Rock n Roll Midterm
All of the following are characteristics of "the Stax sound" EXCEPT
backup vocals.
The practice of payola involved
creating business friendships with disc jockeys by offering gifts.
All of the following are musical features of James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. I" (p. 243), EXCEPT
doo-wop-style backup vocals.
In the mid-1960s, James Brown's musical style turned toward
funk
The country and western chart was originally called
hillbilly
Which of the following was NOT used by Curtis Mayfield and Impressions in "People Get Ready" (p. 233) to connect audiences with the African-American experience in the 1960s?
quotations from Martin Luther King, Jr., and other Civil Rights activists
a studio band for Motown Records the last song released before Diana Ross started her solo career a hit song for the Temptations had hit duet songs with Tammi Terrell music producer who worked with Atlantic and Stax Records songwriters from Stax Records nickname for Stax Records a cover version was recorded by Aretha Franklin two members from Booker T. & the MG's a group that worked with James Brown for a period of time
the Funk Brothers "Someday We'll Be Together" "My Girl Marvin Gaye Jerry Wexler David Porter and Isaac Hayes Soulsville, USA "Respect" Cropper and Dunn the Fabulous Flames
Which of the following is NOT a social trend leading to the success of rock and roll in the 1950s?
the rise of McCarthyism and anti-Communist sentiment
A crossover song is
a song or record appearing on multiple music charts.
Berry Gordy's desire to appeal to white audiences prompted
accusations that Motown had sold out.
The Beatles Judy Garland Elvis Presley Jefferson Airplane
British Invasion Tin Pan Alley-influenced songs rockabilly psychedelia
Which of the following styles is NOT an influence on the rockabilly sound?
Chicago soul
Alan Freed began his career in
Cleveland
Motown Records was located in which city?
Detroit
What led to the mainstream success of "Rock Around The Clock" in 1955?
It was featured on the opening credits of "Blackboard Jungle"
On the song "Baby Love", (p. 225), what was used to create the hand clap-like sounds in the introduction?
two-by-fours slapping together
