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Final Songs 1 (Midterms 1, 2) Flashcards

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Who performs One O’Clock Jump?

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Count Basie

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What is One O’Clock Jump an example of?

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Jazz standard, 12-bar blues instrumental

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What does One O’Clock Jump reflect?

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Basie’s “riff style”

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Who performs No Depression in Heaven?

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The Carter Family

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What does No Depression in Heaven communicate?

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The rural experience of the Great Depression

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What 4 genres did The Carter Family have a major influence on?

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Bluegrass, country, rock, pop

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What characterizes No Depression in Heaven?

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Guitar in the forefront, Maybelle’s “Carter style” thumb picking

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Who composed Muskrat Ramble and when?

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Kid Ory, 1926

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What does Muskrat Ramble emphasize?

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Solo performance

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Who recorded Muskrat Ramble and when?

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Louis Armstrong and Hot Five, 1926

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Who wrote Hoochie Coochie Man?

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Willie Dixon

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Who performed Hoochie Coochie Man and when?

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Muddy Waters, 1954

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What is Hoochie Coochie Man an example of?

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Chicago Blues classic/standard

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What does Hoochie Coochie Man make use of?

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Stop time and a full backing band

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Who performed Your Cheatin’ Heart?

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Hank Williams

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What is Your Cheatin’ Heart an example of?

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Honky-tonk sound

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What was significant about Your Cheatin’ Heart for Hank Williams?

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It was released around his death and symbolized him as a lonely figure

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Who performed Maybellene?

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Chuck Berry

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What is Maybellene about?

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A car

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What is Maybellene an influence on?

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Early rock ‘n’ roll sound

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What is Maybellene an adaptation of?

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Bob Wills’ “Ida Red”

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What are the sonic components of Maybellene?

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Guitar, piano, bass, drums, 12-bar blues

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Who performed The Twist and when?

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Chubby Checker, 1960

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Who wrote The Twist and when?

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Hank Ballard, 1959

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What was The Twist and example of?
The twist dance craze
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What show was The Twist performed on?
The Dick Clark Saturday Night Show
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Who wrote Be My Baby?
Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector
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Who performed Be My Baby and when?
The Ronettes, 1963
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What does Be My Baby make use of?
The Wall of Sound technique
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What does Be My Baby make use of?
A full orchestra
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Who does background vocals on Be My Baby?
Sonny + Cher, Darlene Love
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What characterizes Be My Baby?
A distinct drum phrase
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Who performs Surfin' USA and when?
The Beach Boys, 1963
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Who was awarded songwriting credit for Surfin' USA? What song was it based on?
Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen
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What is Surfin' USA an example of?
The "California Sound"
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Who performed Subterranean Homesick Blues and when?
Bob Dylan, 1965
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What album was Subterranean Homesick Blues on?
Bringing It All Back Home
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What was significant about Subterranean Homesick Blues?
It was a threat to the aesthetic and political beliefs of the folk movement
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What characterizes Subterranean Homesick Blues?
Rock 'n' roll beat, surreal lyrics
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Who performed A Day in the Life and when?
The Beatles, 1967
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What album was A Day in the Life on?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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What did A Day in the Life make use of?
A 41 piece orchestra
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What sonic elements characterize A Day in the Life?
An atonal crescendo in the middle and simultaneous E-major chords in the end
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Who wrote Street Fighting Man and when?
The Rolling Stones, 1968
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What album was Street Fighting Man on?
Beggar's Banquet
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What does Street Fighting Man signify for the Stones' career?
They found their own blues-based, hard rock sound
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Who performed Black Sabbath and when?
Black Sabbath, 1970
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What sonic elements characterize Black Sabbath?
Rain, thunder, and church bells
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What musical riff distinguishes Black Sabbath?
G, G an octave higher, and C-sharp
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Who performed It's Too Late?
Carole King
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What does It's Too Late involve lyrically?
Reflexive lyrics about the end of a relationship
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What social movement does It's Too Late embrace? How?
Feminism, the woman leaves the man
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What did critics emphasize about It's Too Late?
Its "truth" as well as its ability to communicate sadness

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