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History of Rock and Roll Final (WSU)
MUSC 262 online
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History
Undergraduate 4
04/28/2014

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The British resurrected the music we ignored
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True
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Teddy Boys
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In terms of R&R fashion, englands James Dean counterparts were the ___
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Lonnie Doregan
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Was the king of Skiffle
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The Beatles were able to change music history through all facets; musical style, fashion and social behavior
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True
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Early Period
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Of the 4 albums of the beatles, the early period
feature a pop style, loves songs, cover tunes, a driving beat and up-tempo dance numbers
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Bob Dylan
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The middle period features more acoustic folk elements and the influence of folk singer ___
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Middle Period
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In the beatles middle period, an introspective style emerges, each beatles individuality became more evident and social statements were included in songs
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Late Period
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The beatles late period features the use of studio techniques and the music becomes even more individualized features more artistic composition and added instrumentation and drugs are influenced
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George Martin
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Beatles producer who has been referred to as the 5th beatle
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John Mayal
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Was known as the elder statesman of british blues
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The Yardbirds
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Were the starting point for guitarists eric clapton, jeff beck and jimmy page
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Raves
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The yardbirds were early pioneers of psychedelic music and known for ad hoc jams called___
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Eric Burdon
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The animals led by him were second only to the rolling stones in influence among r&b bands
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Van Morrison
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Them were influenced by ____ who was considered the most critically acclaimed pop music songwriter of the 1960s
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The Kinks
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were known as the precursors of heavy metal and punk rock, later known as power chord
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The rolling stones
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strove to be more earthy, portrayed a vulgar look, were considered rougher/sexier alternative to the beatles
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Berry Gordy
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Motown is almost entirely attributed to one man
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Motowns formula
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Berry Gordys song that consists of catchy hook phrases, rock chord, progressionsm gospel feel
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The Funk Brothers
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Were the studio musicians who shaped the motown sound
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Ballads
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Motown artists smokey robinson and the miracles were known for robinsons beautiful falsetto voice and ballads were the miracles forte
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Marvin Gaye
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Become one of motowns most enigmatic and consistently popular acts from 1971-1989
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The Temptations
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A motown group that was the finest vocal group in 60s soul music. They were closest to church and gospel acts
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Diana Ross
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Her and the Supremes were one of the most important female groups in rock history. Purest expression of motown
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James Brown
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Motowns endearing child act the Jackson 5 were fronted by Michael Jackson who danced like ___. They transcended all race and age barriers
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Stevie Wonder
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The most successful artist in motown history. First hit was fingertips
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Wilson Pickett
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soul artist was atlantics best selling southern soul performer
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In the Midnight Hour
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Wilson Picketts most successful songs
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Booker T & MGs
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Stax group of the top notch studio session players formed this group.
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Otis Redding
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Stax artist who earned a reputation as a leading performer of soul ballads
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Mr Tambourine Man
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Folk rock group The Byrds synthesized the music of bob dylan and the beatles. Their version of this bob dylan song was declared the first rock hit in history. Inspired by the beatles ticket to ride
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8 miles high
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this byrds song was the first drug tune and led 60s music to the psychedelic period or acid rock
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Buffalo Springfield
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The song For What Its Worth by ___ was one of the most representative sounds of the 1960s. Written by stephen stull during the aftermath of the sunset strip riots. Protest song
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500-1500
Definition
There were an estimated ___ bands in SF
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Existentialism
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A key philosophy of the Haight-Ashbury hippies
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Pyschedelic
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This type of rock music of SF had a floating quality and an eastern indian influence
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Moby Grape
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One of SFs best bands
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Jefferson Airplane
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most popular SF band. Leaders of protest movement and supporters of free love
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Grace Slick
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lead singer of Jefferson Airplane, had great female rock voice. Love-hate image
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The Grateful Dead
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SF band that is considered the ultimate cult band. Fans are called deaheads
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Janis Joplin
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Iconic rock singer who was a representation of a culture and generation much like Dylan who broke barriers for women
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Jimi Hendrix
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Redefined the guitar and its performance. Able to explore and master all the sonic force of the instrument
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Jim Morrison
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Member of the Doors who influenced rockers such as alice cooper and marilyn manson. Looked at as one of the fathers of contemporary rock. Married rock with poetry
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Led Zeppelin
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considered to be the first heavy metal band
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Stairway to Heaven
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LZ established the concept of album only, this was never released as a single
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Jimmy Page
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LZ's guitarist who helped expand sonic vocabulary of the electric guitar
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Celtic
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Later LZ albums were to more folk derived material and celtic mythology
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The US
Definition
hard rock in the 70s represented an offshoot of british blues bands. Hark rock bands from ___ were mostly southern based
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Eric Clapton
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British power trip Cream featured this guy on guitar. Were blues based
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Stevie Winwood
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was the keyboard player and lead singer for the r&b band Traffic. His ray charles influenced vocals helped him dominate british hard rock super group Blind Faith
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Rod Stewart
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British hard rocker who started his own band Faces. Has raspy, hoarse voice
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Southern Rock
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the Allman Brothers were from nashville and represented a new approach to american hard rock- ____
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Southern rock band who followed in the Allman Brothers footsteps.
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Bruce Springsteen
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New Jersey rocker who represented the quintessential mainstream rock and roll with his band, raw sophisticated voice and working class lyrics
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Heavy Metal
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rocks style features include rebellious lyrics, loud volume, screaming, riff raffs
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black sabbath
Definition
heavy metal band featuring lead singer ozzy osbourne, alternative to good time party music
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KISS
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heavy metal band who used alice coopers inspired theatrics and makeup
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Van Halen
Definition
Eddie Van Halen of the band ___ is one of the premier guitarists of rock
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Metallica
Definition
band who music in an archetypal representative of the heavy metal style music. Gloomy lyrics
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