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American Popular Songs
Final Exam Names to Know
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Music
2nd Grade
03/13/2011

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Michael Jackson
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King of pop, Music Videos, Career highlights
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Kraftwerk
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German electro group, influence on disco and hip-hop
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Stephen Foster
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First full-time songwriter in america, mid 19th century
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James Reese Europe
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Popular black dance band leader, arranger for vernon & irene castle
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Bessie Smith
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Classic blues musician, recorded st louis blues, known as the empress of the blues
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Paul MacCartney
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Beatles, singer & song writer, collaboration with michael jackson on That girl is mine
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Eddie Van Halen
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Metal Guitarist, Jump, Collaboration with Michael Jackson on "Beat It"
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Beach Boys
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Beatles: mutual influence
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Chuck Berry
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Early Rock n Roll musician, new guitar technique
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Sly and the Family Stone
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Psychedelic rock, soul, funk
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David Bowie
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Glam rock
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James Brown
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The godfother of soul and the father of funk
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Beastie Boys
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White hip-hop act, fusing hardcore punk aesthetics with hip-hop techniques
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Al Jolson
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The Jazz Singer, belting style of singing, popularity, blackgace performances, Tin Pan Alley
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Chuck D
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Social Commentary - Public Enemy
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Quincy Jones
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Producer for several Michael Jackson albums
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Led Zeppelin
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Multiple influences, cover versions, unusual rhythmic meters, male audience, influence on metal
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Patsy Cline
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Nashville sound - 1960s country and pop star/style
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R.E.M.
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alternative rock band, incorporated elements of folk rock
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"The Outlaws
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Unofficial group of 1970s country singers including Waylon jennings & Willie Nelson
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Bob Dylan
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Folk rocker, went electric at the Newport Folk Festivel in 1965
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Holland-Dozier-Holland
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Song writing team for motown, particularly the supremes
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Jimmie Rodgers
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White musicians who combined blues & hillbilly musical styles
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Blind Lemon Jefferson
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First recording star of country blues, example of East Texas style
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Charley patton
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one of the earliest known pioneers of the Mississippi Delta country blues style
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Robert Johnson
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Later mississippi delta country blues musicians, influenced later rock stars like eric clapton
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Scott joplin
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Ragtime composer and pianist, famous for Maple Leaf rag, The Entertainer, Etc.
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Aretha Franklin
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Major Soul singer, Respect
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Alan Freed
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Radio DJ who promoted African-American musicians, coined and the term rock n roll
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Frank Sinatra
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Combined crooning style with bel canto, first pop superstar to create mass hysteria at concerts
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Jimi hendrix
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Seattle-born guitair hero, combined blues with psychedelic music, new uses of electric guitar
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