Music Test 4-6

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the style of music is the fusing of Blues (African Culture) with Christian Spirituality.

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Gospel

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blue notes, flat 3rd, flat 7th are associated with what type of music?

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blues

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call and response, and repetition is important in what kinds of music?

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blues and gospel

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modern gospel incorporates elements of what kinds of music

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R&B, blues and soul

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how and where did the blues originate?

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deep south of the united states, from worksongs and spirituals

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the 12 bar form of blues is important to the development of what music?

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rock and roll

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this instrument is very important in blues

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guitar

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besides blues, bo diddley, chuck berry were stars of these other types of music

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r&b and rock and roll

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which artist was claimed to have sold his soul to the devil for his music talent?

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robert johnson

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what kinds of blues became popular in detroit, st. louis, memphis and chicago after WW2?

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electric

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Name the American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music and early rock and roll, established in 1950.

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chess records

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American blues musician, generally considered the "father of modern Chicago bluesf". he was a huge influence on Blues and rock and roll musicians

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muddy waters

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this blues musician was 6 foot 6 and 300 pounds, with a really loud and memorable voice

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howlin' wolf

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this blues musician is known for not using a lot of notes, and his vocals. his guitar was named lucille.

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b.b king

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he won a grammy for "the thrill is gone"

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b.b king

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is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music. (hillbilly music)

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country music.

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Used a variety of string instruments including guitar, acoustic bass, banjo (African), violin (fiddle), mandolin, pedal steel guitar and dobro/ steel guitar -

Like the Blues, this was blue collar (rural) and was about telling stories about everyday life that people could relate to.

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country music

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this was a term for early country, later called traditional.

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honkytonk

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This was a term used from the 1950’s on, which was the fusing of country and R&B. Contributed to the development of Rock and Roll

associated with Elvis and Johnny Cash

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rockabilly

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American singer-songwriter and musician regarded as one of the most important country music artists of all time.

Among the hits he wrote were "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Lovesick blues.

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hank williams

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Often called the “greatest living country singer”, “no show Jones” (missing gigs) and the “Possum” (facial features).

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george jones

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this is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring stars of that genre since 1925.

it showcases a mix of country, bluegrass, folk, gospel, and comedic performances and skits. (country version of vaudeville)

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the grand ole opry

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known as "The Man In Black", was an American singer-songwriter, actor and author, called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. His music crossed many genres including country, rockabilly, rock and roll, blues, folk and gospel.

he wrote fulsom prison blues

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johnny cash

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this female country artist focused her music on blue collar women’s issues including birth control.

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loretta lynn

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this writer of "i will always love you" is one of the most successful female country artists of all time and is known as "The Queen of Country Music".

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dolly parton

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Put on sale November 1954.

Mass popularity not achieved until early 1960’s when price fell below $20

Transistors used instead of vacuum tubes to amplify sound.

could be powered by 9 volt battery

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transistor radio

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1958

left and right channels of information in the groove of the record, stylus moves horizontally and vertically, which gives more space to the sound.

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stereo-recording and playback

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1960, used mainly in cars, this player used magnetic tape.

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8 track

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1963

developed by phillips

this music format was smaller than the 8 track, and made very popular by the sony walkman

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compact cassette

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This music evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music.

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rock & roll

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although early rock and roll was lead by piano, this instrument took over

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electric guitar

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Cleveland, Ohio disc jockey Alan Freed began playing this music style while popularizing the phrase to describe it.

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rock and roll

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what is significant about Bill Haley and the Comets, Rock Around the Clock and Elvis Presley’s version of Arthur Crudup’s blues tune That’s all Right.

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thought to be first rock and roll songs

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he is considered the king of rock and roll

He grew up poor in rural Mississippi and singing in a mostly black church.

His black-sounding voice, handsome good looks dancing were a successful combination.

performance of hound dog on the milton berle show exploded his carreer

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elvis presley

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this company was formed in 1952 by founder Sam Philips (Memphis, Tennessee).

featured artists like: Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins (wrote Blue Suede Shoes), Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley as well as many blues and R&B artists.

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sun records

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after he came back from the army, groups like the beatles had taken over the spotlight.

had a lot of comebacks in the 60's and 70's that were on TV

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elvis presley

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this name was given to children born right after ww2

as teenagers, they were able to buy more than other generations becuase they had an increase of spending money, starting a new demographic for clothes, music and food

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baby boomers

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this singer wrote, "that'll be the day", which was a huge hit.

influenced by elvis and rockabilly.

he was an influence on the beatles.

he died in a plane crash

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buddy holly

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he was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter.

He had a key role in the transition from the blues to rock & roll, influencing a host of acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Velvet Underground, The Who, The Clash, The Yardbirds, and Eric Clapton.

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bo diddley

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this term refers to rock and roll bands from England who enjoyed an explosion of success in the U.S. in the period 1964 to 1966.

these bands were influenced by early American rock and roll acts like Little Richard, Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.

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british invsion

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this band appeared on the ed sullivan show, marking the beginning of the british invasion

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beatles

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The “fifth member” of the beatles, he was their producer and engineer and helped mold the Beatles into more sophisticated songwriters.

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george martin

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They were from southern California and are known for their surf rock, with songs about surfing, girls and cars.

They tapped into the surf music culture at the time and most of their artistic output followed along that same vein. Surfer Girl, 409, Surfin’ Safari, Little Deuce Coupe, Fun, Fun, Fun, I Get Around, Surfin’ USA.

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beach boys

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This album, by the beach boys is considered a masterpiece, influencing the beatles, sgt. pepper's lonely hearts club band.

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pet sounds

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phil spectre was a producer who was famous for this recording technique

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wall of sound

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they began using more drugs

They retired from touring and just made studio records for the rest of the life of the band.

melded different non-traditional rock influences such as Indian tabla drums and sitar.

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beatles

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As members of this band, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were heavily influenced by 50’s blues

' early material, their repertoire has always included rock and roll.

still performing today, often associated with being old men

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rolling stones

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They formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham.

They establish the concept of album-orientated rock, and are credited as influencing early heavy metal and hard rock.

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led zepellin

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led zeppelin was sued by willie dixon for copy right infringement for this song

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whole lotta love

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this label featured artists such as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips and the Jackson 5.

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motown

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Most of the early motown hits were written by this songwriting trio

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Holland–Dozier–Holland

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this was the motown backing band

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the funk brothers

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where was motown?

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detroit, michigan

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who was berry gordy?

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founder of motown

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this group of brothers played from a repertoire of R&B, soul, pop and later disco. During their six-and-a-half-year Motown tenure, The they were one of the biggest pop-music phenomena of the 1970s.

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jackson 5

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this portable cassette player was developed in 1979

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sony walkman

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1981, Aug. 1 , this station started playing musicvideos. First video played was Video Killed The Radio Star by theBuggles.

Received criticism for not playing more black artists and mostly Rockn’ Roll.

Helpedmake stars out of bands like, CultureClub, Duran Duran and The Police.

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mtv

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this music format haspits (tiny indentations) and lands (high points).

Changein height between the pits and lands is read by the laser and is converted intobinary 1’s and 0’s.

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how CDdata is encoded

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when was compact disc commercially available?

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1982

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the first album to be released on CD?

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Billy Joel's 52nd St.

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later development of these types of CDs changed themusic industry, taking an increasingly big bite out of legitimate sales.

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recordable CDs

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when did sony release the discman? (CD walkman)

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1984

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what was special about the discman?

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allowed CD sound but portable.

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AfricanAmerican (part Cherokee) guitarist and singer known for his over the top guitarplaying and stage antics. (playing withteeth, smashing guitars, wah-wah pedal, feedback and distortion)

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jimi hendrix

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this band is named after jimi hendrix, and includedMitch Mitchum (drums), and Noel Redding (bass)

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the jimi hendrix experience

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he played the star spangled banner on his electric guitar at woodstock

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jimi hendrix

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the large musical, political, lifestyle, andcounterculture changes most associated with "the 60s" occurred duringthe second half of the 1960s and the first two years of the 1970s.

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Haight-Ashbury, summer of love, hippies

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This music featured artists such as BobDylan, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, The Seekers, Peter Paul and Mary, Simon andGarfunkel and the Mammas and the Pappas.

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folk music

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Female Canadian singer, song writer and painter whose musicand influence cross multiple genres.

Was part of the California folk scene via Toronto andNew York in the late 60’s and 70’s.

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joni mitchell

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Known as "The Godfather of Soul", "Mr.Dynamite", "Soul Brother Number One" and "The HardestWorking Man in Show Business". he was aprolific singer, songwriter and bandleader and one of the most iconic figuresin funk and soul music from 1956-2006.

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james brown

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He was noted for his ability as a bandleader and songwriter to blend the simplicity and drive of R&B with the rhythmic complexity and precision of jazz.

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james brown

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"Papa'sGot a Brand New Bag" and "IGot You (I Feel Good)", bothfrom 1965, were his first Top 10 pop hits, as well as major #1 R&B hits

Membersof his band such as bassist Bootsy Collins went on to be major figures in thefunk movement of the 1970’s (Parliament-Funkadelic).

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james brown

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Brown's1967 #1 R&B hit, sometimes cited as thefirst true funk song, was the first of his recordings to contain a drum break and the first that featured a harmony that wasreduced to a single chord.

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cold sweat

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Thecommercial and critical peak of his solo career came with his music album Super Fly,the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film of the same name, and one of the most influential albums in African-American history.

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curtis mayfield

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He began performing as a solo artist in Canada in1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with StephenStills.

Influenced many artists and is cited as the godfather of grunge.

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neil young

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NeilYoung had public feud with this southern rock band.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

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This Neil Young song is about Four students who were killed byNational Guardsmen at Kent State University during a protest in Ohio, which provoked public outrage in the United States.

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ohio

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musicgenre first developed in Jamaica inthe late 1960s, referring to a style that followed ska and rocksteady.

Accentsare on beats 2 and 4 usually played by the guitar and usually features slowertempos.

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reggae

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Hewas a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician, he is credited withhelping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafarian movement to a worldwide audience.

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bob marley

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Thiswas Bob Marley’s band started by him, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailerin 1963, are perhaps the most recognized band that made the transition throughall three stages of early Jamaican popular music: ska, rocksteady and reggae.

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the wailers

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Known for "SpaceOddity" and “The man who soldthis world” Bowie's second

Apioneer of glam rock, his sexuallyandrogynous character Ziggy Stardust caused waves with conservative elements.

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david bowie

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This song by Pink Floyd wasreleased on the Dark Side of the Moonrecord, is a 12 bar blues in 7/4 with an intro of sound effects.

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money

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Thiswas an English rock band who achieved worldwide critical and commercial successwith their psychedelic rock concept albums TheDark Side of the Moon (1972), WishYou Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979).

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pink floyd

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This is a genre of rock music that developed in thelate 1960s and early 1970s in the United Kingdom and in the United States, withroots in blues rock and psychedelic rock.

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heavy metal (british)

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Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purplewere heavily influenced by blues music, but are more known for this.

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first heavy metal bands

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Whatmade Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motorhead different from earlier heavy metalbands?

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did not have blues sounds

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Thismusic usually features screaming vocals, pulsing bass drum, twin lead guitarsand a matching image of leather and Long Hair.

Useof power chords, loud distortion and fast, note filled solos personify thegenre.

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metal

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Theyare an English heavymetal band from Birmingham,England, formed in 1969. Were accusedof putting subliminal suicide messages in one of their songs and suit waseventually dismissed.

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judas priest

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Thismusic de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove (danceable) of electric bass and drums to the foreground. Funk songs areoften based on an extended vamp on a single chord.

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funk

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His saxophone-studded,mid-1950s R&B road band was credited by James Brown and others as being the first to put the funk in therock'n'roll beat.

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little richard

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Thiswas a form of music (clothing, dance) that was most popular from the mid tolate 1970’s, which originated in the clubs of New York City. (Dancing)

Itwas popular with the black, latin andgay communities initially and borrowed heavily from funk, soul and latin music.

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disco

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Thisfilm was marketed specifically to broaden disco's popularity beyond itsprimarily homosexual, black, and Latin audience.

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saturday night fever

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Donna Summer, The Bee Gees,KC and the Sunshine Band, The Trammps, Van McCoy, Gloria Gaynor, The Village People and Chic. are _______

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disco bands

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They are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, formed in 1964 In New Jersey and they havesold over 70 million albums worldwide. They had a huge hit with Jungle Boogie.

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kool and the gang

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Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972.

Theybecame one of the mostcommercially successful acts in thehistory of pop music, topping the charts worldwide from 1972 to 1982.

Theirmusic was made into an award winning musical and film Mamma Mia.

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abba

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1994-95

Smalldownloadable files, lead to music sharing sites, like Napster and Livewire andhuge copyright infringement issues.

Dueto file size audio quality can be suspect.

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mp3

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1997

originallydeveloped for interpreting seismic (earthquake) data.

Correctspitch to nearest semi-tone.

1998Cher’s song Believe was first bighit to use this.

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auto-tone

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Musicstored as MP3’s on an internal hard drive.

Capableof holding thousands of songs for playback.

Songscan be downloaded from the internet

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ipod

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Bylate 1976, bands such as the Ramones, Iggy Pop and the Stooges in New York City, and the Sex Pistols and The Clash, in London, were recognized as the vanguard of thisnew musical movement.

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punk music

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Theblue-collar ethic of this music personified by its anti-establishment lyricsand low-fi approach to playing and making music (three chords).

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punk music

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They werean English punkrock band that formed in 1976 as partof the original wave of British punk.

Alongwith punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly.

Famousfor London Calling

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the clash

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Thishard rock band's chemistry owed much to Eddie Van Halen's technical guitarwizardry (finger tapping) and David LeeRoth's flamboyant antics.

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van halen

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Commoncharacteristics of this music include the usage of synthesizers and electronic productions, the importance of stylingand the arts.

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new wave

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Thismusic is associated with artists such as TalkingHeads, Elvis Costello, B-52's, Culture Club, Duran Duran and Blondie

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new wave

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Thisband formed by David byrne, wrote “Burning Down the House” and was an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City.

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talking heads

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"Rapture"by this band, is a combination of new wave, disco, jazz, pop, and rap music was the first mainstream hit tofeature rapping (#1 in the U.S.)

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blondie

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he was member of the Motown group The Jackson 5 at a young age, has enjoyed along successful career and is called theKing of Pop.

Knownfor his singing, songwriting and dancing and has influenced everyone inmultiple genres.

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michael jackson

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The king of pop, he released hisfirst solo record Off The Wall in1979 followed by Thriller, which is thenumber one selling album of all time.

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michael jackson

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This Micheal Jackson song features Eddie Van Halen on guitar.

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beat it

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This writer ofLet’s Go Crazy, from the Purple Rainalbum (1984) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor born inMinneapolis, Minnesota. He produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40singles during his career. ("Minneapolis sound")

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prince

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writer of Like a Virgin, and other catchy pop tunes, includinglike a version style of dress and use of provocative videos helped make her oneof the best selling artists of all time.

She helped pave the way formodern singers such as Beyonce, Gwen Stefani and Christina Aguilera.

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madonna

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Thisband, who wrote Can’t Stand Losing You ,aregenerally regarded as one of the first New Wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a styleof rock that was influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.

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the police

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Thismusic developed mid to late 80’s mainly in the Hollywood club scene andincluded bands like Motley Crue, Poisonand to some degree Guns N Roses.

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glam rock or hair metal

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This music broke through intothe mainstream using speed, aggression and complicated solos, and was personifiedby bands like Slayer, Megadeth andof course Metallica.

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thrash metal

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in this music, thereare usually two lead guitars and thedrummer uses a double bass drum pedal.

Guitarsare generally loud and distorted andof power chords.

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metal

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Writer’s of Whiplash, this American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California whose earlyreleases included fast tempos, instrumentals, and aggressive musicianship thatplaced them as one of the founding "big four" of thrash metal alongside Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax.

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metallica

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Despiteearly success due to bootleg tapes of their early shows, later they would sueNapster for copyright infringement.

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metallica

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Thismusic developed as part of hiphop culture, a subculture defined byfour key stylistic elements: MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching, breaking/dancing, and graffiti writing.

Otherelements include sampling (or synthesis), and beatboxing.

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rap and hip hop

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Hip hop as music and cultureformed during the 1970s when these becameincreasingly popular in New York City, particularly among African American and Latino youth residing in the Bronx.

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block parties

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These people would play all orparts of Funk and Disco records and MCS would rap over top. (Created copyright infringements)

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djs

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Americanhiphop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit.

They were sued for using the Instrumental track from the classic hit "GoodTimes" by Chic.

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the sugar hill gang

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Knownfor the Message (conscious rap- political and social commentary) this American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York Cityin 1978.

Theyhave influenced many musical acts such as Run-D.M.C., Jay-Z, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Gangstarr, KRS-One, Doug E. Fresh, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, DJ Quik, Beastie Boys, Tupac, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Ludacris and Heavy D

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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

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They arean American hiphop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff and his S1W group, DJ Terminator X.

Knownfor their hard edged pro-black social and political views, including “Bring thenoise.”

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public enemy

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Theywere the production team behind Public Enemy’s sound and the went on to makehits for other artists such as: Bell Biv DeVoe, Ice Cube, Vanessa Williams, Sinéad O'Connor, Blue Magic, Peter Gabriel, L.L. Cool J, Paula Abdul, Jasmine Guy, Jody Watley, Eric B & Rakim, Third Bass and Big Daddy Kane.

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bomb squad

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Nirvana wasan American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen,Washington in 1987.

Theywere largely responsible for making Grunge mainstream and personified ageneration.

WroteSmells Like Teen Spirit (1991)

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nirvana

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This music, from Seattle, is a sub-genre of rock fusing punk, rock and heavy metalelements. (Opposite of hair metal)

Becamecommercially successful in the first half of the 1990s, due mainly to therelease of Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's Ten.

Flannelshirts and ripped jeans became fashionable due to grunge’s influence.

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seattle grunge