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24 Cards in this Set
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What soul performer had the most influence on funk and hip-hop? |
James Brown |
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What characterized James Brown's music in the late 1960s? |
Focused almost exclusively on the play of rhythm and timbre |
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Who does your textbook say "exulted and excelled in live performance"? |
James Brown |
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According to your textbook, what is most important about Aretha Franklin? |
The overwhelming power and intensity of her vocal delivery |
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What effect does the strength of Aretha Franklin's vocal interpretations have on the meaning of her records? |
Moved her songs beyond the traditional realm of personal and intimate relationships into larger political and social spheres |
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What did Aretha Franklin contribute to the sound and production of her records in addition to her vocals? |
She wrote and co-wrote, played keyboard, and made vocal arrangements with a gospel influence |
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What record company "in many ways exemplified the southern soul sound" and who were some of the artists who recorded for it?
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Stax Records; Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Picket, Isaac Hayes
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Who was the house band at Stax Records? |
Booker T. Jones, Donald Dum, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr. |
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In What ways were Sly Stone, his band, and his music unique in the late sixties and early seventies? |
The music was a mix of genres, the band comprised of people from mixed backgrounds, the instrumentation represented that of soul and rock, the music had Bob Dylan-esque lyrics, and they used a Beatles-like recording style. |
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What music styles was Carlos Santana influenced by? |
Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Valens), Jazz, Salsa and San Francisco rock |
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According to your textbook, who was "the most original, inventive, and influential guitarist of the rock era"? |
Jimi Hendrix |
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What did Jimi Hendrix add to the musical techniques and materials available to guitarists? |
Feedback, distortion, the wah-wah pedal, fuzz box, aggressive dissonance and loud volume |
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What is feedback? |
A screaming or crying sound created by the out of control sound oscillation which occurs when the output of a loudspeaker finds its way back into a microphone or pick-up and is re-amplified creating a sound loop. |
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What is distortion? |
A buzzing, crunchy, or "fuzz" tone color that was originally achieved by overdriving the vacuum tubes of a guitar amplifier |
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Who does your textbook call "the most influential of the young British guitarists who emerged during the mid-1960s'? |
Eric Clapton |
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In what band did Eric Clapton first attract notice? |
The Yardbirds |
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What other guitarists also played in that band? |
Jeff Beck and Jimmy PAge |
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What band did Clapton play in from 1966 to 1968? |
Cream |
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What was the instrumentation of Cream and what was that instrumentation called? |
Drums, guitar and bass; Power Trio |
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On what musical style was Cream a major influence? |
Early heavy metal |
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What country blue artist had the most influence on rock musicians? |
Robert Johnson |
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What is the bottleneck technique of guitar playing? |
Common among Mississippi Delta Blues guitarists; guitarists slips a sawed off neck of a glass bottle over a finger of the left hand and plays, which allows for a smooth glide between individual pitches |
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Cream's recording of "Crossroads" was designed to show-case what? |
The virtuosity of the performers |
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Who established the concert as a venue for experiencing rock music? |
Cream, the Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, and the Doors |
