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| When the 33 and 1/3 format was initially released, what was considered the perfect music for this format? |
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| Who did Richard Rodgers team up with to produce The King and I, Carousel, South Pacific, and The Sound of Music? |
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| Where was Capitol Records? |
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| A singer/Songwriter/Label Owner (All of the Above) |
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| What composer is best knowb for film and TV Scores like Peter Gunn and The Pink Panther? |
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| What Songwriting team penned many hits for Frank Sinatra? |
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| What influential Jazz Musician's vocal style was the inspiration of the singing style of Bing Crosby? |
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| What singer most developed the use of the microphone? |
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| What pop singer starred in movies, had the #1 radio show in 1947, helped the recording industry switch to magnetic tape, and sold over 400 million records before 1959? |
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| What pop singer recieved screams from girls, 25,000 teenagers blocking the streets at concerts in New York in 1940's? |
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| True or False: Both Crosby and Sinatra began their careers as siners featured in famous swing bands. |
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| What is the biggest selling recording in history? |
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| White Christmas by Irving Berlin sung by Bing Crosby |
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| Who was known as King of the Mambo? |
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| What Cuban born bandleader popularized the Conga? |
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| List the Cuban dancecrazes in order. |
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| Tango, Rumba, Conga, Mambo |
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| Describe the Artist Stable system of the 1940's and 50's. |
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| The record label chose songs and producers for their talent pool, who were compensated with a salary |
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| What was the package topur for black musicians called in the 40's through the 60's? |
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| What is the relationship of radio, segregation, and the formation of Rock n Roll in the late 40's early 50's? |
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| Radio allowed white teens to hear black music for the first time, marketed as rock n roll |
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| Why was black music not heard by white communities before black radio? |
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| The US was still segregated |
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| A 4/4 barrelhouse piano style employing a particular vocabulary of repeating left hand patterns |
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| Who introduced Boogie Woogie to mainstream America through a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall? |
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| Describe Big Joew Turner. |
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| A blues R&B shouter from Kansas City with Atlantic, Shake Rattle and Roll |
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| What black piano style became a driving force in R&B and later rock n roll? |
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| Who is most often credited as the Father of R&B, who first took the jump band to fame through Decca Recordsw? |
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| The boogie woogie sound of the piano, and later jump bands, was the back bone of a new singing style populare in black clubs accross America and later was essential in Rock n Roll. What was this style called? |
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| From what famous swing band did Louis Jordan emerge to form his jump blues combo? |
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| Who determines when a song is a crossover? |
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| What did Les Paul call his process of adding one live layer to one recorded layer, eventually building an entire arrangement over time? |
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| When did magbetic tape replace wax as the primary high quality recording medium? |
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| What new policies came about regarding the selection of music for radio programming in 47-48 that marked the beggining of rock n roll, and the short reign of the radio DJ? |
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| Radio stations could play records on air for the first time |
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| How did the age demographic of the average record buyer change with Rock n Roll? |
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| Teens became the prominant record buyers |
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| Who first manufactured and later controlled most of the jukebox machines from the 30's onward? |
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| Under the table payments to radio DJ's to spin certain records |
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| True or False: It was common practice for small labels to pay their artists at the sessions and not pay them royalties. |
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| True or False: Until recent decades, musicians that were made most of their money from working the clubs, not from record sales. |
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| Ahmet and Neshui Ertegun started what famous record label? |
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| Engineer for Atlantic Records, also known as the Boy Wonder |
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| Who coined the term Rock n Roll top avoid the term Rhythm and Blues? |
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| What was the name of Alan Freed's famous radio show out of Cleveland Ohio? |
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| How many tracks was considered high standard in the best studios until the mid 1960's? |
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| True or False: Doo Wop was the bread and butter of mosty independent record labels during the mid 1950's. |
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| Describe Leiber and Stoller |
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| First independent producers that also wrote great R&B and Rock and Roll hits and created Sweet Soul |
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| What was the 1950's concept of a cover record? |
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| A larger labels attempt to quickly capitalize on a successful indie release with their own version |
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| Who originally sang Leiber and Stoller's Hound Dog? |
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| Who did the most to make the electric guitar essential in Rock n Roll? |
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| Chess Records influential guitarist who played his guitar like he would the drums |
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| R&B pianist bandleader and singer from New Orleans Blueberry Hill |
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| Crazed, self proclaimed architect of Rock n Roll boogie woogie pianist and shouter |
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| Wholesome Cover Singer and #2 in Record sales in 55-59 behind Elvis Presley |
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| Founding father of Soul Music, fusing blues, jazz piano and Soul Gospel |
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| On what record label did Ray Charles first find his voice, a sound that would later be called soul? |
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| Who was Elvis Presley's manager, taking him to the majors? |
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| What city did Elvis grow up in? |
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| The founder of Sun Records |
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| Who was Elvis' producer after 1956? |
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| True or False: Elvis had never sung professionally before becoming a regional star with sun records. |
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| True or False: Elvis loved gospel music, and tried to join a famous group before recording his Rock n Roll records. |
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| True or False: Buddy Holly wrote and produced his own hit songs, |
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| What was Colonel Tom Parker's background before becoming Elvis Presley's manager? |
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| Traveling carnival worker |
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| To which label was Elvis signed when he first began using television to introduce himself to a national audience? |
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| What event was the catalyst to Jerry Lee Lewis being banned from radio in the late 50's? |
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| He married his 13 year old cousin |
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| Who is the first teen idol singer that emerged from a television series and became the 4th selling artist from 55 to 59? |
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| What event was the catalyst for radio stations dropping Little Richard songs from the radio in the late 50's? |
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| Little Richard gave up popular music and dedicated his life to the church |
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| What event was the catalyst for radio stations droppimg Chuck Berry songs from the radio in 59? |
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| He was serving a prison sentance for transporting a minor accross state lines |
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| Soul music with Big Budget production for crossover appeal |
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| What famous gospel group did Sam Cooke leave when jumping from Sacred to Soul music? |
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| True or False: Leiber and Stoller had already become hit songwriters for the black R&B market before writing for Elvis Presley |
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| What was the most popular black group in America from 57 to 61, produced by Leiber and Stoller? |
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| Who was making Jazz records with Lionel Hampton, touring with Dizzie Gilespie, and making Jazz records with his own band before writing and producing pop and R&B? |
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| Who is known as the creator of the Wall of Sound production style? |
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| Which Brill Building era songwriter was also a teen idol, and at one point a concert pianist? |
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| Who co created Aldon music and crafted the girl group sound of the early 60's? |
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| Dionne Warwick made what writing team famous in the 60's by singing their songs, Walk on By, I say a little prayer, and Do you know the way to San Jose? |
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| Which Songwriting team recieved BMI's Song of the Century award and are responsible for such hits as You've Lost That Loving Feeling On Broadway, and We Got to Get Out of this Place? |
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| Which songwriting team specialized in writing girl group hits for Aldon music, turning out such hits as Will You Still Love Me Tommorow, One Fine Day, and the Loco-Motion? |
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| Which Songwriting team specialized in writing many of Phil Spector's biggest productions including Da Doo Ron Ron, Then He Kissed Me, Baby I Love You, and Be My Baby? |
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