1960's

11/17/25

100

1. What are the two things that     "Brill Building" refers to?

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  1. A stylistic label
  2. 
     
  3. A set of business practices

200

How did the Brill Building approach work? 

There were small rooms that had things such as pianos where songwriters would write songs. These songs were almost never performed by the songwriters and usually performed by someone else.

300

What was the difference between Brill Building songs and earlier rock and roll songs (relating to lyrics)? 

There were no potentially offensive lyrics to anyone.

400

1. What were the two distinct     types of teen idol?
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  1. The "good      boy"
  2.  
  3. The "bad boy"

500

Were looks or talent more important to teen idols? 

Looks were more important.

11/18/25

100

Since Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller wanted more control of the recording process, what did they do? 

They made their own label and started producing songs.

200

What was the arrangement between Jerry Lieber/Mike Stoller and Atlantic?

 They became the first independent receivers in pop music.

300

What are "playlets"? 

Short songs that tell a humorous story.

400

What is the story behind "Smokey Joe's Café"? 

Its about a man named Joe who works at a bar and plays piano.

500

What are examples of musical aspects that Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller put into their music? 

They used orchestral aspects in their music

11/21/25

100

Why were gospel singers worried about turning pop? 

Since gospel was considered the lords music while pop was considered the devils music.

200

How did Sam Cooke work around keeping his gospel reputation while testing the waters in the pop genre? 

He released it under the name Dale Cook.

300

What about Sam Cooke's voice worked for the pop genre? 

He had a clear tenor voice.

400

Why were people confused when "There Goes My Baby" was played on the radio? 

Because it sounded so different from everything else.

500

Why was Ben E. King fired from the Drifters? 

Because he complained that the group wasn't being paid enough to live.

12/01/25

100

Why did the Beach Boys and Jan and Dean stop working together? 

They stopped working together because they wanted to play different music.

200

1. What two cities held most of     the rock music business in the first half of the 1960's located?
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  1. New York
  2.  
  3. Philadelphia

300

Who made up the Beach Boys?

 Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine

400

1. What were the Beach Boys'     songs usually about?
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  1. cars
  2.  
  3. girls
  4.  
  5. surfing

500

What is "surf music"?

 Songs about surfing.

12/12/25

100

Did Americans like listening to British pop music? 

They didn’t like listening to it.

200

Did Britons like listening to American pop music?

 They did like listening to it.

300

Did the UK import or export more music? 

They exported more music.

400

1. What were the four major     British record labels?
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  1. EMI
  2.  
  3. Decca
  4.  
  5. Pye
  6.  
  7. Philips

500

"Teenager" was considered American or British innovation? 

An American innovation.