Music

Question 1

What was important about Elvis’ first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show? ___% of TV audiences watched the appearance.

Answer 1

1. He appeared on Sept. 9, 1956. Received $50,000 for three appearances = most ever paid at the time. Sullivan didn’t even want to book him at first. It was scandalous because they showed his hips.
2. 82%

Question 2

1. What gave teenagers liberation from their parents music?
2. Who invented it?
3. What did it allow them to do (although it had lousy sound quality)

Answer 2

1. The phonography
2. Thomas Edison
3. Could record and then play back music

Question 3

When did radio develop? How?

Answer 3

1920s. Amateur radio operators set up receivers.

Question 4

What programs did early radio have? What was it? What are two important events in early radio?

Answer 4

1. Music, comedy, drama, news
2. Major entertainment 1930s-1945.
3. FDR response to pearl harbor attack and War of the Worlds reading

Question 5

How did Rock n Roll start?

Answer 5

• Teenagers sick of mom and dads music. Rejecting mainstream waltzes and sentimental drivel

Question 6

Who was Sam Phillips?

Answer 6

Inventor of Rock n Roll = discovered Elvis. “That’s All Right” - first song Elvis recorded

Question 7

What was the day the music died?

Answer 7

• February 3, 1959
• Plane crash
• Buddy Holly, Richie Valen, “The Big Bopper” Richardson
• Rock lost its momentum

Question 8

What was the British invasion? Why was it important?

Answer 8

The Beatles came to America and revived rock in 1963

Question 9

Where and when did country music originate?

Answer 9

1. Followed old time music of the Appalachian Mountains.

2. 1920

Question 10

Who are two notable country musicians?

Answer 10

1. James Charles Rodger
	○ Band broke up before recording
	○ "The Soldiers Sweetheart"
• Garth Brooks
	○ Most popular country singer of all time

Question 11

When and where did rap originate?

Answer 11

• Originated in 1970s
• Bronx/ Harlem
• Grew out of the work of DJs and MCs

Question 12

What was the first commercial rap recording?

Answer 12

Sugarhill gang

Question 13

What was the Payola Scandal?

Answer 13

• 1950s
• Recording industry paying DJs to play particular songs
• Alan Freed - coined name “Rock n Roll”
○ Career ended when he was caught taking bribes
• Music director to the rescue (not really)
• Payola never really went away

Question 14

What are the twe labels in the music industry?

Answer 14

Major labels and independent labels. Other artists avoid labels (like Radiohead)

Question 15

What made digital music successful?

Answer 15

iTunes
○ Some artists refuse to use
○ Prince says “The internet is dead”
○ Artistic continuity of albums - iTunes destroyed this

Question 16

What does DRM stand for and what is it?

Answer 16

1. Digital Rights Management.
2. It’s technologies or security codes used to protect copyrighted works from being illegally copied. Stops piracy/ sharing music.

Question 17

What are three outlets for undiscovered artists?

Answer 17

1. Pandora
2. Jamenda
3. MySpace

Question 18

What even helped spur the growth of radio?

Answer 18

Jack Dempsey vs Georges Carptenier boxing match