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Which recording by Bob Dylan was a fierce song about a young woman's fall from a state of obvious privilege into one of desperation and effectively put an end to previous restrictions on length, subject matter, and poetic diction in the creation of pop records?

"Like a Rolling Stone"

Which songwriter partnered with Hal David in the 1960s and penned a series of hits for Dionne Warwick that were a remarkable testament to the resilience of the Tin Pan Alley aesthetic?

Burt Bacharach

T/F Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) was a concept album and a milestone in the history of American pop music that was responsible for the success of Elvis Presley.

False

T/F The Beatle's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover was unique in that it was designed with a solid color with no words or images displayed, other than the title.

False

T/F The urban folk music genre, and its representative artists, that emerged in the 1960s never caught on to garner mass appeal with rock 'n' roll audiences.

False

Which is true about Bob Dylan?

His songs reflected a gift for poetic imagery, metaphor and irony.

Which artist recorded the politically charged "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud," which was a striking anticipation of important black music to come, both in its musical style and in its emphasis on the black experience as subject matter?

James Brown

Which successful white blues vocalist was the lead singer for Big Brother and the Holding Company and recorded songs like "Piece of My Heart?"

Janis Joplin

Which instrumentalist and vocalist from Seattle, Washington, was the most original, inventive, and influential guitarist of the rock era as well as the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s?

Jimi Hendrix

Which popular music "sound" involved a sophisticated approach to the vocal presentation and instrumental arrangement of country music in the 1960s and was exemplified by artists like Patsy Cline and ElvisPresley?

Nashville sound

The song, "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (1956), by Ray Charles, shows the influence of both gospel and _______ genres of music that came to be defined as "soul" music.

blues

_______ was the term used in the 1960s to define a subculture existing in opposition to and espousing values contrary to those of the dominant culture.

counterculture

The Nashville Sound of the 1960s that dominated the recording style of country artists was known by the term _______, a fusion of "country" and "cosmopolitan."

countrypolitan

The records of influential soul singer, James Brown, who created a repetitive, riff-based instrumental style, which elevated rhythm far above harmony as the primary source of interest, is _______ by hip-hop artists more than any other musician.

sampled

Sam Cooke, who began his career as a gospel singer, was later dubbed the "King of _______," and was one of this genre's most important musical pioneers.

soul

T/F The Nashville Sound of the early 1960s was largely due to the influence of musicians Jim Reeves and Floyd Cramer, who helped to make artists like Patsy Cline a recording success.

true

T/F "Say It Loud—I'm Black and I'm Proud" (1968) is a song by James Brown that pares down the vocal to a highly rhythmic speech pattern and is backed by a harmonically static but rhythmically active accompaniment.

True

T/F 1960s singer, Aretha Franklin, had a resurgence in popularity and recording output in the mid-1980s.

True

T/F Simon and Garfunkel's popular hit, "The Sounds of Silence," was originally released by their producer, who overdubbed a rock band accompaniment to the original recording, speeded it up, and released the single without their permission.

True

T/F The Doors were a controversial rock band of the 1960s that was dominated by the sound of Ray Manzarek's ornate electric organ and Jim Morrison's deep baritone voice and poetic, often obscure lyrics.

True

T/F The city of San Francisco became the center for artistic communities and subcultures, including the "beat" literary movement of the 1950s, urban folk music scene, and a highly visible and vocal gay community in the 1960s.

True

Which artist recorded the milestone concept album Modern Sounds in Country Music in 1962?

Ray Charles

Which talented composer, arranger, songwriter, and pianist had a unique vocal timbre and recorded in a variety of musical genres including Tin Pan Alley Music ("Georgie on My Mind"), R&B, ("What'd I say"), and country ("I can't stop loving you")?

Ray Charles

Which urban folk duo recorded "The Sound of Silence?"

Simon and Garfunkel