MUSC 200: FOLK ROCK
23 Cards in this Set
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Idea of simple melody for use of participation
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folk rock
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When was folk music first recorded and by whom?
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1920s-1930s
The Carter Family
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1st wave: "urban folk" 40s-50s
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first folk music revival
two important singers
1. Almanac Singers
2. The Weavers
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Almanac Singers
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founded in 1941
singing group and political activists
opposed to WW2, peace
part of the folk music revival (first wave)
split during WW2
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The Weavers
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founded 1948
based in Greenwich Village, NYC
Village Vanguard club
attracted large groups of folk fans
part of the folk music revival (first wave)
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Who is Woody Guthrie?
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came from the Almanac Singers
influenced by traditional folk & hillbilly records
traditional & original songs (mostly with political tone)
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Who was a major influence on Bob Dylan?
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Woody Guthrie
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Who wrote "This Land is Your Land" and why?
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Woody Guthrie, 1940
response to Berlin's "God Bless America"
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"Urban Folk" in the 40s-50s
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inspired by American & world folk music
urban intellectuals (NYC)
sing-a-longs; protest songs
goes underground mid 50s
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When was the the second wave in folk music revival?
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1960s
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Who is an important icon for the second wave of folk music revival?
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Bob Dylan
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Bob Dylan: Phase 1
(1960-1963)
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Changed his name to Robert Zimmerman
covers & imitates folk pioneers
rough vocal, harmonica, and guitar
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Who are three references for phase 1 in Bob Dylan's career?
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Woody Guthrie
Robert Johnson
Hank Williams
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Bob Dylan
Phase 2
(1963-1965)
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original surrealist singer-songwriter
growing disillusionment with urban folkies
changed image
influence on The Beatles
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During phase 2 of Bob Dylan's career, what was his music like?
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emphasis on personalized, ambiguous, poetic imagery, and humor
beat poetry scene
critique on society
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What is a popular song of Bob Dylan during phase 2 and what was it about?
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"Blowin' in the Wind"
civil rights
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Bob Dylan
Phase 3
starts 1965
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folk rock
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What is an important album during Phase 3 of Bob Dylan?
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Bringing it All Back Home
half electric album
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"Subterranean Homesick Blues"
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from album: Bring it All Back Home
not explicitly political but does not critique society
rock'n'roll beat & electric instruments
12 Bar Blues: harmonic progression
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The Byrds-electric version of "Mr. Tambourine Man"
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BOB DYLAN
poetry of folk (mostly acoustic Dylan song from Bringing It All Back Home!
pop rock Beatles sound!
12 string electric guitar!
1st folk rock hit (#1)!
contrasting verse chorus
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"Like a Rolling Stone"
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#2 in 1965
electric rock instruments and rock beat
rough vocals and cynical lyrics
longest single yet released (6min)
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Newport Folk Festival
July 1965
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Seeger camp vs. the Dylan camp
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Which song changed the concept of writings songs?
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"Subterranean Homesick Blues"
Bob Dylan
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MUSC 200: FOLK ROCK