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T/F Mick Jagger typically wrote the lyrics to the Rollings Stones songs. - ANSWER True T/F Rolling Stone magazine was founded in Los Angeles. - ANSWER False. San Francisco This band emerged from weekly jam sessions held in Haight Ashbury in 1965 - ANSWER Big Brother and the Holding Company What was significant about Who's Next? - ANSWER contained two songs that use synthesizers as a foundation In addition to "Baba O'Reilly", Who's Next contains this song. - ANSWER "Won't...

James Taylor - ANSWER James Taylor's upbringing: Upper middle class, depression and drugs The band played in Greenwich Village and was signed to a fledgling record label, Rainy Day Records (the name taken from Taylor's song "Rainy Day Man"). It released one single, "Brighten Your Night with My Day"/"Night Owl," both songs written by Taylor. The record was unsuccessful, and the band broke up in the spring of 1967 -got his artist's unsuccessful debut album was released on Apple ...

Groove - ANSWER pattern of beats (Feel the Rhythm" Harmonic Roots - ANSWER Bass line Harmonic Filler - ANSWER Music that takes place between the bass and treble parts sound box - ANSWER a perceived three-dimensional space, which is forged through the use of stereo, creating a sense of depth and textual density Pitch - ANSWER How high or low a sound is Non-pitch - ANSWER Lacking a fixed frequency Interval - ANSWER distance between two pitches range (Music) - ANSWER D...

crossover - ANSWER a musical work that appealed to different audiences. The song would appear in the "Top 100" of different genre charts. --for example, rockabilly artists like Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash had crossover hits cover - ANSWER new performance or recording of a previously recorded, commercially released song by someone other than the original artist or composer What is a negative aspect of crossovers and covers? - ANSWER It can be associated with cultural ...

__________ was the "Father of Bluegrass." A. Brian Wilson B. Thomas Dorsey C. Bill Monroe D. Dick Dale - ANSWER C. Bill Monroe Robert Johnson was the "King of the __________ Delta Blues." A. Big band swing B. Sam Phillips C. Mississippi D. Boogie Woogie - ANSWER C. Mississippi Pete Johnson was the __________ pianist who recorded "Roll 'em Pete" with Big Joe Turner. A. Boogie Woogie B. Mississippi C. James Brown D. Big Band Swing - ANSWER A. Boogie Woogie Bob ...

Charley Patton - ANSWER Forefather of delta blues, earliest delta blues singer Son house - ANSWER Pioneer of blues with repetitive rhythms, recorded by John and Alex lomax Gooba dust mythology - ANSWER Traced back to Africa, used as part of ritual as spell. Put around a persons bed to curse or protect them

Who is considered the man behind Motown? - ANSWER Berry Gordy Jr Who became one of the most prolific song writers for Motown? - ANSWER Smokey Robinson Who was the most consistent group in Motown? - ANSWER Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Guy who had two stages in his career while working for Motown: 1. Motown production staff/ session drummer 2. Composer and professional singer

1st indigenous form of American entertainment - ANSWER Traveling Minstrel Shows What does the "B. B." in B. B. King's name stand for? - ANSWER Blues Boy Which artist is famous for performing Chicago Blues? - ANSWER Muddy Waters Boogie Woogie is primarily a _____ - based blues style. - ANSWER Piano What style of music did Louis Jordan play? - ANSWER Jump Blues What term did Rhythm & Blues replace? - ANSWER Race Music Who invented the Broadcaster solid body guitar? - ANS...

12 bar blues - ANSWER A chord progression that lasts 12 bars and typically uses three chords. is used to build larger forms like simple verse form Simple Verse Form - ANSWER repeating single section of music (A section) consists only of verses, no contrasting material (chorus) Ex. Heartbreak Hotel and That's Alright Simple Verse- Chorus Form - ANSWER verse and chorus have the same underlying music though lyrics are different Ex. Can the Circle be Unbroken (The Carter Family) Co...

What is Jobete Music: - ANSWER The publishing company for the Motown recordings This artist has maintained artistic control for his/her while remaining in his/her hometown of Minneapolis - ANSWER Prince This artist was granted honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth: - ANSWER Bono Which does not correspond with the other three: - ANSWER The Wailers Intertwined rhythmic patterns found in reggae music: - ANSWER Riddim His prophecies were instrumental to the foundation of Rastafa...