Music 1003 - Exam 2 - UConn

Wall of Sound

instrument parts are doubled/tripled, lots of reverb, sound is thick. Created by Phil Spector.

Brill Building

New York, similar to Tin Pan Alley, people in cubicles trying to crank out songs, sell them to producers/record labels.

surf guitar

influential, surf music, sounds like going into a wave. Clean and thin guitar tones.

concept album

Theme of album, tells a story. Bands were able to spend a lot more time in the studio and edit/add onto songs.

Melotron

played a recording of an instrument, similar to a synthesizer, could record sounds for it. Allowed use of instruments people didn't have.

Little Richard

R & B, Richard Wayne Penniman, singer, performer, pianist, boogie woogie background, wild/loud persona, ambiguous/feminine.

Fats Domino

R & B, came from New Orleans and Jazz, singer, pianist, songwriter, covered songs from Tin Pan Alley, "Blueberry Hill"

Elvis Presley

Country side, successful early on, RCA Victor bought out his contract, marketed towards younger girls/women, vocal hiccup. Known for dance and movement. On TV a lot. Manager: Col. Tom Parker Producer: Chet Aking

Buddy Holly

Country side of Rock n Roll, inspired by Elvis, formed band "The Crickets", double tracking: pre-recorded and sing along live, recorded yourself twice, thickened sound. Died in a plane crash, "Day Music Died"

Wanda Jackson

Rock n Roll, country background, inspired by Elvis, refused to play in racist venues, backup singers were black.

Richie Valens

Rock n Roll / Latin side, started in LA, only managed to write a few songs, Elvis influence, died with Buddy Holly on plane. "La Bamba"

Phil Spector

success as recording artist, established himself as songwriter/producer, created Phillies Records. Highly involved in production, mostly worked with groups. Created "Wall of Sound."

Berry Gordy

Motown. specifically wanted to work with African Americans, heavily involved in production, specific sound, 12 bar blue structure, bent notes. 1971, moved headquarters to LA, westward migration.

Brian Wilson (the Beach Boys)

Early Rock n Roll, formed in CA, bestselling group of the 60s, mastery of early rock n roll, heavy on guitar/drums, went beyond traditional forms/sounds/lyrics, surf music

Carole King

Soft rock, Brill Building composer. Album called tapestry

Elton John

Pop Rock, tells tale of British invasion in music, similar to early rock n' roll with new technological capabilities.

Stevie Wonder

Pop Rock, used a lot of overdubbing, synthesizers. "Superstitious"

David Bowie

Pop Rock, Glam Rock, dressed up, concept album of Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust,

Allman Brothers Band

Jazz Rock, bent notes, harmonic structure, bottleneck technique, similar to jazz they would improvise.

Miles Davis

jazz rock, electric bass, reverb, did a lot of improvisation. Bitches Brew: just a jam session essentially

Motown

Detroit, known for motorcars therefore "Motown", similar to blues, spiritual, preference on groups, singers would usually branch off on their own.

Bakersfield Sound

prominent back beat, rough edge country, honky tonk, twangy sound/guitar. Edgier. Wynn Stewart.

Pop Rock

more produced sound, synthesized instruments, keyboard component. Audience: mostly young, top 40 listeners, TV audience.

Cover Art

became more important, showed people what they looked like, helps sell better by catching people's eye, memorabilia piece.

Southern Rock

more rhythm, use of confederate flag, conservative. Ex. Allman Brothers Band

Disco

]late 70s, started in clubs in NY, focused on social dancing. Rhythmically, technologically driven. More focused on singles than albums. Novelty/funny songs. Split audience: passionate follower or not a fan. Saturday Night Fever, Village People, Bee Gees.

Alan Freed

Rock n Roll. disc jockey who hosted Moondog Show. Popularized phrase rock n roll. WINS eventually became an around-the-clock Top 40 rock and roll radio station. Arrested in payola scandal.

Chuck Berry

Early rock n roll. Many consider "Maybellene" the first true rock n roll song. Mix of blues and R & B sound. Clever lyricist.

The Beatles

Were established in Europe and UK before popularity in America. Started as performing band. Went through different stylistic periods. Used 12 bar blues structure, string quartet, counterpoint, sitar. Started the british invasion of music into America.

Bossa Nova

new trend or flair, blend of samba rhythm and west coast style of jazz

Soul Music

Pioneered by African-Americans, rhythm and blues, urban blues, motown, jazz, gospel music. Emphasized the feeling of black people in America.

Nashville Sound

subgenre of country msuic. Smooth tempos, smooth strings and choruses, background vocals. Chet Akins started it.

Psychedelic Rock

Inspired and influenced by use of drugs. Used feedback, electronics, extended solos. Usually some trippy visuals played during band's performance.

Acid Rock

Helped start psychedelic rock phase. heavy, distorted guitars, long improvised jams. Intended to enhance hallucinogenic experience.

Country Rock

Fusion of rock and country. country themes, vocal styles, combined with electric guitars. Lynryd Skynrd

Jazz Rock

modern jazz improvisation is accompanied by the bass lines, drumming styles, and instrumentation of rock music, with a strong emphasis on electronic instruments and dance rhythms. Myles Davis

Folk Music

Bob Dylan, commemorate historical/personal events, usually more focus on the focals. Less emphasis on instruments.

Electric Guitar

It uses one or more pickups to convert the vibration of its strings into electrical signals, which ultimately are reproduced as sound by loudspeaker. Became one of the main insturments in most rock music.

Cover Versions

Artist redoing a song already written in their own style.

Overdubbing

To add in another instrument or vocal track into a song to complete or enhance. People could record at separate times, one bad player in a band could be replaced without redoing the whole song.

Synthesizer

Can generate and modify sounds. Used in all kinds of music especially rock.Can fill out the sound, be added into songs.

Medley

Multiple songs that can be overlapped or mashed together to create one musical piece.

Rock 'n' Roll

1950s, modeled to a younger, teenage audience, took on many different styles.

Eric Clapton

Rock n roll, blues, very influential and successful guitarist in rock music. One of best guitarists of all time.

Jimi Hendrix

Influential electric guitarist, short but influential career, psychedelic rock. Feedback, distortion. Drug overdose.

Dance Music 1960s

The Twist, chubby checker, reached wide age range of audience, clubs formed devoted to dances.

Patsy Cline

Country and pop, nashville sound.

Aretha Franklin

Pop star, keyboard, wrote most of her music.

Bob Dylan

Urban Folk, figurehead of american unrest, didn't conform to three minute song.

Jefferson Airplane

first band to spotlight acid rock in San Francisco

-lead singer was a woman Grace Slick

-lyrics are sung slow and trippy

-"White Rabbit" is about Alice in Wonderland.

Janice Joplin

White blues singer, became a major Rock&Roll and pop star. Audience loved sexually charged performances; never recovered from tortured childhood - died of heroine addiction in wake of high school reunion

Grateful Dead

Band that originated in the 1960s San Francisco rock scene. Their career spanned more than three decades. Touring band. psychedelic, acid rock. improvised concert sets. sounded better live.

Dolly Parton

Country music star whose flexible soprano voice, songwriting ability, and carefully crafted image as a cheerful sex symbol combined to gain her a loyal following among country fans.

John Denver

Folk + Country crossover artist who won the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award in 1975 and recorded songs like "Thank God I'm a Country Boy.",

Dionne Warwick

-Trained in gospel music

-R&B vocalist

-Crooner

-Melodically expressive and rhythmically precise

-Songs composed by Burt Bacharach

James Brown

the "Godfather of Soul" was a tireless producer, manager, writer, and agent who was known for his lively stage shows that worked him to the point of exhaustion.

Ray Charles

a soul artist who has the ability to synthesize country, rhythm and blues and jazz with gospel.

Herb Alpert

Los Angeles-born trumpet player and songwriter who lead the Tijuana Brass and cofounded A&M records.

Sam Cooke

Pop and Gospel, attention to detial and community. You send me