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History of Rock (1)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| I Got A Woman is by | Ray Charles |
| I Got A Woman | Rhythm and Blues - Drums, piano, sax, horns - Starts with semi-shouting vocals - Lyrics speak about a woman (based in gospel) - Strong emphasis on backbeat |
| Ain't That A Shame is by | Fats Domino |
| Ain't That A Shame | Mainstream Rock - Sax, Piano, drums, guitar, bass - Semi-shouting and melodic vocal style - Triple division of beat - Lyrics about heartache/break up |
| Long Tall Sally is by | Little Richard |
| Long Tall Sally | Mainstream Rock - Drums, sax, guitar, bass, piano - Shouting style of vocals punctuated by instrumental shots - Lyrics speaking about girl |
| Blue Suede Shows is by | Carl Perkins |
| Blue Suede Shoes | Rockabilly/sun records vocal style is semi shouting lyrics about shoes |
| I walk the line is by | Johnny Cash |
| I Walk The Line | Rockabilly/sun records vocals are melodic lyrics tell a story |
| Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On is by | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On | Rockabilly/sun records semi shouting vocals lyrics are suggestive |
| Sumertime Blues is by | Eddie Cochran |
| Summertime Blues | Roackabilly mixture of sung and spoken words lyrics are about teenager, sun and fun |
| Oh Boy! is by | Buddy Holly |
| Oh Boy! | Rockabilly Melodic lead vocals Lyrics are love based |
| Why Do Fools Fall In Love is by | Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers |
| Why Do Fools Fall In Love | Doo-Wop harmonized lyrics lyrics are about love |
| Come Go With Me is by | The Del Vikings |
| Come go with me | Doo - wop melody-harmonized lyrics lyrics gained towards teens |
| The Great Pretender is by | The Platters |
| The Great Pretender | Doo-Wop lyrics are love based |
| What are the three forerunners of rock 'n' roll? | Pop, Country Western, R&B |
| What are the major labels | RCA-Victor, Columbia, Decca, Capitol, Mercury, MGM Country & Western |
| What are the indie labels | Atlantic, Chess, Sun, Acuff- Rose, VeeJay, Imperial R&B |
| Who was the early Rockstar to join a seminary | Little Richards |
| Who was charged with a mann act | Chuck Berry |
| Dominos first cross over hit | Ain't That A Shame |
| Most important of the three main tributaries of rock n roll | R&B |
| Elvis first national hit was | Heartbreak Hotel |
| Who had bands named " Four Aces of Swing" & " The Saddlemen" | Bill Haley |
| Bo Diddly genre type | R&B Chicago |
| Little Jimmy Dickens genre type | Country & Western |
| The Del Viking genre type | Doo Wop |
| Little Richards genre type | Mainstream Rock |
| Carl Perkins genre type | Rockabilly |
| (SONG) "Blue Tango" music genre | Pop/Tin Pan Alley |
| (SONG) "Hillbilly Fever" genre | Country & Western |
| (SONG) Boom Boom genre | R&B Chicago |
| (SONG) Good Golly Miss Molly" genre | Mainstream Rock |
| Characteristics of R&B | rhythmic with a focus on the 2nd & 4th beat |
| What is a crossover? | occurs when a song makes it big in one market but then crosses over to make it big in other markets |
| What is a cover? | when one group records a song and then another group comes in and records their own version of the same song |
| Elvis Presley facts | - King of R 'n' R -First movie = Love Me Tender - Followed by Loving You & Jailhouse Rock - the epitome of rock n roll (considered rockabilly) - legitimized black rock "n" roll to make it more available to white audiences - early rockabilly artist |
| Elvis Presley records for | ➢ Most charted albums ➢ Most hits on the Top 10 ➢ Most two sided hit singles (on 45s) ➢ Most consecutive top 10 records ➢ Longest stay at #1 (47 weeks) ➢ Most consecutive years on the charts (including posthumous releases (after death) |
| Pat Boone vs Elvis | Elvis = bad boy/rebel Pat = clean cut boy next door |
| Pat Boone facts | served to legitimize rock 'n' roll by making it popular with non-rock audiences o Sang in a pure voice without blues infections o Watered down lyrics - more accessible for everybody (audiences) - more Tin Pan Alley style o Watered down rhythm & feel |
| Pop music appealed to who? | Upper middle class adults - white demographic |
| Hillbilly music facts | - Collectively referred to as minority music - popular in the economically white middle-class - based on folk and country from the Appalachians |
| Hillbilly music was later called what? (After the mid 30's) | Country & western |
| Race music was later changed to? (after the 40's) | R&B |
| Best song to remember AABA style? | Deck The Halls |
| Top three entertainment concepts combined to establish national pop culture | Radio, motion pictures, TV |
| Country & Western characteristics | - catered primarily to less affluent white population - songs were note written down - passed down aurally - often tell a story - intended to express emotion - derived from folk music |
| Blue grass music was often used as? | theme music for TV and movies |
| R&B characteristics | - targeted toward African Americans - served by Indies markets - songs were rarely written down |
| Chess Record Characteristics | - Founded by Phil & Leonard Chess (1947) - focus was on poor black people population - adult oriented lyrics |
| Doo-Wop Characteristics | -simple beat, music, & lyrics -little to no instrumentation -nonsense syllables -close harmony - urban vocal music - most are AABA style |
| Elvis Presley's early influences (music genres) | Country & Western, R&B, Gospel |
| Who coined the term Rock & Roll? | Alan Freed |
| Mainstream Rock characteristics | - Derived form R&B - referred to as "black music" - frequently uses the 12 bar blues - shouting or semi shouting vocals (belting it out) - rarely notated - relies on improvisation |
| Chuck Berry characteristics | - "The Father of Rock Guitar" - Style rooted in R&B - music was unquestionably r 'n' r - came to r 'n' r later in life - many of his songs become crossovers |
| Music. Music, Music is by who? | Teresa Brewer |
| Music, Music, Music | "Pop" Music - Tin Pan Alley - Piano, percussion, brass, winds - Melodic vocal style - Non offensive lyrics (about music) |
| Cry is by who? | Johnny Ray |
| "Cry" | "Pop" Music - Tin Pan Alley - Begins with harmonized back up vocals - use of falsetto - Piano, bells, guitar, drums - Emotional vocal style - melodic solo vocals - Lyrics about Heartbreak |
| "Too Young" is by? | Nat King Cole |
| "Too Young" | "Pop" Music - Piano, strings, orchestra - Crooning melodic Vocal style - Lyrics about a relationship |
| "Blue Tango" is by who? | Leroy Anderson |
| "Blue Tango" | "Pop" Music - Melody is most important - Guitar strings, winds, drums, use of riff/ostinato - No vocals, No Lyrics |
| "Doggie in the Window" is by? | Patti Page |
| "Doggie in the Window" | "Pop" Music - Tin Pan Alley - Piece is in 3/4 time - like a waltz - Strings, winds, dog - Harmonized melodic Vocals, Verses are sung Solo - Lyrics are innocent and cute |
| "Can The Circle Be Unbroken" is by who? | The Carter Family |
| "Can The Circle Be Unbroken" | Country and Western - Simple verse-chorus form - Banjo, guitar, bass - Boom-chick rhythm - Vocals enter - nasal sound - Lyrics are rooted in white gospel music |
| "Back in The Saddle Again" is by who? | Gene Autry |
| "Back in The Saddle Again" | Western music/western swing - Begins with fiddle, accordion, slide guitar and mandolin - Nasal vocal enters - Lyrics tell a story |
| "New San Antonio Rose" is by? | Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys |
| "New San Antonio Rose" | Western music/western swing - Begins with mariachi style trumpets - Boom chick feel supplied by bass and guitar - Brass, sax, piano, guitar, bass, fiddle - Vocal interjections - Lyrics mostly about a women |
| "Hey Good Lookin' is by? | Hank Williams |
| Hey Good Lookin' | Country/western music - AABA form - 4/4 time signature - Slide guitar and fiddle solos - Fiddle, acoustic bass, steel guitar, violin, lead vocals - Nasal vocal sound - Boom chick rhythm - Starts singing on downbeat |
| "Hillbilly Fever" is by who | Little Jimmy Dickens |
| "Hillbilly Fever" | Country/western music - Prototype for upcoming style called rockabilly (teenage rock/roll) - Steel guitar, bass, fiddle, guitars - Chorus features harmonized vocals - Nasal solo vocals - Lyrics speak of hillbilly style of music |
| "Blue moon of Kentucky" is by | Bill Monroe |
| Blue moon of Kentucky | Bluegrass - Begins with fiddle soloing over mandolin and guitar - Song is in 3/4 - a country waltz - Vocals are nasal and melodic - Lyrics about heartbreak |
| "Crossroads" is by who? | Robert Johnson |
| "Crossroads" | Rhythm And Blues - Acoustic Slide Guitar - Based on slightly altered 12-bar blues - Consists of just guitar and semi shouting vocals - Call and response technique - Lyrics simply tell story (somber subject/how to get passed it) |
| Hard Day Blues is by who | Muddy Waters |
| Hard Day Blues | Chess records - Chicago Blues - R/B - Electric guitar, bass, piano, and drums - Typical twelve bar blues - Semi shouting vocal style - Lyrics about losing a woman |
| "I'm a man" is by who | Bo Diddley |
| "I'm a man" | Chess records - Chicago Blues - R/B - Guitar, harmonica, piano, drums, maracas - Semi-shouting vocals, Call and response - Lyrics are suggestive and egocentric - Call and response |
| "Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)" is by who | Ruth Brown |
| Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) | Atlantic Record - Black Pop - R/B - Sax, guitar, piano, bass, drums - Semi shouting style - Lyrics deal with a woman who is fed up with the actions of her man |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll is by | Big Joe Turner |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll | Atlantic Record - Black Pop - ROCKABILLY - 12 bar blues - Simple verse-chorus - Time signature is in 12/8 (shuffle in 4) - Also referred to as "hokum blues" because of blatantly sexual lyrics |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll | - Starts with boogie-woogie piano, acoustic bass and drums - Strong backbeat - Semi shouting style - Sexual innuendo in the lyrics - Top 5 on R&B charts - Handclaps, piano, drums, acoustic bass, saxophone |
| Sh-Boom is by | The Chords |
| Sh-Boom | R & B/Doo-Wop - Drums, acoustic bass, guitar, saxophone - A Cappella harmonized vocals - melodic - Lyrics about teenage love/non sense syllables |
| That's All Right is by | Elvis Presley |
| That's All Right | CROSSOVERS AND COVERS - Simple verse form - 2/4 time - Semi-shouting vocals - Starts with bass and guitar - |
| Thats All Right | Percussive sound is the bassist hitting his instrument - Instrumental solo is tame and mostly follows the melody line - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, lead vocals |
| Blueberry Hill is by who | Fats Domino |
| Blueberry Hill | Mainstream Rock - AABA form - 4/4 with triple sub division - Piano uses a technique called tremolo - Stop time as vocals enter - Bass and guitar are playing a riff - Piano, electric guitar, acoustic bass, drums, horns |
| I'm Walkin is by | Fats Domino |
| I'm Walkin | Mainstream Rock - Guitar, Drums, Piano, Sax - AABA form, semi shouting vocal - Lyrics about romance, convincing a girl to join him |
| Tutti Frutti is by | Little Richard |
| Tutti Frutti | Mainstream Rock - Guitar, Drums, Piano, Sax, Bass - Semi shouting vocal style with uses of falsetto - Lyrics about girls in general |
| School Day is by | Chuck Berry |
| School Day | Mainstream Rock - Guitar, bass, drums, piano - Vocals enter with the Melody, Call and response - Lyrics speak of teenager challenges during a school day |
| who is rockabilly pioneered by | Elvis & Bill Haley |
| Carl Perkins facts | Born to sharecropper parents Died in 1988 to throat cancer |
| Jerry Lee Lewis facts | Wildman of rock Nickname was killer marrying type but not divorcing type |
| Gene Vincent facts | style was described as savage and spirited |
| Eddie Cochran facts | known for brash, fat guitar "power chord" sound died at the age of 21 |
| Buddy Holly facts | 18 month career Formed a band called "The Three Tunes" |
| The year of rock n roll | 1955 |
| the near death of rock n roll was in what years | 1958-59 |
| Soft rock derived from what two sources | Tin Pan Alley & Rockabilly Doo-wop gospel & R&B |
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