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1
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Why do Black artists often not benefit from covers of their work

A

Paid in flat fees, sign away rights

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What is the argument for cover version

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Unit of trade has been the song, not the performance. Covers are common practice in the music industry

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What song had 3 cover versions

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“Davey Crocket’s Ballad”

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How does our current frame of reference influence opinion on cover version

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The idea that the original performance is the “reference” is modern. (Example Sgt. Peppers)

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What makes cover versions different from other covers

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note for note covers, often no stylistic or substantive changes

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What are three artists which sign at Sun after Elvis?

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Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis

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What is Carl Perkins major Hit

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Blue Suede Shoes

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When is Blue Suede Shoes released?

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1956

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How is Carl Perkins’ career sidelined?

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auto accident

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What radio program did Johnny Cash Frequent?

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Louisiana Hayride

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Where is Louisiana Hayride based out of

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Shreveport

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What are two johnny cash hits?

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Folsom Prison Blues (C&W), I Walk the line C&W->Pop

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13
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How many top 40 songs does cash release on sun?

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4

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Where to Cash and Perkins move to

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Columbia Records

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When do Cash and Perkins change labels

A

1957

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When do the Payola Hearings start?

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1959

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What is Payola a proxy fight for?

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Major Labels/Establishments vs Independent record companies.

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18
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What are the two song writing unions

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ASCAP (establishment) & BMI (R&B/Rock)

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what explanation is used to explain rock’s rise in popularity

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Independent labels are bribing djs to get it played

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Why does the FCC get involved in Payola

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DJs not acknowledging gifts, not reporting them on taxes

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What major DJs are investigated by Payola

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Alan Freed, Dick Clark

22
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What are three examples of Aldon Music songwriting teams

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King/Goffin, Weil/Mann, Sedaka/Greenfield

23
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What are the two major market segments identified by major labels in the in between years?

A

Older Boomers: Folk&Classical

Younger Boomers: Dance Craze/Teen Idols

24
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How often were new songs produced at Aldon?

A

Every day

25
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What program was responsible for the rise of Dance Craze?

A

American Bandstand

26
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What is the format of American Bandstand

A

A bunch of teens dancing on TV to current hits, occasional guest performances

27
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When did Bandstand debut?

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1952 on WFIL (Philidelphia)

28
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Who originally hosted Bandstand?

A

Bob Horn

29
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When was Bandstand aired nationally

A

1957

30
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Who hosted Bandstand

A

Dick Clark

31
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How did bandstand help teen idols

A

No singing (lip synced performances)

32
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What song does Dick Clark introduce on Bandstand in 1960

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The Twist (cover by Ernest Evans)

33
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What lounge in NYC was known for doing the twist

A

Peppermint Lounge

34
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What impact did Bandstand have on youth culture

A

Enforced youth culture as a national identity

35
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What impact did Bandstand have on adults

A

Made rock music acceptable (especially the twist)

36
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What are two examples of producers?

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Phil Spector, Leiber and Stoller

37
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What is the precursor of the producer?

A

The Artists and Repetoire man (responsible for getting session musicians and arranging them)

38
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How does A&R shift to producers

A

Rise of recording tech gives more creative control to A&R. They become experts in shifting sound

39
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What was the first succesful producer

A

Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

40
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How do producers change the influence of recording

A

Recordings are art in themselves

41
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What is Sweet Soul

A

softer version of black pop, great for crossover

42
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what producers were responsible for sweet soul

A

Leiber Stoller

43
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What are the influences of Sweet Soul?

A

gospel music

44
Q

How does Sam Cooke deviate from other black pop artists

A

incorporates black influences into his music

45
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how many top 40 singles did Sam Cook have between 57 and 65

A

29

46
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Who preceded Sam Cook

A

Ray Charles - proved gospel had mainstream appeal

47
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What was Sam Cooke’s original stage name?

A

Dale Cooke

48
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Why did Sam Cooke use a pseudonym

A

wanted to test the water before committing to Pop

49
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What is the nickname for pop songs whose lyrics romanticize death?

A

Splatter Platters

50
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What are two examples of Splatter Platters

A

Teen Angel, Leader of the Pack

51
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Who produces leader of the pack

A

Leiber and Stoller

52
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What is the narrative of leader of the pack

A

motorcycle boy killed in motorcycle crash

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