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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...

New Orleans is a major contributor to crossover R&B music through it's emphasis on musical elements _____? - ANSWER Piano, Sax and Bass Legendary New Orleans musician/producer ____ played a crucial role in the development of rock n' roll at J&M records with his collaboration with Fats Domino - ANSWER Dave Batholomew ___ Was the owner of J&M Records - ANSWER Cosimo Matassa J&M Records was located in the city of ___? - ANSWER New Orleans ___ Was the artist known as the "killer"...

Which of the following musicians was NOT part of the Chicago electric blues scene? - ANSWER Buddy Holly Which performer made his own guitars? - ANSWER Bo Diddley The instrument Elvis played was the - ANSWER Guitar Match Song to Performer 1. Maybelline 2. Blueberry HIll 3. HeartBreak Hotel 4. Tutti Frutti 5. I'm a man 6. Rock Around the clock 7. Great Balls of Fire - ANSWER Answers 1. Chuck Berry 2. Fats Domino 3. Elvis 4. Little Richard 5. Bo Diddley 6. Bill Haley ...

Tin Pan Alley - ANSWER The name of the music publishing industry in the first half of the 20th century Irving Berlin - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer George and Ira Gershwin - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer Richard Rodgers - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer Lorenz Hart - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer Oscar Hammerstein II - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer Cole Porter - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer The first pop singer to create a unique personal style and image - ANSWER Fra...

popular music - ANSWER a music that's mass produced and disseminated via the mass media pop music commercial entertainment, mainstream rock music "authentic", more "artistic"; harder, more aggressive and improvisatory folk music - ANSWER created directly and spontaneously out of communal experience art music usually written out, consciously intended for posterity; lots of thought intro structure critical listening involves the knowledge of how music is put together, its cultural signif...

Roll 'em Pete - ANSWER -Pete Johnson (&big how turner) -blues - piano -1938 Rock Around the Clock - ANSWER -Bill Haley and His Comets -rock, pop -guitar -1960 -Pythian Temple studios -producrer - Milt Gabler