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History of RIM Test #2
History of RIM Test #2
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Undergraduate 2
10/31/2011

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Glenn Miller
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big band leader from IOWA, important arranger
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Paul Whiteman
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one of first big band leaders.
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Benny Goodman
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played clarinet, big band leader, King of Swing. Took arrangements form black band leaders
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Charlie Christian-
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first guitarists to play in big bands, pinoeer
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T bone walker
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first guitarists to play in big bands, wrote Stormy Monday Blues, he became band leader and the guitar became a lead instrument
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Kitty Wells
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queen of country music, born in Nashville.
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Bing Crosby
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“crooner” singer who expanded on new technology in his performances
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Louie Jordan + timpani 5
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dominated rhythm and blues sales chart after WW2
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1942 billboard chart “harlem hit parade” 1945 name changed to race music chart
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Les Paul
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pinoneer of solid body guitar. “wizard of wackashaw” Innovator of recording technology
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Tom Doud
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worked at atlantic
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Sun Records (Sam Phillips)
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Memphis based label, many black artists, and many white artists who played black music (elvis)
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Chess Records
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Chicago label that pioneered electric blues (muddy waters)
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Cosimo Mutas
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Chicago label that pioneered electric blues (muddy waters)
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Cosimo Mutaso
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had studio in New Orleans, (little Richard) many early rhythm and blues records
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Alan Freed
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Disk jockey, gave rock and roll its name
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Pat Boone
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white artist would cover black artists and make radio hits
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Brian Wilson
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- beach boys member and producer, pioneer of recording technology use
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LP record
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- pioneered by Edward Wallenstein and engineer Peter Goldmark from 78 to 33 1/3 rpm. 12 inches in diameter
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45 rpm record-
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came from RCA, Sarnoff
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The Brill Building
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center of new tin pan alley
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1967 monterey pop festival by john Phillips-
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huge festival.... the who, Janis Joplin, jimi Hendrix
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Trickle chargers
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battery eliminator, used to power battery powered radios
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Dewy Phillips-
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radio DJ played Elvis
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Fletcher Henderson
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sold his arrangements to Benny Goodman because Henderson was black and black bands couldn’t sell
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Jack Mullen
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found quality of German magneto-phones and shipped them back to U.S. Bing Crosby used his gear
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Professor Longhair (henry Rowland Bird)-
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New Orleans based R&B pianist, an important pioneer before fats domino
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Pet Sounds” 1966-
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very influential album (influenced Sgt. Peppers)
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