Unit 10

Question 0

Groove

Answer 0

Multi layered collection of riffs and rhythms played by different instruments

Question 1

Funk

Answer 1

Dance genre 
Dis junked (angular or choppy) 
Vocals with little melody
Complex groove 
Strong beat for dancing 
Ancestor of rap and hip hop

Question 2

Who hugely influenced funk and pop in 1970

Answer 2

Sly and the family stone
Topped the charts in 1968
Racially and sexually integrated
Paved the way for black ppl

Question 3

Tower of power

Answer 3

Made of Latino and black and white
Performed hard driving funk grooves
Played on records for Elton John, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart

Question 4

Motown in 1970s

Answer 4

Quick to absorb change in black pop
Ran out of LA
Older audience label now attracted teens
Best example of Motown adaption was Jackson 5

Question 5

Marvin Gaye

Answer 5

Married into Goordy family
One of the most successful black artists in 1960s
Album confronted issues of, black life, environment and war

Question 6

Stevie Wonder

Answer 6

Wrote produced and played most instruments on his album

Blended rock and blues

Question 7

Philadelphia sound game and huff

Answer 7

Independant producers for r&b market
Cbs invested
Philadelphia sound was a style that blended vocals and a driving rhythm wig elegant string arrangements

Question 8

Blacksplotation: Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield

Answer 8

New era of film

Offered new black perspective on urban life

Question 9

STAX records– wattstax concert

Answer 9

One day festival at the la coliseum
Over 100 000 largest black gathering 
1 dollar to get in for charity 
Blues gospel jazz and funk
Film was made out of concert

Question 10

James Brown

Answer 10

Heavily associated with black culture
Funk was successful before 70s because of him
One of most important ppl in black pop
After mlk died her continued his legend

Question 11

George Clinton

Answer 11

Helped with funk dev. in 60s
Sang wrote and produced for group parliament
Legal complications changed name to funkadelic
Kept both names for the band - funkadelic for experimental music and parliament for commercial

Question 12

Average white band

Answer 12

Funk band for rock listeners
From Scotland
Received significant AirPlay on rock radio

Question 13

Reggae

Answer 13

1970s- reggae entered US and UK mainstream
Had roots in American rock and R&b
Similarities to 1970s black pop
Early 1960s “ska” (popular Jamaican music) arose
Ska had upbeat tempo, off beat “skank” rhythm
Ska music was replaced by a new style called “rock steady”
Rock steady was then replaced by reggae
Important figures of reggae: bob Marley and the wailers, Peter tosh
, bunny Livingston

Question 14

Bob Marley

Answer 14

Originally from the trio “bob Marley and the wailers”
His music was underground until mid 1970s
2 events helped widen his audience: independent film, Eric claptons cover of “I shot the sheriff”

Question 15

The rise of the disco

Answer 15

Occurred in late 1970s
Dance orientated music and very popular in US
John Travolta became the model for the “macho disco dancer” because he is a good dancer
Many hippies cut their hair and joined this scene

Question 16

The return of the Producer

Answer 16

By mid-1970s
Industry gave much authority to musicians
Pop. Of disco resulted in the producer return
Disco records were made according to brill building and Motown model

Question 17

Disco and the hippies

Answer 17

Anti disco rally was held by Chicago rock dj before Red Sox game
Rally turned into a riot canceling the game
Hatred of disco from Rock fans
3 reasons for hate of disco:
1. Disco originated from gay
2. Disco music clubs resulted in one night stands
3. Disco threat to Rock