History music and rock & roll

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What musical device was used in the song "Sunshine of Your Love" that became a major trend in many hard rock songs of the late 1960s and 1970s?

Syncing the vocal and lead guitar on a recurring riff as the basis for the melody.

What song demonstrates the rhythm pattern most associated with rock 'n roll?

"We Will Rock You" by Queen

What dates define the "baby boomer" generation?

1946 to 1964

What is a backbeat?

A backbeat is an accent on the second and forth count of a four beat rhythm pattern.

In the music video of The Rolling Stones what instrument did band member Brian Jones play on the song "Lady Jane" that was normally not associated with rock 'n roll?

Appalachian dulcimer

What was the origin of the term "one-hit wonder" ?

In New York City, many doo-wop groups travelled into other neighborhoods and challenged other vocal group with their best vocal arrangement of a popular song. This explains why many doo-wop groups became what was known as "one-hit wonders" owing to the fact that often times they sang one really great song that served as their neighborhood challenge song to other groups.

Early on, what drew white teenagers to the music out of black communities in the 1950s?

In most cases African American youth were deprived of the new found affluence after the war that many white families were experiencing so many African American youth were left to fend for themselves and find cheaper ways of meeting up and entertaining themselves, like singing on the street corner late into the evening. The presence of this underlying sense of need and passion embodied in emerging young black music is what appealed so much to white youth.

When did the modern era of American popular culture begin?

In the years immediately following the end of World War II

Which actor and movie became a symbol of alienation for "baby boomers" in the 1950s?

James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause

Along with lending his name to the Gibson Companies' first solid-body electric guitar, what was Les Paul's other important contribution to popular music?

Les Paul was the first player to claim the studio as an instrument. He aimed to control not only the music that went onto the canvas of the recorded sound, but everything about the canvas itself: the framing, the pristine background, and the depth and layering of the sound.

What was unique about Elvis Presley's vocals on his first album from 1956?

Placing the voices equally in the over-all mix of the recording created the sense of the singer as an integrated member of the group.

What was the first recognized American musical style from the early 20th century?

Ragtime music became the first recognized American popular musical style beginning in the late 1900 century and lasting until around 1920. It's developement can be traced to when black piano players borrowed and rearranged popular marching band music forms that were popular at the time in America.

What was the big game changer for the music industry in the early 20th century?

Recorded music

Rock oriented music employs two different approaches to melody. The first one is called a 'stand-alone" melody which has its origins in European folk and classical music. The second one is called "riff based" melody. What is missing from a "riff based" melody?

Riff based melodies need other musical parts to fill-in the blanks

What was the principle reason teenagers in the 1950s had a hard time relating to their parents?

Teens of the 1950s could not possibly share the feelings and memories of their parents, could not know what the Second World War had meant, and how profoundly it had influenced the older generations. Nor could they share their parents' complacency with the post-war world, peaceful and prosperous and unthreatening as it was in contrast to what came before.

In the 1960s, which band inspired The Rolling Stones to experiment musically beyond the bands original blues style of music making?

The Beatles

In 1925, what invention predicated the development of a new low-key spoken style of singing called crooning?

The electronic microphone which allowed singers to sing in a more natural (almost spoken) voice compared to the loud music hall style of previous eras.

What innovation did early rock musicians Chuck Berry and Little Richard introduced that separated rock 'n roll from Rhythm and Blues?

They both shifted the feel of the rhythm away from a swing feel and began playing the rhythm in an even manner like a clock.

What was Tin Pan Alley's goal?

Tin Pan Alley's goal was to sell sheet music of songs to the general public. It was important to keep the songs simple enough for non-professional musicians to play. Most songs contain themes with universal subject matters like love for home or a sweetheart. Melodies were kept within a narrow range so that non-professionals could sing them. The song and not a particular performance was what was important.

How did the promotion of television in the 1940s spur rock 'n roll's success?

With the rise of television taking over all the serial and variety programs that previously dominated radio programming, there was a lot of empty air time on the radio that needed to be filled, and recorded music was the ideal, inexpensive choice to fill the freed-up air time.


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