1930s
Western music was defined in part by Hollywood portrayals of _____ and ______.
cowboys --> prairie life.
In the 1940s companies began to switch from ______ to ______.
Radio --> Television
There's no "first year" of rock 'n' rock, but which year is a useful marker?
1955.
The Beach Boys had their first regional hit in what year?
1961.
By the early 1970s, some rock music exhibited what aesthetic?
A "hippie aesthetic".
Who was the first country star?
Who was Jimmie Rodgers?
Before 1945 it was considered unethical to do what?
Play recorded music on air.
why was juvenile delinquency a concern for adults in the 1950s.
For white teens, listening to rhythm and blues was an act of social rebellion.
What was the first British band to make it into American charts?
The Beatles.
_____ was a theatrical style particularly popular in the United Kingdom in the 1970s
"Glam rock"
National Barndance was a midwestern program that was carried on which network?
NBC network.
Country was mainly a regional style before 1945, found in the southeast and Appalachia; it can be traced to _____.
Folk tradition.
Mainstream pop music of the early 1950s was often characterized by ______ and a focus on ______.
Wholesome lyrics --> the lead singer.
Who began to break from folk traditions by using electric instruments?
Bob Dylan.
In the 1970s, the band began to focus on...
Racial and political issues.
At first, country and western radio programming was limited to ____ and ______ stations.
Local, regional.
In the 1940s, companies like the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) began to put their resources into what?
Television.
Why did record companies look for attractive young men?
So that they could market towards preteen/teenage girls.
Black Sabbath formed as what kind of band?
A blues band.
Motown was run mainly from where?
Los Angeles.
How long did NBC begin broadcasting over its network in 1939?
Half an hour.
Who's popularity as a country and western musician was virtually unrivaled in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
Hank Williams'.
Who formed Motown Records?
Berry Gordy.
What emerged from the underground in London and San Francisco and came to have a pervasive influence on rock music by the end of the 1960s?
Psychedelia.
Variants of what were mainstream in the 1970s?
Hippie Rock.