Rock, Chapter 6: Motown Pop and Southern Soul – Flashcards
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After producing her first records for Columbia, Aretha Franklin was signed by what label in 1966?
A. Motown
B. King
C. Atlantic
D. RCA
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C. Atlantic
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 238. Difficulty Medium. Aretha Franklin
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All of the following artists were signed to Motown Records in the 1960s, EXCEPT
A. Marvin Gaye
B. Martha and the Vandellas
C. Stevie Wonder
D. Otis Redding
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D. Otis Redding
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 223-225, 234-235. Difficulty Difficult. Motown Girl Groups / Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder / Otis Redding
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Aretha Franklin's father was a
A. Mayer of Detroit.
B. prominent clergyman.
C. congressman.
D. famous blues singer.
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B. prominent clergyman.
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 238. Difficulty Medium. Aretha Franklin
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Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton formed which record label?
A. Motown
B. Stax
C. Atlantic
D. King
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B. Stax
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 233. Difficulty Easy. Soulsville, USA: The Memphis Connection
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Maxine Powell ran a finishing school for artists signed to which record label?
A. Okeh
B. Atlantic
C. Motown
D. Vee-Jay
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C. Motown
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 220-221. Difficulty Medium. Artist Development and Professional Choreography
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Motown Records was founded in what city?
A. Memphis, TN
B. Detroit, MI
C. New York, NY
D. Muscle Shoals, AL
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B. Detroit, MI
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 219-220. Difficulty Easy. Adapting a Brill Building Production Model
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Stax Records licensed music to what larger company in the 1960s?
A. Atlantic
B. RCA
C. Columbia
D. Decca
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A. Atlantic
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 233. Difficulty Medium. Soulsville, USA: The Memphis Connection
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Stax Records was located in what city?
A. Atlanta
B. Nashville
C. Memphis
D. Charleston
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C. Memphis
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 233. Difficulty Medium. Soulsville, USA: The Memphis Connection
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The Flames were the backing group for
A. Otis Redding.
B. Aretha Franklin.
C. Carla Thomas.
D. James Brown
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D. James Brown
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 240-243. Difficulty Medium. From Doo-Wop to Soul
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The Funk Brothers were the studio band at
A. Stax
B. Fame.
C. Motown.
D. King
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C. Motown.
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 220. Difficulty Medium. The Studio, the Band, and Quality Control
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The Temptations recorded for
A. Atlantic
B. Motown.
C. King.
D. Stax
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B. Motown.
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 224. Difficulty Medium. Motown Guy Groups
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The distinctive sound of Stax recordings, heard in records such as "In the Midnight Hour," was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
A. a lack of backing vocals.
B. orchestral strings.
C. horn arrangements.
D. a delayed backbeat.
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B. orchestral strings.
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 235-237. Difficulty Medium. Wilson Pickett / Listening Guide, "In the Midnight Hour"
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The song "Baby Love," made famous by the Supremes, is in what form?
A. simple verse
B. simple verse-chorus
C. AABA
D. contrasting verse-chorus
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A. simple verse
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 223. Difficulty Difficult. Listening Guide, "Baby Love"
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Vee-Jay released records by
A. Stevie Wonder and the Beatles.
B. the Beatles and the Four Seasons.
C. the Four Tops and the Four Seasons.
D. Stevie Wonder and the Four Tops.
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B. The Beatles and the Four Seasons.
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 229-230. Difficulty Difficult. Vee-Jay, Okeh, and Brunswick
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What recording studio, owned and operated by Rick Hall, was located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama?
A. Hitsville, USA
B. Stax
C. Fame
D. Gold Star
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C. Fame
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 236-237. Difficulty Medium. Wilson Pickett
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What songwriting team wrote hits for many of Stax's recording artists?
A. Holland-Dozier-Holland
B. Hayes and Dozier
C. Porter and Holland
D. Porter and Hayes
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D. Porter and Hayes
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 233. Difficulty Difficult. Soulsville, USA: The Memphis Connection
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What was Motown's Studio Called?
A. Fame Studios
B. The Brill Building
C. Soulsville, USA
D. Hitsville, USA
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D. Hitsville, USA
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 220. Difficulty Medium. The Studio, the Band, and Quality Control
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What was the name of the Studio band at Stax?
A. the Famous Flames
B. the Temptations
C. Booker T. and the MGs
D. the Funk Brothers
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C. Booker T. and the MGs
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 234. Difficulty Medium. Soulsville, USA: The Memphis Connection
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Which Atlantic Records executive and producer played an important role in developing southern sould music in the 1960s?
A. Jerry Wexler
B. Carl Davis
C. Syd Nathan
D. Smokey Robinson
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A. Jerry Wexler
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 233. Difficulty Medium. Atlantic in the Early 1960s
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Which Chicago-based label, known for its electric blues and rock and roll records in the 1950s, was still active in producing black pop in the 1960s?
A. Sun
B. Motown
C. Chess
D. Stax
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C. Chess
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 228-229. Difficulty Medium. Chess Legacies
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Which artist had a chart hit with "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" in 1968?
A. Aretha Franklin
B. Wilson Pickett
C. Marvin Gaye
D. James Brown
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D. James Brown
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 244. Difficulty Difficult. Black Pride and the Birth of Funk
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Which artist started his career singing doo-wop and performing as a stand-in for Little Richard?
A. Stevie Wonder
B. Marvin Gaye
C. Wilson Pickett
D. James Brown
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D. James Brown
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 240. Difficulty Easy. From Doo-Wop to Soul
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Which artist, blind from birth, had a surprise number-one hit at the age of thirteen with "Fingertips, pt. 2"?
A. Marin Gaye
B. Carla Thomas
C. Smokey Robinson
D. Stevie Wonder
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D. Stevie Wonder
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 227. Difficulty Easy. Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder
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Which guitarist and songwriter worked with the Chicago-based group the Impressions?
A. Wilson Pickett
B. Otis Redding
C. James Bron
D. Curtis Mayfield
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D. Curtis Mayfield
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 230-231. Difficulty Medium. The Impressions
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Which lead singer of the group the Miracles took on many songwriting and production duties at Motown Records?
A. Berry Gordy Jr.
B. Isaac Hayes
C. Jerry Wexler
D. Smokey Robinson
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D. Smokey Robinson
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 219. Difficulty Difficult. Adapting a Brill Building Production Model
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Which songwriting team produced a string of hits for Motown between 1963 and 1967?
A. Porter-Hayes
B. King-Goffin
C. Holland-Dozier-Holland
D. Mann-Weil
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C. Holland-Dozier-Holland
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 222-225. Difficulty Medium. Motown Girl Groups / Motown Guy Groups
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Which successful vocal group was formed by Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard in Detroit in 1959?
A. The Shirelles
B. Martha and the Vandellas
C. The Angels
D. The Supremes
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D. The Supremes
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, pp. 221-222. Difficulty Difficult. Motown Girl Groups
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Which vocal duo was loaned by Atlantic Records to Stax, where they recorded "You Don't Know Like I Know" and "Hold On, I'm Comin' "?
A. The Blues Brothers
B. The Everly Brothers
C. David Porter and Isaac Hayes
D. Sam and Dave
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D. Sam and Dave
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 235. Difficulty Easy. Sam and Dave
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Who was the founder of Motown Records?
A. Berry Gordy Jr.
B. Syd Nathan
C. Jim Stewart
D. Jerry Wexler
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A. Berry Gordy Jr.
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, p. 219. Difficulty Medium. Adapting a Brill Building Production Model
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Who wrote the song "Respect"?
A. Holland-Dozier-Holland
B. Isaac Hayes
C. Aretha Franklin
D. Otis Redding
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D. Otis Redding
FEEDBACK: See What's That Sound?, Fourth Edition, see pp. 238-239. Difficulty Medium. Aretha Franklin / Listening Guide: "Respect"
