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MUSIC162 test 2
Music 162 midterm 2
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Undergraduate 1
05/15/2013

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boogie woogie
Definition
blues piano tradition
repeated pattern with left hand, improvised pattern with right
Term
crooning
Definition
style of singing made possible with microphone, intimate approach
Term
bluegrass
Definition
style rooted in southern string band
pioneer was Bill Monroe
banjo, fiddle, guitar, etc.
Term
blues crooning
Definition
cool style of rhythm and blues blend of blues and pop
Term
Chicago electric blues
Definition
postwar urban blues
tradition of Charley Patton and Robert Johnson
amplified instruments
rougher style
Term
honky-tonk
Definition
postwar country "hard country"
texas and oklahoma, conveyed the sound and ethos or roadside bar
Term
jump blues
Definition
first commercially successful category of R&B
afer WWII
smaller than big bands
boogie-woogie based
Term
Glenn Miller
Definition
Trombonist and bandleader
peppy, clean-sounding style
appealed to small town people
Term
John Hammond
Definition
Influential jazz enthusiast
Helped many artists like Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin secure recording contracts
Term
Benny Goodman
Definition
"king of swing"
popularity of band helped establish the swing era
first white band leader to hire black musicians
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Fletcher Henderson
Definition
musician, bandleader and arranger
credited with inspiring the rise of swing
Term
William "Count" Basie
Definition
Black pianist and bandleader
band known for improv. style and strong sense of swing
Term
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
Definition
Pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader
most imp. of 20th century
unusual musical forms, instrument combos and distinctive tone colors
Term
Roy Claxton Acuff
Definition
Most pop. hillbilly singer of swing
joined Grand Ole Opry
performed in style self-consciously rooted in southern folk music
Term
Bob Wills
Definition
Fiddler from east texas "texas playboys" pioneered western swing
widely regarded as pioneers of modern country and western music
Term
Gene Autry
Definition
First successful singing cowboy
film star
"western" component
deep baritone voice and crooner smoothness
Term
Xavier Cugat
Definition
Spanish violinist, bandleader and filmstar "Rhumba King"
popularized latin music
recorded "brazil"
Term
Frank Sinatra
Definition
(Francis Albert)
Italian family
crooning style and bel canto technique
Term
Nat "King" Cole
Definition
Most successful black recording artist postwar
piano improviser
elaborate orchestral arrangements
Term
Damaso Perez Prado
Definition
Cuban pianist, organist and bandleader
popularized mambo through Latin America/US
"Mambo No. 5
Term
Louis Jordan
Definition
Saxophone player recording for Decca Records
most successful and influential jump band
successful audience pre/post war
Term
Muddy Waters
Definition
"Father of Chicago Blues"
sang in country style
greatest influence on the British blues boom
Term
Ruth Brown
Definition
"Miss Rhythm"
Pro career at age 16
Atlantic Records
Most pop. black female vocalist in America
Term
Big Mama Thornton
Definition
Pro career as singer, drummer, harmonica and comic
tough woman
"Hound dog"
Term
Johnnie Ray
Definition
Partially deaf
"Prince of Wails"
paved the way for rock n roll stars of later 50s
Term
Patti Page
Definition
sold more records than any other female singer of early 1950s
"all my love" "The doggie in the window" "Tennessee Waltz"
Term
Eddy Arnold
Definition
Most pop. country crooner
dominated country charts and top 40 in pop chart
Term
Ernest Tubb
Definition
first honky-tonk performers
harder-edged country sound
amp instruments
Term
Bill Monroe
Definition
started Blue Grass Boys
joined cast of Grand Ole Opry
Term
Hank Thompson
Definition
pop variation of honky-tonk
mixed it with western swing
Term
Kitty Wells
Definition
married Johnny Wright
appeared with him on radio
"sweet kitty wells"
Term
Hank Williams
Definition
most significant single figure to emerge postwar in country music
top ten records on country charts
"Lovesick blues" "Cold, cold heart" "Jambalaya" "Your cheating heart"
Term
a cappella
Definition
vocal sining without instrumental accompaniment
Term
cover version
Definition
a version of a prev. recorded performance
aimed to cash in on its success
Term
electric guitar
Definition
electrically amplified guitar
Term
reverb
Definition
reverberation
prolongation of sound
acoustical space created by reflective surfaces
naturally/electronically/digitally
Term
payola
Definition
illegal practice of paying bribes to radio DJs to get certain artists played more
Term
producer
Definition
behind the scence role at record company, responsible for booking time in studio, hiring back up singers, engineering process, etc.
Term
R&B
Definition
Black musical genre emerging after WWII
replacing "race records"
Term
rock n roll
Definition
commercial and marketing term in mid 1950s
new target audience
encompassed variety of styles (r&b, country and pop)
Term
rockabilly
Definition
vigorous form of country and western
rhythms of black R&B and electric blues
Carl Perkins and young Elvis Presley
Term
scat singing
Definition
technique involving the use of nonsense syllables as a vehicle for wordless vocal improv
Term
solid-body electric guitar
Definition
electrically amped guitar first used in R&B, blues and country bands
Term
strophic
Definition
song form that employs the same music for each poetic unit in the lyrics
Term
Alan Freed
Definition
DJ and concert promoter
"pied piper" of rock n roll
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Big Joe Turner
Definition
"blues shouter"
signed with Atlantic
"Shake, Rattle and Roll"
Term
The Chords
Definition
R&B black male vocal group
orig. version of "sh-boom"
Term
The Crew Cuts
Definition
white male vocal group whose cover of "sh-boom" was one of two biggest pop hits
Term
Bill Haley
Definition
DJ and western swing bandleader
Bill Haley and the Comets
successful cover versions of R&B hits
Term
Herman "Little Junior" Parker
Definition
Singer, songwriter and harmonica player
Little Junior's Blue Flames
"Mystery train"
Term
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry
Definition
lyricist and songwriter, rock n roll vocal stylist
pioneering electric guitarist
1st black musicians to consciously forge his own R&B styles
"duck walk"
Term
Buddy Holly
Definition
Charles Hardin Holley
early rock n roll guitarist, singer and songwriter
killed in plane crash
Term
Richard Wayne Penniman "Little Richard"
Definition
Flamboyant early rock n roll singer and pianist
uninhibited shouting style
"Tutti-Frutti"
"Long Tall Sally"
Term
Antoine "Fats" Domino
Definition
established as an R&B singer and pianist
rock n roll star
R&B tinged hits
"Aint it a shame" "Blueberry hill"
Term
Elvis Presley
Definition
"The king of Rock n Roll"
the country side of the music world star
Term
Kingston Trio
Definition
most pop folk groups of rock n roll era
kept interest in folk music
"Tom Dooley"
Term
Wanda Jackson
Definition
"queen of rockabilly"
multitalented singer, instrumentalist and songwriter
Term
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Definition
songwriting and producing team of the early rock n roll years
wrote "hound dog"
wrote hits for elvis presley and the coasters
Term
Brill building
Definition
rock n rolls vertical tin pan alley
It was home to many pop-rock songwriting teams during the early 1960
Term
concept album
Definition
album conceived as an integrated whole
arranged in deliberate sequence
Term
Hitsville USA Motown
Definition
Nickname of Mowtown Records
founded by Berry Gordy
Term
"The twist"
Definition
teen-oriented rock n roll song using twelve-bar blues structure
hip-swiveling dance step
Term
"wall of sound"
Definition
describe studio production techniques of Phil Spector
multiple instruments
amount of echo
carefully controlling balance of record
Term
Chubby Checker
Definition
singer who became famous for cover of "the twist"
Term
Dick Clark
Definition
host of pop. teen-oriented tv show American Bandstand
Term
Phil Spector
Definition
"first tycoon of teen"
"wall of sound"
studio productions and techniques
Term
wrecking crew
Definition
studio musicians who worked regularly with Phil Spector at Gold Star Studios
Term
Berry Gordy Jr.
Definition
founder of motown records
Term
The Supremes
Definition
black female vocal group
motown records
"you cant hurry love"
Term
The Temptations
Definition
black male vocal group feat. w/ motown records
"my girl"
Term
Funk Brothers
Definition
studio musicians of motown's house band
james jamerson
benny benjamin
earl van dyke
Term
Beach Boys
Definition
founded in Cali
"california sound"
"Surfin USA"
"Good vibrations"
Term
Brian Wilson
Definition
leader and guiding spirit of the beach boys
wrote "Good vibrations"
Term
The Beatles
Definition
rock group from Liverpool, England
"British invasion"
John Lennon
George Harrison
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Term
The Rolling Stones
Definition
British rock group who cultivated an image as "bad boys"
contrast the Beatles
Term
countrypolitan
Definition
sophisticated approach to country music
fusion of "country" and "cosmopolitan"
Term
Nashville sound
Definition
country music style involving arrangements and vocal presentation
Patsy Cline (most imp.)
Term
psychedelic rock
Definition
music played by San Fran bands
"hard rock"
variety of styles
Term
soul music
Definition
Black musical style rooted in R&B and gospel
1960s
Term
urban folk
Definition
style of folk that grew in pop. NYC scene
Bob Dylan
Term
Bob Dylan
Definition
Robert Zimmerman
urban folk singer and songwriter
"Blowin' in the wind"
"Mr. Tambourine Man"
"Like a Rolling Stone"
Term
Jimi Hendrix
Definition
original, inventive and influential guitarist of rock era
most pop. black rock musician of 1960s
Term
Patsy Cline
Definition
country vocalist
crossover hits
"Crazy" "I fall to pieces"
Term
Ray Charles
Definition
"Genius of Soul"
songwriter, arranger, keyboard player and vocalist
R&B, jazz and mainstream pop
Term
Grateful Dead
Definition
"deadheads"
San Fran rock scene
more than 3 decades
Term
James Brown
Definition
"Godfather of Soul"
acrobatic physicality and remarkable charisma
most influential musician of black music
Term
Aretha Franklin
Definition
"The Queen of Soul"
gospel music at early age
"Respect" "Think"
Term
Janis Joplin
Definition
Successful white blues singer of 1960s
band called Big Brother and the Holding Company
Term
Grace Slick
Definition
vocalist for Jefferson Airplane
most imp. female musician on the San Fran scene
Term
Jerry Gracia
Definition
guitarist, banjoist and singer
urban fold groups
formed the Grateful Dead
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