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Final Songs 1 (Midterms 1, 2) Flashcards

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1
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Who performs One O’Clock Jump?

A

Count Basie

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2
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What is One O’Clock Jump an example of?

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Jazz standard, 12-bar blues instrumental

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3
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What does One O’Clock Jump reflect?

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Basie’s “riff style”

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4
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Who performs No Depression in Heaven?

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The Carter Family

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What does No Depression in Heaven communicate?

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The rural experience of the Great Depression

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What 4 genres did The Carter Family have a major influence on?

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Bluegrass, country, rock, pop

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What characterizes No Depression in Heaven?

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Guitar in the forefront, Maybelle’s “Carter style” thumb picking

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8
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Who composed Muskrat Ramble and when?

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Kid Ory, 1926

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What does Muskrat Ramble emphasize?

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Solo performance

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10
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Who recorded Muskrat Ramble and when?

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Louis Armstrong and Hot Five, 1926

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Who wrote Hoochie Coochie Man?

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Willie Dixon

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Who performed Hoochie Coochie Man and when?

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Muddy Waters, 1954

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What is Hoochie Coochie Man an example of?

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Chicago Blues classic/standard

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What does Hoochie Coochie Man make use of?

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Stop time and a full backing band

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15
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Who performed Your Cheatin’ Heart?

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Hank Williams

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What is Your Cheatin’ Heart an example of?

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Honky-tonk sound

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17
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What was significant about Your Cheatin’ Heart for Hank Williams?

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It was released around his death and symbolized him as a lonely figure

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Who performed Maybellene?

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Chuck Berry

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19
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What is Maybellene about?

A

A car

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20
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What is Maybellene an influence on?

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Early rock ‘n’ roll sound

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21
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What is Maybellene an adaptation of?

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Bob Wills’ “Ida Red”

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22
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What are the sonic components of Maybellene?

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Guitar, piano, bass, drums, 12-bar blues

23
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Who performed The Twist and when?

A

Chubby Checker, 1960

24
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Who wrote The Twist and when?

A

Hank Ballard, 1959

25
Q

What was The Twist and example of?

A

The twist dance craze

26
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What show was The Twist performed on?

A

The Dick Clark Saturday Night Show

27
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Who wrote Be My Baby?

A

Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector

28
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Who performed Be My Baby and when?

A

The Ronettes, 1963

29
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What does Be My Baby make use of?

A

The Wall of Sound technique

30
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What does Be My Baby make use of?

A

A full orchestra

31
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Who does background vocals on Be My Baby?

A

Sonny + Cher, Darlene Love

32
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What characterizes Be My Baby?

A

A distinct drum phrase

33
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Who performs Surfin’ USA and when?

A

The Beach Boys, 1963

34
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Who was awarded songwriting credit for Surfin’ USA? What song was it based on?

A

Chuck Berry’s Sweet Little Sixteen

35
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What is Surfin’ USA an example of?

A

The “California Sound”

36
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Who performed Subterranean Homesick Blues and when?

A

Bob Dylan, 1965

37
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What album was Subterranean Homesick Blues on?

A

Bringing It All Back Home

38
Q

What was significant about Subterranean Homesick Blues?

A

It was a threat to the aesthetic and political beliefs of the folk movement

39
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What characterizes Subterranean Homesick Blues?

A

Rock ‘n’ roll beat, surreal lyrics

40
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Who performed A Day in the Life and when?

A

The Beatles, 1967

41
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What album was A Day in the Life on?

A

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

42
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What did A Day in the Life make use of?

A

A 41 piece orchestra

43
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What sonic elements characterize A Day in the Life?

A

An atonal crescendo in the middle and simultaneous E-major chords in the end

44
Q

Who wrote Street Fighting Man and when?

A

The Rolling Stones, 1968

45
Q

What album was Street Fighting Man on?

A

Beggar’s Banquet

46
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What does Street Fighting Man signify for the Stones’ career?

A

They found their own blues-based, hard rock sound

47
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Who performed Black Sabbath and when?

A

Black Sabbath, 1970

48
Q

What sonic elements characterize Black Sabbath?

A

Rain, thunder, and church bells

49
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What musical riff distinguishes Black Sabbath?

A

G, G an octave higher, and C-sharp

50
Q

Who performed It’s Too Late?

A

Carole King

51
Q

What does It’s Too Late involve lyrically?

A

Reflexive lyrics about the end of a relationship

52
Q

What social movement does It’s Too Late embrace? How?

A

Feminism, the woman leaves the man

53
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What did critics emphasize about It’s Too Late?

A

Its “truth” as well as its ability to communicate sadness

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