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28 Cards in this Set
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Who demonstrated the potential popularity and profitability of minstrelsy with
“Jim Crow” as well as imitated the African American dance the “cake walk?” |
Thomas Dartmouth Rice
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Who as the first person in the US to make his living as a full-time professional songwriter and was known for writing “parlor” songs in the Irish tradition as well “Ethiopian” (minstrel/blackface) songs?
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Stephen Foster
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Which 1920’s band leader was a skilled businessman and band leader, promoted a “safer” version of
jazz to mainstream white audiences, widened market for jazz, but minimized contributions of socially marginalized groups like African Americans and Jews? |
Paul Whiteman
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Which 1930’s entertainer was billed as “World’s Greatest Entertainer,” was a well known minstrel singer, was known for energetic stage performances, starred in first “talkie” (movie with sound), and had a very distinctive vocal style designed to acoustically project throughout a large theater?
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Al Jolson
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Which 1930’s hillbilly musician was known for songs that expressed class consciousness, protest songs
particularly during the depression) had a large influence on urban folk movement and wrote songs like “This Land is Your Land” and “Pretty Boy Floyd?” |
Woody Guthrie
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Which African American big band leader of the 1930’s developed a distinctive musical style in Kansas
City closely related to country blues (riff based), used “head charts” with more rhythmic intensity than east coast bands, and made significant use of the “boogie-woogie” piano style? |
Count Basie
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Which folksy hillbilly era singer of the swing era became famous on Grand Ole Oprey, was notable for
very stylistic, “twangy” traditional music, and had his first big hit with a song entitled “Great Speckled Bird” which portrayed the church as an embattled institution? |
Roy Acuff
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Which 1950’s DJ invented term “Rock-n-Roll,” promoted both black bands playing to an integrated audience, and destroyed his career by participation in the “Payola” scandal?
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Alan Freed
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Which 1950’s Rock and Roll pianist was known for up-tempo, boogie-woogie inspired hits like “Long Tall Sally,” visual flamboyance, appearances in movies, and fostered a sexually ambiguous identity?
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Little Richard
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Who founded Motown Records?
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Barry Gordie
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Which building in New York City housed a number of songwriters in the 1960’s and 1970’s (some of whom had recording and performing careers) like Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, and Carol King?
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Brill Building
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Who lead the Beach Boys in the 1960's?
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Brian Wilson
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Which 1960’s soul artist developed an aggressive, highly syncopated vocal style influenced by African
American church traditions, performed music with a focus on rhythm and timbre with minimal harmonic activity was associated with “Black Pride” movement in 1960’s, and had hits like “I Feel Good” and “Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud).” |
James Brown
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Which 1960’s singer and songwriter was supported by the increasing cultural and political awareness of
baby boomers, stood out for the remarkable quality of original songs that were frequently covered by more “pop friendly” artists, and “went electric” in 1965 at the Newport Folk Festival? |
Bob Dylan
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Were pop-friendly country crossover artists of the 1970’s like John Denver and Olivia Newton-John associated with mainstream country or the Bakersfield sound?
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Mainstream Country
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In the 1970’s, producers Huff and Gamble as well as artists like the O’Jays and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes were associated with what kind of soul music?
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soft soul
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Which 1970’s British rock ensemble blended Celtic folk music with heavy metal in songs like “Stairway to Heaven?”
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Led Zepelin
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Which progressive country artist of the 1970’s bridged the gap between rock, country, and honky-tonk, was associated with “Outlaws,” and achieved success with the concept album “Red Headed Stranger” which tells the story of a mistreated outlaw?
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Willie Nelson
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Which outrageous British punk band of the 1970’s was known for nihilistic lyrics, political songs that generated significant controversy, and hits like “Anarchy for the U.K.?”
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Sex Pistols
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My Girl
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The Temptations
Robinson/White |
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You Can't Hurry Love
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The Supremes
Holland/Lamont/Dozier/Holland |
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Good Vibrations
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Beach Boys
Wilson/Love |
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Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
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James Brown
Brown |
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Respect
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Aretha Franklin
Redding |
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Oye Como Va
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Santana
Puente |
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Bad Girls
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Donna Summer
Sudano/Summer/Hokenson/Esposito |
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The Message
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Grandmaster Flash
Fletcher/Glover/Robinson |
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Walk This Way
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Run-DMC & Aerosmith
Tyler/Perry |
