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Origins and stylistic properties of "Country/Rural", "Jump" and "Electric" Blues

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Country/Rural- Guitar driven, characteristics of folk Jump- up-tempo, small groups with horns Electric- electric amplification *made R&B

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Tin Pan Alley

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Made basic song structure still used today; Place for people to create music

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Phil Spector

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1.) producer who started "Girl Groups and The Teenage Symphony" 2.) creates song, picks people and instruments 3.) Credit for breakthrough in Gender Gap 4.) Made music LIVELY

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"Maybellene"

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1.) Song made by an influential Chuck Berry 2.) Big part of reverse crossover/cover 3.) took country/western to Rhythm & Blues

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Crossover

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1.) Able to take one song from "Race" to "Popular" Music 2.) used because your color was very influential on who you listened to 3.) blacks innovation followed by white response-drives evolution of 20th century music

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Pat Boone

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1.) A Teen Idol, look right but sing like virgins- anti-Elvis 2.) Big part of the crossover to country/western "Good Rockin' Tonight" and "Tutti' Frutti"

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"Rumble"

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1.) song that popularized the power chord for modern rock guitarists 2.) Link Wray- artist

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George Martin

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1.) English record producer who gave The Beatles their first audition 2.) Highly important for Beatles who influenced rock greatly

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"Song to Woody"

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1.) Song by Bob Dylan 2.) influential folk song that started a political and social change in music

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Alan Freed

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1.) First DJ and concert producer of rock and roll 2.) Helped with integration 3.) Loses career in payola 4.) popular for using the term "Rock N Roll"

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"Rock Around the Clock"

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1.) Song by Bill Haley & His Comets 2.) important because of the popularity of the 12'bar blues progression

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Ahmet Erlegun

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1.) Founder of Atlantic Records 2.) big part of influencing and starting rhythm and blues and rock musicians

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Muddy Waters

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1.) Defined Chicago Blues which let to R&B

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Leo Fender

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1.) founded "Fender" 2.) designed guitars, bass guitars, and amplifiers that are still used today

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Todd Storz

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1.) very influential in the radio business 2.) Started making music the focal point on radio 3.) came up with the top 40 system

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Sun Studio

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1.) Recording studio in Memphis 2.) recorded top artists like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and a lot more

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How did events in each of these artists lives affect the "Death of Rock N Roll and Triumph of Soft Sounds"

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1.) being arrested, drafted, retirement, or death major affect on Death of Rock N Roll - could not keep making music 2.) ASCAP and BMI become influential in setting music in a new direction

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"Bo Diddley Song"

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1.) Song by Bi Diddley 2.) first recording to introduce African rhythms into Rock N roll by patted juba beat

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Robert Johnson

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1.) major influence on early blues 2.) carried gritty vocal delivery, blue notes, narrow range, frank emotion 3.) needed to discover Jump Blues

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Payola

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1.) scandal in which record companies would pay radio stations to play their music 2.) contributed to the Death of Rock N Roll and triumph of soft sounds

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Brill Building

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1.) considered the rebirth of tin pan alley 2.) Vertical Integration- write, sell, arrange, and record a song 3.) Music for all Teens and Races - go there if you need a song for movie or entertainment

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Skiffle

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1.) music made by homemade instrument 2.) used in early 20th century, used by John Lennon and influenced Beatles music

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Doo Wop

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1.) nonsense syllables, group harmony & wide range, acapella, falsetto (singing really high pitched) 2) part of the teen craze

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"Tutti Frutti"

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1.) Crossover over song performed by Little Richard and Pat Boone 2.) It's hard-driving sound and wild lyrics became a standard format for rock and roll itself

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Rockabilly

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1.) style of music that blends country and R&B -popularized by elvis, jerry lee, Carl Perkins influence the beatles, including the tape echo, strong rhythms, and vocal twangs

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"Blue Suede Shoes"

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1.) Rockabilly song by Carl Perkins 2.) One of the first popular rockabilly records 3.) Song performed by Elvis on tv. Became widely popular

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Jimmie Rodgers

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1.) was known greatly for his yodeling 2.) yodeling became a popular style for country music still today

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Ed Sullivan

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1.) Host of "The Ed Sullivan Show" 2.) He brought unpopular artists on his show to show the world their talent and provide them with a great new song. 3.) Basis of bringing new culture on his show

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"The Twist"

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1.) Became popular by Chubby Checkers 2.) Song a part of the Dance Craze 3.) Helped establish the teen market, which many follow with

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

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1.) created the producer template 2.) "We don't write songs, we write records" 3.) Role models for lennon, McCartney, spector, and rick rubin

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