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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| indies | an ind record label that operates w/o major corporate funding |
| new orleans | rnb evolved after ww2 |
| Pat Boone | Charles Eugene boone; second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s; Singer-songwriter, actor, motivational speaker; member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame |
| Alan Freed and radio | Moondog, was an American disc jockey; promoted music on the radio in the US and Europe under the name of rock and roll; career was destroyed by the payola scandal that hit the broadcasting industry in the early 1960s |
| vocables | any meaningful sound uttered by people; lala wo sah |
| Fats Domino | Antoine Domino, Jr; American pianist and singer-songwriter; musical style is based on traditional rhythm and blues ensembles; five gold records before 1955 |
| big joe turner | Joseph Vernon Turner, Jr; an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri; rock n roll fame inducted him as the brawny voiced 'Boss of the Blues' |
| bill haley and the comets | American rock and roll band; earliest group of white musicians to bring rock and roll to the attention of America |
| atlantic records | one of the most important American recording labels, specializing in jazz, R&B and soul recordings by African-American musicians ; Craig Kallman is currently Chairman of Atlantic Records |
| J&M Studios | John Matassa recording studio; in new Orleans; occupied a room at the back of his J&M Appliance Store; produced some of the greatest rnb and rock n roll sides. |
| 1950’s America | time when the nascent civil rights movement and the crusade against communism at home and abroad; decade following World War II when it was the most prosperous economic times |
| American dream | encompassed the ideas of futurism and opportunity; perfect American household |
| sam phillips | founder of both Sun Studio and Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee; advocated racial equality and helped break down racial barriers in the music industry; founded elvis |
| Elvis Presley | "the King of Rock and Roll", early embracer of rockabilly |
| jerry lee lewis | The Killer. "rock & roll's first great wild man."early pioneer of rock and roll music |
| little richard | “the architect of rock and roll,” laid the foundation for rock and roll with his explosive music and charismatic persona |
| chess records chicago | run by Polish immigrant brothers; specialized in rnb and rock music; two locations popular studio on Michigan ave |
| bo diddley | Ellas Otha Bates; The Originator; use of African rhythms and a simple five-accent hambone rhythm, is a cornerstone in music |
| chuck berry | Charles Edward Anderson; one of the pioneers of rock and roll music; |
| rocket 88 | a rhythm and blues song TN; the first rock and roll record. |
| Rebel Without a Cause | 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers; attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth, critique parental style, and explore the differences and conflicts between generations |
| buddy holly | Charles Hardin Holley; central figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. born to a musical family during the Great Depression |
| everly brothers | American country-influenced rock and roll singers, known for close harmony singing; Isaac Donald Everly; |
| rickey nelson | Eric Hilliard Nelson; starred alongside his family in the television series, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet; "Most Promising Male Newcomer" |
| American bandstand | American music-performance show that aired in various versions; inspired soul train |
| phil spector and the wall of sound | music production formula developed by record producer Phil Spector; large ensemble with weird instruments |
| producers | plan production |
| tin pan alley | the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States; alley in manhatten |
| brill building | an office building in NY uptown from the historic musical Tin Pan Alley neighborhood; housing music industry offices and studios where popular music was written; 11 stories high |
| brian Wilson and the beach boys | leader and co-founder of the Beach Boys; rock band formed in cali; first best rock band |
| girl bands | Harmony vocals and nonsense phrases; Andrew sisters |
| surf beat music | subgenre of rock music associated with surf culture; instrumental surf and vocal; cali sound |
| dick dale | The King of the Surf Guitar;pioneered the surf music style; infl heavy metal |
| link wray | Fred Lincoln ; Building on the distorted electric guitar sound ; musical style primarily consisted of rock and roll, rockabilly and country; |
| the four freshman | |
| leo fender | Clarence Leonidas; founded Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company; solid-body electric guitars and bass guitars, |
| the wild ones | 1953 American film; the original outlaw biker film, and the first to examine American outlaw motorcycle gang violence |
| rebel without a cause | 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban, middle-class teenagers; attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth, critique parental style, and explore the differences and conflicts between generations |
| blackboard jungle | 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inter-racial inner-city school; nnovative use of rock and roll in its soundtrack and for the unusual breakout role for a black cast member |
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