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06/18/2006

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What was the fastest rising radio format of the 1970's?
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AOR Album Oriented Radio
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What country is the home of Andrew Llyod Webber?
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England
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The Carpenters, Barbara Streisand and Niel Diamond records fall into what category?
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MOR
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True or False: Close to You, The Carpenters first big hit was written by Bacharach and David.
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True
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What was Barbara Streisand's unique formula?
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She Married her Broadway musical talents with film acting
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What does mor stand for?
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Middle of the Road
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What artist sold the most hit singles in the 1970's?
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The Jackson 5
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The jackson 5 came from what city?
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Gary Indiana
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When did the Jackson 5 sign to Motown?
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1969
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What was Motown's last super group?
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The Jackson 5
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What Motown artist broke from the system and self produced a record reflecting life and hope in the black community against Barry Gordy's advice?
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Marvin Gaye
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What happened to the mood of popular soul music after 1968 and why?
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Many soul artists recorded songs dealing with more somber and political topics in reaction to the death of MLK
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What singer topped the soul charts in the 1970's and became a minister in his own church while still cutting R&B records?
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Al Green
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What R&B Philadelphia production team wrote songs with a straight danceable beat lush arrangements and soulful singing, creating the signature disco sound?
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Gamble and Huff
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Who revolutionized dance venues by using music to ceate a meditative environment?
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David Mancuso
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What musical trend originated with the 12 inch single?
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Disco
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Which producer brought Donna Summer to the top 10?
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Giorgio Moroder
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Which club made going to the disco a media/fashion event?
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Studio 54
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What movie inspired the disco craze that swept the nation in 1977?
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Saturday Night Fever
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Why were the Bee Gees the heaviest featured group in the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack?
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Their manager made the film
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What were the two groups George Clinton made albums with?
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Parlament and Funkadelic
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What made George Clinton's band stand apart from other bands?
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Outrageous staging, costumes and characters played by the band members
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What soul singer portrayed life on the streets in the Superfly Soundtrack with songs like Freddy's Dead?
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Curtis Mayfield
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Which of the two following artists performed afro centric poetry?
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Gil Scott Heron and The Last Poets
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What artist was critically acclaimed as an author before releasing the revolution will not be televised?
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Gil Scott Heron
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Where did the majority of Peurto Ricans moving to the US settle?
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New York City
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What record label introduced New York Salsa musicians such as Reuben Blades, Willie Colon, and Eddie Palmeri?
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Fania
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Describe Rocksteady
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Tempo slower than Ska and crooning soul singing styles returned to Jamaican singles
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Which producer owned Downbeat Sound System?
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Coxsonne Dodd
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Who started island Records?
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Chris Blackwell
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To what societal group wqas the Wailer's Simmer Down Directed?
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Rudeboys
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True or False: The Wailers first LP recorded for Island Records had a deliberate attempt to add sounds of rock and soul for crossover purposes.
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True
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True or False: Bob Marley moved to Delaware and worked in an auto parts factory after being a recording artist for two years.
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True
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Which combination of vocalists sang for the wailers when they first got signed?
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Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston, and Peter Tosh
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Which engineer/producer recorded the first hit singles by a toasting DJ?>
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King Tubby
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What jamaican producer is known as the Phil Spector of Reggae?
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Lee Perry
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Where did Hip Hop originate?
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Bronx
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Who is Kool herc?
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The first famous Bronx DJ bringing in the Jamaican toasting style
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What Bronx DJ is credited with spinning two copies of the same record to keep the break going?
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Kool Herc
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What DJ is credited with backtiming and backspinning to repeat play a section of the music without losing the beat?
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Grandmaster Flash
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What two Bronx DJ's claim to have invented scratching?
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Grand Wizard Theodore and Grandmaster Flash
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What German electronic band blended electronic beats with minimalism?
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Kraftwerk
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What are the commonly noted elements that comprise Hip Hop culture?
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DJing, Break Dancing, Grafitti, and Emceeing
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What is the name of the NYC bar known for birthing the punk scene?
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CBGB
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Which performing poet act was the first from CBGB to sign a major label contract?
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Patti Smith
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Which act made their reputation at CBGB and went on to have 4 number one singles?
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Blondie
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Which CBGB act hired Brian Eno to produce?
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The Talking Heads
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Which CBGB act created the punk formula that is still in use today?
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The Ramones
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Which CBGB act recorded Marquee Moon, considered one of the 10 best rock albums ever made?
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Television
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Who was the Sex Pistols Manager?
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Malcolm McLaren
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What British punk band opened for the Sex Pistols' Anarchy in the UK tour later performing at Shae Stadium
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The Clash
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What was the name of Malcolm mcLaren's fasion store in London?
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Sex
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What was the name of the only Sex Pistols album released before the group broke up?
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Never Mind the Bollocks Heres the Sex Pistols
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What record label supported second wave Ska Bands?
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2 Tone
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Who is Jerry Dammers?
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Creator of 2 Tone records, Keyboardist/Bandleader of the Specials
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Which is the first rap track recorded for vynyl release?
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Fatback Band king Tim III
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What is the first commercially successful rap track?
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Rapper's Delight
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Why were early rap tracks considered a sp[in off of disco?
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All of the Above
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Which rap artist was the first to get a major label contract and have a Gold record?
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Kurtis Blow
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Which DJ released the first critically acclaimed non party themed rap song, which dealt with daily life on the streets of the new york ghetto?
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Grandmaster Flash
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Who produced Soul Sonic Force's Planet Rock single?
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Arthur Baker
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Which aretist is the prominent pioneer of electric funk?
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Afrika Bambaata
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What was the style name of Dance Hall music that started to employ digital rhythm machines?
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Ragga
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