James Brown
One of the two 'architects' of Funk.
Sly Stone
One of the two 'architects' of Funk.
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James Brown
One of the two 'architects' of Funk.
Sly Stone
One of the two 'architects' of Funk.
Larry Graham
Inventor of the 'slap' bass technique.
African Cosmology
The concept of 'oneness'.
P-Funk
'Pure funk' made popular by George Clinton & Parliament.
Go-Go
A popular style of funk in Washington D.C.
Vocoder
Synthesized voice technique made popular by Roger Troutman.
Discotheque
French word meaning library of discs/records.
Jet Set
The exclusive clientele of French discotheques.
Stonewall Riots
1969 event that galvanized the fight of the LGBTQ community against police brutality.
Francis Grasso
1st DJ to receive pop star status.
12-inch single
An extended-play record that facilitated DJs to mix longer versions of hit songs.
'Soul Makossa' by Manu Dibango
Considered to be the 1st disco record.
Donna Summer
The 'Queen of Disco'.
Studio 54
A disco club made popular for its exclusive clientele and celebrities.
Saturday Night Fever
The movie that brought Disco to the mainstream.
Toast
A DJ rap that praises dancers over an instrumental track.
MC
Stands for 'Master of Ceremony'.
Freestyling
The art of improvising words and rhymes.
Hip-Hop DJ pioneers
The THREE pioneers were Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash.
'Rapper's Delight'
The first commercialized rap hit.
'Funky Drummer' by James Brown
The most sampled drum break in Hip-Hop.
Major geographical areas for Hip-Hop artists
The THREE major areas are the East Coast, West Coast, and the 'Dirty South'.
Thomas Dorsey is the
"Father of Gospel Music"
Lucie Campbell published
Dorsey's first song in Gospel Pearls
"Take My Hand Precious Lord"
is Dorsey's signature composition.
COGIC stands for
"Church of God in Christ"
Mahalia Jackson
- most celebrated gospel singer of all time, often accompanied MLK Jr., and sang at the March on Washington
Clara Ward
Ward - 1st million-selling gospel artist
"Oh Happy Day"
was written by Edwin Hawkins - a gospel song that crossed over onto the popular music charts
Kirk Franklin
- most commercially successful gospel artist of all time
New Orleans
is believed to be the birthplace of jazz.
Hot 5s and the Hot 7s
- important early combo recordings by Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman was called the "King of Swing"
despite it being an African-American art form
Bebop
- up tempo jazz style featuring virtuosic extended improvisational solos
Modal jazz
- music based on the repetition of one or two chords
Free Jazz
- abandons the practice of utilizing fixed harmonic and rhythmic patterns as the basis for improvisation
Fusion
jazz that borrows from other traditions such as rock, R&B, and soul.
Louis Jordan
- pioneered the style known as "Jump Blues"
Boogie Woogie and Rumba
- the prevailing rhythmic patterns that were the template of R&B records throughout the South
Little Richard
- helped create the "Choo-choo" beat which was the template for what was to later be labeled "Rock and Roll".
Cover Records
- a recording made by a White artist that attempted to approximate the sound of an earlier hit by an African American artist in order to sell to the White teen market
Berry Gordy
founded Motown Records in Detroit
Stax Records
is known for creating the "Memphis Sound"