Chapter 6: Motown Pop and Southern Soul
What was the name of the studio band at Stax?
Booker T. and the MG's
Which artist had a surprise number-one hit at the age of thirteen with "Fingertips, pt. 2"?
Stevie Wonder
Who was the founder of Motown Records?
Berry Gordy Jr.
Which artist is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
After producing her first records for Columbia, Aretha Franklin was signed by what label in 1966?
Atlantic
Stax Records licensed music to what larger company in the 1960s?
Atlantic
Which Chicago-based label, known for its electric blues and rock and roll records in the 1950s, was still active in producing black pop in the 1960s?
Chess
Motown Records was founded in what city?
Detroit, MI
What recording studio, owned and operated by Rick Hall, was located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama?
Fame
What was the Motown's studio called?
Hitsville, USA
Which songwriting team produced a string of hits for Motown between 1963 and 1967?
Holland-Dozier-Holland
The Famous Flames were the backing group for which artist?
James Brown
Which artist had a chart hit with "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" in 1968?
James Brown
Which artist started his career singing doo-wop and performing as a stand-in for Little Richard?
James Brown
Who recorded "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1" in 1965?
James Brown
Which Atlantic Records executive and producer played an important role in developing southern soul music in the 1960s?
Jerry Wexler
Which Motown artist recorded "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You," "Pride and Joy," and the duet "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"?
Marvin Gaye
Stax Records was located in what city?
Memphis, TN
Maxine Powell ran a finishing school for artists signed to which record label?
Motown
The Funk Brothers were the studio band at what label?
Motown
The Temptations recorded for which label?
Motown
Which southern soul artist made significant inroads with hippie rockers when he appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in spring 1967?
Otis Redding
Who wrote and originally recorded the song "Respect"?
Otis Redding
What songwriting team wrote hits for many of Stax's recording artists?
Porter and Hayes
Which vocal duo was loaned by Atlantic Records to Stax, where they recorded "You Don't Know Like I Know" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'"?
Sam and Dave
Which lead singer of the group the Miracles took on many songwriting and production duties at Motown Records?
Smokey Robinson
Booker T. and the MG's were the house band for which label?
Stax
Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton formed which record label?
Stax
Which label released Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" in 1964?
Vee-Jay
What was the profession of Aretha Franklin's father?
a prominent clergyman
The distinctive sound of Stax recordings, heard in records such as "In the Midnight Hour," was characterized by what stylistic feature?
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Berry Gordy held weekly meetings that served as the final tests for songs, their arrangements, and their recorded sound. What were these meetings called?
quality control
The song "Baby Love," made famous by the Supremes, is in what form?
simple verse
What was the name of the studio band at Motown?
the Funk Brothers
Curtis Mayfield was a member of which Chicago-based group?
the Impressions
Who recorded "People Get Ready" in 1965?
the Impressions
Which Motown group had a hit with "Baby Love"?
the Supremes
Which successful vocal group was formed by Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard in Detroit in 1959?
the Supremes
Which of the following were signed to Motown in the 1960s?
the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder
Which group had a hit in 1964 with "The Way You Do the Things You Do"?
the Temptations