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26 Cards in this Set
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Which 2 Broadway musical songwriters created the nonstop storyline, integrated musical
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Roger n Hammerstein
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Which format released in 1948 became the primary format to sell musical soundtracks
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the new LP format
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what composer won 4 Oscars n 20 Grammys, Pink panther, Peter Gunn...etc
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Henry Mancini
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What jazz Musician's vocal style inspired Bing Crosby
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Louis Armstrong
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What singer popularized the use of the mic at close proximity
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Bing Crosby
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What pop singer starred in hit movies, had the #1 radio show, sold over 400 mil
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Bing Crosby
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What singer left a swing band in 1942, performed at paramount and had 33 top ten hits
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Frank Sinatra
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Both Crosby n Sinatra began their careers as singers in famous swing bands
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false
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What was the biggest selling song in US history
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White Christmas - Bing Crosby
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Who was the king of the mambo
has one of the top selling instrumentals |
perez prado
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what cuban born bandleader popularized the Conga
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Desi Arnez
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the Cuban dance crazes
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Rumba
Conga Mambo |
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The US major label system the paid artist a salary and total control
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Artists stable
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Why did Decca UK split from Decca US
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The War
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What company was the result of Philips buying the dutch company phonogram
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Polygram
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What was the name of the US touring route that matched up black artists with nightclubs
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The Chitlin Circuit
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The New Term 4 Black Pop Music replacing "race records" was
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R&B
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Who Introduced Boogie Woogie at carnegie Hall
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John Hammond
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The Kansas city R&B shouter who helped break boogie woogie
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Big Joe
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Father Of R&B
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Louis Jordan
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From whose swing band did Louis Jordan emerge
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Chick Webb
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How much time could fit on a side of a 45rpm 7inch single
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4 min
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How much time could fit on a side of a 45rpm 7inch single
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4 min
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How much time could fit on a side of the 33 1/3rpm 12 inch LP
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20 min
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What is an Acetate
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A disk, not made of wax
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What was payola
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Under the table payments made 2 Djs to spin certain records
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