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What type of pop music was prominent in the late forties and early fifties. Emphasizing song in the tradition of Cole Porter, George & Ira Gershwin and Irving Berlin
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Tin Pan Alley
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What were three characteristics of tin pan alley style
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Crooning melodic focus
slow to moderate tempos cool, easy jazz, or broadway-esque |
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Who are some recording artists from tin pan alley style
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Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin
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Who is credited for creating the blueprint of what would be known as rhythm and blues
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Louis Jordan
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Thre elements of the R&B blueprint
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Decreased number of instruments (about 7)
Mixing Jazz and Blues together Humor |
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Which DJ coined the term Rock and Roll in 1951
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Alan Freed
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What was Alan Freed's main mission?
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Promote black music to white audiences
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What was the signifigance of the 1951 single "rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and his delta cats?
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It was the first to put R&B on a national scale. It was the first black song for white audiences. It was the first rock and roll single
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What was the most important radio station in early rock history responsible for exposing most of the U.S. to black R&B
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WLAC
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Who was the first DJ on WLAC to play R&B records
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Gene Noble
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Two acts to come out of New Orleans in the 1950s
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Little Richard
Antoine "fats" Domino |
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What were three important cities of Rock and Roll's early Development?
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Chicago
New Orleans Memphis |
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Who was rock and roll's first crossover sensation?
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Elvis Presley
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Elvis' main influences
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Blues: R&B
Boogie Woogie: Gospel Singing: Country |
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Who was the first great drummer in rock and roll?
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Earl Palmer
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