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The exclusive right to control the use of an artistic work for the amount of time allowed by law.
What is copyright?
100
A high male vocal range above the normal tenor voice.
What is falsetto?
100
A style of modern jazz developed by trumpeter Miles Davis, the Modern Jazz Quartet, baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, and others.
What is cool jazz?
100
The singer also known as "The Man in Black."
Who is Johnny Cash
100
Original members were John Entiwistle, Roger Daltrey, Dog Sanden (later Keith Moon), Pete Townshend; destroyed instruments on stage; wrote & performed a rock opera "Tommy;" hits: "My Generation," "Who Are You," "Won't Get Fooled Again."
Who is The Who?
200
A catchy melodic or rhythmic pattern that "hooks" or attracts the listener to want to listen to the rest of the song.
What is a hook?
200
A naturally produced, sustained, distorted squeal created when high volume sound coming out of an amplifier is taken in by the pickup on the guitar and then fed back into the amplifier.
What is feedback?
200
A blues style that developed in the big cities and was generally more sophisticated and played by larger instrumental groups than the older country blues style.
What is urban blues?
200
Blinded by glaucoma when he was 6; 1930-2004; played piano, trumpet, saxophone, and clarinet; became an orphan at age 15 & made money by playing his music; hits: "What'd I Say (Part Two)," "I Can't Stop Loving You," "I've Got a Woman."
Who is Ray Charles?
200
Trio consisted of Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Eric Clapton; covered Robert Johnson's "Cross Road Blues" and renamed it "Crossroads;" British Blues band; hit: "Sunshine of Your Love"
Who is Cream?
300
A 60s youth subculture in England who considered themselves the wave of the future; they usually had jobs, wore trendy clothes, rode around on motor scooters, and took amphetamines.
What are mods?
300
A piece of week or metal attached to the body of the guitar to which the strings are attached or over which they pass.
What is the bridge?
300
A type of music that used "ragged time," or syncopated rhythms; particularly popular between 1890 & 1915
What is ragtime?
300
Early rock & roll singer with rhythm & blues roots; born in 1929; gained his nickname from the size of this stomach; hits: "I'm Walkin'," "Ain't That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill."
Who is Fats Domino?
300
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr; influenced by Buddy Holly; began as a skiffle group; hits: "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Norwegian Wood."
Who are the Beatles?
400
An electronic instrument that produces a tone that changes in pitch and dynamic level when the player moves his or her hands near its antenna and loop.
What is a theremin?
400
A guitar technique used by many blues and rock guitarists in which the player pushes or pulls the string temporarily out of alignment, causing the string to tighten & the pitch to be raised.
What is string bending?
400
A soft vocal style in which the singer slides from one note to another giving the effect of warmth, intimacy, and sentimentality.
What is crooning?
400
Performed with the Soul Stirrers when he was 18 years old.
Who is Sam Cooke?
400
Blues-based buy psychedelic guitar style; debuted in the U.S. at California's Monterey Pop Festival in 1967; performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was a highlight of Woodstock; hit: "All Along the Watchtower."
What is the Jimi Hendrix Experience?
500
A scale or melody used in Indian music.
What is Raga?
500
The contrasting, or B, section in a song form that has repeated A sections before and usually after the B.
What is the bridge?
500
A rhythmic piano style that uses repeating bass patterns.
What is boogie-woogie?
500
1942-1970; made the blues one of the most important ingredients of late-60s American rock; self-taught to play guitar by copying recordings of Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, and B.B. King; hits: "Red House," "Purple Haze;" died from unconsciously choking on own vomit after a drug overdose.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
500
Popular for their surf sound; formed by 3 brothers, their cousin, and a neighbor; hits: "Surfin' USA," "Good Vibrations."
Who are the Beach Boys?