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Review Questions – Ch. 9 1. Give an overview of American pop music during the early 1960s; discuss the Brill Building, Motown, Phil Spector, the Beatles, and the Beach Boys. * Phil Spector- first tycoon and producer. Defined the roll of producer * Motwon- production studio founded in 1960 * The Beatles- boy band est. in Great britian and know through Europe * Brill Building- songwriting building. Located at 1619 brodway on 44th 2. Describe the "British Invasion" by the Beatles in 1964. How did they influence American popular music? Include a description of the Beatles' music and the songwriting talents of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, and describe two or three representative songs. * Phenomenon that occurred in the mid-1960s * Rock and pop music from the UK became popular in the US * Please Please Me * A Hard Day’s Night * Yesterday 3. What made the decade of the 1960s one of the most disruptive, controversial, and violent eras in American history? * Civil rights movement * Vietnam War * Assassinations of John F. Kennedy and the Reverend MLK Jr. * The baby boom 4. What important trends in popular music emerged in the early 1960s? * Social dancing The Twist” (swivel of the hips) * Country and Western * Soul Music * Urban folk movement * Rise of psychedelic * Counterculture 5. Discuss "The Twist" and its significant impact on popular dance styles. * “The Twist” was a teen-oriented rock ’n’ roll song * Using 12 bar blues structure * Hip-swiveling dance step * Brought rock ’n’ roll music to a broader audience * Celebrated a simple 6. Who was Phil Spector? Discuss the "wall of sound" and Spector's studio recording techniques. * “The first tycoon of teen” * In 1960, Spector became an assistant to Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller; * co-produced “Stand by Me” by