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40 Cards in this Set
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What film came out in what year that helped expand the surfing craze?
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"Gidget", 1959
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Dick Dale:
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the King of surf musicians and first in many ways
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What was the first surf hit? (Black Eyed Peas- "Pump It")
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"Miserlou"- Dick Dale and his Del-Tones
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Leo Fender created what?
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The Showman amplifier
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The Showman amp had what?
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Reverb
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What was the Beach Boys breakthrough album?
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1963's "Surfin USA"
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What was the song "Surfin USA"?
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A reworking of Chuck Berry’s “Sweet Little Sixteen”
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The Beach Boys were the first group to have...
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studio control.
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What form is "Good Vibrations"?
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ABABCDBEB
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Summarize Surf:
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• 1962-1964
• White and middle class • Optimistic, upbeat music (the Kennedy presidency?) • Surf a metaphor for a lifestyle that celebrated consumption • Surf as subculture: no parents allowed |
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What 3 titles did Smokey Robinson hold at Motown?
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Singer, Songwriter, Producer
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Berry Gordy Jr
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• Songwriter, producer, impresario
• Founded Motown in 1959 |
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What was Motown's first #1 hit?
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The Marvelettes, “Please Mr Postman” (1961)
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"My Guy"
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AABA form:
– A (a a’ b a’’) – A (a a’ b a’’) – B (c d) – A (a a’ b a’’) • Emphasis on the hook (a) |
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What Civil Rights legislation passed in 1964-65?
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Civil Rights Act
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission created • Voting Rights Act • Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” |
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Motown ________ the pop market.
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Integrated
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A very big, very successful black-owned and operated business
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Motown
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Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Band mixed hot, numerous repetitions of refrain
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Motown Songwriters:
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Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield, Ashford and Simpson, Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Motown created...
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formula pop, geared to Top-40 radio
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Motown built acts for the...
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long haul
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The Motown Assembly Line:
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Artist Development:ITMI (International Talent Management Incorporated), Finishing school (Maxine Powell), Choreography (Cholly Atkins), The Funk Brothers
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Who were the Funk Brothers?
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Motown's In-house band, among the best R&B musicians of the 60s
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How many top-ten hits did The Temptations have?
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43
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What was special about The Temptations?
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3 lead singers and remarkable choreography (The Temptation Walk)`
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Other Motown acts:
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Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Jackson Five Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder |
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Describe the Motown sound:
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Simple, memorable lyrics and hooks; good stories
• Strong rhythm tracks: bass and drums mixed hot • Strong lead vocals, gospel harmonies • Upbeat, easy to sing along and dance to |
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What are the two names of Summer 1967?
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"The Long, Hot Summer" and "The Summer of Love"
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Soul music accompanied what ____-____?
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urban unrest, 1967-1968
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What event led to riots in 1968?
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MLK's assassination, April 4, 1968
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Soul is ___, __________, ________
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raw, unpolished, powerful
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Where is Fame Studio?
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Muscle Shoals, Alabama
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Who created soul?
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blacks and whites working together in the south
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Who were the major soul labels?
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Atlantic and Stax
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Who are Booker T and the MGs?
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Houseband at Stax, racially integrated
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What was Booker T and the MGs hit song?
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1962's "Green Onions"
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What are the three definitions of soul?
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A term for authenticity and sincerity
• An attitude: African Americans' pride in their culture • A style of music |
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What is soul?
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gospel-based R&B (secular gospel)
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Where did most soul singers begin?
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in the church
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What two artists brought the vocal techniques and passion of gospel to
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Ray Charles and Sam Cooke
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