F31 Flashcards

1
Q

Why labels stopped making singles

A

less profit in singles market

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2
Q

Why major labels licensed to iTunes

A

majors underestimated the success of iTunes

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3
Q

Why Nashville emerged as the center for country music

A

midpoint between NYC and LA

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4
Q

Why Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland

A

bribe from Cleveland; home of Alan Freed’s “Moondog” radio show

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5
Q

Why traditionalists disliked the electric guitar

A

didn’t sound like normal guitar

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6
Q

woodstock

A

climax of the Hippie Movement in 1969

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7
Q

African-American singer was a crooner and recorded “Straighten Up and Fly Right” and “Unforgettable”

A

nat king cole

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8
Q

backstreet boys

A

“I Want it That Way” “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)”

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9
Q

billie holiday

A

“Strange Fruit” and “Lover Man”

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10
Q

boy group from Boston who recorded “step by step”

A

new kids on the block

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