MMC Exam #2

G. Goffin & C. King

divorced- tapestry

Ricky Nelson

elvis-lite tv star...

Ritchie Valens

famous rock and roll artist (hispanic). Everyone thought his Doo Wop-ish song "Donna" was going to be a huge hit, but the bigger hit was "La Bamba" (1958); Americanized song. Died with Buddy Holly in 1959 plane crash.

The Supremes

girl group.. diana ross was lead singer.....

The Stray Cats

rock the town

The Twist

scadalous dance. chubby checker

N. Sedaka & H. Greenfield

sedaka

B. Bacharach & H. David

wide range 60s butch cassidy

B. Mann & C. Weil

you lost that loving feelin

The Everly Brothers

Came from a strong traditional country music background. Father Ike got them innvolved. Easygoing rockabilly sound emerged in 1957 with their first hit single, "Bye Bye Love". hit number 1 on country. and all three charts. dropped by Columbia and finally signed with Cadence and Warner Brothers after many rejections. "Wake Up Little Susie".

Pat Boone

a teen idol singer with a clean-cut, boy-next-door image who wore white buck shoes which became his trademark. Popularized Rock and Roll. Person who frequently covered Little Richard's songs Dot records used Boone to cover black R&B musicians like Little Richard "Tutti Frutti

The Ronettes

"Be My Baby" Girl group ___________ inspired Phil Spector's best work and became the "Bad girls of pop". 60's Girls Group, (pop-gospel), Motown

The Crystals

"Da Doo Ron Ron" American girl group; produced by Phil Spector;

Charlie Rich

"The Silver Fox"; born in Arkansas in 1932, he was a talented jazz and blues pianist. He switched to pop-oriented country music by the 1960s and scored a series of Number One crossover hits during the mid-1970s. Won CMA for his song "Most Beautiful girl in the World"

American Pie

"the day the music died" written about the 1959 plane crash of Buddy Holly at the Winter Dance Party.

Philles Records

-record label owned by Phil Spector Phil Spector started this record label in Philadelphia, PA.

The Highwaymen

1980s supergroup with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson

Buddy Holly

1st "geeky looking rock guy", with big glasses. Success lasted two years before his untimely death in 1959. Formed his own band titled The Crickets which consisted of Mauldin and Allison. His first two Texas Recordings were "Rip it Up" and "Blue Suede Shoes". began recording for Norman Petty.. Then him and the cricketts started recording for Coral and Brunswick.

Brill Building (Aldon Music)

A New York City office building where several major music publishers and record labels located their operations in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It became associated with producers like Phil Spector and Don Kirshner and songwriters like Carol Kind and Gerry Goffin, etc.

Bill Haley & His Comets

Rock Around the Clock

The Platters

1950s vocal group with the songs "The Great Pretender", "Only You", and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Star groups of the time were The Platters, The Coasters and The Drifters. Of the three, _________ were one of the most successful crossover acts in the 1950's.

Wanda Jackson

A female Rockabilly artist in the late 1950s. Dated Elvis Presley and he convinced her to sing Rockabilly. Song "Let's Have a Party" hit the Top 40 in 1960. Rest f her career was spent in country music.

Darlene Love

A regular session singer for Phil Spector Christmas, Baby Please Come Home _____ was a regular studio session singer for Phil Spector who was uncredited for many of her performances.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Artist: The Platters. Date: January 19, 1959. Weeks: 3.

Rock Around the Clock

Bill Haley and the Comets The first rock and roll song in 1955 Bill Hailey and the Comets came out with what was considered the first rock and roll hit song in 1954. It was the theme music for the popular movie Blackboard Jungle.

Johnny Cash

Class of 55. Sun after Elvis left. He worked with Sam Phillips at Sun Records. In 1956. Some of his songs include, "Folsom Prison Blues" and "I walk the line", Eventually followed Elvis' footsteps and signed with Columbia.

Chuck Berry

Class of 55. Sun after Elvis. "Father of Rock n Roll"signed by Leonard Chess in Chicago. Member of Johnny Johnson Trio in 1953. got black and white people dancing together. Songs include "Maybelline, Go Johnny Go.. Pretty radical, imprisoned for income-tax invasion. Never g0t innvolved with drugs. Showy performance style. Did the "duck walk"... Song, "Roll Over Beethoven" was designed for the teenagers and it made adults uneasy.

Roy Orbison

Class of 55. Sun after Elvis. From Texas, Went to Univ. of North Texas and became a student of Pat Boone, his first release was "Ooby Dooby". Recorded by Norman Petty. Was a Rockabilly Popster. "Doo-wop is his trademark use of "falsetto". One of his biggest hits is "Oh, Pretty Woman".

Carl Perkins

Class of 55. Sun after Elvis. Tennessee guitarist-vocalist who worked with Sam Phillips after Elvis left Sun Records. In one december session in 1955, perkins laid down a few songs including, "Honey, Don't". "Blue Suede Shoes". Blue Suede shoes was a hit on all three charts. r&b, pop, and country. This song was the first million-selling single for Sun Records. His career took a blow when he and his band got in a serious auto accident. So he wasn't able to capitalize on the success of this song, but still heavily influenced the Beatles and other covers.

Sam Phillips

Class of 55. Sun after Elvis. in 1950, worked for Memphis Recording Service. Specialized in recording black blues singers. In 1952, Philips decided to start his own label, Sun Records. He was a radio announcer, technician and eventually an amazing producer! He could spot talent. He helped discover Elvis Presley, but once Elvis left Sun Records to go to RCA, he moved on to working with more artists that would help develop Rockabilly style music including Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Jerry Lee Lewis

Class of 55. Worked with Sam Phillips at Sun Records after Elvis left. in July of 1957. Songs include "Whole lotta shakin going on", "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential". These would touch all three charts. MARRIED HIS 14 YEAR OLD COUSIN! This had some backlash on his music career as it was seen as a scandal!

The Wall of Sound

Created by Phil Spector. Emphasized the production was the star of the record not the singer. Sound came from recording an enormous number of instruments in a relatively small space. "Be My Baby" is an example of...

The Traveling Wilburys

Formed in 1988, led by Ex-beatle George Harrison and included the all star cast of Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Electric Lights Orchestra front man Jeff Lyne.Released Traveling Wilburys Volume 1 and 3. And wrote song "Handle with Care".

Eddie Cochran

Guitarist-vocalist that also emerged from Oklahoma City and recorder three top 40 hits for Liberty including "Summertime Blues ". Appeared in the film, "The Girl can't help it". His song in this movie made an impression on Paul McCartney. Rockabilly star that was very popular in England. However, on a tour in the UK in 1960, he was killed in a serious auto accident.

Maxine Powell

Hired to give the artists of Motown more sophistication, made them act more "white" had a finishing school, taught etiquette Trained performers how to carry themselves in public. Create sophisticated presence on stage. Created image of motown.

American Bandstand

Hosted by Dick Clark started airing in 1957, was a televised showcase of rock 'n' roll hits in which a live audience danced to recorded music. this spread of popularity of rock and made the host one of the best known figures among young Americans.

Norman Petty

Integral Part of Buddy Holly's career. In 1957, Buddy Holly and the Crickets worked with what Clovis, NM, producer/songwriter?

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash sang "Folsom Prison Blues" and gave mini concerts at prisons. This was on the country and western charts. Johnny Cash was produced by Sun Records and Sam Phillips after Elvis left.

Holland-Dozier-Holland

MOTOWN RECORDS WRITERS...

Phil Spector

Most important producer of the girl group era. Founded Philles Records. A very savvy businessman who guided the careers of many aspiring girl groups. Famous for the "wall of sound". Creator of the Wall of Sound. Production method of incorporating background music into songs. Combination of electric and acoustic instrumentalists performing the same parts in unison and then adding musical arrangements. Then using an echo chamber when recording the sound. Pioneered the girl group sound with groups such as the Crystals and the Philles

Blackboard Jungle

Movie in the 1950s which tied rock music to teen rebellion; first movie to have a rock n roll soundtrack; propelled Rock Around the Clock to a number one hit Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's "(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock"?

Payola

Occurs when record companies give bribes to DJs to get their records played - illegal practice of payment in exchange for more playtime on the air of commercial radio

The Wrecking Crew

Phil Spector's large list of Los Angeles studio musicians, which he used to back his artists Drummer Hal Blaine was part of a group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as Studio musicians

The Big Bopper

Sings "Chantilly Lace" and also died in the plane accident with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens!

Summer Time Blues

Song by Eddie Cochran this was a top 40 hit for Liberty Records. Very popular in England. Hit number 8 in the US in 1958. Eddie Cochran would soon die of a serious auto accident in the UK.

Felice & Bouldleaux Bryant

The Everly Brothers depended on these songwriters in the first few years of their success. These were top nashville studio musicians.

Maybellene

This is a song by Chuck Berry. This was Berry's first hit in 1955. It was his version of a traditional country fiddle tune called "Ida Red". Chess thinks the name changed because he got the idea from a makeup case. Berry thinks the title changed because he thought of cow from a kids book. This song became a number one hit on the Rythym and Blues charts and crossed over to be #5 in pop.

Dreamgirls

This musical features a young female singing trio from Chicago who become musical superstars. It is based on the real life stories of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown and others.

Blue Suede Shoes

This song was Carl Perkins major hit with Samp Phillips and Sun Records after Elvis left. It was a hit on all three charts which is very hard. . r&b, pop, and country which was very rare for a song to do.. This song was the first million-selling single for Sun Records.

Gene Vincent

This virginian artist had a striking similarity to Elvis Presley. Scored three top 40 hits for Capitol including "Be Bop a Lula" in 1956. He was a rockabilly artist that emerged just after Elvis Presley. He was in the movie "girl can't help it". Was very popular in England, but sadly in 1960 he was seriously injured in an auto accident where Eddie Cochran was killed.

The Crickets

This was Buddy Holly's band. Signed with Brunswick while Buddy Holly signed with Coral. There first hit was "That'll be the day" reached number 1. Jerry Allison was the drummer for the Crickets.

La Bamba

This was Ritchie Valens' HUGE hit! Richie Valens made the wedding dance involving the formation of a bow, famous. traditional version (son jarocho style); earliest recorded performance in 1755. top 40 hit by richie valens in 1958. strophic texts between 2 different singers; improvised text often using formula and weaving gossip/real time events: arapa

The Winter Dance Party

What tour did Holly, Valens, and the Big Bopper play during the 1959? This led them to the tragic plane crash in 1959.

Diana Ross

Who emerged as the front woman of the Supremes and eventually built a solo career as a singer and actress?

Dion Dimucci

Who was the leader of Dion and the Belmonts? winter dance party... gave up spot on plane

Don McLean

Wrote "American Pie" in honor of the day the music die, which is considered to be the day that Buddy Holly died in the tragic 1959 plane crash.

The Righteous Brothers

artist on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" Group Bill Medley belonged to. The male duo, ____________, were Phil Spector's last great success and came around the time of the arrival of the Beatles and the decline of the Girl Groups.

J. Barry & E. Greenwich

baby- girl groups

Pomus & Shuman

black culture/ ray charles

Tapestry

carol king

Leiber & Stroller

coasters

The Coasters

leiber and stoller

Berry Gordy (Motown)

motown records