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When did music industries try to make R&R more acceptable to pop charts?
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Mid 1950's
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers "i'm not a juvenile delinquent" |
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What were some examples of 'Teen Idols'?
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Frankie Avalon, Fabian, James Darren, Freddie 'Boom Boom' Cannon, Shelly Fabares
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What was considered more important than talent?
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Looks
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What was Fantasy Love?
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Stories, became the standard lyrical content of R&R for years to come
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What was the first center of professional R&R songwriting?
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Brill Building
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Where was the Brill Building?
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Broadway, NYC 1619
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What was started in the Brill building?
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Aldon Music
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Who ran Aldon Music?
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Al Nevin and Don Kirshner
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What was Aldon Music known for?
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Success of husband/wife songwriting teams
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Who was Leiber and Stoller?
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the most important composers/producers/song stylists in the 50s & 60s
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What were Lieber and Stollers four innovations?
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Playlets
Orchestral Strings Latin Rhythms "We Make Records" |
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What are Playlets?
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Humorous story songs (lessen sexual innuendo)
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What were Girl Groups?
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Female counterparts to male Doo Wop groups
Coming from NY region 1960 First major R&R genre associated specifically with women |
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Who were the Shirelles?
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First girl group to make women's issues central to Girl Group repertoire
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Who was Phil Spector?
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Producer of Girl Groups
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What was Phil Spectors nick name?
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"Tycoon of Teen" had made first million by 1961, age 21
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Who were the most successful Girl Groups?
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Ronnie and Ronnettes, Crystals, Darlene Love and the Blossoms
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What was Phil Spector noted for?
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"Wall of Sound" approach
Tried to make R&R sound impressive on Transistor Radios |
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Who was the Wrecking Crew?
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Instrumental music group of studied musicians
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Which of Spectors innovations became standard?
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Wall of Sound
Edgy image and lyrical content (biker motif) Incorporating sound effects into songs to add realism |
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What of Spectors innovations became standard?
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"Wall of Sound"
Edgy image and lyrical content Incorporating sound effects into songs to add realism |
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When and where did surf music emerge?
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California early 1960's
Heyday was 1962-64 |
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Pastime of surfing become fad in wake of what movie?
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Gidget
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Dick Dale was credited with establishing what?
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Surf music's signature trebly, reverbery guitar style
(Replicated sounds of surfing on guitar) |
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Who was credited with starting vocal genre of Surf Music
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Jane & Dean
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Who eclipsed all other surf music acts?
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Beach boys
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When were the Beach Boys formed?
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1961
Heyday 1962-1966 |
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Who guided the Beach Boys with songs/production?
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Brian Wilson
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What 2 genres continued the development of R&B through the 1960's and into the 1970's?
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Motown and Soul
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Where was Motown Records located?
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Detroit
(Name from Detroits nickname: Motor City) |
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Who owned Motown Records?
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Barry Gordy, III
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What was the most successful of black-owned record companies and one of the most successful black-owned corporations in US history
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Motown
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What was motown records pathway to success?
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1. Roster of acts all first-rate
2. 3 in-house song-writing entities 3. Relies on speacial group of session (jazz) musicians who record the intrumental backing for all Motown songs |
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Who was the most important of songwriters at Motown?
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Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Who was regarded among the most successful songwriters of the 60's?
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Holland-Dozier
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The special group o session (jazz) musicians who record the instrumental backing for all Motown songs were known as..?
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The Funk Brothers
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Who was brought in to Motown to teach acts deportment?
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Maxine Powell
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Who was brought in to help develop choreography for each song in Motown?
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Cholly Atkins
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In the late 1960's Motown became a representative of what?
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Integration
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When was Motown sold and to whom?
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MCA in 1970s
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How did soul originate?
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Gospel music that had been secularized
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Who was the 'godfather of soul'?
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Jerry Wexler
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Ray Charles' style crystallizes with what?
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'I Got A Woman'
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What song did Charles secularize?
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Alex Bradfords "My Jesus Is All The World To Me"
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Where did Sam Cooke start his career?
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Soul Stirrers (Specialty Records [LA Cal. Owner Art Rupe])
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Cooke begins work on secular material when and with who?
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in 1956 with Bumps Blackwell (Specialty) under the name Dale Cook
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What song started Cooke's career as greatest crossover act?
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You save me
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What was cooke's singing style?
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Velvet Melisma
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What did Cooke start in order to protect copyrights?
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Kags Music Publishing,
SAR Records (1st full-fledged soul record label) |
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Where was Stax Records?
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Memphis, TN
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How did Stax Records come up with it's name?
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Stewart and Axton
ST AX |
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Who achieved success at Stax?
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Rufus Thomas
Carla Thomas Wilson Pickett Sam and Dave Eddie Floyd Arthur Conley Otis Redding |
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What brought Stax to the attention of Jerry Wexler?
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Booker T and the MGs "Green Onions"
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Who was Rock's first sex kitten?
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Ronnie Bennett
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Crystals?
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He's A Rebel
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Beach boys 'Pet Sounds' album in a response to what?
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The Beatles: Rubber Soul
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Sgt Pepers Lonely Heart Club Band Album was a Private response from the Beatles to who?
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Pet Sounds Album
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What was a sign that the Beach Boys' career was declining?
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Refused to take the stage during the Monterey International Pop Music festival (June 1967)
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What 2 genres continued to develop R&B through the 60's and 70's?
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Motown and Soul
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Where is Motown records located?
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Detriot
(Taking name from Detroits Motorcity) |
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Who owns Motown Records?
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Barry Gordy III
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What was the objective of Motown Records?
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To create crossover hits that succeed on Pop chart resulting in 110 top-ten hits from 1961-1971
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Roster of Artists all first rate? Girl groups?
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The supremes, Marvelettes, Gladys Knight and the Pips
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Roster of Artists all first rate, Doo Wop?
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Temptations, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Isley Brothers, Junior Walker and the all stars, Jackson 5
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Roster of Artists all first rate, Solo acts?
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Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson
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What was Motowns musical point of Departure?
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Doo Wop
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Who is Norman Whitfield?
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Brought funkier edge to Motown songs with compositions
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When did Holland-Dozier-Holland join forces?
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1962
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Who was regarded as the most successful songwriters of the 60's?
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Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Roster of Artists all first rate, Doo Wop?
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Temptations, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, Isley Brothers, Junior Walker and the all stars, Jackson 5
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Charles secularizes My Jesus is All the World To Me, who sang that song?
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Alex Brad ford
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Roster of Artists all first rate, Solo acts?
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Mary Wells, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson
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Where did Sam Cooke begin his career?
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Soul Stirrers
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What was Motowns musical point of Departure?
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Doo Wop
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Who were the Soul Stirrers?
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Highly regarded gospel quintet recording for specialty records (LA Cal owner: Art Rupe)
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Who is Norman Whitfield?
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Brought funkier edge to Motown songs with compositions
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Cooke begins working on secular material in 1956 with who?
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Bumps Blackwell
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When did Holland-Dozier-Holland join forces?
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1962
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Who was regarded as the most successful songwriters of the 60's?
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Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Charles secularizes My Jesus is All the World To Me, who sang that song?
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Alex Brad ford
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Where did Sam Cooke begin his career?
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Soul Stirrers
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Who were the Soul Stirrers?
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Highly regarded gospel quintet recording for specialty records (LA Cal owner: Art Rupe)
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Cooke begins working on secular material in 1956 with who?
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Bumps Blackwell
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