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32 Cards in this Set
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Woody Guthrie |
Highly influenced Bob Dylan, wrote “This Land is Your Land” |
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Bob Dylan |
-Wrote songs about criminal injustice. “Blowin’ in the Wind” “Masters of War” -Wrote personal lyrics “Finger-pointing” songs -Many opposed of this because of the electric instruments used
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Peter Paul and Mary |
band put together by a producer and crossed folk over to the pop charts. political → “Puff the Magic Dragon” |
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Joan Baez |
Sang “We Shall Overcome” at rallies. Protest Singer. Bob Dylan’s girlfriend that had a national career. Sung on the march on Washington. emerged from the folk revival. |
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Phil Ochs |
Protest Music . struggled with depression which led to him committing suicide at age 35 |
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The Byrds |
Used exact same instruments as the Beatles, but added rock feel. Initially made their mark with rock versions of folk songs. Helped firmly birth folk rock. |
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Simon and Garfunkel |
-Adding bass and drums pulled it into Folk Rock genre, -Started back in high school under the name of Tom and Jerry
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Buffalo Springfield |
Late 1960s; anthem in anti-Vietnam war era; comments on anti-war movement too; had important members in world of folk rock: Neil Young, Steven Stills, Richard Fury, Jim Macina |
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The Monkeys |
Corporate Creations-Benefitted from TV exposure, focused more on acting than singing; had similar sound to British Invasion |
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The Kingsmen |
Garage Bands - Ameteur group that produced hit song “Louie Louie”; came in the form of inspiration that everyone wants to have a band/record/label. |
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Ray Charles |
“Genius of soul” He took elements of church music (gospel chord progression) and put it together with singing about love, & sex. |
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James Brown |
-“Godfather of soul/funk” -He didn’t have a classic straightforward soul sound. -He transformed soul into funk, kind of laid the ground work for hip hop in a way. -His biggest hit was “I feel good” |
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Sam Cooke |
-“Sweet Soul” southern soul sound Originally in a Gospel group called the “Soul Stirrers”. -“A change is gonna come”-Cooke |
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Berry Gordy |
-founded Motown records, songwriter and record store owner. -Hung sign that read “Hitsville USA” in Detroit" |
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Maxine Powell |
she taught artists to be more polished in “Charm School” (taught how to talk, walk, hold the microphone, etc.) |
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Cholly Atkins |
Taught choreography |
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The Funk Brothers |
in-studio band that could play anything and played all music for all motown singers |
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Holland, Dozier and Holland |
professional songwriters that wrote over 20 “Top 20” hits between 1963-1966 → wanted safe lyrics |
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Smokey Robinson |
-hugely successful with the Miracles, songs like “Shop Around” and “Going to a Go Go” were hits for the group -handled many of the songwriting and production duties for Motown
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Martha and the Vandellas |
An American vocal group |
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The Supremes |
-Motown girl group -They were the premier act of Motown Records and are known as the most successful |
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The Temptations |
-Typical Motown guy group known for athletic, slick, smooth, choreographed dance “Temptation Walk” |
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Jackson Five |
-lead singer is young Michael Jackson. Performed on Dick Clarks American Band Stand |
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Marvin Gaye |
-most popular songs “I heard it through the grapevine” and “How sweet it is (to be loved by you”; “Prince of Motown” and “Prince of Soul” |
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John Myers and the Hearts of Stone |
-originally DooWop Band called Four Pennies -Signed all song rights away when joining Motown |
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Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton |
-Created Stax--combination of their last names -hey thought Motown was too polished and that it had lost it’s “soul” |
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Booker T and the MG's |
band consisting of black and white singers. The studio singers for all bands at STAX |
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Otis Redding |
-captured classic gospel soul sound -crossed over to a white audience in the late 60s -tragically died in plane crash 3 days after he recorded his biggest hit “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay |
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Jerry Wexler |
Head of Atlantic. Coined the phrase “rhythm and blues” |
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Wilson Picket |
Head musician at Atlantic Records |
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Aretha Franklin |
The Queen of Soul” , Father was a pastor/ Her sisters sang backup in some songs |
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James Brown |
-“Godfather of Funk” -Hardest working man in show business |
