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Chapter 9
Doowoop
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Music
Undergraduate 1
11/10/2011

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Doo-Wop
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A pop-oriented R&B genre that typically featured remakes of popular standards or pop-style originals sung by black vocal groups. Doo-wop died out in the early 1960s with the rise of girl groups and Motown
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Scat Singing
Definition
A type of wordless singing, usually a fast tempo, in which the singer uses nonsense syllables in place of lyrics. Typically scat singers imitate instrumentalists.
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Cover version
Definition
Understanding the song not the version of the song
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Rockabilly
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According to Carl Perkins, a country take on rhythm and blues, preformed mainly by white Southerners, that combined elements of country music with rock and roll. Rockabilly was most popular in the mid-fifties.
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Overdubbing
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The process of recording an additional part onto an existing recording.
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Surf music
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A term that came into use to describe the late 1950s/early 1960s rock styles that glorified the Southern California lifestyle.
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Multitrack Recording
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A process of recording each part of a performance separately, then mixing them into a complete performance. The Beetles, along with their producer George Martin, were among the first to take full advantage of multitrack recording techniques
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One of the first American rock and roll musicians?
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Who is the "King of Rock and Roll
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Elvis Presley
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Who was the most important commercial presence in rock and roll
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Elvis Presly
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What was Bo Diddley’s most important contribution to popular music
Definition
The Bo Diddley beat.
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Who is the ultimate architect of rock and roll
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Chuck Berry
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These two producers were among the first to elevate record production to an art, who are they
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Leiber and Stoller
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First time in the history of rock that music evoked a strong sense of place, which rock style is this
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Surf Music
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The most important and innovative of the surf music bands
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Beach Boys
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What is one of the first Rock and Roll musician?
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Bib Halley
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