Unit 2 Part 2 Assignment
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1.
Why did the popularity of country music decline in the 1950s? (1 point)
The popularity of country music declined in the 1950s because country music was
unable to compete with the growing genre of rock and roll.
2.
Describe 2 ways the Nashville sound differed from prior country music? (2
points)
Nashville sounds differed from prior country music because
the honky - tonk of fiddles
and steel guitars were replaced by elements of pop music. They also differed in the fact
that one had a repetitive chorus and the other didn't.
3.
What was the goal of the Nashv
ille sound? (1 point)
The goal of Nashville sound was to
attempt "to revive country sales, which had been
devastated by the rise of rock 'n' roll" as a distinct genre from the rockabilly spawned
from it.
4.
Name and briefly describe 2 artists popular in the Nashville sound era (1
point)
Jim Reeves and Patsy Cline. James Travis Reeves was an American country and
popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he
became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Patsy Cline was an
American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th
century and was one of the first country music artists to cross over into pop music.
5.
How is the Bakersfield sound different from the Nashville sound? (1 point)
“The Nashville sound is thought of as a little bit more smooth, more polished, more
refined,” he says. “The Bakersfield sound is regarded as something that's a little
rougher, a little twangier, a little edgier.
6.
Name and briefly describe 2 artists popular in the Bakersfield sound era (2
points)
Wynn Stewart pioneered the Bakersfield sound, while performing artists Buck Owens
and Merle Haggard became two of the most successful artists of the original Bakersfield
era while performing with The Buckaroos and The Strangers.
7.
Describe the origination of the Bakersfield sound. (1 point)
The Bakersfield Sound was a reaction to the early ('50s and) '60s sweetening of
country music epitomized by the Nashville Sound. Oil workers in Bakersfield liked to
relax at honky-tonks—bars that specialized in live country music. Many of these
honky-tonks, including the legendary Blackboard bar, hosted local artists like Wynn
Stewart, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Merle Haggard and the Strangers, and Jean
Shepard.
8.
Research one singer/songwriter who used either the Nashville or Bakersfield
sound who was not discussed prominently in the reading. Describe that
person below. (1 point)
Buck Owens aided in the development of the Bakersfield sound. In 1996, Owens
opened Buck Owens Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, which served as both a nightclub for
country music performers and as a museum of the history and sound of country music,
including the Bakersfield sound. Owens regularly performed at the Crystal Palace until
his death in 2006.
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