History of The Recording Industry

Bandleader known as the "King of Jazz"

Paul Whiteman

Banjo player who created the "defining sound" of bluegrass

"Uncle" Dave Macon

City that was center of country music prior to end of WWII

Chicago

Corporation that created the 45*

RCA*

Corporation that created the 33 1/3rd

CBS

Country artist that recorded in Atlanta and began the hillbilly recording industry

Fiddlin' John Carson

Federal ruling that caused AM and FM to go separate ways

FCC’s non-duplication rule

Female gospel singer who recorded “Movin’ on Up” for Apollo Records

Mahalia Jackson

First international recording star*

Enrico Caruso*

First PRO to have an open-door policy

BMI

First PRO in the USA

ASCAP

First solo recording star in country music

Jimmie Rodgers

How did Hawaiian music influence blues and country

Hawaiian guitar was first type that could be heard over orchestra

Award created by the RIAA

The Gold Record

RCA Victor and Columbia Records are now under what corporate umbrella?

Sony

Recording session where Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family first recorded*

Bristol, TN*

What are V-Disks?

Records made for military personnel

What are jukeboxes?

Devices for listening to records; helped grow R&B

What company developed the cassette tape?

Philips

What company purchased CBS Records in 1987?

Sony

First rock-star benefit concert

Concert for Bangladesh

What did Beaucham and Rickenbacker create?

The electric guitar amplifier

Robert Burns Song

Auld Lang Syne

Developed from popularity of jukebox singles (“Jukebox Radio”)

Top 40 Radio

Was initially limited to only Broadway writers and select others*

ASCAP*

Early country field recordings incl. Jimmie Rodgers & Carter Family

Bristol, TN

British label that purchased Capitol Records

EMI

Company Steve Sholes signed Elvis to; now under Sony

RCA

1920s period of African-American cultural achievement

Harlem Renaissance

Bought Harry Fox; formed by Paul Henke

SESAC

What kind of music were the Beatles playing in Hamburg?

Covers of rock n roll songs

What was the independent label founded by Ertegan & Abramson?

Atlantic Records

Who are Morita and Ibuka?

Founders of Sony

Founded Stax Records in Memphis

Jim Stewart & Estelle Axton

Founders of Philadelphia International*

Gamble and Huff*

Group that popularized spirituals

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Founded 1931; aimed to promote songwriters

Songwriters of America

Who became a “Bobby Sox” idol with his debut hit "All or Nothing at All"?

Frank Sinatra

Who developed the noise reduction unit for cassettes?

Ray Dolby

Who developed the CD?

James Russell

Who developed the World Wide Web?

Tim Berners-Lee

Who founded Atlantic Records?

Ertegan & Abramson

Who formed Big Machine Records?

Scott Borchetta

Who formed Capitol Records?

Johnny Mercer

Who formed Chess Records?

The Chess brothers

Who formed Def Jam Records?

Rick Rubin & Russell Simmons

Who formed King Records?

Syd Nathan

Who formed Lookout Management and Asylum Records?

David Geffen

Who formed Stax Records?

Jim Stewart & Estelle Axton

Who founded Motown Records?

Berry Gordy

Who formed Sun Records?

Sam Phillips

Who invented the synth

Robert Moog

Who is Hudie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter?

Singer who wrote “Goodnight Irene”

Producer who discovered Carter Family & Jimmie Rodgers

Ralph Peer

Who is the Father of Black Gospel?

Thomas Dorsey

Who is Al Jolson?

Star of The Jazz Singer, first talkie

Bob Dylan’s manager; formed Peter, Paul & Mary

Albert Grossman

Who is Brian Epstein?

Beatles’ manager

Producer who signed the Beatles

George Martin

Who is Charlie Christian

Early electric guitar player

Who is Chet Atkins?

Country guitarist; signed to RCA in 1947

Co-founded Zomba & Jive; worked with Mutt Lange

Clive Calder

Who created wireless communication?

Marconi

Built the Cheiron studio

Denniz PoP

Invented the gramophone

Emile Berliner

Opera singer; sold over 1M records

Enrico Caruso

Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning,” “God Bless America

Irving Berlin

Founder of American Federation of Musicians

James Petrillo

“Stars and Stripes Forever”

John Philips Sousa

What label is LL Cool J on?

Def Jam Records

Who is Louis Jordan?

Father of Rhythm & Blues

Who is Mahalia Jackson?

Gospel Singer, “Movin’ on Up”

Manager/founder of the Sex Pistols

Malcom McLaren

Who is Owen Bradley?

Architect of the Nashville Sound

Who created the 33 1/3 rpm format

Peter Goldmark

Developed cassette noise-reduction

Ray Dolby

“Maple Leaf Rag” was written by…

Scott Joplin

Father of Rhythm & Blues

Louis Jordan

Founder of King Records

Syd Nathan

Father of the Blues

W.C Handy

Father of Black Gospel

Thomas Dorsey

Columbia exec who produced Broadway cast albums

Goddard Lieberson

Who purchased Victor Records in 1929?

RCA

Who was behind the payola investigations?^

ASCAP^

African-American singer discovered by Lomaxes; sang “Goodnight Irene”

Leadbelly

First electric guitar “star”

Charlie Christian

Founders of Philadelphia International

Gamble & Huff

Why might recordings of early blues singers be misleading?

They were played at the wrong speed

Why was ASCAP at war with NBC & CBS?

Networks boycotted ASCAP over fees

Why did the 7” 45 have a bigger hole?

Easier to play