Music Section 6 Test
Vietnam War
A mid-century conflict between capitalistic and communistic governments
Country Music
Originally referred to as hillbilly or "old-timey" music, this genre evolved out of Irish and Scottish folk music, Mississippi blues, and Christian gospel music and grew in the 1950s and 1960s with the so-called Nashville sound
Dixieland
a kind of jazz with a strong two-beat rhythm and collective improvisation that originated in New Orleans in the early 20th century.
Bebop
complex jazz style developed in the 1940s
Zac Brown Band
"Chicken Fried" is an American country/rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Aerosmith
"Dude"
Public Enemy
"Fight the Power"
Jay-Z
"Forever Young"
B.B. King
"King of the Blues', B.B. King was born Riley B. King in 1925 in Indianola, Mississippi. He has had one of the most enduring music careers in existence. He is respected as a blues diplomat and deserves most of the credit for the blues genre entering the mainstream.
Temptations
"Papa" "My Girl" are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s
KC/The Sunshine Band
"That's the Way I Like It," 1975
Aretha Franklin
"The Queen of Soul," she began singing gospel music at an early age and had several hit records with Atlantic, including "Respect" in 1967 and "Think" in 1968.
Allison Krause
"When You Say Nothing" is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of 10 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987.
Chicago
"You're the Inspiration"
The Quintet
5 line stanza
Carter Family
A country music group that began its public perfromance and recording careers in 1927, when Ralph Peer and Victor signed them to a record deal. This group, from Maces Springs, Virginia, consisting of Alvin P. Carter, Sara Doughtery-Carter, and Maybelline Carter, was well versed in tight mountain harmonies and gospel music. They made the trek to Bristol, Tennessee to audition for a record contract and received $50.00 for each song that was recorded.
Civil Rights Movement
A deliberate social struggle to bring racial inequities, common in America since the Civil War, to the forefront of public consciousness for the purpose of permanent legislative relief and equality of opportunity for citizens of any race
Communism
A social and economic model pf governance that theoretically creates a classless society through the abolishment of private ownership of land and property, graduated income tax, and inheritance, while controlling the production and transportation of goods, assigning these to the "state", through the idea" .. from each according to his ability, to each according to his need."
Soul
A style of African American music created from the combining of gospel music and rhythm and blues.
Jazz
A style of dance music popular in the 1920s
Gospel
A style of performing religious music similar to jazz in many ways
Ragtime
A type of music featuring melodies with shifting accents over a steady, marching-band beat; originated among black musicians in the south and midwest in the 1880s
Benny Goodman
A young man who would except nothing from his band except perfection provided by the drive needed to divert America's attention to the new style of swing music. Benny Goodman was a clarinetist and bandleader who demanded countless hours of rehearsal to obtain the perfection he was seeking and who first brought the sound of swing to a white teenage audience.
Jelly Roll Morton
African American pianist, composer, arranger, and band leader from New Orleans; Bridged that gap between the piano styles of ragtime and jazz; Was the first important jazz composer
W.C. Handy
Alabama born W.C. Handy is recognized as "The Father of the Blues". Although this declaration was self-proclaimed, his life-long support of the musical genre established the blues as a part of musical history. Handy was steadfast in his efforts of documentation and publication of blues music.
Pearl Jam
Alternative Rock
Syncopation
An accent occurring somewhere inside a measure other than on the first beat.
The Grand Ole Opry
An icon in Country music, it started as the WSM Barn Dance in the new 5th floor radio studio of the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in Nashville. It was (and still is) a weekly Saturday night country music radio program, typically broadcast live. Ot is the oldest continuous radio program in the United States having broadcast since November 28th, 1925.
Albert Einstein
An important 20th century scientist
Standard R&R Band
Beatles
Hank Williams
Born Hiram "Hank" Wiliams on September 17th, 1923. As a singer/songwriter he has become an icon of country music and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. The Hank Williams's songbook is one of the backbones of country music and has been covered in a range of pop and rock styles . After his premature death at age 29, his legend reached mythic proportions.
Stevie Wonder
Born Steve land Judkins and later changed to Steveland Moris, Stevie Wonder recorded more than 30 top 10 hit, won 24 Grammys, a lifetime achievement award, and he has been inducted into both the Rock-N-Roll and Songwriters Hall of fame. Blind from infancy, Wonder has become one of the most successful and well-known artists on the Motown label, with nine US #1 hits to his name and album sales totaling more than 70 million units.
Ray Charles
Born in Albany, Georgia in 1923, Charles is well known for his innovation in blending popular music into his rhythm and blues performances and recordings. His work reflects inspiration from gospel, blues, jazz, pop, rock, R&B, soul and country musics. As a vocalist, he was originally inspired by pianist/songwriter Nat King Cole and his early recordings reflect that influence.
Sam Phillips/Sun Studios
Born in Florence, Alabama in 1925, sam began his career as a radio announcer after dropping out of high school in 1941. He worked as a DJ from 1942 through 1949. During this time, Sam was able to put away enough money to open his own recording studio. Sam was responsible for signing many artists including Howlin' Wolf, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Little Milton, James Cotton, Ike Turner, B.B. King, and Elvis Presley. With the success of his recording studio, Phillips started his own record label
Robert Johnson
Born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi on May 8th, 1911, Johnson was the illegitimate son of Julia Dodd and Noah Johnson, ultimately never meeting his father. Because of dire work situations, Johnson and his mother moved quite frequently from Memphis to various parts of the Delta. Johnson, as a young boy, began working in the cotton fields of Robinsonville plantation
Spirituals
Church songs created by slaves which were used as a means of expression and communication among themselves. Instruments were not allowed on plantations, therefore, voices and body percussion were the only means of creation of music
Hard Rock
Classic rock band of electric guitars, bass, and drums with some keyboard in the sound.
Louis Armstrong
Considered the greatest jazz musician by many, he defined what it is to play jazz. Born on August 4, 1901 and referred to as "Satcho" or "Satchelmouth" (because of the size of his mouth and smiling teeth,) his influence of technical ability, happiness and spontaneity, and an inventive musical mind still dominate jazz music even to this day
Motown
Established by Berry Gordy and is one of the most important independent labels in history. Motown Records quickly built one of the most impressive rosters artists in American popular music, and by 1964, had become the most successful and independent record company and black owned business in the United States.
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues. was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career.
Blood Sweat and Tears
Founded by Bobby Colomby and Al Kooper, this band was put together in 1967 for the purpose of doing gigs to raise moeny for Al to travel to England. This group consisted of classically and jazz trained musicians. By adding musicians Steve Katz and David Clayton-Thomas the sound became a blend of jazz, rock, big-bands and a newly developing sound of funk and fusion emerging from the 60s.
Elvis Presley
Growing up in Tupelo, Mississippi, Presley was surrounded by gospel music and exposed to jazz and blues. Born on January 8th, 1935, Elvis Aron Presley was only 13 when his family was uprooted from his Mississippi hometown to move to the western Tennessee city of Memphis. After the discovery of Presley by Sam Phillips and his recording of "Blue Moon of Kentucky" Presley was destined to be the "King" of Rock-n-Roll.
Contemporary
Jason Mraz
Micheal Jackson
Lead singer for the Jackson 5, signed by the Motown label, soon became national stars with their first four singles charting at number one. Young Micheal Jackson released four solo albums in the '60's and '70's and charted many hit singles as part of the Jackson 5 franchise before leaving the band to go solo.
Miles Davis
Most commercially successful jazz musician, Merged jazz and rock to create fusion
Marvin Gaye
R&B singer/songwriter, arranger, and record producer. gaye gained international fame during the '60s as an artist on the Motown Label. After joining Motown records, he became the top solo male artist. He also recorded several duets with Tami Terrell before moving on to his solo career and his own form of musical self-expression.
Berry Gordy, Jr.
The most influential African-American man in the music scene of the early 60's. His business knowldge afforded him the opportunity to promote the African-American culture in a way that had never been done before. Gordy's idea was to have a complete staff of producers, songwriters, artists, handlers, manufactures, and business people, all working towards a focused goals.
Jimi Hendrix
The most original, inventive, and influential guitarist of the rock era, and the most prominent African American rock musician of the late 1960s.
Horn Bands
This style of rock and roll added trumpets and saxophones to drive the sound
Scott Joplin
United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917)
The Beatles
a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
Pop
began to replace Rock and Roll as the dominant music of the 1980's. Pop stars generated dozens of hits that range from moderate ballades to slow and sappy
Jason Mraz
born in Richmond, VA; His musical style, from rhythmic feeling to his use of nylon string guitars, has been heavily influenced by Brazilian music. *Waiting for My Rocket to Come* *Mr. A-Z* "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)"
Hip-Hop
has become the popular dance music style of recent decades. The music blends elements of pop, rock, and rap to create a complex sound that is new (similar to the way Soul music was created).
Disco
is a term that came from Europe and was used there to describe a nightclub where the music was being played from records (discs) instead live performers. It became the name of the highly popular dance music in America during the 1970's.
Breaks
is an instrumental or percussion section during a song derived from or related to stop-time - being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece.
Blues
is defined as melancholy or sad feeling; however, to the people that sing or play "the blues", it is not limited to one particular feelin. In fact it encompasses all emotion and is expressionistic by nature
Rock and Roll
music that grew out of rhythm and blues and that became popular in the 1950s
Alternative Rock
seeks to define itself by the absence of other stylistic traits. The audience is small, recordings; though many; are not widely sold. Alternative Rock thrives on live performances in small venues where the band can be more personal with the listeners.
Big Band/Swing
swing era or swing style music performed by a big band
Rhythm Section
the section within a jazz band, usually consisting of drums, double bass, piano, banjo, and/or guitar, that establishes the harmony and rhythm
Rap
was originally a rapid recitation in rhyme over sampled (pre-recorded) sound. Rap artists used recorded music, drum machines, and electronically generated loops as the backdrop for their fast patter of words laced with references to drugs, violence, and the dangers of life in urban ghettos
