Week 12 - 60's Into 70's

Question 1

Motown

Answer 1

Berry Gordey Jr
Diana Ross and the Supremes
James Jamerson
The Temptations

Question 2

Stay/Atlantic

Answer 2

Otis Redding
Wilson Pickett
Booker T and the MG's
Isaac Hayes
Aretha Franklin

Question 3

Funk

Answer 3

James Brown
Sly Stone
George Clinton

Question 4

Singer/Songwriter

Answer 4

Stevie Wonder
Carole King
Joni Mitchell

Question 5

Minimalist Composers

Answer 5

'Minimalists'
Terry Riley
Philip Glass
Steve Reich
Others:
George Crumb
Frank Zappa
Laurie Anderson

A reaction against the atonality and expressionism of the predecessing generation
- riley’s in C allowed musicians to keep playing however many times They wanted to until it was done

Question 6

Berry Gordy Jr

Answer 6

Started the record label Motown in Detroit. How does on singer-songwriter’s stellar bands and musicians such as bassist James Jamerson.
Songs like My Girl, heard it through the grapevine, stop in the name of love, you can’t hurry love.
Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson got started

Question 7

Stax Records

Answer 7

Based in Memphis - soul musicians like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes.

• The house band at staxs was Booker T and the MGs who created the unforgettable instrumental green onions
• mLK’s last words – in reference to Thomas a Dorsey’s gospel song “take my hand precious Lord” we’re spoke to Ben Branch a stax saxophonist

Question 8

Lorraine Motel

Answer 8

Musicians would go to the Lorraine motel to play because it was colorblind it is now the site of the national civil rights Museum. Dr King said ‘the music is the soul of the movement’

Question 9

James Brown

Answer 9

Inventor of funk.already an established R&B singer and notable dance moves.

• known for charging five dollars fines for mistakes in his band
• band members include bassist Bootsy Collins, trombonist Fred Wesley, and alto saxophone is Maceo Parker.
• ‘The Funky Drummer’ drummer Clyde Stubblefield

Question 10

Funk rhythm

Answer 10

Unlike earlier R&B funk does away with the older 12/8 shuffle feel in favor of a loud, highly syncopated 4/4 beat. Foulke is characterized by repetition courts do not change very often, musicians must repeat complicated specific and highly syncopated parts

Question 11

End of the 60s

Answer 11

The Beatles broke up, the death of Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin, Kent state shootings, the invasion of Cambodia, Charles Manson murder trial

Question 12

Into 70s

Answer 12

Reemergence of singer songwriters including Carole King, Stevie wonder, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon… they are all singing their own lyrics
- Carole King began as a songwriter in the brill building in New York City. Wrote “will you still love me tomorrow” song by the Sherelle’s. in 1971 she started recording her own music with the album tapestry which became one of the biggest albums in history

Question 13

Carol King

Answer 13

Started out as a songwriter then started seeing her own songs in the album called tapestry 1971

Question 14

Little Stevie wonder

Answer 14

Started out as Little Stevie wonder and Motown artist but in the 70s he recorded an album like inner visions. Great musicianship great voice and profound social conscience

Question 15

Joni Mitchell

Answer 15

Records called clouds, blue, hejiro , and Mingus. One of the great innovators of poetic lyrics, new wants to melodies, and studied eclecticism that in many ways started the trend of crossover styles while working with jazz artists

Question 16

Differences between Motown and a Memphis sound

Answer 16

Memphis sound with had soul sweaty and raw relevant and Motown was elegant danceable and more mainstream Detroit sound. Both drew heavily on gospel, doo-wop, and rhythm and blues.

• Motown has bouncy beats do up harmonies and suave as opposed to Memphis is souls toward sweaty beat
• Motown’s house band was nicknamed the funk Brothers while stacks is booker t in the
• Motown sound can be highly contributed to the base syncopated tones of James Jamerson’s bass guitar and the back beat on the snare