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25 Cards in this Set
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Musician active in the 30s. Known for his Delta Blues style. Didn't get much recognition until after his death at 27. "Cross Roads Blues" "Me and the Devil Blues" |
Robert Johnson |
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Blues artist from Clarksdale, MS. Known for his more suggestive lyrics. "Hoochie Coochie Man" "Mannish Boy" Late 40s-early 50s |
Muddy Waters |
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One of Chess Records more successful acts. Known for his theatrics on stage. "Smokestack Lightnin'" "I Ain't Superstitious" Early 50s |
Howlin' Wolf |
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Siblings that founded a successful record company in the 40s and 50s. |
Chess Brothers |
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Blues artist known for his suggestive lyrics. His most well known song, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" was covered by Bill Haley and the Comets with altered lyrics. |
Big Joe Turner |
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Known for his Jump Blues style of music. Signed with Decca's side label "Sepia". Successful in the early 40s. From Brinkley, Arkansas. "Saturday Night Fish Fry" "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" |
Louis Jordan |
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Successful rock and roll artist of the 50s. Signed with Imperial records. "Blueberry Hill" "Ain't That a Shame" |
Fats Domino |
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Controversial rock and roll artist that later became a preacher. Known for his explicit lyrics. "Tutti Frutti" "Long Tall Sally" 50s |
Little Richard |
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Successful rock and roll artist of the mid 50s. Known for his guitar style. "Johnny B. Goode" "Maybellene". |
Chuck Berry |
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One of the first successful acts of rock and roll that appealed to teenagers in the early 50s. "Rock Around the Clock" "Shake Rattle and Roll" |
Bill Haley |
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Successful DJ of the 50s. Known for trying to bring black music to white teens. His career was ruined after the Payola scandal. |
Alan Freed |
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Successful cover artist of the 50s. The absolute worst. "Tutti Frutti" "Ain't That a Shame" |
Pat Boone |
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Owner/founder of Sun Studios. |
Sam Phillips |
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One of the most successful recording artists of all time. The King of Rock and Roll. "Hound Dog" "That's All Right Mama" |
Elvis Presley |
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Elvis Presley's manager. |
Colonel Tom Parker |
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Head of marketing for Elvis. |
Hank Saperstein |
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Highly influential artist of the late 50s. Known for his clean cut image. Tragically died in a plane crash in 1959. "Peggy Sue" "That'll Be the Day" "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" |
Buddy Holly |
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Style of blues that introduces one chord for 4 bars, another one for 2 bars, returns to the first one for 2 bars, introduces another chord for 1 bar, repeats the second chord for 1 bar, and returns to the first for the last two bars. |
12 bar blues |
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Swing based blues. |
Jump blues |
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Style of blues music based out of Chicago known for its use of electronic instruments. |
Chicago Electric Blues |
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Style of music associated with Chicago due to the number of acts that came out of the city. |
Chicago R&B |
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Type of blues originating from Mississippi. Commonly associated with Robert Johnson. |
Delta Blues |
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Type of music popularized in the 20s by Bessie Smith and other artists. |
Urban blues |
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Progression that keeps the same chord for 16 bars, switches to a new one for 8 bars, and then goes back to the original chord for the last 8 bars. |
AABA song form |
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Progression commonly used in songs such as Heart and Soul and Stand by Me. I-vi-IV-V |
Doo Wop Progression |
