History of Recording Industry: Exam 3

Consider to be the first Funk record.

"Cold Sweat" (1967) by James Brown

What was David Bowie's first chart-topping single in America?

"Fame" (1975)

What 1977 chart-topping single by Marvin Gaye was allegedly infringed by Robin Thicke on the 2013 hit "Blurred Lines"

"Got to Give It Up Pt. 1"

This hit provides a good example of the Linn Drum's commercial use. That single was written and produced by the superstar duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

"Human" (1986) by Human League

What was James Brown's First Hit

"Please, Please, Please" (1956)

This song was rap's first mainstream hit on the Billboard Top 100 which reached #36. The song's infectious appeal is owed in part to its rhythmic sampling of Chic's "Good Times."

"Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang

Singer/Songwriter Isaac Hayes scored a gold #1 single with what 1971 track at Stax Records?

"Theme from Shaft"

What year was Cream's "Disraeli Gears" album released?

1967

What year was Electric Ladyland released?

1968

What year was the CD introduced?

1982

Summer of Love (1967)

A hippie inspired counter-cultural revolution centered in San Francisco

Santana's second album that topped the album charts in 1970

Abraxas

Steely Dan's sixth album

Aja (1977)

Engineered Dark Side of the Moon

Alan Parsons

A concert Featuring The Rolling Stones.

Altamont (1969)

Scored their first hit in 1972 with "Horse With No Name."

America

What Jimi Hendrix album featured Buddy Miles and Billy Cox?

Band of Gypsys (1970)

What album was recorded to meet legal obligations due to a $1 contract Hendrix signed in 1965?

Band of Gypsys (1970)

His self-titled 1968 debut, James Taylor, was released on what label?

Beatles' Apple Records

What was James Taylor's first album to reach #1 in America?

Before This World (2015)

First album released in 1971. The single, "Ain't No Sunshine" went gold.

Bill Withers

This Mahavishnu Orchestra album sold over 500,000 copies and reached #15 on the Billboard album chart.

Birds of Fire (1973)

The jazz rock fusion era began in 1970 with what album?

Bitches Brew by Miles Davis

"...a cycle of songs about the complexities of love"

Blue (1971) Joni Mitchell

Led by electronics wizard, songwriter, and guitarist Tom Scholz.

Boston

What album became an enormous hit in 1976, eventually selling more than 17 million copies?

Boston's self-titled debut album

Performed at Woodstock. First album was released in 1969.

Carlos Santana

This label was founded in 1973 with rock group Kiss as its only act, but it soon became an influential and commercially powerful disco label, particularly with singer Donna Summer whose single "Love to Love You Baby" (recorded in Germany) was an international hit.

Casablanca Records

This Bob Marley Debut Island Records album was commercially aimed at the rock audience

Catch a Fire (1973)

This group's best-known hit "Good Times" was from their third LP, Risqué (1979)

Chic

Uses their logo to give their albums brand identity

Chicago

What keyboardist played with Miles Davis and recorded his own album "Return to Forever"?

Chick Corea

Which album covers echoed the main musical themes and concepts of the records.

Dark Side of the Moon & Wish You Were Here

Spent the most weeks on Billboards top 200 album charts. One of the most successful albums in history. "Based on the theme of madness and the things that drive us to it."

Dark Side of the Moon (1973) by Pink Floyd

What black Detroit-based trio predated the trend of Punk?

Death

This British band reached a new commercial peak with the mainstream pop/rock album Hysteria.

Def Leppard

featured "...an androgynous Bowie-canine creature...soon yanked from the shelves of record stores and replaced with a tamer alternative."

Diamond Dogs (1974) by David Bowie

Shifted the focus to producers & DJs.

Disco

The first popular music style to consistently apply the concept of remixing.

Dub

One of the first African American acts to tour with theatre sets and special effects.

Earth Wind & Fire

Who was the featured guitarist on Funkadelic's track "Maggot Brain"?

Eddie Hazel

He scored seven cosecutive #1 albums in America in the early 1970s

Elton John

A side project featuring Byrds members.

Flying Burrito Bros

What Peter Frampton album followed four studio albums, none of which had been million-selling releases?

Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)

What album remains the bestselling live album of all-time and was the top-selling LP of 1976, first reaching #1 in April of that year?

Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)

This group described as a fusion of black rock & funk recorded 1971 album "Maggot Brain"

Funkadelic

Who were Philadelphia International's main hit producers & songwriters?

Gamble & Huff (Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff)

What was Elton John's biggest selling studio record at 7 million copies?

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

This Paul Simon album utilized South African rhythms and became the biggest-selling album of his career. The record sold over 5 million copies and earned Simon a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. It was politically controversial because Simon broke a United Nations boycott of South Africa due to that country's racist apartheid policies. The album also introduced mainstream audiences to "world music."

Graceland (1986)

Not strictly a disco act, but a British-based R&B/funk group that rose to prominence in the disco era with the albums Too Hot To Handle (1976) and Central Heating (1977). The latter album featured the massive hit single "The Groove Line" written by English keyboardist Rod Temperton.

Heatwave

What was Jimi Hendrix's first hit single?

Hey Joe

Formed by Storm Thorgerson & Aubrey Powell in 1968. This production team designed many of rock's most memorable and inventive album covers.

Hipgnosis

What 1976 album was one of the decade's most popular?

Hotel California

Founder of Roland

Ikutaro Kakehashi

Began the 70s with a rock & soul fusion featuring lead guitar influenced by former backing band member Jimi Hendrix

Isley Brothers

Where did the first Dub albums appear?

Jamaica in 1973

Who is recognized as the creator of Funk?

James Brown

Who is the most sampled artist in popular music?

James Brown

Guitarist for Mahavishnu Orchestra

John McLaughlin

What double-LP followed Songs in the Key of Life?

Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants (1979)

Dub innovators included engineers/producers such as

King Tubby and Lee Perry

Introduced in 1979. The world's first programmable sound sampled drum machine.

LM-1

What Bob Marley album reached the Top 10 (after deep discounting by Google Play) to become his highest charting album in 2014, 30 years after its original release?

Legend

Madonna's second album _______________ produced by Nile Rodgers made her a multiplatinum artist.

Like A Virgin (1984)

Considered by many to be one of the greatest live rock album of all-time.

Live and Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

His hits include "What's Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" and "Inner City Blues."

Marvin Gaye

A tape-based sampling concept developed in the early 1960s.

Mellotron

This festival featured mainly West Coast artists. "The first huge rock festival."

Monterey Pop Festival (1967)

Producer, guitarist & songwriter (known initially for his work as a member of the band Chic) who produced hit 1980s albums for David Bowie, Duran Duran, and Madonna, among others.

Nile Rodgers

Began his solo career in 1972 with the reggae hit single, "Mother & Child Reunion."

Paul Simon

'So' album became his biggest solo hit, eventually selling more than 5 million copies. Its hit singles included "Sledgehammer" and "In Your Eyes."

Peter Gabriel

One of the labels that introduced disco.

Philadelphia International

Bob Marley's only two albums that entered the U.S top 30

Rastaman Vibration (1976) & Exodus (1977)

First became popular in America following the release of the movie, The Harder They Come, starring singer Jimmy Cliff.

Reggae

What President did James Brown support?

Richard Nixon

Wrote hits such as "Off the Wall," "Rock With You," and "Thriller" for Michael Jackson

Rod Temperton

Graphic artist & designer of several album covers for the British progressive rock band Yes that was especially successful in the 1970s.

Roger Dean

Fleetwood Mac album that spent 31 weeks at #1 in the U.S. "One of the biggest selling albums of the decade."

Rumours (1977)

This soundtrack album featured the Bee Gees. The double LP spent 24 weeks at #1 on the Billboard album chart

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Corporate Consolidation

Six corporations sold 80% of records sold by the end of the 1970s. 1975: Prerecorded tapes = almost one-third of all U.S. music sales. The energy crisis especially affected smaller record companies. Radio formatting was introduced.

This group featured the bass thumping and plucking innovations of Larry Graham.

Sly & the Family Stone

This group had the hit "Dance to the Music" (1968)

Sly & the Family Stone

This groups 1969 album "Stand!" was added to the National Recording Registry Library of Congress.

Sly & the Family Stone

What group is known for their "interracial psychedelic soul"?

Sly & the Family Stone

A major double album that represents the creative peak of Stevie Wonder's career. It has sold more than 10 million copies (Diamond certification) and earned several Grammy Awards including album of the year and producer of the year. It was the climax of an ambitious series of albums that began with Music of My Mind and Talking Book in 1972, followed by 1973's Innervisions and the 1974 LP Fulfillingness' First Finale.

Songs in the Key of Life (1976)

Who invented the CD?

Sony & Philips in 1979

Who sued Led Zeppelin for "Stairway to Heaven" and claimed that it plagiarized their song "Taurus"

Spirit

A studio-based outfit by the mid-1970s, led by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Known for sophisticated jazz/pop stylings and studio production.

Steely Dan

Became a major multi-instrumentalist, artist and songwriter in the 1970s. Innovative use of synthesizers when very few pop artists used them.

Stevie Wonder

What was James Taylor's second album which was a commercial breakthrough?

Sweet Baby James (1970)

A major hit album which introduced the musical mainstream to the Moog.

Switched-On Bach (1968) by Wendy Carlos

What album spent nearly six years on the charts, and has now sold over 10 million copies. It is also the only 20th century album by a female solo artist to spend 15 consecutive weeks at number 1 and it won 4 Grammys.

Tapestry (A&M Records 1971) Carol King

This all-white Scottish funk band recorded the hit single "Pick Up the Pieces"

The Average White Band

The first rock band to play the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.

The Byrds

What group brought country rock to the mainstream?

The Eagles

The first album certified platinum by the RIAA and became the best-selling album of the 20th century in America. The album has sold more than 26 million copies.

The Eagles Greatest Hits 1971-1975

What group was responsible for the first hit version of "Hey Joe" which was released July 30th 1966, peaking at #31?

The Leaves

Monophonic electronic device first manufactured in 1964. The first synthesizer widely used by recording artists, especially in progressive rock. Examples: Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) & Rick Wakeman (Yes).

The MOOG Synthesizer

British band whose first single was released in 1976. Chart-topping album in Britain, low sales in U.S. Signed with EMI, then A&M, then Virgin.

The Sex Pistols

Cream

The first supergroup which featured Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker.

Irish rock group led by bassist Phil Lynott. Best known for their 1978 live album Live and Dangerous.

Thin Lizzy

The first album for Virgin Records & the first Hit album for Virgin Records.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

The major 60s pop music festival

Woodstock (1969)

Introduced in 1983. One of the first completely digital synthesizers.

Yamaha DX7