Friday 1/17: Country Music in the late 1970s and the 1980s

1. When was the film Urban Cowboy released, and what impact did it have on American
popular culture?

 By the end of the 1980s.

2.How does Conway Twitty's hit song "Don't Call Him a Cowboy" (1985) reflect rural
attitudes that had been brewing since the release of Urban Cowboy?

It was the song that highlighted the fabricated attitude.  

3. What is the best known group that carried on the quartet sound of the 1980s?

Alabama.
4. Alabama released "Tennessee River" (1980), their first #1 hit.

    (a) What are the song's roots in regards to vocal and instrumental styles,
respectively?

 The style of the vocals were based on the southern gospel and bluegrass.  

5. Name and describe several groups that were associated with the "neo-traditionalist"
movement of the 1980s?

 Judds  

6. Who is Ricky Skaggs (b. 1954), and with which country music style is he most
commonly identified?

 He was linked with the experience of working with the Bill Monroe.

    (a) How did he contribute to the renewed popularity of bluegrass in the 1980s,
specifically with his video for the #1 song  "Country Boy" (1984)?

With the support of song and the musical influence.  

7. Who are the Judds, and why are they significant?

 There were the music bands made up of the moths and daughters.

8. In class we will watch the video to the Judd's #1 hit song, "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout
the Good Ole Days)" (1986).

    (a)  What cultural trends of the time period are depicted?

The trends were hardworking for the basic necessities of the life.  

     (b) How does the song reinforce traditional rural sentiment?

 It was depicting the emotional relationships.

9. Who was Dwight Yoakam and what style did he revive?

He was the famous musician.

    (a) How is this style reflected in his 1988 song "Streets of Bakersfield?"

Through the style of the beats.  

10. By what other names is Hank Williams Jr. also known as?

 Bocephus

11. What are some of his accomplishments aside from being Hank Williams's son?

He released the 60 albums.  

12. Why did his hit song, "A Country Boy Can Survive" (1982) resonate among so
many rural folk?

This song provide the resonation.