Chuck berry Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MUS 505 Exam Solved Accurately The rock movement Social factors: - - Baby boom produces a large number of teenagers by the mid-to late-1950s - Teen culture redefined and grows - Identification with this broad national culture important to teens - Growth of popular radio and record labels getting larger, signing more artists - Influence of TV—broadcasts to a national audience, disseminates information and advertising quickly and broadly Rock CHARATERISTICS - - Instrumentation: guitars...

History of Rock Final Exam Questions and Answers Solved What was doo wop an outgrowth of - a capella gospel quartet tradition Which famous bands started out as doo wop bands - Drifters, the Miracles, the Four Tops, Sam Cooke Famous white songwriters who catered to black artists - Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller Who did Chuck Berry idolize? - Louis Jordan What did chuck berry sing about - teenage concerns what did chuck berry do for rock and roll - helped establish the electric gu...

"leer-ics," "dirty and as bad for kids as dope," "fouled by marketing filth" - ANSWER-R&B Rock'n'Roll Party - ANSWER-The Moondog show Alan Freed Anthem of the Civil Rights Movement - ANSWER-We Shall Overcome "embraced the philosophies of personal freedom, sexual liberation, drug use to attain a higher state of consciousness, astrology and Eastern philosophy as spiritual concepts, and communal living" during the mid-to late 1960s - ANSWER-hippies/counter-culture Hootenanny -...

MUS505 Final Exam Q&A (Graded A+) What are the Musical Characteristics of Electric Blues? - Rhythm section now possible: piano, drums, bass Power in voice Use of distortion on a guitar and bottleneck sliding Unsettled rhythm Buzzing timbres Voice is rough Lyrics centre on the depression, isolation, sex & masculinity What does R&B stand for? - Rhythm & Blues What is Jump Blues? - 1st successful genre of R&B Combining elements of swing and blues. What are the Musical Character...

History of Rock and Roll Exam 1 | Questions & Answers (Rated A+) History of Rock and Roll Exam 1 | Questions & Answers (Rated A+) crossover - ANSWER - musical works or performers that gain popularity with one audience, then another cover - ANSWER - a new performance or recording of a song previously recorded by another artist The Blues - ANSWER - An African-American music genre that developed in the rural American south, showcasing economic hardships Blues artists - ANSWER - Muddy W...

MUS 505 Exam Verified 100% 1950s & 1960s Culture - - Baby boom period- children born between 1947 and 1957 - possess incredible purchasing power : - As they were able to purchase music and associated products - have own disposable income (from parents or par-time jobs) - sense of extended youth meant more free time to invest in pleasurable activities - sense of collective identity American Identity - - was a sense of self that is perceived as a superpower - culture industries ...

History of Rock Music Final Exam Accurately Solved Tin Pan Alley - was created in New York City in the late 1800's when publishers and songwriters began to supply Vaudeville and Broadway with popular songs. Alan Freed - The most famous and influential of all white DJs was ___________________. Rhythm and Blues - The black roots of Rock and Roll include the blues, Jazz, Gospel, and ________________ , the last a term coined in 1949 by Jerry Wexler. Doo Wop - An a cappella group vocal s...

1) This song was composed and sung by 2) The composer and lead singer on this song is 3) Beatle ___________ wrote and sang lead on this original song. 4) This George song was one of the Beatles’ poorest selling singles, featuring lyrics reflecting the duality of nature. It is 5) This composition features 6) According to a Cold Hard Fact in Chapter 7 of your text, one former Beatle cashed in on the group’s name by appearing on To Tell The Truth on American TV in the ‘60s, fronting ...

MCY 537 Test 2 Listening Philomel (total serialism) - Milton Babbitt 1964 Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano, Sonata No 5 - John Cage 1946-48 In C (minimalism) - Terry Riley 1964 Only You (doo wop) - The Platters 1955 Hound Dog (rock n roll) - Willie Mae Thornton, Elvis Presley (2 versions. composed by Leiber and Stoller) Johnny B. Goode (rock and roll) - Chuck Berry 1956 So What (modal jazz) - Miles Davis 1959 Free Jazz (free jazz becomes subgenre) - Ornette Coleman 1960 I Ain...

History of Rock Final Exam with Answers Originally from Jacksonville, FL this band is easily identifiable for their Southern Rock sound, and the hit "Sweet Home Alabama" -or- from Southern FL this rock band created such hits as "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd Who is that little old band from Texas? - ZZ Top Although originally from CA, brothers Tom & John Fogardy that helped to define the Southern Rock sound: - CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Original...