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Don’t Look Back

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An influential rock film about Bob Dylan.

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Double Backbeat

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A backbeat in which two eighth notes are played on the 2 and 4 of a measure instead of one.

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Paul Williams

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An American songwriter. Wrote for artists such as Three Dog Night and The Monkees.

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Leiber and Stoller

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An American songwriting/producing duo who worked on many early rock songs, including “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock”.

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Altamont

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A free concert in 1969, sometimes referred to as “Woodstock West”. The concert ended prematurely due to violence caused by the Hell’s Angels, who were employed as security guards.

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Alan Freed

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An American disc jockey who became known for promoting blues, country, and R&B.

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Blue Note

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A type of note often added to a pentatonic scale in blues music that is used to add emotion

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Sun Records

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A famous studio and record company where artists like Elvis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash recorded.

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Bridge

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A part of a song that is used to lead from one section to another (ex. chrous to solo section)

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ASCAP

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A performing rights organization. Short for “American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers”.

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Jerome Green

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The Maraca player on many early Chess Records recordings.

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Distortion

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A tonal guitar effect that gives it a gritty/edgy sound

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Walking Bass

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A bass line that plays up and down a scale. Often used in jazz music.

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Backwards Tracks (Backmasking)

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HIdden messages that can be found in recordings when played backwards.

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Slapback Echo

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A delay effect that was used on many lead vocal sections in 1950s rock and roll records.

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The Merry Pranksters

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A group of people who formed around Ken Kesey and tested psychedelic drugs.

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Ronnie Spector

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Lead singer of the pop/rock girl group “The Ronettes”.

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Reverb

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A studio effect that is added to an instrument to give it tonal depth.

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Steve Allen Show

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A variety show in the the 1950s and 60s that presented a “high class” Elvis Presley singing “Hound Dog” in a crooning style to a dog.

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Backbeat

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The 2 and 4 of a measure where the snare is often played

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Counterculture

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A peace and civil rights movement that was adopted by many musicians, American, and British citizens in the 1960s.

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Twelve Bar Blues

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The basic format of a blues song.

I I I I

IV IV I I

V V I I

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James Jamerson

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An often uncredited bass guitarist who played on many Motown Records recordings.

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Call and Response

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A music composition tool in which one section or voice plays a part that in echoed in the same or similar manner to the first part.

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Shuffle

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A musical rhyhtm that accentuates certain beats to make the song feel like it is shuffling. It is often used in swing music.

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Sam Phillips

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Founder of Sun Records. Found talent such as Elvis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.

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Payola

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When record companies bribe radio stations into playing a song during a broadcast. This is now illegal.

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Drone

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A long tone that is used as an underlying bed of sound.

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Acid Test

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A series of parties held by Ken Kesey during the mid-1960s centered around experimenting with drugs.

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Quarter Snare Slam

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The action of playing the snare drum on every beat. This was used on many motown records.

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Fabian

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An American teen pop star during the 1950s. Rose to fame through his appearance on American Bandstand.

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Anthology of American Folk Music

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A six album compilation of folk, blues, and coutry recordings released in 1952. It is known as the basis for the folk music revival in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Cinema Verite

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Also known as “fly on the wall”, it is a style of film making that simply observes and does not interact with who or what is on the screen. Used in many rock documentaries.

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“Good Vibrations”

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A song by the Beach Boys that exemplifies art rock through vocal reverb effects, a cello, and a theremin.

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Holland, Dozier, Holland

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A songwriting/producing trio that helped define the Motown sound.

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Refrain

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A repeated section in a song that is similar to a chorus but is generally shorter.

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Beat

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The downbeat of a measure

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Crawdaddy!

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The first U.S. Magazine with rock and roll criticism.

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Dick Clark

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The former host of the TV show “American Bandstand”. Clark gave acts such as Simon and Garfunkel and Stevie Wonder worldwide exposure.

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British Invasion

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A series of British rock bands that became popular overseas in the 1960s. This movement was spearheaded by The Beatles.

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Strophic Form

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A song format in which the verse is repeated. Also known as AAAA… Form

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45 RPM

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Single Record

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Riff

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An instrumental hook that is intended to catch the listeners attention. Usually placed at the beginning of a song.

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Ruth Brown

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An American R&B singer who brought elements of pop music to the genre.

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Timbre

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The tonal quality of an instrument or voice.

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Chess Records

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A very popular R&B, soul, and motown record label from 1950-1975.

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Tom Donahue

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A big name rock and roll disc jockey during the 1950s.

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Cholly Atkins

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The choreographer for Motown Records.

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Maxine Powell

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An etiquette instructor and consultant for Motown Records.

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AABA Form

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The standard rock and pop format

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John Crosby

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Regarded as the leading television critic during the 1950s.

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Syncopation

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When a variety of rhythms are played in an unexpected manner to make it sound off-beat. Often used in Progressive rock.

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Milton Berle Show

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A variety television show in the 1930s and 40s that showcased different kinds of music.

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The Me Decade

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An individualist attitude in the 1970s exempified by teenagers and young adults.

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Odd Meter

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A meter that contains simple and compound beats (ex. 2/4 + 3/4 = 5/4)

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BMI

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A performing rights organization. Short for “Broadcast Music, Inc.”

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Medgar Evers

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An African-American civil rights activist from Mississippi.

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Berry Gordy

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Founder of Motown Records

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Earl Palmer

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An American drummer who played on manny of Little Richard’s records

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Subdivisions

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Splitting a measure into multiple parts.

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Wall of Sound

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A production technique in which the entire acoustic space on a recording is filled and it is sometimes hard to make out certain instruments. Made famous by Phil Spector.

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33 1/3

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LP (Long Play) Record

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Chicano Rock

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Rock Music with Mexican American influences. A key artist in this genre is Carlos Santana.

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BIllboard

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A chart of top selling music that was established in 1930.

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