Social History of Rock and Roll Test 2

D Clark (knowt hates Richard I guess…)

The host of a popular TV show called “American Band Stand”.

Pat Boone

A popular white singer that ripped off black artists, making their music more appealing to white parents.

Tutti Frutti

The Platters

A popular “Do-Wop” band.

Only You

The Great Pretender

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Frankie Lyman and the Teenagers

A one-hit-wonder “Do-Wop” band.

The Coasters

A Popular “Do-Wop” band with songs that were approachable to teenage audiences.

Poison Ivy

Charlie Brown

Yakety Yak

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Song writers that liked to write music for black artists and wrote multiple hits for bands like The Coasters.

The Drifters

A popular “Do-Wop” band known for their slower songs.

Under the Boardwalk

Up on the Roof

Save the Last Dance for Me

American Bandstand

A popular TV show hosted by Dick Clark that helped spread sanitized Rock and Roll by having such artists on their program.

Phil Spector

A successful music producer that helped to innovate new sounds with improved recording technology. Known for the term “Wall of Sound” where multiple tracks of instruments and vocals are played over each other.

He gathered female singers and formed them into female singing groups that were fairly popular.

The Crystals

The Ronettes

The Crystals

A popular female singing group formed by Phil Spector.

Da Doo Ron Ron

Then He Kissed Me

The Ronettes

Likely the most famous female singer group that Phil Spector produced for. One of the Members was Mary Spector, Phil Spector’s wife who he was abusive towards.

Be My Baby

Walking In the Rain

Aldon Music

A music publishing company based out of the Brill Building.

Brill Building

A New York City office building that housed professional song writers, dating back to the 1930’s. The writers from this building helped to advanced the idea of professional writing of Rock and Roll music.

Many songs wrote by them had what was called a “Brill Building sound”.

Carole King

Considered one of the most successful song writers ever, she is a female artist who worked in the Brill Building who wrote over 100 hit songs.

Jerry Goffin

The husband and song writer to the prolific female song writer, Carole King.

Neil Sedaka

An American singer, song writer, and pianist who sold millions of records. He wrote and co-wrote over 500 songs.

Four Freshmen

An American vocal quartet that was found in the barbershop traditions. They had massive influence on future big band vocal groups including Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.

The Beach Boys

A popular music group formed in the early 60’s that was known for the “California sound” and “surfing music”.

Their band members were Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, and Brian Wilson as their influential song writer.

The released an album called “Pet Sounds” (1966) that was often called a “masterpiece”.

Fun Fun Fun

Surfin’ USA

I get Around

God Only Knows

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Good Vibrations

Big Bill Broonzy

Ealing Club

Alexis Corner

S

Skiffle

L

Lonnie Donegan

The Quarrymen

The Beatles

John Lennon

Stu Sutcliffe

Paul McCartney

George Harrison

Ringo Star

Pete Best

Cavern Club

Brian Epstein

George Martin

Abbey Road Studios

A Hard Day’s Night

Sea Stadium

Revolver

Help

Magical Mystery Tour

“Our World” (1967)

Sargent Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Allen Klein

Yoko Ono

Linda Estman

Lee Eastman

Let It Be

Get Back

Wings

Concert for Bangladesh

Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger

Keith Richards

Brian Jones

Bill Wyman

Charlie Watts

Mick Taylor

Ron Wood

Ian Stewart

Andrew Loog Oldham

Dick Rowe

“Hollywood Palace”

Marianne Faithful

Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Altamont

Meredith Hunter