3/19/26
What was Berry Gordy Jr.'s record company called?
Motown records.
Who was the quintessential Motown girl group during the mid to late 1960s?
The Supremes
What genres of music was Chess Records most known for?
electric blues and early rock and roll
Who was responsible for much of Atlantic Records' success?
Jerry Wexler
Where did Sam and Dave go?
Memphis
What had enormous commercial potential?
Records that could cross over from rhythm and blues charts onto the pop charts had enormous commercial potential
Who was more successful the Supremes or Martha and the Vandellas?
The Supremes
Who formed Vee-Jay Records?
Vivian Carter and James Bracken
What were black listeners searching for in music?
music that expressed a growing consciousness of racial identity through the civil rights movement.
Who were Sam and Dave under contract with?
Atlantic
Did Detroit's jazz musicians use music or make things up as they went?
Detroit's jazz musicians made things up as they went.
Which typical Motown guy group was known for their athletic dance moves?
The Temptations
Where did Okeh Records start?
Columbia
Who was Stax founded by?
Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton
What is a "delayed backbeat"?
when songs delay beats two and four until the last possible moment.
According to Berry Gordy Jr., Motown artists had to project an image of what?
class and sophistication.
Who switched in the Temptations to make the classic lineup?
David Ruffin
What artist took over the Impressions?
Curtis Mayfield
What was Otis Redding's music style like?
gospel-influenced vocals with accompaniment of Booker T. and the MG's with a style of southern soul.
At what age did Aretha Franklin leave her family to pursue music?
18
Who was Motown's choreographer?
Cholly Atkins.
At what age did Stevie Wonder score his first number-one hit?
13
Did Curtis Mayfield only write songs for the Impressions?
No, he also wrote songs for Major Lance and Jerry Butler
How did Otis Redding die?
plane crash
What record company was Aretha Franklin originally signed to?
Columbia Records.