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45 Cards in this Set
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What is it called when you have a steady beat, along with a rythmic complexity
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Metronomic Sense
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Flatting of certain notes on the music scales:
b3, b7, b5, flat 3, flat 5 |
pentatonic
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The three special voice techniques:
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Mellisam: Backstreet Boys
Falsetoo: singer in high register Growling |
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Mamie Smith
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Okeh Records
Crazy Blues (Going Crazy with the blues), became first hit blues record Cabaret performer |
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
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From East Texas, but recorded in Chicago
Electrical Recording introduced "Matchbox Blues" and "Black Snake Moan" |
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Ma Ramey
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"Countin the Blues"
considered the mother of the blues toured with T.O.B.A. aka theatre owners booking association |
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Bessie Smith
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considered the emporess of the blues
"Take Nobody's Business If I do" w/ Colombia #2 on CD set titled "lock and key" |
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Sippie Wallace
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known as the Texas Nightengale
"Woman Be Wise" and "Im a "Mighty Tight Woman" Document Records |
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Victoria Spivey
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"Black Snake Blues"
Document Records |
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Ralph Peer
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worked with Okeh records
began field recordings showed there was a market for male singers |
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Papa Charlie Jackson
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1st Male star from New Orleans, played Chicago
"All I want is a Spoonful" (included banjo and voice) |
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Charlie Patton
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Delta Bluesman
considered first rock and roller "pony blues", "High Water Everywhere", CD set, "Shake It Break it But dont let it fall" |
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Robert Johnson
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played boogie piano, never recorded w/ others
myth he sold soul to devil recorded 29 songs and influenced everyone "Crossroad Blues", and "Terraplane Blues" |
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Ledbelly
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born in Lousiana
prison for murder more of a songwriter |
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Major Labels in 45'
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Deca, Victor, and Colombia
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Jerry Wexler
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Changed name from race records to Rythym and blues
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T Bone Walker
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"Trinity River Blues", "Call it Stormy Monday"
Very sophisticated played electric guitar |
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Sam Phillips
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Started Sun Records
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Elvis Presley
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In **1954** "Thats alright Mama" with Sun Records
5 Hits w/ Sun Records: Thats alright Mama Good Rockin Tonight Milk Cow Blues Baby Lets Play House Mystery Train |
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Rufus Thomas
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DJ w/ WDIA radio station
wrote "Bear Cat" which was response to "Hound Dog", and "Walking the Dog" |
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Willy May "Big Momma" Thornton
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recorded Hound Dog
Peacock Records |
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Million Dollar Quartet
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Carl Perkins- "Honey Dont", "Blue Suede Shoes"
Elvis Presley Johnny Cash Jerry Lee Lewis |
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Jerry Lieber and Mike Schoeller
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Songwriting Team
Wexler brought them to Atlantic Records wrote "Houndog" also wrote for the Coasters: "Young Blood", "Yakkity Yak" |
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Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abranson
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Started Atlantic Records
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Big Joe Turner
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"Chains of Love", and Rollem' Pete", "Honey Hush", and "Flip Flop Fly"
Atlantic Records |
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John Hammond
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Discoverd many stars
Put on Spirituals to Swing which was a concert for AA. |
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Ray Charles
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signed with Atlantic for $2500 with "Mess Around"
"I Got a Woman" |
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Clide McFadder
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Lead Singer of the drifters
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Levern Baker
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signed with Atlantic
"Jim Dandy" |
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Ivory Joe Hunter
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set merger b/w white country music and black ballads
"Since I met You baby" |
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The Coasters
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"Along Came Jones", "Poison Ivy", and "Charlie Brown"
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The Drifters
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Duopp group
Ben E. King was lead singer along with Clide McFadder "There goes my Baby", "Honey Love", "This Magic Moment", 'Save the Last Dance Fore Me" |
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Ben E. King
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Went Solo and wrote:
"Spanish Harlem" "Stand By Me" |
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Jim Stuart and Astel Axton
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Started Stax Records, Rock N Roll was dominating the airwaves
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Solomon Burke
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established Soul as a genre
The king of "rock and soul" wrote "Just out of reach of my empty arms", and "cry to me" |
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Carla & Rufus Thomas
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"Cuz I love You"
Father and Daughter This was recorded with Stax and release by Atlantic (both labels had a great relationship) Carla the wrote "Gee WiZ" |
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Booker T and the MG's
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Steve Cropper and Donald Dunn
Stax Records (house band for Stax) exemplifies 60's memphis sound "Last Night" and CD titled Green Onions |
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Otis Redding
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one of greatest soul singers ever
"These Arms of Mine", "Mr. Petiful", "Try and Little Tenderness", "Respect" |
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Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
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Played in the Falcons and the Marquees
Songs: "634-5789", "Mustang Sally" strong memphis sound of drum beat and use of horns Eddie Floyds famous "knock on wood" |
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Wilson Pickett
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aka the Wicked Pickett
wrote "In the Midnight Hour" |
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Sam and Dave
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discoverd by Eritgen and Wexler
wrote "Hold On Im Coming", and "Soul Man" |
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Dave Porter and Isacc Hayes
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wrote for Stax
songs like "Hold On Im Coming", and "Soul Man" |
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The Fame Label
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Percy Sledge was with them, sang "when a man loves a woman"
Percy was the rep for the Muscle Sholes sound |
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Aretha Franklin
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discovered by John Hammond and Colombia
sold to wexler from Atlantic, then they took her to record in the South "I never loved a man the way I loved you", "Woman do Right Man", "Respect", "Chain of Fools", "Think", and "You make me feel like a natural woman" |
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King Curtis
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Leader of Aretha's orchestra
Played sax "Memphis Soul Stew" |
