History Of Pop Final!!!

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Who is considered country music's first great singer and songwriter (first recorded in 1927)?

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Jimmie Rodgers

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Who is the father of bluegrass music?

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Bill Monroe

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A type of recording produced and marketed towards rural communities, where country music was the predominant type of popular music, was known as:

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Race Records

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During which decade was honky-tonk most popular?

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1950

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The woman who popularized a distinct style of guitar playing known as the "thumb-brush" style was:

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Maybelle Carter

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Which of the following correctly describes bluegrass music?

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[X] Bluegrass uses acoustic instruments and no drums.

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"Lovesick Blues" is an example of a certain type of country-western song known as:

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[X] honky-tonk

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Two of country music's most influential acts made their first records in the very first set of country recording sessions in Bristol, Tennessee, in August 1927. They were:

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[X] The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers

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A type of guitar with a built-in steel resonator that was popular in Western swing is the:

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[ ] dobro

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Bill Monroe was known as a virtuoso player of what string instrument?

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[X] mandolin

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thumb-brush style

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Thumb-brush style is a style commonly used by Maybelle Carter where The thumb plays the melody on the lower-pitched strings, while the fingers brush the higher-pitched strings.

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acoustic instrumentation

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Acoustic instrumentation means that none of the instruments are electric and there is no amplification.

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mountain vocal style

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Mountain vocal style is the style of singing used in bluegrass music, which has a "high lonesome" sound (Campbell, 114).

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chop-chord style

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A style used by Bill Monroe on the mandolin where a percussive sound is alternated with the bass.

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honky-tonk beat

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Honky-tonk beat is a take on the two beat dance rhythm that has a country feel.

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The samba originated in which country?

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Brazil

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Who popularized the beguine in America?

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Xavier Cugat's band made it a hit but Cole Porter created it.

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In which decade did the cha-cha-cha become a dance fad in America?

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1950s

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The terms montuno, tumbao, and clave describe what musical aspect of Latin music?

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Rhythm

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The bossa nova originated in which country before coming to the United States?

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Brazil

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The rumba developed out of which Afro-Cuban style of music?

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Son

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The country of origin for the Latin music style known as the tango is:

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[X] Argentina

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The country of origin for the Latin music known as the mambo is:

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[X] The United States

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The country of origin for the Latin music known as the rumba is:

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[X] Cuba

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patting juba

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Patting juba is a technique used by slaves where they pat difficult rhythms on different parts of their body with their hands.

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cubop

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Cubop is a rhythm that is a mixture of bop and Latin used in Latin jazz.

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claves

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The claves are a Latin percussion instrument that are two cylindrical sticks that you hit together. The claves are usually used to play a particular rhythm known as the clave rhythm.

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maracas

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The maracas are a Latin percussion instrument that were originally made out of seed filled gourds. They are played by shaking the seeds against the wall of the gourds to produce a rhythm.

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habanera

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The Habanera is a dance that originated in Cuba and made its way to Europe, the U.S., and South America. The Habanera rhythm can be found in the tango and the cakewalk (Campbell, 120).

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Billboard began publication in what year?

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1894

Front 31

What style of jazz is "Salt Peanuts" by Charlie Parker?

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Bebop

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Jerry Wexler coined "Rhythm and Blues" to replace what term?

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Race Records

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What new media took over the live entertainment of the radio?

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Commercial Television

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What was significant about the long-playing (LP) records?

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They held over 30 minutes of music instead of 3 or 4 minutes which allowed musical theater and jazz to offer more complete recordings.

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A style of jazz that became popular in the 1940s and took shape at Minton's Playhouse is:

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[X] bop

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What area of Chicago was well-known for its recording studios and was where many blues and jazz musicians lived (such as Muddy Waters)?

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[X] South Side

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"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" is an example of:

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[X] jump-band song

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comping (comped)

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Comping is when the piano player does not play consistently to keep the rhythm, but instead plays intermittent chords for the purpose of providing accents.

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jump bands

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A jump band plays R&B and has a normal rhythm section but a greatly reduced horn section (a couple of saxes and a trumpet).

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deep blues

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Deep blues was the powerful blues played by workers under harsh conditions in the Delta and had little influence from other styles.

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ballad

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A ballad is a song with a very slow tempo.

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rhythm and blues

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Rhythm and blues is the term that was used to replace "race records". Rhythm and blues has a strong sense of rhythm but still uses blues style and form.

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Name two important music features of early sixties music.

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the use of electric bass instead of acoustic (made it easier to play the bass line, giving the player more freedom); the exclusive use of the "rock rhythm" for rock

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List the two important "firsts" of surf music in rock and roll history.

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First to add to the sound of rock; first to "evoke a strong sense of place" (Campbell, 181)

*What are some of the added sounds of rock? How was a sense of place added? I need more specifics here. -2

Front 45

Who wrote "Georgia on My Mind," which Ray Charles covered?

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Hoagy Carmichael

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What was Elvis Presley's first local hit?

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"That's All Right" by Arthur Crudup (it was a cover)

Front 47

How did the payola scandal of 1959 contribute to the decline of rock and roll?

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The payola scandal and the investigations that followed uncovered some of the corruption within rock and roll, such as D.J.'s taking bribes for air time.

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Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" is an example of:

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[X] rockabilly

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What record label gave Elvis Presley his first contract?

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[X] Sun Records

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What is the form of "Young Blood"?

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[X] AABA

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Gospel

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The most influential gospel is black gospel which is a form of religious music that was created by Thomas Dorsey and some others around 1930, that has influenced popular music (especially rhythm and blues) since the beginning of the 1950s (Campbell 348).

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Doo-Wop

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Doo-Wop was the most popular type of rhythm and blues in the 1950s. It is very pop-oriented and is usually performed by male groups (Campbell 347). Scat singing is also found in Doo-Wop.

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multitrack recording

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Multitrack recording is a technique where each layer of a performance is recorded separately. They can then be layered on top of one another to create a complete performance. A single part may be added or removed at any time throughout the recording process.

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obbligato

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An obbligato is a different melody that plays under the primary melody.

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overdubbing

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Overdubbing is when you take a recording and record something else over it so the two are combined together.