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All of the following were independent labels in the late 1940s and early 1950s EXCEPT: |
Mercury Records |
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Big Joe Turner’s "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" is an example of |
hokum blues |
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n addition to lyrics, Bill Haley’s version of "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" changes the |
rhythmic feel |
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The Grand Ole Opry broadcast from |
WSM in Nashville |
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What did the Acuff-Rose publishing firm rely on for sales of its music? |
songs recorded and performed by country artists |
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One reason rock and roll was able to attain quick and broad attention at the national level was because of |
the corporate transition from radio to television |
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Frank Sinatra began his musical career as a |
singer in big bands |
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Ralph Peer made early recordings of which type of music |
hillbilly music |
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The term "doo-wop" refers to |
the nonsense syllables singers would use in song arrangements |
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The music of Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five is an example of: |
jump blues |
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The development of bluegrass can be primarily traced to |
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys |
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Most rhythm and blues performers learned to sing |
in church |
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All of the following are true about Tin Pan Alley EXCEPT it |
was developed as a regional style of music |
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The role of the Tin Pan Alley publisher was to |
pitch songs to artists who might consider performing them |
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All of the following are examples of Chicago blues musicians EXCEPT: |
Robert Johnson |
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standard format for Tin Pan Alley songs |
32-bar sectional chorus |
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nickname for Jimmie Rodgers |
The Singing Brakeman |
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Robert Johnson |
rural blues musician |
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nstrumentalist during the big band era |
Glenn Miller |
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established a model for future pop singers |
Frank Sinatra |
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an inoffensive example of early 1950s pop |
"How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" |
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geographic center for country and western music |
Nashville |
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example of doo-wop |
"Sh-Boom" |
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Atlantic Records singer |
Ruth Brown |
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songwriters of "Hound Dog" |
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller |
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Memphis was an important music scene for blues due to the: |
migration of rural blacks to urban centers |
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Jimmie Rodgers’s performance style was noted for his trademark |
yodel |
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from british , story telling style of music |
Ballads |
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BIng Crosby |
wrote many song most popular was White Christmas |
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rhythm somewhere other than the down beat |
Syncopation |
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they create tension which create emotion |
Blues scales |
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most important part to the lead up to rock pairing electic blues with the swing band beat |
R&B |
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R&B _ threat |
many white teens started lesioning to it |
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