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10 Cards in this Set
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Alan Freed (TV show banned for black singer dancing with white girl)
Chuck Berry (Sang for mainly White Teenagers) Blacks-R&B Whites-Country |
Race in Rock 'n Roll
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-Women were less popular then men
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Gender in Rock 'n Roll
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Bribes for heavy air play
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Payolla
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-First used the Term "Rock 'n Roll"
-Career destroyed by payolla -Tv show shut down after Frank Lymon (black) danced with a white girl on tv |
Alan Freed
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-Rock 'n Roll was pitched at young people
-Related to self identification as teenagers -Teens had a large buying power |
Teen Market
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-Musical Assembly line
- W 28th street in Manhatten - Streamlined music productions -made and office job of writing music |
Tin Pan Alley
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-Detroit
-Founded by Berry Gordy Jr. -One of the most successful black-owned businesses in the US -Pop -Like Tin Pan Alley |
Motown
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-ASCAP had control of most of the music being played on the radio
-ASCAP asked for an increase in royalties so BMI signed the 10% of artists that weren't already signed with ASCAP -This increased the air time of Country and R&B artists |
ASCAP vs BMI
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-Worked with Alan Freed
-His TV show only showed either Black or White people dancing never both -Career continued while Alen Freed's died |
Dick Clark
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Renamed "Race Music" To Rhythm and Blues
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Jerry Wexler
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