MUSIC HAHAHA

Which assigned song from this unit was interpreted as an expression of feminist ideas?

"Respect"

Gangsta rap went from the fringe of the music industry to the mainstream during this decade:

1990s

What is the name of the country and western song recorded by Patti Page that achieved major crossover success in 1950, eventually reaching no. 1 on the pop charts?

"Tennessee Waltz"

Good Times

Band: Chic Recorded: 1970s Producer: Nile Rodgers Style: Disco

Hotel California

Band: The Eagles Recorded: 1970s Style: Album-oriented rock Lyrics about: the disillusionment felt by many people during the 1970s

Who founded Motown Records?

Berry Gordy

Which of the following statements is true of strophic form?

Each verse features the same music but different words.

The most influential singer of country and western music during the late 1940s and early 1950s was ______________.

Hank Williams

The record industry introduced the term "country and western" to replace which older designation?

Hillbilly

The music of ______________________ often evoked the "rougher" side of rural Southern life—trains, gambling, alcohol, etc.

Jimmie Rodgers

East St. Louis Toodle-oo

Musical feature is the trumpet player manipulating with a plunger: timbre Style: jazz Composer: Duke Ellington Band feature leader: Duke Ellington

Good Vibrations

Performer: Brian Wilson Producer: Brian Wilson Influence: The hippie subculture Unusual instrument: Electro-theremin

The Message

Performers: Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five Featured MC: MC Melle Mel Recorded: 1980s DJ Producer: Grandmaster Flash

Tin Pan Alley songs from the 1920s and 1930s often feature a main, repeated section of music called a ________________.

Refrain

What was the name of the audio effect used heavily in Elvis Presley's early recordings by Sun Records and later imitated in his records with RCA Victor?

Reverb

Both the Beastie Boys and RUN-D.M.C were associated with which music producer?

Rick Rubin

Grunge, a type of alternative rock, was most closely associated with the city of:

Seattle

Stack O' Lee

Singer & Guitarist: Mississippi John Hurt Style: blues Form: strophic

Like a Rolling Stone

Singer & Writer: Bob Dylan Lyric influence: The singer's cynicism with the urban folk movement Best term: Urban Folk

Maybellene

Singer & Writer: Chuck Berry instrument: Electric guitar Style: Rock n' roll

"St. Louis Blues"

Singer: Bessie Smith Written by: W.C. Handy Section of this song is alluding to: Latin American dance music

Which of the following is true of the Cotton Club?

The Cotton Club was a New York nightclub that catered to white audiences.

The music video for which song used highly symbolic dancing and imagery as a means of social commentary?

This Is America

Taking a Chance on Love

Vocalist: Helen Forrest Band leader: Benny Goodman Arranger: Fletcher Henderson Style: swing

Lover

Writer & Singer: Taylor Swift Imitates: honky tonk Audio effect: reverb

After the Ball

Written by: Charles K. Harris Chorus: "after the ball is over..." Form: verse-chorus Associated with: Tin Pan Alley

A song that tells a narrative story and exhibits strophic form is best described as:

a ballad

Kendrick Lamar's music has been labeled as _____________ because of its focus on political activism and social change?

conscious hip hop

The term urban folk music usually refers to:

newer music written in older folk-music styles

Taylor Swift began her career creating music in what style?

pop country

The music of RUN-D.M.C and the Beastie Boys is often described as:

rap rock

After 1949, record companies began using which term to refer to music created by and marketed towards African Americans?

rhythm and blues

Which group or artist began as a pop-country band but eventually moved to album-oriented rock?

the Eagles

Lover pays homage to older country music styles through its use of:

studio effects like reverb and traditional honkytonk instruments

Which guitarist/producer was the cofounder of the disco group Chic?

Nile Rodgers

New York's Studio 54 was most associated with which musical style?

Disco

Which two artists discussed in class were representative of mainstream Nashville country music in the 1970s?

Dolly Parton and John Denver

An extended section at the end of a gospel song featuring short, repeated music over which a performer can improvise is called a ____________________.

Vamp

A pivotal moment in Willie Nelson's career was his move from Nashville to the city of:

Austin, Texas

Which of the following statements best describes the song "Good Vibrations"?

It was an innovative single recorded at great expense in several recording studios

Walk This Way

Rap Group: Run-D.M.C. Producer: Rick Rubin Writer: Aerosmith

Who Am I (What's My Name)?

Rapper/Raps the most: Snoop Doggy Dog Associated with: The West Coast Producer: Dr. Dre

i

Rapper: Kendrick Lamar Samples: The Isley Brothers Appears on: To Pimp A Butterfly

Hip-Hop music first developed as a style of dance music in the late 1970s in which neighborhood?

The Bronx

Chuck Berry's songs often feature him performing solos on which instrument?

electric guitar

Which of the following is a feature of Hotel California?

extended guitar solos

What was the term used by record companies in the 1920s and 1930s to refer to music primarily made by and for rural white Southerners?

hillbilly music

Which of the following was primarily responsible for the start of the swing era?

Benny Goodman's radio performances and subsequent national tour

Which of the following is true of the song Hound Dog?

It was first recorded by Big Mama Thornton.

Which statement is true of Tin Pan Alley?

It was the nickname for the music publishing industry.

Which contemporary artist was described in class as being influenced by progressive country music like that of Willie Nelson?

Kacey Musgraves

Rappers in early hip hop were called:

MCs

Respect

Singer: Aretha Franklin Best Description: Soul Writer: Otis Redding

Hound Dog

Singer: Big Mama Thornton Writer: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller label description: Rhythm and blues

You Can't Hurry Love

Singer: Diana Ross Producer: Berry Gordy Associated with: Motown

Don't be cruel

Singer: Elvis Presley Writer: Otis Blackwell Audio effect on singer: Reverb Description: a rock n' roll cover song

I Got Rhythm

Singer: Ethel Merman Form: Verse-Refrain Written by: George Gershwin

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Singer: Hank Williams Style: Honkytonk Instrument: Pedal steel guitar

Blue Yodel No. 2

Singer: Jimmie Rodgers influenced by: blues best description: hillbilly music

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Singer: Kurt Cobain City Association: Seattle Style: grunge

Beat It

Singer: Michael Jackson Recorded: 1980s Guitarist: Eddie van Halen

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Singer: Willie Nelson Recorded: 1970s Style: Progressive country

Which of the following musical styles featured elements of both rock 'n' roll and gospel music?

Soul

The music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" expressed the social identity of its listeners by depicting:

a subversive or alternative high school pep rally

Benny Goodman often collaborated with Fletcher Henderson, who took popular songs and transformed them into big band hits. Henderson was therefore the __________________ in the collaborative process.

arranger

What were the two most popular styles of pop music in the 1970s?

rock and disco

At the turn of the twentieth century, most of the profits earned by Tin Pan Alley came from the sale of:

sheet music

What was one probable reason for the unprecedented appeal of Michael Jackson's hit single "Beat It"?

the combination of Jackson's pop style with Eddie van Halen's guitar playing

As the 1960s progressed, the Beatles and the Beach Boys both became associated with:

the hippie counterculture

Bob Dylan alienated many of his fans in 1965 by doing which of the following?

switching to electric guitar and hiring a back-up band