Unit 2 Flashcards
Recordings aimed at African-American audiences.
Race Records
Folk music for southern white listeners.
Hillbilly Music
Black vaudeville performer, pivotal in race music.
Mamie Smith
Smith’s hit, sold 75,000 copies in one month.
Crazy Blues
First African-American-owned record company, founded 1921.
Black Swan
Blending of southern folk and Tin Pan Alley pop.
Hybridization
Technology that improved sound quality in music.
Electric Recording
Over 500 stations by 1922, boosting music sales.
Radio Growth
First successful hillbilly record artist
Fiddlin’ John Carson
First big country music hit artist, 1924.
Vernon Dalhart
Dalhart’s ballad about a train crash.
Wreck of the Old 97
Dalhart’s hit known for angel wings line.
The Prisoner’s Song
Popular early country music group.
Carter Family
Influential early country music singer-songwriter.
Jimmie Rodgers
Included sermons and stories on race records.
Oral Performances
Roots of both race and hillbilly music.
Folk Music Traditions
Cultural music originating from the American South.
Southern Music
Humorous performances included in race records.
Comic Routines
Narrative songs common in hillbilly music.
Ballads
Unique musical style featured in race records.
Jug-and-Washboard Bands
Music publishing industry center in New York.
Tin Pan Alley
Positive use of ‘race’ in 1920s communities.
African-American Nationalism
First successful rhythm & blues category post-WWII.
Jump Blues
Influential jump band led by Louis Jordan.
Tympany Five
Jordan’s hit that topped pop charts for two weeks.
G.I. Jive
Blend of blues and pop singing from the 1940s.
Blues Crooner Style
Successful blues crooner known for ‘Drifting Blues’.
Charles Brown
Derived from Mississippi Delta tradition, urbanized in Chicago.
Chicago Electric Blues
Pioneering Chicago blues musician, known for slide guitar.
Muddy Waters
Technique used by Muddy Waters in his performances.
Bottleneck Slide Guitar
Vocal harmony groups influencing postwar rhythm & blues.
Doo-***
Vocal group led by Billy Ward, known for emotional sound.
The Dominoes
Hit combining blues form with gospel emotional intensity.
Have Mercy Baby
Blinded musician, known for ‘Georgia On My Mind’ hit.
Ray Charles
Nickname for James Brown, pioneer of funk music.
Godfather of Soul
Another nickname for James Brown, highlighting his energy.
Mr. Dynamite
Honorific title for James Brown in music history.
Soul Brother No. 1
James Brown holds this title in music sampling.
Most Sampled Artist
James Brown recorded ‘Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud’.
First Rap Single
Billboard’s early R&B chart, later renamed.
Harlem Hit Parade
Movement of African Americans to urban areas post-WWII.
Great Migration
Muddy Waters switched guitar types to meet crowd demands.
Acoustic to Electric
Musical structure combined in ‘Have Mercy Baby’.
12-Bar Blues Form
Characteristic of gospel singing in R&B vocal groups.
Emotional Flavor
Part of jump bands, includes drums and bass.
Rhythm Section
Most sampled track in history, especially Hip Hop.
Funky Drummer
American singer known as the ‘Queen of Soul’.
Aretha Franklin
First major label in Nashville for country music.
Capitol Records
Accounted for one-third of all record sales.
Country music sales
Specialized in smooth, pop-oriented country style.
Country crooners
Adapted traditional southern music for modern audiences.
Bluegrass musicians
Performed hard-edged, amplified country music.
Honky-tonk musicians
Pioneer of bluegrass music, active 1911-1997.
Bill Monroe
Style reflecting roadside bar or juke joint ethos.
Honky-tonk
Includes fiddle, steel guitar, bass, and piano.
Honky-tonk instrumentation
Percussive beat suited for dancing in honky-tonk.
Sock rhythm
Fusion of country and cosmopolitan music styles.
Country-politan
Country-politan style centered in Nashville.
Nashville sound
Successful country artist with hits in pop charts.
Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline’s hit on country and pop charts.
Walkin’ After Midnight
African American country artist with 29 Number-One hits.
Charley Pride
Multimillion-dollar facility with a theme park.
Grand Ole Opry
Significant post-WWII country music figure.
Hank Williams
Hank Williams had 36 between 1947-1953.
Top 10 records
1950s generation grew up with significant media impact.
Television influence
Theme park associated with the Grand Ole Opry.
Opryland
His victory reflected conservative mood of country.
Richard Nixon
