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American Music History Exam 3 FINAL
chapter 12-14
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Undergraduate 2
12/10/2011

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What set 'progressive country' apart from country besides its rock influence
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it had more liberal / intellectual material
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who wrote the song "crazy" for patsy cline
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willie nelson
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who bridged the gap between country and rock and started a social group called "the outlaws" (became a patriotic symbol of US)
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Willie Nelson
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What patriotic music group's centerpiece was previously in buddy holly's crickets and had a platinum album?
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The outlaws & waylon jennings
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What two styles is reggae a mixture of?
Definition
Caribbean folk and rnb
roots in jamiacan country music called MENTO + had influence from cuban latin
Term
what style was first to come from the 3rd world during the rock era?
Definition
reggae
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where did reggae originate?
Definition
kingston Jamaica?
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what jamaican film promoted the popularity of reggae in 1973
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the harder the come- jimmy cliff was the star of the film
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what defines ska music?
Definition
horn sections
faster pace than reggae
bass plays steady four beat patterns
reggae based
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who founded the rastafarian religious movement?
Definition
josiah marcus garvey (he redid bible and focused on passages that delt with slavery and other stuff) = he described ganja as sacremental herbs
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what defines the Genre of ROCK STEADY
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considerably slower than ska and had a great deal of political content
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what does the term reggae come from
Definition
"raggedy old everyday stuff"
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who were the RUDE BOYS
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a group that pioneered rock steady and increased conflict with police
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what is it called in reggae when the bass and drums are interlocking
Definition
riddims
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who was LEE PERRY
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the producer for bob marley and the wailers
decided on bassist and drummer
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what was bobs album that reached #8 in 70s
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rastaman vibrations is a roots reggae album by Bob Marley & The Wailers
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what album did jimmy cliff reach the top 25 with in 1969?
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wonderful world beautiful people
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by 1975 1960's counterculture was now pop what was the result?
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alternative rock emerged
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what genre developed alonside of punk and was less masculine than punk
Definition
new wave
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70's punk was...
Definition
less musical version of rock that talked abut drug addiction and other terrible things
Term
where was the birthplace for punk
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NYC - mid 70s
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what 3 groups are considered the ancestors of punk?
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the velvet underground
the stooges
the new york dolls
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what new york group was promoted by pop art superstar andy warhol? this group also had a rough edge loud anticommercial sound?
Definition
the velvet underground
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what group produced the song "1969" that is simple, makes fun of 69 hippie movement
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the stooges (from michigan, motorcyle- working class group) lead singer : iggy pop
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what group had a glam rock dressing style but punk sound (formed in 71)
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the new york dolls
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what is the CBGB & OMFUG
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rundown converted club for folk that was the hub for PUNK
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who is considered the first bonafide punk rock group
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the ramones
(signed in 75 after playing CBGB OMFUG
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what group was on the more pop side of punk and released "psycho killer"
Definition
talking heads
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what interracial group played psychedelic soul and bridged the gap between rock and soul (played at woodstock/ had bass player that started slap bass)
Definition
sly and the family stone
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what funk artist had large bands consisting of over 40 people, had a james brown influence, and had an outer space affiliation
Definition
GEORGE CLINTON
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who wrote 'give up the funk' and is considered the second most sampled funk group
Definition
george clinton
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what hip hop artist started isolating the breakdowns of james brown records/ breakbeat music (put two copies of the same record on his turn tables)
also from kingston jamaica and helped start the technique of scratching
Definition
kool herc
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who was the first hip hop artist to have a socially conscious song on the top charts
Definition
grandmaster flash
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what song started social realism and was part of sugar hill records
Definition
"the message"
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what were defining factors of music in the 80's?
Definition
in 79' the record industry goes down 11%

record labels relied on a few megastars

disco is gone,
technology goes crazy
recording became higher quality
first EP sold in 83
in 88 CDs surpassed vinyl sales
MIDIm drum machines , sequencers
Term
what superstar of the 80s was involved with tv and movies and sold 250 million dollars in records within a few years
Definition
kenny rodgers
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what african american rocker (bordeline metal) scored the hit whats love got to do with it
Definition
tina turner
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what "heavy metal" group produced the song "jump" that featured synths
Definition
Van Halen
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what perter gabriel song won best video of the year, used a horn section, and was a pop/rnb crossover hit
Definition
sledge hammer
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what is the top selling album of all time that also featured many famous artists (7/9 songs were singles)
Definition
thriller
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what concept album portrayed 1950s rebellious rockers & 60's socially conscious folk rockers simultaneously?
Definition
Born in the USA - bruce springstein
talked about problems w working class
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what is paul simon's album Graceland best known for?
Definition
recorded in many places- 3 continents 5 locations
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what two tactics aided the production of celebrities
Definition
music videos, movies (purple rain for example)
also getiing into the persons personal life
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what artist had 28 hit songs and did many controversial things
Definition
madonna
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what artist incorporates many genres and is considered one of the most talented musicians of all time
Definition
prince
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what indie label signed raising hell and licensed to ill
cofounded by russel simmons and rick rubin
Definition
def jam records
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what group had a contract with adidas
Definition
Run DMC
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what group was signed by def jam, appeared in krush grove (first hip hop movie), and toured as an opener for rn DMC and madonna
Definition
beastie boys
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what hip hop group's members met in college and was the first group to be succesful talking about the worlds problems
Definition
Public enemy
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who has the number one rap album of alltime and is considered pop hip hop/ had a dance associated with his music
Definition
MC hammer
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who sold 7 million copies of their first album and actually invented their gangster person
Definition
vanilla ice
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what group consisted of ice cube and dre dre, released the song fuck the police and was highly promoted by easy e
Definition
NWA
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what genre directly influenced techno?
Definition
punk
think "fire starter" by prodigy
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what band is highly associated with the early alternative rock genre
Definition
REM
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what alternative rock group was influenced by the velvet underground and was more out there than REM
Definition
sonic youth
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what genre was developed on the west coast and was basically an extreme tempo version of punk
Definition
hard core
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what thrash group was on the charts for 266 weeks
Definition
metalica
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what metal/pop group released two platinum albums and was lead by kurt cobain
Definition
nirvana
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what urban folk artist turned down many major labels and started her own record label
Definition
ani difranco
Term
what female hip hop artist sold 7 million copies of her debut album and was an alternative to the violent sexist mainstream rap
Definition
lauryn hill
Term
who was the canadian country star who promoted vegetarianism and won best female country vocal performance
Definition
KD lang
Term
what blue grass band is lead by alison kraus ?
Definition
union station
Term
what 2 things pioneered the creation of world music in the 80s
Definition
perter gabriels annual world music and dance fest, and graceland by paul simon
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what nigerian musician opened doors for other world musicians to come to the US and make it big?
Definition
king sunny ade
(juju music)
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what song by ali farka toure is african with blues influence?
Definition
"diarby"
Term
what pakastani artist performed a trance like music called qawwali
Definition
nusrat fatch ali khan
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