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Monthly Archives: May 2008

Cymbalism

Friday, May 30, 2008

What drummer helped design and name the “ride”, “crash”, “splash”, “pang”, and “swish” cymbals?

“Papa” Jo Jones
Gene Krupa
Buddy Rich
Chick Webb

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Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole!

Monday, May 12, 2008

What singer has been the Brazilian Minister of Culture since 2003?

Gilberto Gil
Milton Nascimento
Caetano Veloso
Tom Zé

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Don’t You Know It?

Sunday, May 11, 2008

What famous poet compiled The American Songbag?

e. e. cummings
Robert Frost
Carl Sandburg
Walt Whitman

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Sounds Good to Me

Sunday, May 4, 2008

What were all the early Motown records engineered to sound best on?

car radios
home stereos
jukeboxes
transistor radios

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