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1
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What was the reaction to BA radio by middle class parents

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“moral panic”

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What is a cover version

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Version of a popular song (usually a crossover hit) which has been modified and rerecorded by a white artist to fit middle class values

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When were cover versions popular

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1954-1956

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What is a good example of a crossover hit?

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Little Richard - Tutti Fruity, Sh-Boom by the Crew Cuts

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When was Tutti Fruity released

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1955

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How did Tutti Fruity Chart?

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2 RB #17 Pop

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Who released a cover version of Tutti Fruity

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Pat Boone - 1956

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How did Pat Boone’s Cover chart?

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NC R&B, #10 Pop

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What is a crossover hit

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Song that crosses over from one chart to another (usually R&B-> Pop)

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What backlash did crossover hits cause

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“cultural panic”

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Why do crossover hits happen

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Teenagers begin listening to BA radio

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What is a good example of cover version

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Sh-Boom - The Chords, covered by the Crew Cuts

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When was Sh-Boom originally recorded

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June 1954

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When was the cover version of sh-boom recorded

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July 1954

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What style is Sh-boom

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Do-Wop

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What are the characteristics of Do-Wop

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Vocal heavy style, voiced notes instead of instruments

17
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What label was the original sh-boom released on

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Cat Records (Small label)

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What label was the cover version of sh-boom released on

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Mercury Records (Major Label)

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What were the general stylistic changes made to a cover version

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AABA emphasized, 12 bar de-emphasized

20
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What are the differences in form between the versions of sh-boom

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Original: looser AABA form w/ interludes.
Cover: Strict AABA, clearly stating the form. No interludes

21
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What are the differences in vocal quality between the versions of Sh-Boom?

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Original: Vocal distortion. Amateur quality (can hear breaths - seems more intimate), Deep voice in the B section lends sensuality
Cover: No vocal distortion, can’t hear breaths, big echoy sound. No deep voicing in the B section (wholesome)

22
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What are the differences in instrumentation between the versions of Sh-Boom

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Original: Sax solo - distorted sound, associated with R&B, sexual metaphor
Cover: Timpani (associated with cartoons/comedy)

23
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How did the different versions of Sh-Boom chart?

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Original: #3 R&B, #5 Pop
Cover: #1 Pop for 9 weeks, #1 song of the year

24
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Why were cover versions allowed?

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Looser copyright laws, African American artists were more often taken advantage more, racism

25
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What new style mixes pop, R&B and C&W

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Rock n’ Roll

26
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What is the target audience of Rock n Roll?

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teenagers (boomers)

27
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Who coined the term Rock n’ Roll

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Alan Freed

28
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When was Bill Haley born

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1925

29
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What was Bill Haley’s band called?

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Bill Haley and the Comets

30
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What was Bill Haley’s original genre

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C&W (Western Swing) - Bill Haley and the Saddlemen

31
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When does Bill Haley change his name

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1952

32
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What are Bill Haley’s early hits

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Crazy Man Crazy, Shake Rattle and Roll

33
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What is Bill Haleys major hit

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Rock around the Clock

34
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When was Rock Around the Clock released

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1954, popularized in 1955

35
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What format was rock around the clock?

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12 bar blues

36
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what movie featured Rock around the Clock?

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Blackboard Jungle

37
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Why was Bill Haley not successful as a Rock n Roll Musician

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he was too old. Boomers preferred artists who were a similar age to them

38
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What label was Little Richards version of Tutti Fruity released on?

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Specialty Records?

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