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Pop Music Test 3
People
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| George Gershwin | Landmark theater production in the 1920s: "Lady Be Good" |
| Jerome Kern | Landmark theater production in the 1920s: "Show Boat" also first American Operetta |
| Leonard Bernstein | Composer of West Side Story |
| Stephen Sondheim | Lyricist of West Side Story |
| Jerome Robbins | Choreographer of West Side Story |
| Arthur Lawrence | Librettist of West Side Story |
| Ralph Peer | Roving Talent Scout ; Formed own company called Southern Music Company ; very successful publisher ; The Carters and Jimmy Rodgers |
| Maybelle Carter | Created one of the most imitated guitar style in the history of country music |
| Jimmy Rodgers | Country singer ; more progressive in style ; recorded originals ; strong following in the southwest |
| Hank Williams Senior | Honk Tonk country singer ; born into a poor family in Alabama ; career received a boost from Fred Rose ; band included fiddle and steel guitar |
| Fred Rose | One of the most successful promoters in Country music |
| Roy Acuff | Grand Ole Opry |
| Bill Monroe | Father of Bluegrass |
| Bob Wills | Western Swing (Country Style in the southwest) |
| Perez Pardo | Leader of the Downtown Latin Style |
| Tito Puente | Leader of the Uptown Latin Style ; Nickname "King of the Mambo" |
| Jobim | Leader of the Bossa Nova |
| Carlos Santana | Leader in Latin Rock |
| Pete Johnson | Boogie Woogie |
| Muddy Waters | Most influential of post war electric blues bands |
| T-Bone Walker | Influenced by jazz guitarists Charlie Christian |
| The Dominos | The first to adapt the gospel quarter to R&B |
| Ray Charles | Most important and influential of the gospel inspired solo performers of the 1950s |
| Elvis | Showed up in 1954 at Sam Philip's Sun Record Company, in Memphis, looking to record ; Signed a management contract with Colonel Tom Parker ; Most important commercial presence in Rock |
| Clara Ward | Female gospel solo singer ; Melisma |
| The Rolling Stones | Dominant Artist of the 1960s Rock and Roll ; Updated '50s rock |
| The Beatles | Dominant Artist of the 1960s Rock and Roll ; Combined rock and pop ; Writing team was John Lennon and Paul McCartney ; First to use multitrack recording extensively |
| Bob Dylan | Dominant Artist of the 1960s Rock and Roll ; Combined rock with country and folk ; Began as a folk artist ; Lyrics are poetry |
| Jimmy Hendrix | Dominant Artist of the 1960s Rock and Roll ; Combined rock and electric blues ; rocks first virtuoso ; trailblazer in use of electronics ; one of the original power trios |
| Berry Gordy | Founder of Motown Records |
| Smokey Robinson and the Miracles | Pop Side of Soul Sound |
| James Brown | R&B Side of Soul Sound ; His music led directly to the funk styles of the 70s and 80s |
| Aretha Franklin | R&B Side of Soul Sound ; Father was the pastor of the largest church in Detroit |
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