11/17/25
What are the two things that "Brill Building" refers to?
What are "playlets"?
Playlets are short songs that often told a humorous story.
Why were gospel singers worried about turning pop?
Gospel singers were worried about turning to pop because gospel was the Lord's music and pop was the Devil's music.
What two cities held most of the rock music business in the first half of the 1960's located?
Did the UK import or export more music?
The Uk imported more music.
How did the Brill Building approach work?
The approached worked by returning power to the publishers and making the performing artists more peripheral to the music's production
What was Mike Stoller trained as?
Mike Stoller was trained as a classical composer.
Why was Ben E. King fired from the Drifters?
Ben E. King was fired from the Drifters because he complained that the group members didn't make enough money so Leiber and Stoller offered to produce him as a solo act.
Who made up the Beach Boys?
The beach boys were made up of 3 brothers, their cousin, and their high school friend.
What is "skiffle"?
"skiffle" is a blend of folk music with an up-tempo rhythmic feel.
What was the difference between Brill Building songs and earlier rock and roll songs (relating to lyrics)?
Brill Building songs and earlier rock and roll songs were different in their lyrics because Brill Building lyrics didn't have any words that would offend middle class sensibilities.
Where did most of the ambitious pop music come from?
Most of the ambitious pop music came from girl group records.
Did the Everly Brothers have immediate success?
no
What is "surf music"?
"Surf Music" is music about the ideal teenage world of summer fun.
What were the Beatles originally called?
The Beatles were originally called the Quarry Men.
What were the two distinct types of teen idol?
Did female artists/girl groups have much say in their records? Why not?
Female artists did not have much to say in their records because not a lot depended on them so the control went to the producers and songwriters.
What is the most distinctive feature of the Everly Brothers' music?
The most distinctive feature of the Everly Brothers' music is their duet signing between the two brothers.
What instruments did the Ventures use?
The Ventures used two guitars, bass, and drums.
When was there a lot of enthusiasm for American pop culture in Britian?
After the end of World War II there was a lot of enthusiasm for American pop culture in Britain.
What happened on American Bandstand?
On American Bandstand a group of teenagers would dance to popular songs at the time and it would feature performances from musical guests.
Since Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller wanted more control of the recording process, what did they do?
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller formed their own label and produced their own songs to gain more control of the recording process.
What is "falsetto"?
Falsetto is an adaption of doo-wop practice to help make the stylistic derivation clear.
What are "death discs"/"splatter platters"?
"death discs"/"splatter platters" are records about teen pop and death.
Who is one person the Beatles took influence from?
The Beatles took influence from Elvis Presley.