Rock & Blues Final Review

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______________ Records in Chicago and ______________ Records in Los Angeles was a company that discovered many Electric Blues artists like Muddy Waters and B.B. King and even early pre-rock and roll artists like Bo Diddley.

Chess; Modern

Describe "race music"

"Race music" is defined as music that was played by African-American people and was meant for only African-American people to listen to it.

In the 1950's the big, corporate record companies released "vanilla" records of songs by African-American artists but had white artists "cover" these songs. Why?

Corporate record companies did this in large part because it made the songs more popular making it so that they could make more money off of them. More people would listen to white radio because of the larger population of white people compared to black people. What most of the white artists did was change some of the lyrics, but not by much. The record companies made more money when they bought the rights to a song and played it on white radio. Radio stations were segregated.

"Jesus Walks" Kanye West: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYF7H_fpc-g

2000's Hip-Hop

"Waiting on the World to Change" John Mayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBIxScJ5rlY&list=OLAK5uy_ltklvAY7zv4mKEe4UhXPt6xm_VljWzAPA

2000's Singer-Songwriter

he musical style of the 1960s Folk revival moved from the family-friendly, mellow 1950's style of folk to (mostly) acoustic protest songs and on to harder rock and an electric sound in the late 60s. Put the following folk artists and songs in chronological order of their careers (1 = earliest): ______ "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan ______ "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel ______ "Lonesome Traveler" by the Limelighters

2;3;1 2-Bob Dylan 3-Simon and Garfunkel 1-Limelighters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IjPmIEgeIU "Midnight Special" Leadbelly:

30's Blues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8hqGu-leFc "Sweet Home, Chicago" Robert Johnson:

30's Blues

"Long Tall Sally" Little Richard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC3Pmmb2jE&list=OLAK5uy_n5vDiuu7H-20svDhtFs-IVQw59Q6r3GfQ

50's Rock n' Roll

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOrMg3pY7hw "Roll Over Beethoven" Chuck Berry:

50's Rock n' Roll

"Great Balls of Fire" Jerry Lee Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMwq_D-DWsU

50's Rockabilly

"Break On Through" The Doors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFeUko-lQHg&list=OLAK5uy_kMnb9f_HYBbpNMPxkynFGLv0lOYRiS77g

60's Acid Rock

"Purple Haze" The Jimi Hendrix Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoDaYjdfSg

60's Acid Rock

"SWLABR" Cream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngIxuGOVGeQ

60's Acid Rock

"Somebody to Love" Jefferson Airplane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-C9pUGszsw

60's Acid Rock

"You Can't Lose What..." Muddy Waters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgHQalqG6E8

60's Blues

"She Loves You" The Beatles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGbWU8S3vzs

60's British Invasion

"Blowin' in the Wind" Bob Dylan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFj8uDubsE

60's Folk Rock

"I Second That Emotion" Smokey Robinson and The Miracles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv9cWgkpIZ4

60's Motown

"My Girl" The Temptations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ff2Z0Dq2sg

60's Motown

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" The Supremes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3bjMtqpGBw

60's Motown

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" The Rolling Stones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIPxlFzDi0

60's Rock

"Be My Baby" The Ronettes (produced by Phil Spector [Wall of Sound]): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSPpbOGnFgk

60's Rock

"I Saw Her Standing There" The Beatles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxwAB3SECtc

60's Rock

"My Generation" The Who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN5zw04WxCc

60's Rock

"Respect" Aretha Franklin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

60's Soul

"I Get Around" Beach Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wREBD2og5iY

60's Surf Rock

"Misirlou" Dick Dale and his Del-Tones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKpsuGMeqHI

60's Surf Rock

"Take It Easy" The Eagles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ZZHNRHA2g

70's Country Rock

"It's Too Late" Carole King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkKxmnrRVHo

70's Folk Rock

"Flashlight" Parliament: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWurqD68u70

70's Funk

"Ziggy Stardust" David Bowie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KEn0uOEILs

70's Glitter Rock

"Peace, Love and Understanding" Elvis Costello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssd3U_zicAI

70's New Wave

"Rocket Man" Elton John: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVBCG6ThDk

70's Soft Rock

MTV defined pop and rock music in the 19_____'s and successful video music stars like Michael Jackson became extremely wealthy as a result.

80

"Do-I-Do" Stevie Wonder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9c651xVJE

80's Disco

"Kickstart My Heart" Motley Crue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmXWkMlKFkI

80's Glam-metal/Glam-rock

"Rise Above" Black Flag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hMZbMaRu40

80's Hardcore/Metal

"Beat It" Michael Jackson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdxUFDoQe0

80's Pop Rock

"Pride (In the Name of Love" U2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHcP4MWABGY

80's Rock/Post Punk

"Wonderwall" Oasis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1Bh8ZvH84

90's Brit Pop

"Lithium" Nirvana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkcJEvMcnEg

90's Grunge

"Even Flow" Pearl Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7T2OR-O2Vk&list=OLAK5uy_lsqAt8UguELaPtbinEjcV7y5fwtXoHgIY

90's Grunge/Metal

"Closer" Nine Inch Nails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFwQP86BRs

90's Industrial Rock

"Ants Marching" Dave Matthews Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgJBIx-hK8&list=OLAK5uy_nr9ddkqJ3Hr8vUX-kOyj0T205ulOJQ-u4

90's Jam Bands

"Intergalactic" The Beastie Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g&list=OLAK5uy_nBOeOzKu9s2HnDXGH7v9MjCfRAef8x0nQ

90's Nu Metal

"Know Your Enemy" Rage Against the Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JukTvlrh-Wk&list=OLAK5uy_nJkyijkFRdJdNs1952x25twoplFLTjoU4&index=6

90's Nu Metal

"Creep" Radiohead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk

90's Pop/Post Grunge

"Enter Sandman" Metallica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDc384&list=OLAK5uy_nMLnwHRhSOAO6sO7LmFRkp21RATGG6mT8

90's Thrash Metal

Disco music tended to be highly orchestrated and had a rhythm that combined syncopation with a 1-2-3-4 beat in the bass (all beats equally emphasized) to get people to dance. But the disco bands didn't generally perform at the discotheques. Instead the records were played in the clubs by _____________ and the audience members were the stars at the clubs.

DJ's

The songwriter, singer, guitarist and keyboardist (and actor) ______________ _____________ cultivated an androgynous, bi-sexual alien persona for his album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.

David Bowie

Hardcore bands from Northern California and the San Francisco area like The __________ _____________s were not as interested in the violence of earlier hardcore performances and even wrote songs rejecting the fascism and extreme social and political ideals held by earlier hardcore bands.

Dead Kennedy

The guitar eventually replaced the ____________ - _______ as the main instrument in Blues music.

Diddley-bow

California had a 25% higher annual income/person than the rest of the country during this period. What natural disaster caused enough hardship to devastate the incomes of many southern Midwesterners? The _____________ ____________

Dust Bowl

1 Some of the earliest Nu Metal happened through collaborations between Metal musicians and Rappers/Hip-Hop artists in the 1990's. Match the collaborations below that fit into this early Nu Metal category: Anthrax and __________________ Aerosmith and ___________________ Ice-T and ____________________ Beastie Boys ___________________ a. Slayer b. Body Count c. Chuck D d. Run/DM

Anthrax and ________c__________ Aerosmith and ________d___________ Ice-T and ________b____________ Beastie Boys ________a___________

____________ ______________ was one of the first Soul artists to appeal to both white and black audiences equally and she achieved huge success,internationally.

Aretha Franklin

Unfortunately, the Rolling Stones never wrote their own music. True or False

False

The British Blues bands influenced a new generation of young Americans to want to form their own home-made bands who played in a rough style called _______________Rock.

Garage

Decca Records, like Sun Records, was interested in signing Rockabilly artists like Bill Haley and the Comets and Buddy _______________ to contracts with their label.

Holly

The Payola scandal in music and television ruined the career of DJ and promoter Alan Freed and caused many television stations and figures like Dick Clark to change the way they ran their businesses. Explain what the term "Payola" means in the music industry.

In the music industry "Payola" means play for pay. Record companies paid radio stations to only play their artists songs on the radio. This was considered illegal, so many DJ's and producers suffered the consequences of being part of the Payola scandal.

Many of the 70's bands like Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago had small horn sections in their bands which were played by experienced ____________________ musicians as opposed to bands that had only experienced Rock musicians in them.

Jazz

Unfortunately, none of the Jam bands lost one of their biggest influences during the mid-1990s when guitarist _____________ _____________ died.

Jerry Garcia

Jimi Hendrix was not only a successful songwriter, singer and one of the greatest guitarists in Rock but he also helped advance the technology involved with music performance. How and why did he do that? P

Jimi Hendrix worked with a guy named Roger Mayer, a sound tech/pedal inventor. They worked together to make stage sound better quality. In doing so they created Octavia.

Music publishers like the ones in the famous Brill Building of New York had lots of songwriters who wrote hits for up and coming performers but producers like Don ____________ were creating a new business model for the music publishing and songwriting industry.

Kirshner

In the early 1960's congress passed many civil rights laws and laws to help educate,house and feed the poorer citizens of the U.S. thanks to the support of then president _______________________ who was a great advocate of citizens in need of help.

Lyndon B Johnson

The 1970's became known as the ___________ Decade because people's attention turned from political protest and social issues (like Civil Rights) to self-fulfillment and consumerism. Some of this change in attitude happened thanks to the end of the U.S. participation in the Vietnam War in 1973, the end of the mandatory draft of young men into the military in 1975 and the fact that _______ - ___________s were getting older and started changing their focus from protest to becoming workers and consumers.

Me; Baby-Boomers

The great Jazz trumpet player and composer ____________ _____________ provided the framework for the Jazz-Rock Fusion of the 1970's and was greatly influenced by and had influence upon Jimi Hendrix.

Miles Davis

What American television rock/pop group was formed by producer and music publisher Don Kirshner as the American answer to the Beatles? The _________

Monkees

Why weren't (most) people concerned about the legality of free music downloads?

Most people who downloaded music files had no ethical concerns over accessing copyrighted material without a charge because they felt entitled to any material on the internet. Some thought it was okay since they bought other things from the band.

Bands like The Police, The Cars, Elvis Costello, and The Pretenders incorporated punk music's energy with more popular elements to create __________ ____________ music.

New Wave

How did new bands/acts benefit from sites like YouTube and MySpace?

New bands/acts benefited from sites like YouTube and MySpace because they got exposure for cheap. Both YouTube and MySpace enabled unknown and unsigned bands to air music videos in a cost effective manner to an audience of potentially millions.

About a year after the war in Iraq had been declared finished the US still had troops stationed in Iraq. How did many of our foreign allies, American youth and even the Iraqi people feel about the war a year later and about the reason it was started?

Our foreign allies, American youth, and even the Iraqi felt frightened and repelled by the Iraq War. Everyone thought it was a wrong decisions to get involved.

Many 70's bands like Yes, Jethro Tull, Genesis and Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Rush fused elements of classical music with Rock to produce a style called ______________ Rock.

Progressive

Michael Jackson and his family's band, the Jackson 5, were fortunate to get signed by Motown Records in 1969 and to work with legendary Motown producer and founder Berry Gordy. In the early 1980's Jackson pursued a solo career and was fortunate enough to record 3 hugely successful albums (Thriller, Bad and Off The Wall) with another legendary producer named _________________ ________________.

Quincy Jones

Ray Charles (who came to be known as 'Genius of Soul') had his first hit records as an ____ & _____ style musician (name an earlier style of music covered in this class).

R & B

The band _______________________ was a very experimental band whose many influences include the Beatles, U2, Pink Floyd, jazz musician Miles Davis and film composer Ennio Morricone.

Radiohead

The 90's band ______________ ________________ ____ ____________ blended heavy metal riffs with hip-hop beats and wrote lyrics that reflected their political activism and interest in human rights

Rage Against The Machine

How did record companies eventually begin to profit from digital-streaming services and were the artists who wrote/performed this music included in the profits?

Record companies developed a "for pay" download business method with streaming companies. They also received a share of what artists made through concerts and merchandise. Major record companies convinced streaming services to pay so many cents per stream rather than to the artists that reversed the practice. The artists received little or none of this money at the beginning of this process of sharing subscription profits. It was only in later years that they received a share of the profits.

In the early 1950's California experienced a population increase through migration from other states. This increase was due to several factors that made it attractive to these migrants. Give answers below about some of the reasons for this migration.

Review this info!

Early British Punk bands like the _____ __________ took the energy of American punk bands like the New York Dolls, Iggy Pop and the Ramones but added an angry anarchy to their lyrics and rejected the theatrical excesses of 70's superstars like Elton John.

Sex Pistols

The Motown philosophy and formula for success was to have their artists help integrate white and black music, fashion and society - so white audiences would be more accepting of black culture. The philosophy behind Soul was difference.

Soul is about celebrating African-American culture. which appeals to African-American audiences. It also has a soothing tone that appeals to white audiences. Motown had to have a specific look and way they presented themselves in order to appeal to both.

What was the general reaction of the record companies to what was, at this time, illegal downloading and why did they react that way?

The general reaction of the record companies was anger because this was lost money. They attempted to sue websites and people that illegally downloaded their songs. Music companies would also plant users on the peer-to-peer sites to disrupt the network with non functioning versions of music files. This litigation also resulted in Congress passing the Intellectual Property Act as a new copyright law.

How did the invention of the DAP (Digital audio player) change people's experience of music in terms of the choices it allowed for listeners.

The invention of the DAP encouraged the digital-download practice. It offered a seemingly ideal listening experience. Also, it allowed people to handpick cuts from artists, songs, and shuffle and reshuffle tunes. It gave music lovers an easy and quick way to customize their collections. The new technology accompanying this is important: the ability to compress files to store them in a small device.

Why was there such a racist backlash against early Rock and Roll and Blues - what kinds of fears were raised about this music?

The kind of fear that was raised because of Rock and Roll music was the integration of white and black youths mixing together. Rock and Roll was so popular to the teen culture at this time and it was way to relate between different races. Many white parents feared this and that is why there was so much racist backlash including the many racial slurs that were said to African-Americans.

Initially, how did the music industry react to Rock and Roll?

The music industry did not like the way how things were changing into the era of Rock and Roll. This is due to the fact that many singers like Frank Sinatra and Perry Como were losing popularity quickly. This led to ASCAP filing a $150 lawsuit against three major broadcasting networks that supported the genre of Rock and Roll.

Post World War II England had a "baby boom" like the U.S. did. Those baby-boom children grew to be teenagers in the early 1960's who generally identified with one of 2 social groups: the Mods or the Rockers. These groups often clashed and rioted. What was going on in England economically that made these youths so angry?

The unemployment rates were high and they were going through an economic depression after the war.

How was the world view of Black Metal artists different than that of the singer-songwriters?

The world view of Black Metal received a cult-like status while the singer-songwriters did not at all. They were considered insane. The band Mayhem had a band mate kill another musician within their band as well as another committing suicide. They had corpse paint that went along well with their screaming guitar sound.

How did music criticism change as a result of the internet?

There were more critics that posted on blogs and small online magazines. The internet nurtured independent fledgling critics of all genres but especially rock.

Although public schools and radio stations' playlists were still segregated in the early 1950's, the supreme court case Brown vs the Board of Education created a situation where many white school students were exposed to African-American students and the music they knew. What was this court case about and how did it change U.S. history?

This court case was about how the African-American community was trying to desegregate schools in America. This case was based in Topeka, Kansas where it went all the way to the Supreme Court which ruled that segregation was unconstitutional according to the 14th amendment.

Besides music publishers, songwriters, recording engineers, press agents, tour agents and booking agents, Motown had something like a "finishing school" for its artists that functioned with the other elements of the company like an auto assembly line. Describe that process and why it was necessary below.

This schooling made them appealing to both whites and African-Americans. It taught them how to sit, stand, walk, dress, and talk to fans in a way that appealed to both.

Although the early hippie movement often supported recreational use of drugs for experimentation and for expanding their consciousness, many people over-indulged in drugs like acid/LSD and did permanent damage to themselves. True or False

True

Bands like Canned Heat from Los Angeles and the Allman Brothers from Florida were playing a brand of Blues that appealed more to the militant youth of America more than Folk or Acid Rock. True or False

True

Chuck Berry's early hits with Chess Records like "Maybelline" and "Rock and Roll Music" attracted a teen market to early Rock and Roll. True or False (

True

Doo-wop groups were mostly composed of African-American males who sang vocal melodies with back-up vocalists singing harmony in a manner that made them sound a little like instruments rather than like typical background singers. True or False

True

In the absence of several of Rock and Roll's greatest icons (for various reasons) in the late 1950's many people in the music industry started following Colonel Parker's business model and manufacturing the artist and their brand, rather than finding the artist and marketing just the music. True or False

True

Many Progressive Rock bands had album themes and lyrics that incorporated fantasy and mythology. True or False

True

Many of the 70's singer-songwriters like James Taylor, Carole King, Carly Simon, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Joni Mitchell wrote reflective songs about personal subjects like love and relationships and less music like the political messages and protest songs of the late 60's. True or False

True

Much Acid Rock or psychedelic rock music has roots in Folk music, especially the music of Bob Dylan. True or False

True

New York punk bands like the Ramones differed from earlier avant-garde,literary-focused, CBGB-famed artists like poet Patti Smith. The Ramones' songs emphasized their guitar-heavy, thrashing sound rather than putting the emphasis on the lyrics. True or False

True

Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury included theatrical elements into hisfashion and his outstanding performances. True or False

True

Rap and Hip-hop were genres that began as early as the late 1970's/early 1980's. True or False

True

Since segregation made it difficult for African-Americans to go to hear Blues artists live (only admitted white patrons) they were the primary buyers of Blues records. True or False

True

The British band Pink Floyd began their career as an R & B band True or False

True

The civil rights of Gay and Lesbian citizens were also beginning to be recognized in the mid to late 1970's. True or False

True

What late Beat generation, art-inspired band was supported by artist Andy Warhol? The _____________ ______________

Velvet Underground

In the late 1960's many college students participated in protests against the military draft that existed at the time and against U.S. involvement in the ___________________war.

Vietnam

The film The Decline and Fall of _____________ ______________ portrayed late punk and hardcore fans as being mainly from broken homes and dysfunctional families, resulting in their very pessimistic view of the world.

Western Civilization

Many Jam bands like Phish, the Dave Matthews Band and Blues Traveler (eliminate anything that does NOT apply to Jam bands): a. Supported conservative political and social causes and had no interest in things like environmentalism b. toured a great deal and performed at lots of music festivals c. blended many different styles into their music like d. shared a democratic spirit and fostered a great sense of community with their audiences like The Grateful Dead had d

a. Supported conservative political and social causes and had no interest in things like environmentalism

The San Francisco/Haight-Ashbury Hippies shared had similar values that the Beats held. Name 2 of these shared values

a. They both questioned the bourgeois values that they have been raised with like middle-class values and corrupt systems. They felt that capitalism and communism were fake labels and corrupt. b. Both were in support of birth control and other freedoms you have with your body.

Like so many other British youths, the Rolling Stones were big fans of these American musicians and the Stones' first ____________ featured mostly covers of songs by artists like Buddy Holly and Willie Dixon and no original songs.

album

Influential funk musicians like George Clinton took the funk rock style of earlier 70's bands like Sly and the Family Stone and added "glitter rock" elements. This change was not only reflected in the music but also in their: ______________ and in their ______________ at their performances. a. Advertising and merchandising b. Fashion and stage decorations c. Fan club events and parties

b. Fashion and stage decorations

The sound of later surf bands evolved with groups like the Beach Boys in that they had more ______________ and ______________ (Circle one). a. Guitars and percussion b. High register lead vocals and vocal harmony c.Lyrics and melody

b. High register lead vocals and vocal harmony

As was the case with Elvis, the U.K. and the U.S. marketplace was inundated with all kinds of Beatles-related ... (circle one that best fits) a. Hair styles b. Merchandise c. Commercial

b. Merchandise

Elvis' manager pioneered new marketing techniques in the music industry which included creating tons of _____________________featuring Elvis' image - for which his manager received a large share of the profits! (circle the answer that fits best) a. Album covers b. Merchandise c. Posters

b. Merchandise

Although Elton John's music ranges from ballads to hard rock, his stage shows reflected the excesses of the 1970's with his wild antics and his: a. Use of dancers in his live shows. b. Outlandish costumes and wild glasses. c. Inclusion of live animals in the show.

b. Outlandish costumes and wild glasses.

Video technology developed a great deal in the '80's. Which of the following were NOT new video technology inventions: a. the first V.C.R./Video Cassette Recorders and videocassettes b. The C.D. c. Arcade style video games like Space Invaders d. Stereo sound for Televisions e. Home video games by Atari for at home use

b. The C.D.

Dylan's turn from protest to personal songs may have been caused by his disillusionment over which events (circle what applies best): a. The industrialization of agriculture. b. The assassination of John F. Kennedy and other social and political leaders like Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy. c. The failure of the Civil Rights movement

b. The assassination of John F. Kennedy and other social and political leaders like Martin Luther King and Senator Robert Kennedy.

Which of the following are NOT Soul or R & B musicians (circle the non-Soul/R & B artist): a. Otis Redding b. Wilson Pickett c. Bix Beiderbecke d. Sam and Dave

c. Bix Beiderbecke

Singer - songwriter and guitarist John Mayer wrote many songs with social and environmental messages in the lyrics in a ballad-like pop style but his influences included: a. Heavy Metal artists like Led Zeppelin b. Brit Pop artists like the Oasis c. Blues artists like Stevie Ray Vaugh

c. Blues artists like Stevie Ray Vaughn

Led Zeppelin was fortunate to have 4 fine musicians in the band including guitarist extraordinaire Jimmy Page who said that he wanted the band to be a marriage of: a. Blues and acoustic music b. Acoustic music and Hard Rock c. Blues, Hard Rock and acoustic music

c. Blues, Hard Rock and acoustic music

The Beats favored 2 styles of Jazz that were popular at the time. What were they? a. Swing and Ragtime (represented by artists like Benny Goodman and Scott Joplin) b. Fusion and Latin (represented by artists like Chick Corea and Carlos Jobim) c. Cool and Bebop (represented by artists like (Charlie Parker and Miles Davis)

c. Cool and Bebop (represented by artists like (Charlie Parker and Miles Davis)

In creating the kinds of groove that became Funk, James Brown's music had simple, repetitious ___________________ , but had very complex ____________________ patterns. Brown said: "I changed the upbeat to the downbeat" a. Dance steps ... hairstyles b. Merchandise ... clothing c. Harmony ... rhythmic

c. Harmony ... rhythmic

Elvis Presley started on Sun Records label but left to sign with a bigger company on the advice of his new manager (Colonel Tom Parker) who was much more interested in the ____________of music Elvis recorded, rather than the _____________of the music he recorded (circle one). a. Rhythm...melody b. Feeling...intellect c. Quantity...quality

c. Quantity... quality

Jerry Lee Lewis, like many other Sun Records recording artists, had his first musical training in ____________________ where Gospel music was often sung and played and where preachers were very passionate, emotional and almost theatrical in the delivery of their sermons.

churches

Protest songs of the 1960's were more concerned with the _______________ rights of American citizens and with the ______________________ war, about which the political activist Phil Ochs sang.

civil; Vietnam

While British Punk declined in popularity in the late 70's, it left a legacy as the music that shattered the monopoly of ___________ rock.

corporate

An early style of Rock and Roll was Rockabilly, which blended some Blues, ___________________ music and a little Gospel together into a high-energy sound and style

country

An artistic/social and philosophic movement who called themselves The Beats gained attention in the late 1950's/early 60's in the U.S.. People who identified with The Beats: a. Included writers like Jack Keroac (author of On The Road) and poets like Allen Ginsberg (author of Howl) who were considered "countercultural literati". b. Primarily flourished in San Francisco and New York's Greenwich Village. c. Were not interested in a socially conservative/career-oriented/traditional marriage middle-class kind of life. d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Girl groups like The Ronettes and The Crystals were talented (mostly African-American) vocal groups who benefited from the following (circle all that apply): a. Songwriters like Carole King and Neil Sedaka. b. Great producers like Phil Spector (and his "wall of sound" production style). c. Music industry leaders like Don Kirshner who promoted his African-American and white artists equally .d. All of the above

d. All of the above

What growing California industries grew to international proportions by the early 60's and required more skilled workers? a. Film and television industry b. Disney company and its many subsidiaries c. Aerospace Industry d. All of the above

d. All of the above

Although he had a more clean-cut image than most Rap and Hip-Hop artists, Kayne West has written about many issues important to the African-American community suchas (cross out any issues that do NOT apply): a. The inequities of the health care system in the U.S. b. The crack cocaine epidemic in low income neighborhoods c. Homophobia in the rap community d. The fashion industry's lack of consideration for plus-sized people e. G.W. Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina f. Deforestation in South America g. Human rights issues related to the diamond trade in Sierra Leone

d. The fashion industry's lack of consideration for plus-sized people f. Deforestation in South America

In the 1970's _______________ rates had more than doubled since 1955 breaking many families apart.

divorce

The earliest Surf Rock came from California and its lyrics reflected the hedonism California has long been famous for. For instance, songs about leisure (wasteful?) activities like "picking up" girls, surfing and ______________ racing were common.

drag

Circle any musical elements listed below that were part of music of African-American slaves' music: a. Rhythmic syncopation and polyrhythms b. Pentatonic scales c. Call and Response vocals d. Aspect of European music like 12 bar form and common harmonic progressions e. All of the above

e. all of the above

In the late 1970's Southern California hardcore bands from Orange County like Black Flag and Fear started playing something that became known as Hardcore. Like punk, the music was aggressive and loud but the tempo of the music by Hardcore bands was generally much ________________ than Punk music's tempos were.

faster

The Spice Girls presented a __________________ outlook and advocated "girl power"

feminist

In the 80s, later Nu Metal bands came on the scene without outside collaborations included Faith No More and The Red Hot Chili Peppers who added ________________ to their hip-hop/metal mix.

funk

Mid 1990s Britpop had an anti - ______________ (name a style/genre of music from the U.S. discussed in chapter 21) attitude and celebrated all things British as part of the ______________ ________________ movement.

grunge; Cool Britannia

Early Surf Rock from bands like Dick Dale and the Deltones and The Ventures had a unique twang in the timbre of the __________________ sound. (instrument)

guitar

Although it was born in northern Europe in the 1980 - 90s, black metal moved from cult status to a more mainstream popularity in the early 2000s thanks to the exposure this style got from the

internet

Public reaction against Rock 'n Roll was not only against the performance style, lyrics, and sound of the music but also against the ensuing movies like Rebel Without a Cause and Blackboard Jungle which glorified _______________________ delinquency and emphasized the "generation gap".

juvenile

The Beatles had a great deal of raw talent but got a boost early on from their____________________, Brian Epstein and their ______________________, George Martin who both gave them expert help and advice on to increase their audience and how to best use their musical talent.

manager; producer

Although hardcore audience members were mostly from suburban, middle-class families they began to act violently at shows (think mosh and slam pits) so the movement attracted many more ___________ than __________

men; women

The promoters of Woodstock created the greatest gathering of bands ever assembled at and advertised it on their posters as "3 days of ___________ and music"

peace

Bands like Creed and Nickelback were hugely successful. The new type of rock they played represented a resurgence in popularity for rock music and great profits for the ___________________ industry.

record

MTV gave a much-needed boost to the ____________________ industry, whose sales had declined after 1978.

record

80' dance bands like Roxy Music were called the new ___________________________ and were popular on MTV because it had rhythms that were good for dancing and lyrics about love and sex

romantics

Some surf songs helped promote trends in fashion or fun like Jan and Dean's "Sidewalk Surfin'" which is about ____________

skateboarding

In the 1970's artists like Stevie Wonder and producer/songwriter duo Gamble and Huff were putting out a new, silky type of ___________ music

soul

The legacy of Michael Jackson's _________-pop style was later seen in music by Culture Club, Madonna, Lionel Ritchie, Whitney Houston and multi-instrumentalist and mega talent Prince.

soul

Bands like Kansas, Journey, Boston and Styx capitalized on it with a style were among the bands that saw rock music move more intimate venues like clubs and auditoriums to performances in ______________ which separated the audience from the performers but allowed for much bigger, elaborate stage productions.

stadiums

Electro-Pop was the next trend in music and bands like Gary Numan and The Human League relied heavily on the ______________

synthesizer

Campaigns like the punk rocker's Rock Against Bush albums, and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (with artists like Jay-Z and Sean "Puffy" Combs) were all working to make change in the nation by getting Millennials to ______________ and be more involved in our country's __________

vote; elections

Congress' passing of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the president power to conduct military operations in Vietnam without officially declaring ____________. As a result, the number of troops stationed there jumped from 23,000 to 184,000.

war

Motown became the first successful African-American owned record company to create music designed to attract a ____________ audience, as much as an African-American audience.

white

Protest songs written in the early 20th century, such as those found in the Little Red Song Book, were about topics like unionization and the _________________'s rights. These Protest songs gained a resurgence in popularity during the time of the House Un-American Activities Committee, which sought to stamp out________________________ in America and early protest songwriters like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger were brave in their public commitment to justice.

workers; Communism

"Roxanne" The Police: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1c7GkzRQQ

70's New Wave

"Roundabout" Yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPCLFtxpadE

70's Progressive Rock

"Anarchy in the U.K." The Sex Pistols: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBojbjoMttI

70's Punk Rock

"I Want to be Sedated" The Ramones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm51ihfi1p4

70's Punk Rock

"Dancing in the Dark" Bruce Springsteen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs

70's Rock

Late punk/early hardcore bands from Los Angeles like _____ set the desperate tone for other punk-influenced southern California bands. Later southern California bands like The _____________s explored even darker topics and engaged in self-harm/self-destructive behavior like burning themselves with cigarettes.

X; Germ

Joan Baez did not write her own songs but was still influential in both Social Activism and Folk music. True or False

True

Like American disco from the previous decade, British disco had a scene that was all about hanging out in clubs where the people in the clubs were the focus, not the bands. True or False

True

MTV channel was originally designed at the time to appeal to people 25 years old and younger. True or False

True

The band Linkin Park brought a mix of hip hop and rock into the new millennium and wanted to mix several additional musical styles together so seamlessly so the influences couldn't be "pulled apart" True or False

True

Hardcore style never spread to other parts of the U.S. so all of the Hardcore-inspired bands came from California, only. True or False

False

The Skiffel craze was a music phenomenon after World War II in the U.K. which required a great deal of skill to play and required very expensive, well-crafted instruments. True or False

False

The band Cream (with guitarist Eric Clapton) used technology championed by Hendrix which helped them play their version of British Blues at an incredibly quiet volume. Trueor False

False

The _______________ Riders bussed in from northern states to the south to protest. These people and others who engaged in "Sit-ins" were employing non-violent protest tactics as used in the liberation of India from British rule by Ghandi and the citizens of India.

Freedom

In true hippie style, The ____________ Dead and The _______________ Airplane gave many free concerts in San Francisco

Grateful; Jefferson

What did the Stones' manager do to distinguish them in the media from the Beatles?

He told them to be unfiltered and not wear matching clothes. He wanted them to have a raunchy look and an a attitude to differentiate them from the Beatles.

African-American Spirituals/religious music was the basis for the earliest Blues. True or False

True

The band ___________________ took the glitter rock phase of music to extremes with their very heavy make-up that depicted characters like cats and costumes that made them look like comic book superheroes.

KISS

______________ _________________'s flamboyant performance style and songs like "Long Tall Sally" and "Good Golly Miss Molly" were influential in early Rock and Roll.

Little Richard

After the 1920's Blues singers (or Blues "shouters") became popular for a time including female Blues singers like ______________ ________________ (name any female Blues singer of this time period) who combined early Blues style with other performing arts like vaudeville.

Mamie Smith

The idea creating of a brand for a recording artist was well timed because the U.S. economy was booming after World War II: our Gross National ______________ (the value of goods manufactured by U.S. companies) more than doubled and the average U.S. citizen had a great deal of ____________________ income to spend on music and other forms of entertainment

Product; disposable

Unlike previous Brit pop bands, the band _________________ achieved success in the U.K., the U.S. and internationally.

Spice Girls or Oasis

What now famous music magazine was established in the San Francisco area in 1967? Rolling ____________ magazine

Stone

Johnny Cash's music had a little more country in its style than the music of Elvis or Jerry Lee Lewis and the low register of his deep voice gave him a unique sound compared to the other _________ Records artists that legendary producer Sam Phillips discovered.

Sun

he Great Migration refers to the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North starting around World War I. What were some of the reasons for this migration and how did it help spread the Blues from the southern states to the northern states and beyond? P

The Great Migration happened because many African-Americans were disgusted with sharecropping and discrimination, so they decided to move to northern cities for better lives. It helped spread the Blues from the southern states to the northern states due to the African-American population expanding in the North that led to black people evolving the Blues style of music altogether. This expansion led to the Blues being very popular style of music.

Motown started the careers of many successful girl groups. Name one of them:

The Supremes

The first Rock Opera was composed by what band?

The Who

How did the invention of Broadband help change the way music was distributed and the gaming industry (as opposed to the earlier technology of dial-up connect)?

The invention of Broadband made it so people could download material from the internet. It was at a faster rate then ever before, and it also allowed people to play video games on computers.

Due to a ban from the British musician's union on American musicians playing in the U.K., British people didn't get the opportunity to hear many of America's greatest R & B and Blues artists until the ban was lifted in the 1950's. True or False

True

"Does Anybody Really Know...?" Chicago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FzCWLOHUes

60's Jazz Rock

"I Got You (I Feel Good)" James Brown and the Famous Flames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1wOK9yGUYM

60's Funk

"Heartbreaker" Led Zeppelin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5O4073zCKA

60's Hard Rock

"Jailhouse Rock" Elvis Presley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Rz-uP4Mk

50's Rock n' Roll

"Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeZRYhLDLeU

50's Rockabilly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rd9IaA_uJI "St. Louis Blues" written by W.C. Handy; sung by Bessie Smith:

10's blues

While San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury District was experiencing the "summer of love" in ______________ (name the year), Detroit and many other cities large and small were experiencing race riots and civil unrest that devastated many of these cities.

1967

"Sacrilegious Scorn" Dimmu Borgir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9cqKafnUrk

2000's Black Metal

Producer Sam Phillips was interested in bringing the music and unique sound of not only_________________ - ________________ musicians to the world but also the music of poor white southerners, who had a similar style.

African American

British punk rock musicians became interested in the Jamaican Ska and Reggae music of artists like Bob Marley and this music inspired them to protest racism in Britain through the Rock __________ __________ movement.

Against Racism

Of Dick Clark's many enterprises (game shows, music promotion, music variety shows, etc.) he is often most remembered for the integration teens and of the integration of music on a national dance and music show called ___________________ ____________________, which he hosted for over 20 years.

American Bandstand

With $800 of borrowed money the songwriter and producer ______________ ______________ bought a house in Detroit, Michigan and started Motown records where he established offices, a home for himself and a recording studio.

Berry Gordy

The ______________ _______________ movement celebrated the rights, food, fashion, music (especially Soul music), literature and art of African-American culture.

Black Arts

Many would-be farmers migrated to California when their farms were ruined by a weather phenomenon. Why did they choose to move to California?

California had a booming agriculture industry. Many people chose to go to California for the fun, sun, and jobs. There were many available jobs. It also had places like Disneyland and beaches for surfing.

The stage antics and performance style of Bluesman _____________ _______________ (name an early, charismatic Blues singer) was influential on early Rock and Roll performers.

Chuck Berry

Unlike the earliest British punk bands the _______________ wrote lyrics with more political commentary like "I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.".

Clash

In the early 1970's artists like the Allman Brothers, Linda Ronstadt, The Eagles and Jackson Browne were playing a style of popular music that combined Country, bluegrass and Rock and Roll to create ____________ Rock

Country

Singer - songwriter Ben Harper's music mixed some funk and jazz together with folk-blues, along with lyrics that as seen in his song "Masters of War". This song was a cover of one of Harper's favorite folk artists. Who wrote that song? a. Bob Dylan b. Woody Guthrie c. Pete Seege

a. Bob Dylan

Some of the more established bands/acts used the internet to promote themselves and their newest work in unique ways. Give 2 examples of this below.

a. Radiohead preceded a release of their albums on CD by a digital version. b. Prince would give away physical copies of his albums away to concert goers.

Millennials/Generation Y (people born between about 1982 and 2001) grew up to have very specific concerns such as: a. Social causes b. Diversity c. The environment d. All of the above

d. All of the above

ob Dylan generally performed his early protest songs acoustically with just a guitar and a ____________________ but his later more personal songs were performed with a full band of mostly ___________________ instruments.

harmonica; electric

Post punk bands like Joy Division and The Cure wrote music and lyrics that reflected their _______________ with the economic situation in the U.K. and with the government of the time (represented by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party).

pessimism

MTV was always at the forefront of the latest musical style and began to feature videos by ________________ - metal bands like Van Halen, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi and Guns N' Roses.

pop

After World War I, many independent _______________ companies started to record and distribute music of Blues guitarists like Blind Lemon Jefferson and Robert Johnson.

record

Nu-metal bands combined grunge, 70s metal and sometimes a dash of funk __________>

thrash

In the mid to late '90's the economies of both the U.S. and the U.k. improved, largely due to the fact that the ______________________ rate dropped in both countries during the Clinton administration.

unemployment

Despite the fact that almost 400,000 people attended the Woodstock festival and there was not enough food, security, medical facilities or shelter, remarkably NO _________________ occurred unlike the festival at the Altamont Speedway.

violence


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