History of Rock Music (Unit 2 Questions)

How did Aretha Franklin begin her singing career? After being confined to a jazz-oriented style, she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. Who influenced her to return to a more soulful style?
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Singing gospel in her fathers church/Jerry Wexler

Aretha Franklin 'covered' one of Otis Redding's recordings and it became a big hit for her. Name that tune.
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Respect

Hitsville, USA' became what famous recording company in Detroit? Who started it?
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Motown/Berry Gordie

What was ITM? How did it affect the sound and performance level of its Detroit-based performers?
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International Talent Management/Taught them grace and style

Memphis Soul relied on Booker T and the Mg's to furnish a tight, reliable rhythm section to 'back-up' their artists. What group served the same function for Motown artists?
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Funk Brothers

This group's bassist, James Jamerson, used an unusual technique in 'laying down' his bass tracks. What did he do? Why?
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Played walking bass lines and then recording on electric bass/Volume and clarity of electric instrument was needed

Who is Smokey Robinson? What were his roles at Motown?
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Sang lead with the Miracles/He wrote and produced and later became VP

Who was the team of Holland-Dozier-Holland? What was their contribution?
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Brian and Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier/Songwriting team for Motown

Who were three of the top female groups recording for Motown? Name a hit for each group.
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Marvelettes-Please Mr. Postman, Supremes-Stop In the Name of Love, Martha and the Vandellas-Dancing in the Streets

To what does the term hook refer in popular music?
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Catchy melody

What Motown artist sang, played most of the instruments, and had complete production control of his recordings at the age of 21?
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Stevie Wonder

Define timbre
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Tone quality as it relates to the characteristic differences among musical instruments or voices

What is skiffle?
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Simple, folk-bsed music

The sound characteristic of British groups from Manchester and Liverpool was called what?
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Mersey Beat

What was the name of the skiffle group that the young John Lennon first joined?
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Quarry Men

After Paul McCartney and George Harrison joined the group, by what name was it known?
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Johnny and the Moondogs

Who is Pete Best?
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Beatles first drummer

Who was responsible for the clean-cut image which became a trademark of the Beatles?
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Brian Epstein

Define musique concrete?
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Electronic manipulation of natural sounds on a tape

What American label released the Beatles' first hit album, 'Meet the Beatles'?
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Capitol

What big hit came from the 'Meet the Beatles' album?

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I Want to Hold Your Hand

What was the name of the album that became the paragon of all 'theme based' albums?
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

Why did one of the songs on the 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club' album contain 'barking dog' sounds?
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Tribute to the Beach Boys album 'Pet Sounds'

Name 3 other Mersey groups?
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The Searchers/Freddie and the Dreamers/The Hollies/Herman's Hermits

There was a guitartist/singer from one of these groups who went on to form a very successfuol group of his own. Who was he? What was the name of that group?
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Graham Nash/Crosby, Stills and Nash

Several Mersey groups had 'covered' hits by American stars. One London grouop had another orientation to their music. Who were they? What was their approach? Why?
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Kinks/They expressed their disdain for America in their songs and did their own thing

Name two rock operas produced by the Who. Who is the basic subject matter of each?
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Tommy-Deaf, dumb, blind pinball playing kid/Quadrophenia-Controversy between mods and rockers

Who was Cyril Davies?
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Leder of R&B Allstars

What was Cyril Davies' connection with Mick Jagger?
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Formed Blue's, Inc

What is the origin of the name Rolling Stones?
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Named after the tough and independent men in blues songs by Muddy Waters

Whose music closely influenced the Stones' first three albums?
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Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry

Who is Nanker-Phlege?
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The name of all the Stones' when they had to credit all of them to writing the song

Following the early successes of their first three 'cover' albums, what changes in material did the Stones make? Why? What album embodied those changes?
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Wrote own songs so they'd be more successful/Aftermath

The Stones' experimented with foreign instruments, such as the sitar and tamboura. What are they?
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Middle Eastern sounding instruments

What happened at the Altamont Speedway in 1969?
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Young black man was stabbed to death by security (Hell's Angels) at a rock concert

Who is John Mayall? What 'title' was he given? Why?
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Leader of the Blues Breakers/Father of the British Blues/

How did the Animals get their name?
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Wild stage acts

Eric Clapton replaced 'Top' Topham in wht group?
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The Yardbirds

Briefly trace the history that led to the formation of Cream
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