Music Theory Test 2

Elvis Presly

Got drafted into the army

Carl Perkins

Automobile accident

Little Richard

Retired to enter the ministry

Jerry Lee Lewis

Scandal of marrying his 2nd cousin who was 13 years old.

Chuck Berry

violated the man act which states that you cannot cross underaged girls over state line.

Buddy Holly and Richie Valens

both dies in a plane crash

Dance Crazes

• Chubby Checker- The Twist

• Watusi

• Funky Chicken

• Dog

• Mashed Potato

Novelty Tunes

• itsy bitsy Teenie Wennie Yellow Polka-dot bikini- Brayan Hyland (1960)

• Bobby Pickett- Monster Mash (1962)

• The Chipmunks with David Seville- Witch Doctor

• David Seville- The Chipmunk Song

Teen Idols

• Frankie Avalon

• Paul Anka

• Bobby Darin

• Pat Boone

• Everly Brothers

Brill Building New York City

A place at the corner of W49th and Broadway, where more than 150 music businesses that employed hundreds of songwriters and other music professionals eventually located.

Brill Building Composers

• Neil Sedaka

• Barry Mann/ Cindy Well

• Carole King/ Gerry Goffin

• James Taylor

• Jerry Leiber/ Mike Stoller- Indie Producers

Neil Sedaka

Breaking Up is Hard To Do

Barry Mann/ Cindy Well

You’ve lost that loving feeling

Carole King/ Gerry Goffin

Will you love me tomorrow?

What songs did Mike Stoller and jerry Lieber produce

Elvis- Love me tender

The Coasters- Yakety Yak, Charlie Brown

The Drifters- under the boardwalk

Ben E. King- Stand By Me

The Coasters

Charlie Brown, Yakety Yak

The Drifters

Under The Boardwalk

Ben E. King

Stand By Me

Phil Spector

• created wall of sound (early 60’s)-made up of large instrumental groups, liberal doses of reverb and multi track overdubbing.

• Make Girl Groups

The Crystals

Da Do Ron Ron

The Ronnettes

Be My Baby

The Chiffons

He’s So Fine

The Shirelles

Would you still love me tomorrow

The Shangri-Las

Leader of the pack

The Dixie Cups

Chapel of Love

Dick Clark

American Bandstand (pop music dance show for teenagers)

Frankie Avalon

Venus

Paul Anka

Put your head on my shoulder

Bobby Darin

Mack the Knife

Pat Boone

Ain’t that a shame, Tutti Frutti

Every Brothers

All I Have To Do Is Dream