Cadillac Records Flashcards

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What product reflected the influence of segregation on the music industry?

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“Race records”

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What accessory creates a glissando that gives guitar a vocal quality?

A

Slide

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What is the blues harmonica also known as?

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Harp

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What electric guitar sounded Muddy Waters popularize?

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Distortion

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What was {electric guitar sound prior to Muddy Waters} now called?

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Clean Tone

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What represents the songwriter’s conceptualization of the basic blues element?

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Riff

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What is heard during personal moments in the film?

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Piano

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What increases in tempo during the emotional exchange between Muddy and Little Walter?

A

Pedal

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What 1950s TV program brought widespread visual notoriety to musicians?

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American Bandstand

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What British rock band was named after the title of a Muddy Waters song?

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The Rolling Stone

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What is added to the score when Little Walters is involved in the storyline?

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Harmonica

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What American icon performed a cover version of Little Walter’s “My Babe”?

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Elvis Presley

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Who helped African-American recording artist to make the transition from “race records” to mainstream popular music?

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Len and Phil Chess

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What African-American songwriter wrote many songs that greatly influenced American popular music history?

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Willie Dixon

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What popular music groups were successfully sued by African-American recording artists?

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  1. The Beach Boys

2. Led Zeppelin

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