MUS 2015 Final Exam

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

The most famous and influential of all white DJs

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 ____

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

Father of country music

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

The founder of Sun Records in Memphis

King of Rock and Roll

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

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

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

Father of Rock and Roll

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

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

Host of American Bandstand

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

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

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

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

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

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

Soul Music comes as a merging of ___________________ and _______________

father of soul

Godfather of Soul

Founder of Motown Records in 1959

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

Two important Stax recording artists

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.

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

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

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

the Queen of Folk

The most popular folk group of the 1960s was:

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

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

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

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

the 1st rock double album

generally recognized as the greatest rock band in history

Producer of the Beatles

considered the first album of the psychedelic era

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

guitar, bass, drums

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

first rock opera

two significant blues-oriented British Invasion bands

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

Grace Slick was the lead singer of the band

The Grateful Dead

followers of the Grateful Dead

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

two significant Bay Area bands

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

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

Lead singer of The Doors

Frank Zappa led the L.A.-based group

forerunner to heavy metal

cream

most innovative guitarist in history of rock

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

country rock is deeply rooted in country music and ___

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

Heavy Metal was born in this country

Art Rock is also at times referred to as:

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

most commercially successful glam rocker

What is the biggest selling single in history?

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 ___

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

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 ___

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

The most famous reggae musician and national hero to fellow Jamaicans

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

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

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

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

the exact opposite of pump

Godfather of Punk

King of Pop

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Godfather of Gruesome Rock

most commercially successful of all Motown Groups