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| Two broadway musical songwriters credited with integrating songs, dialogue, and dance together to create a nonstop storyline - the integrated musical... |
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| Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein |
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| Which format release in 1948, became the major record labels primary format to sell musical soundtracks? |
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| Composer known for film scores like Peter Gunn and The Pink Panther and winning four Oscars and 20 grammys... |
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| Most prominent inspiration for the singing style of Bing Crosby? |
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| This singer popularized the use of the microphone at close proximity, creating a new vocal sound... |
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| This pop singer starred in movies, had a #1 radio show in 1947 and sold over 400 million records before 1959... |
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| Which pop singer left a swing band in 1942, performed for a month at the Paramount, and racked up 33 top ten hits between 1943 and 1952? |
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| True or False : Both Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra began their careers as singers featured in famous swing bands. |
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| What is the biggest selling song recording in US chart history? |
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| Who was the "King of Mambo"? |
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| What cuban-born band leader popularized the Conga and along with Lucille Ball founded Desilu Studios? |
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| Cuban dance crazes in order... |
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| What was the name of the US major label system that paid artists a salary and had total control over what the acts performed and how they were promoted? |
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| Why did Decca UK split from Decca US? |
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| Decca UK was developing radar for the Allies |
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| What company was the result of Phillips buying the Dutch record company Phonogram? |
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| What was the name of the US touring route that matched up black artists (as well as movies) with nightclubs and movie houses? |
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| With the help of Billboard magazine in 1948, what was the new descriptive term for race records? |
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| who introduced the world to boogie-woogie through a series of concerts at Carnegie Hall, called From Spirituals to Swing? |
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| Who was the Kansas city R&B shouter dating back to the 30's who helped break boogie-woogie and later sang the rock n roll anthem, Shake Rattle and Roll? |
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| Black piano style, coming out of the south, which became a driving force in R&B and later in Rock n roll... |
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| Who is most often credited with "The Father Of R&B" and took the jump band to fame through Decca Records? |
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| Whose swing band did Louis Jordan emerge from? |
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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 a recorded layer, building an entire arrangement over time? |
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| About when did magnetic tape replace wax as the primary recording medium? |
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| Soft materials used for demo records in recording |
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| How much time could fit on a side of the 45 rpm 7-inch single? |
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| How much time could fit on a side of the 33 1/3 rpm 12-inch LP? |
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| Sun records owner Sam Phillips invested in two Apmex 350 tape machines that enabled him to create what studio effect? |
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| Who was elvis presleys manager, taking him to the majors? |
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| Who was Elvis' producer after 1956? |
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| TRUE or FALSE : Elvis loved gospel, and tried to join a famous group before recording rock n roll. |
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| What was Colonel Tom Parkers background before managing Elvis? |
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| Which label was Elvis signed to when he first began using television to promote himself? |
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| Buddy holly and the crickets decided to change from a country band to a rock band after seeing what act perform? |
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| Which teen idol came from a TV show and became the 4th best selling artist from 1955-1959? |
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| Soul music recorded with big budget orchestral production values like strings, etc |
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| What famous gospel group did Sam Cooke leave when he jumped from sacred to soul music? |
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| True or False : leiber and Stoller had already become hit songwriters for the black RnB market before writing for Elvis |
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| Most popular black group in America from 1957-1961, produced by Leiber and Stoller? |
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| Who was making jazz records with lionel Hampton, touring with Dizzy Gilespie, and making jazz records with his own bands before writing and producing popular music? |
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| how many seats is a typical Off Broadway theatre? |
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| Fewer than 300, most under 150 |
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| longest running musical in the history of the musical? |
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| Who created West Side Story? |
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| Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim |
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| Creator of the Wall of Sound... |
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| Brill-Building-era songwriter, also a teen idol and concert pianist? |
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| Who created Aldon Music and often crafted the "girl group" sound of the early 60's? |
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| Dione Warwick made what writing team famous in the 60's by singing their songs, Walk on By, I say a little prayer, and So you know the way to san jose? |
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| Burt Bacharach and Hal David |
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| Songwriting team received BMI's song of the century award... |
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| Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil |
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| Songwriting team that specialized in writing hits for Aldon Music. Will you still love me tomorrow, one fine day, and the locomotion. |
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| Gerry Goffin and Carole King |
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| Songwriting team specialized in a lotta Phil Spector productions, including Da Doo Ron Ron, Then he kissed me,Baby I love you, and Be my baby? |
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| Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich |
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| A bribe to the radio stations to play certain records |
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| TRUE or FALSE : Until recent decades, musicians on small labels made most of their money working at shows, not from record proceeds |
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| in 1947, two sons of a Turkish ambassador, Ahmet and Ertegun, started a classic RnB, jazz, blues, and rock label called... |
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| Atlantic employee that pushed them to adopt recording to tape, recording in stereo, and using 8track tape machines as soon as the technology was made available in the 50's? |
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| Who applied the term Rock n Roll to avoid the term RnB? |
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| What was the name of Alan Freed's famous teen show Broadcast of Cleveland, Ohio in 1951? |
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| How many tracks were considered the high standard in the large studios during the late 50's? |
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| British EMI bought what successful American 40's jazz and pop label in 1955? |
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| During which 5 year period did doowop music reach its peak? |
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| TRUE or FALSE : DooWop was the "bread and butter" of most independent labels |
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| These two are credited as being RnB then rock songwriters who spawned the Sweet Soul style... |
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| Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
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| In the 50's, how did a cover song differ from a remake? |
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Remake - Dont compete with original
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| Who originally sang Hound Dog? |
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| Who did the most to make the elec guitar the most important part of rock? |
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| What did Bo Diddley do on the guitar that imposed a new vitality to the instrument? |
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| played it like the drums babay, gave it some rhythm |
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| Which Chicago record label made both Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry's career? |
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| After Elvis, who was the 2nd best selling US recording artist of the late 50's? |
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| What record label did Ray Charles first find his voice, a sound that would later be called soul? |
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