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MUR124_HW21.docxShort Answer Questions
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1. Explain how Paul McCartney took a German product in 1964 and made it in-demand, worldwide. Why did this product appeal to him, in the first place?
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2. How did the country of France indirectly contribute to the development of the phonograph in the 1880s?
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3. What angle did Allen Klein use to get himself into the music business initially?
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4. The truce that Jesse H. Lippincott negotiated in 1988 between Edison and American Graphophone resulted in what?
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6. What was the biggest change to Motown in 1972, when the company relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles?
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Longer Answer Questions
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1.) What were the key mistakes Edison made when he finally introduced flat records the Edison Phonograph Company?
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2.) What SPECIFIC opportunity did Col Parker reject years before they began working together that probably would have allowed Elvis Presley to tour around the world, and why?
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3.) Explain what Little Richard gave up when left the music business for the first time in 1957? Explain the struggle to get it back.
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4.) Name the two most important connections between the television industry and the launch of the Congressional hearings into payola. Explain the most likely reasons why Alan Freed was the scapegoat when the scandal had finally passed?
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5.) In terms of popularity with the public, what was the most striking change in the complexion of the musical landscape in America AFTER the Musicians Union strike of 1942-1944
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6.) Explain why Marvin Gaye’s WHAT’S GOING ON was a game changer for Motown and the Motown sound.
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7.) What made the Beatles film, A HARD DAY’S NIGHT such a ground breaking event in the music businesss? What huge mistake to Brian Epstein make with the United Artists, the film company?
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8.) What last minute financial deal did the promoters of Woodstock make to allow the festival to happen and how did it help create the iconic legacy of the festival for decades to come?
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9.) Which aspects of Elvis Presley's film career were good for him; and which aspects hurt his career?
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10.) What were the key reasons behind the ASCAP Boycott of 1941 and during the boycott, which group of musicians benefited?
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