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25 Cards in this Set
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Supreme Court school desegregation decision
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Sputnik launched
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1957. Cause an increased emphasis on education for the masses and not just for the elite.
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Songs associated with the Civil Rights movement
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"This Little Light of Mine", "Which Side Are You On", "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize", "This Land is Your Land", "Down By the Riverside", "We Shall Overcome"
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Secular organizations that had alliances with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), CORE (Congress on Racial Equality), SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee)
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Early Civil Rights movement didn't affect _____, but its influence was apparent in ______
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the content of the lyrics; ascendency of black producers, black-owned record labels, and black female vocal groups
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Coined the word "Uptown", referring to black girl groups of the early 60's
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Charlie Gillett
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Lieber and Stoller's work with this group in 1959 and 1960 prefigured Uptown R&B
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The Drifters
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"Next Generation" of independent R&B producers who used advance recording techniques and elaborate instrumentation
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Luther Dixon, Phil Spector, and Berry Gordy
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Black girl groups between 1962 and 1963
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The Crystals ("He's a Rebel", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me")
The Sensations ("Let Me In") The Chiffons ("He's So Fine", "One Fine Day") The Ronettes ("Be My Baby") The Marvelettes ("Please Mr. Postman") |
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The Supremes
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On Motown Label, had 15 hit singles in a row starting in 1964
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The only two significant white girl groups of the 60s
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The Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back")
The Sharngri-Las ("Leader of the Pack") |
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The Shirelles
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Prototypical black girl group, produced by Luther Dixon on the Scepter label. String of hits from 1960 to 1962. ("Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow", "I Met Him on a Sunday")
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Where and when the Rosa Parks bus incident occurred
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Montgomery, Alabama (1955)
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Black "Rock 'n' Roll Heroes" in the 1950s
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Fats Domino, Little Richard, Chuck Berry
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Thanks to girl groups, in this year, there were more black artists on the year-end singles chart than at any time in history.
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1962
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Phil Spector
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Producer from 1960-1969, worked with Leiber and Stoller, known for "The Spector Sound", the "Wall of Sound", attention to detail, wanted to combine studio wizardry and professionally-written songs with the energy and vitality of R & B
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Two of the most important girl groups, produced by Phil Spector.
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The Crystals and The Ronettes
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Darlene Love
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Overlooked singer under Phil Spector's shadow
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This marked the beginning of the end for girl groups.
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The British Invasion
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The Righteous Brothers
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White male duo, survived the British Invasion, produced by Phil Spector. ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin")
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This song marked a "crushing blow" to Phil Spector when it flopped.
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"River Deep - Mountain High" (1966)
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Motown records
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Founded in Detroit, Michigan by Berry Gordy ~1960. Motown hits were sold ~70% to white audiences
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Early Motown groups (1960-1966)
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Temptations ("My Girl")
Four Tops ("I Can't Help Myself") Marvin Gaye ("How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You") Stevie Wonder ("Blowing in the Wind") |
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The Supremes
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Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, and Diana Ross.
Signed to Motown in 1974. Jewel in the crown of the Motown empire. "Stop! In the Name of Love", "Baby Love" |
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Dionne Warwick
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Scepter artist, 22 top-40 hits from 1963-1970.
"I Say a Little Prayer" |
