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33 Cards in this Set
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Which New York City–based recording artist released the Latin Soul hit “Watermelon Man? |
Ramon “Mongo” Santamaria |
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Which California-based jazz saxophonist recorded the biggest hit of the bossa nova era, “The Girl from Ipanema?” |
Stan Getz. |
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Which Los Angeles–born trumpeter and songwriter founded A&M Records, led the Tijuana Brass, and was known for such hits as “The Lonely Bull (El Solo Toro)” and “A Taste of Honey?” |
Herb Alpert |
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Which term refers to the mass adulation surrounding the Beatles? |
Beatlemania |
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Which of the following was NOT a member of the Beatles? |
Brian Wilson |
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Which surf guitarist was known for a characteristic “wet” sound, lead the Del-Tones, and was known for songs like “Pipeline” and “Misirlou?” |
Dick Dale. |
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What was the name by which the studio musicians with whom Phil Spector worked regularly at Gold Star studios became known? |
Wrecking Crew |
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Which of the following is true about “The Twist?” |
It was essentially an individual, noncontact dance without any real steps generally done by a boy–girl couple facing one another |
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What was the name of the record label founded by Phil Spector? |
Philles |
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What was the name of Motown's house band in the 1960s that featured bass player James Jamerson, drummer Benny Benjamin, and keyboardist Earl Van Dyke? |
The Funk Brothers |
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Which of the following in NOT true about the song “Uptown” recorded by the Crystals and produced by Phil Spector? |
The recording prominently features an early electronic instrument called a theremin. |
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Which of the following is NOT true about the Beatles' number one hit from 1964, “A Hard Day's Night?” |
The song features flamenco guitar, castanets, and other “exotic” elements. |
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Which one of the following artists or groups recorded for Motown records in the 1960s? |
The Supremes. |
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Which prominent producer of the 1960s was associated with the“wall of sound? |
Phil Spector |
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In which city was the Brill Building located? |
New York City |
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Who lead the Beach Boys in the 1960s? |
Brian Wilson |
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Which British Invasion band of the 1960s recorded such classics as“Eleanor Rigby,”“A Hard Day‘s Night,” and“Norwegian Wood?” |
The Beatles |
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Who founded Motown records in 1959? |
Barry Gordy Jr |
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Bossa nova |
Musical style blending samba rhythms and the West Coast style of modern jazz.
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Cadence |
Musical sequence denoting the conclusion of an idea.
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Conjunto |
Cuban musical tradition of late nineteenth-century rural songs that migrated to the city.
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Montuno |
An improvisational section of music anchored in African-derived call-and-response patterns and a repeating melodic–rhythmic loop.
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Tonic: |
The starting chord or “home” chord in a piece of music. |
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Berry Gordy Jr. |
FOUNDER OF MOTOWN RECORDS |
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Chubby Checker |
18 when he covered "The Twist." Resembled Fats Domino so wife of Dick Clark gave him the name. Stage name of Ernest Evans, who recorded "The Twist" in 1960. |
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Bugalú (Latin soul) |
A fusion of rumba and mambo with black American popular music. "Watermelon Man," a 1963 hit for Ramon "Mongo" Santamaria, is considered a classic example of the genre. |
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The Tin Pan Alley way of producing pop music affected all of the following, which were all key to the development of popular music in the early sixties EXCEPT |
chess records in detroit |
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Early 60s pop was dominated by |
-Brill building -Phillies -Motown -all of which adapted the.. Tin Pan Aleey
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Funk Brothers |
House band of Motown
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Wrecking Crew |
House band used for Phil Spector's productions on Philles Records |
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Dick Dale was probably the first to create and play the Surf style, but _______ were quicker to hit the charts with it. |
The Ventures |
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Surfin' USA is simply |
Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" with new words |
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Dr. Saibel's explanation of Beatlemania proposed all of the following EXCEPT |
-the "orgy" like atmosphere -the mass hypnosis -the contagious hysteria -the rebellious attitude |
