF JIMI HENDRIX, JIM MORRISON, JANIS JOPLIN, & THE BREAKUP OFTHE BEATLES.
What is Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band?
Famous album cover features a wild collage of faces and figures surrounding the four Beatles."Within You without You," Beatles' attempt to evoke the sound and spirit of Indianmusic. The lyrics to a number of other songs had what could easily be interpreted as drug references. The record had many musical sounds and sound effects that were interpreted as psychedelic in inspiration. Posits the rock album as the creator of an audience community.Redirected attention from the single-song recording to the record album "With a Little Help From my Friends".
Who is "Soul Brother #1"? Why is he important?
James Brown (1933-2006). Brought experience with gospel singing to bear upon their performances of secular material."Say It Loud—I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968) is forall intents and purposes a rap number. No other single musician proved to be as influentialon the sound and style of black music as James Brown
What is West Side Story? Who wrote it?
Leonard Bernstein's music for West Side Story (1957). made striking use of modern jazz and Latin American elements. The film of West Side Story (1961) became a smash hit.
Who is Jimmy Hendrix? What are the characteristics of his music? Why is he important?
Most original, inventive, and influential guitarist of the rock era. Most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s. flamboyant performance style involved playing theguitar with his teeth and behind his back, stroking its neck along his microphone stand, pretending to make love to it, and setting it on fire with lighter fluid and praying to it.Known for creative employment of feedback anddistortion. "Purple Haze". Became an iconic figure for the counterculture, as well as a role model for rock musicians"Star-Spangled Banner" 1969
How are Motown and Philles alike? Different?
Motown's music was directed at a wide range of audiences across race, religion, and class.-"The Sound of Young America"-Motown followed a blues/gospel style as opposed to the twelve-bar blues patterns in earlier records-Like Phillies records, Motown focused on quality control on a small number of records to produce big hits
What is Philles?
Philles sound is known as the "wall of sound"—"teenage symphonies" multiple instruments, part doubling, using a huge amount of reverb (echo)
What is "Cloud Nine"?
Producer Norman Whitfield came up with "CloudNine" in late 1968. The "cloud nine" of the song is a drug reference.The reality of the song is that of the urban slums,where people turn to drugs out of desperation
Who is Phil Spector and why is he important?
Worked on the last album released by the Beatles, Let It Be. Most important producer of the girl group era. Founded Philles Records. A very savvy businessman who guided the careers of many aspiring girl groups. Famous for the "wall of sound".
Be able to explain whether or not today's music reflects a modern counterculture. Be able to provide examples to back your argument.
Yes I think todays music is on the path to reflect a counter culture, music is starting to get more political and talk about things that are happening in society right now. But also there is music that is trying to deflect from all of that so either of those could be considered a counterculture. an example of each of these is this is America by childish Gambino is about race and gun violence and the other example is lizzo's songs that try and get you to just love your self and they bring people together, like her song truth hurts
What is the counterculture?
Youth audience for pop culture was directlyimplicated in the politics of the Vietnam War. In the later 1960s, the meeting of the culturesurrounding new rock music with political and social discontents largely defined the counterculture. Rock music was an essential part of the definition of the counterculture.
Who was the best-selling American group of the 1960's?
beach boys
What psychedelic?
emulating the drug-induced experience
What is the Nashville Sound?
marriage of country and pop. Pop singers like Connie Francis and Brenda Leewere influenced by the Nashville Sound.Records made by rock 'n' roller Elvis Presley from1960 on show the influence of the Nashville Sound.R&B artists like Solomon Burke were influenced bythe Nashville Sound.African American artist Charley Pride recordedsuccessful country songs
What role does popular music play in the 1960's?
popular music in the 1960's were either about counterculture like sex drugs and rock n roll, or songs like the beach boys that were just happy pop songs. the 1960s were also a time for music where music was getting influenced by other artist that were popular at the same time as them. also social dancing developed in the 60s
What does the dance "The Twist" symbolize in American pop culture?
signaled a change to free-form dance in America
How do the Rolling Stones tie into the counterculture?
Thick, guitar- centered sound that fans associate with the band wasn't fully realized until the late 1960s. In 1968 guitarist, Keith Richards began using "open tunings". Malevolent image intensified "Street Fighting Man"and "Sympathy for the Devil". Association with rock 'n' roll, violence, and Satanism was reinforced by the film Gimme Shelter (1970).Rolling Stones remain, first and foremost, a live band. International A Bigger Bang Tour (2005-2007) was the highest grossing rock tour of all time.
How do The Rolling Stones differ from The Beatles?
-Rolling Stones stayed closer to roots in American R&B that the Beatles -Music is intense, gritty, and often dark character -Cultivated an image as "bad boys"
What was the first musical to celebrate the counterculture?
Rock music finally arrived on Broadway with "Hair" (1968), a celebration of the late 1960s counterculture. Hair was a significant source of big hit singles.
Who is the "King of Soul?"
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
