Music History - Pop Music 40s-50s
Pop Music
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Which 2 Broadway musical songwriters created the nonstop storyline, integrated musical |
Roger n Hammerstein |
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Which format released in 1948 became the primary format to sell musical soundtracks |
the new LP format |
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what composer won 4 Oscars n 20 Grammys, Pink panther, Peter Gunn...etc |
Henry Mancini |
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What jazz Musician's vocal style inspired Bing Crosby |
Louis Armstrong |
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What singer popularized the use of the mic at close proximity |
Bing Crosby |
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What pop singer starred in hit movies, had the #1 radio show, sold over 400 mil |
Bing Crosby |
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What singer left a swing band in 1942, performed at paramount and had 33 top ten hits |
Frank Sinatra |
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Both Crosby n Sinatra began their careers as singers in famous swing bands |
false |
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What was the biggest selling song in US history |
White Christmas - Bing Crosby |
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Who was the king of the mambo |
perez prado |
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what cuban born bandleader popularized the Conga |
Desi Arnez |
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the Cuban dance crazes |
Rumba |
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The US major label system the paid artist a salary and total control |
Artists stable |
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Why did Decca UK split from Decca US |
The War |
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What company was the result of Philips buying the dutch company phonogram |
Polygram |
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What was the name of the US touring route that matched up black artists with nightclubs |
The Chitlin Circuit |
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The New Term 4 Black Pop Music replacing "race records" was |
R&B |
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Who Introduced Boogie Woogie at carnegie Hall |
John Hammond |
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The Kansas city R&B shouter who helped break boogie woogie |
Big Joe |
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Father Of R&B |
Louis Jordan |
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From whose swing band did Louis Jordan emerge |
Chick Webb |
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How much time could fit on a side of a 45rpm 7inch single |
4 min |
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How much time could fit on a side of a 45rpm 7inch single |
4 min |
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How much time could fit on a side of the 33 1/3rpm 12 inch LP |
20 min |
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What is an Acetate |
A disk, not made of wax |
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What was payola |
Under the table payments made 2 Djs to spin certain records |