Evolution of Funk, Disco, and Hip-Hop Music

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One of the two 'architects' of Funk.

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James Brown

One of the two 'architects' of Funk.

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Sly Stone

One of the two 'architects' of Funk.

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Larry Graham

Inventor of the 'slap' bass technique.

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African Cosmology

The concept of 'oneness'.

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P-Funk

'Pure funk' made popular by George Clinton & Parliament.

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Go-Go

A popular style of funk in Washington D.C.

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Vocoder

Synthesized voice technique made popular by Roger Troutman.

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Discotheque

French word meaning library of discs/records.

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Jet Set

The exclusive clientele of French discotheques.

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Stonewall Riots

1969 event that galvanized the fight of the LGBTQ community against police brutality.

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Francis Grasso

1st DJ to receive pop star status.

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12-inch single

An extended-play record that facilitated DJs to mix longer versions of hit songs.

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'Soul Makossa' by Manu Dibango

Considered to be the 1st disco record.

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Donna Summer

The 'Queen of Disco'.

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Studio 54

A disco club made popular for its exclusive clientele and celebrities.

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Saturday Night Fever

The movie that brought Disco to the mainstream.

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Toast

A DJ rap that praises dancers over an instrumental track.

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MC

Stands for 'Master of Ceremony'.

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Freestyling

The art of improvising words and rhymes.

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Hip-Hop DJ pioneers

The THREE pioneers were Kool DJ Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash.

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'Rapper's Delight'

The first commercialized rap hit.

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'Funky Drummer' by James Brown

The most sampled drum break in Hip-Hop.

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Major geographical areas for Hip-Hop artists

The THREE major areas are the East Coast, West Coast, and the 'Dirty South'.

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Thomas Dorsey is the

"Father of Gospel Music"

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Lucie Campbell published

Dorsey's first song in Gospel Pearls

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"Take My Hand Precious Lord"

is Dorsey's signature composition.

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COGIC stands for

"Church of God in Christ"

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Mahalia Jackson

- most celebrated gospel singer of all time, often accompanied MLK Jr., and sang at the March on Washington

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Clara Ward

Ward - 1st million-selling gospel artist

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"Oh Happy Day"

was written by Edwin Hawkins - a gospel song that crossed over onto the popular music charts

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Kirk Franklin

- most commercially successful gospel artist of all time

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New Orleans

is believed to be the birthplace of jazz.

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Hot 5s and the Hot 7s

- important early combo recordings by Louis Armstrong

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Benny Goodman was called the "King of Swing"

despite it being an African-American art form

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Bebop

- up tempo jazz style featuring virtuosic extended improvisational solos

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Modal jazz

- music based on the repetition of one or two chords

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Free Jazz

- abandons the practice of utilizing fixed harmonic and rhythmic patterns as the basis for improvisation

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Fusion

jazz that borrows from other traditions such as rock, R&B, and soul.

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Louis Jordan

- pioneered the style known as "Jump Blues"

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Boogie Woogie and Rumba

- the prevailing rhythmic patterns that were the template of R&B records throughout the South

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Little Richard

- helped create the "Choo-choo" beat which was the template for what was to later be labeled "Rock and Roll".

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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

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Berry Gordy

founded Motown Records in Detroit

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Stax Records

is known for creating the "Memphis Sound"