MUS 2015 Final Exam

Tin Pan Alley

created in NYC in the late 1800s when publishers and songwriters began to supply Vaudeville and Broadway with popular songs

Alan Freed

The most famous and influential of all white DJs

Doo-Wop

An a cappella group vocal style that incorporates high falsetto vocal leads, scat singing, rhythmic vocal backings, and sometimes lead vocals or spoken verse by the bass is known as ____

Honky Tonk

The white roots of Rock and Roll include traditional rural music, cowboy music, western swing, bluegrass, and _____________________ , the last being primarily associated with Hank Williams

Jimmy Rodgers

Father of country music

Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets

The first big Rock and Roll hit, hitting #1 in May of 1955, was ____________________________________ by __________________________________________ .

Sam Phillips

The founder of Sun Records in Memphis

Elvis Presley

King of Rock and Roll

Dont Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Elvis Presley

The first record in history to simultaneously hit #1 on pop, R&B, and country charts was ___ with flip side ___ by ___

Fats Domino and Little Richard

The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in New Orleans were ___ and ___.

Beau Diddly and Chuck Berry

The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in Chicago were ___ and ___.

Chuck Berry

Father of Rock and Roll

Jerry Lee Lewis

sometimes referred to as "the first bad boy of Rock and Roll"

Buddy Holly

Pioneered and established the four-piece combo of two guitars, bass, and drums - a formula widely copied in the 1960s

Dick Clarke

Host of American Bandstand

The Brill Building

In the late 1950s and 1960s, great songwriters were housed in ____ at 1619 Broadway

Lieber and Stoller

The songwriting team of ______ are credited with such hits as Hound Dog and Stand By Me

Phil Spector

the most influential producer/songwriter in theearly days of Rock and Roll, and also associated with what he called "The Wall of Sound."

Burt Bacharach

most prolific pop composer of last half of the 20th century, credits include 23 hits for dionne warwick

The Beach Boys

The most famous of the surf groups, known ironically for its beautiful vocal harmonies, was

Pet Sounds

The record album recognized as Brian Wilson's monumental achievement is titled _________________________ , released in May of 1966.

R&B and Gospel

Soul Music comes as a merging of ___________________ and _______________

Ray Charles

father of soul

James Brown

Godfather of Soul

Berry Gordy

Founder of Motown Records in 1959

Memphis

Stax Records was started in 1957 by Jim Stewart in the city of ___

Otis Redding and Booker T Jones

Two important Stax recording artists

Aretha Franklin

Fame Studio (located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is the place where _____________________________ recorded I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) before returning to record in New York City.

Woodie Guthrie

born in Okemah, Oklahoma, emerged in 1930s as the most important early folksinger

Pete Seeger

In 1955, ____________________________ was asked to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC).

Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio

The real start of the 1959s folk revival was with the record ___ by ___

Joan Baez

the Queen of Folk

Peter, Paul, and Mary

The most popular folk group of the 1960s was:

Greenwich Village

The most important folk scene of the early 1960s was New York's

Hammond's Folly

Bob Dylan's first album - titled simply Bob Dylan - sold poorly, and in the offices of

The Beatles

the history of rock and roll was forever changed in the summer of 1964 when Bob Dylan spent time with this band

Bringing It All Back Home

In January 1965, Dylan recorded _______ an album which paved the way for what would later be called "folk rock."

Blonde on blonde

the 1st rock double album

the Beatles

generally recognized as the greatest rock band in history

George Martin

Producer of the Beatles

Revolver

considered the first album of the psychedelic era

Muddy Waters

The Rolling Stones took their name from the title of a song by:

Power Trio

guitar, bass, drums

Power Chord

a loud chord consisting of the only root note of the chord and the fifth, usually played on electric guitar

Tommy; The Who

first rock opera

The Kinks; The Animals

two significant blues-oriented British Invasion bands

Acid Rock

Because of the association with the drug culture (especially LSD), the music that developed in San Francisco in the 1960s became known as ___________.

Jefferson Airplane

Grace Slick was the lead singer of the band

Jerry Garcia

The Grateful Dead

Deadheads

followers of the Grateful Dead

Janice Joplin

Big Brother and the Holding Company was led by vocalist _______.

Santana and Quicksilver Messenger Service

two significant Bay Area bands

Woodstock

the "landmark" event of 1960s rock culture, held from August 15-18, 1969

Whiskey a Go Go

During the 60s, the most famous nightclub in Los Angeles was ______.

Jim Morrison

Lead singer of The Doors

The Mothers of Invention

Frank Zappa led the L.A.-based group

Hard Rock

forerunner to heavy metal

Eric Clapton

cream

Jimi Hendrix

most innovative guitarist in history of rock

Mr. Tambourine Man

considered to have started folk rock movement (by Bob Dylan)

Rockabilly

country rock is deeply rooted in country music and ___

Southern Rock

The "rural cousin" to the more citified Country Rock is known as

England

Heavy Metal was born in this country

Progressive Rock

Art Rock is also at times referred to as:

Glam Rock

The type of Rock that incorporates flamboyant fashions, assaults on sexual conventions, and glitzy theatrical presentations is known as

Elton John

most commercially successful glam rocker

Candle in the Wind by Elton John

What is the biggest selling single in history?

Quiet Storm

A type of Soul Music that began to develop in the early 1970s and that emphasized lush string and horn arrangements, smooth vocal harmonies, and non-confrontational romantic lyrics was known as ___

Disco

dance oriented pop that incorporates synthesizers, drum machines and lush orchestrations that emerged in the late 1970s.

Ska

In the early 1970s, an evolution of R&B and Soul characterized by a heavy rhythmic groove, the use of minimalism, and group vocal chants began to develop, this is known as ___

Reggae

A Jamaican style of music that evolved from the country's indigenous folk music, American R&B, and traditional Afro-Carribean music

Bob Marley

The most famous reggae musician and national hero to fellow Jamaicans

Rap

style of music characterized by use of spoken word. with funk oriented rhythm accompaniment, often used sampled sounds and minimalism

Hip Hop

A cultural movement that emerged in the Bronx during the 1970s, form of Rap music, graffiti art, and break-dancing

Gangsta Rap

A type of rap that uses first-person accounting of gang-related themes that include violence, rage, and sexual degredation

Punk

A style of music emerging simultaneously in New York and London in the late 1970s that is characterized by an angry, nihilistic, do-it-yourself attitude

Pop

the exact opposite of pump

Iggy Pop

Godfather of Punk

Michael Jackson

King of Pop

Alternative Rock

an umbrella term describing music from the 1980s with a wide variety of stylistic approaches and a decidedly DIY (do-it-yourself) independent attitude.

Hardcore Punk

harder edged, darker and angrier evolution of punk that emerged in the 1980s with such bands as Black Flag

Industrial

type of post-punk music, ___ emerged in the late 1970s and continued through the 1980s - its style abrasive and relentlessly mechanical, with pounding jackhammer beats and at times digital samples plus avant-garde electronics, and exemplified by bands such as Nine Inch Nails

Grunge

music style associated with the city of Seattle in the 1990s that incorporates elements of punk and heavy metal, and also associated with a fashion statement of flannel shirts and ripped jeans

Pop Punk

exemplified by bands such as Weezer, umbrella term describing 1990s music style that combined a hardcore punk musical aesthetic, poetic/emotional self-indulgent lyrics, and a go-for-it attitude

Napster

A digital file-sharing website introduced in 1999 by Shawn Fanning.

Rap Rock

umbrella term describing bands that combine elements of rap with hardcore, metal or punk, and exemplified by bands such as Limp Bizkit and Rage Against the Machine

Hunes

Introduced in 2003 by Steve Jobs and Apple Computer, first online music store

Alice Cooper

Godfather of Gruesome Rock

The Supremes

most commercially successful of all Motown Groups