Cadillac Records Flashcards
What product reflected the influence of segregation on the music industry?
“Race records”
What accessory creates a glissando that gives guitar a vocal quality?
Slide
What is the blues harmonica also known as?
Harp
What electric guitar sounded Muddy Waters popularize?
Distortion
What was {electric guitar sound prior to Muddy Waters} now called?
Clean Tone
What represents the songwriter’s conceptualization of the basic blues element?
Riff
What is heard during personal moments in the film?
Piano
What increases in tempo during the emotional exchange between Muddy and Little Walter?
Pedal
What 1950s TV program brought widespread visual notoriety to musicians?
American Bandstand
What British rock band was named after the title of a Muddy Waters song?
The Rolling Stone
What is added to the score when Little Walters is involved in the storyline?
Harmonica
What American icon performed a cover version of Little Walter’s “My Babe”?
Elvis Presley
Who helped African-American recording artist to make the transition from “race records” to mainstream popular music?
Len and Phil Chess
What African-American songwriter wrote many songs that greatly influenced American popular music history?
Willie Dixon
What popular music groups were successfully sued by African-American recording artists?
- The Beach Boys
2. Led Zeppelin