F31 Flashcards
Why labels stopped making singles
less profit in singles market
Why major labels licensed to iTunes
majors underestimated the success of iTunes
Why Nashville emerged as the center for country music
midpoint between NYC and LA
Why Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland
bribe from Cleveland; home of Alan Freed’s “Moondog” radio show
Why traditionalists disliked the electric guitar
didn’t sound like normal guitar
woodstock
climax of the Hippie Movement in 1969
African-American singer was a crooner and recorded “Straighten Up and Fly Right” and “Unforgettable”
nat king cole
backstreet boys
“I Want it That Way” “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)”
billie holiday
“Strange Fruit” and “Lover Man”
boy group from Boston who recorded “step by step”
new kids on the block
