History of Rock and Roll Midterm (CH. 3) MSU

The primary record format for folk and other "serious" styles of music was the

33-rpm

Dick Clark remarked that he considers ______________ one of the most important songs in the history of rock and roll.

"The Twist"

Explain the concept of "the Wall of Sound."

"The Wall of Sound" uses a large number of instruments recorded in a small room.

Which song initiated the folk music revival in mainstream pop?

"Tom Dooley"

Most of the girl groups in the early 1960s were comprised of which demographic?

Black teenagers

Who was the first host of American Bandstand?

Bob Horn

An important component of the Beach Boys' success was

Brian Wilson's production and writing.

Dick Dale

King of the Surf Guitar

Which of the following cities produced an especially high number of teen idol hits from 1957 to 1963?

Philadelphia

Rockabilly Poster

Ricky Nelson

Who did NOT emerge as a teen idol in the 1950s?

Sam Cooke

"Bubblegum music" is a term used to describe the music that emerged from teen idols in the late 1950s.

TRUE

Almost no aspect of pop music in the early 1960s was completely immune from the influence of Brill Building practices.

TRUE

One of the key components of folk music that attracted many listeners was its populist character.

TRUE

Some view the period between the end of the first wave of rock and roll and the arrival of the Beatles as a kind of "dark age" in rock history.

TRUE

Teen idols, girl groups, and songs composed by professionals were exemplified by the Brill Building.

TRUE

The name of the record label formed by Leiber and Stoller was Spark Records.

TRUE

What were some of the similarities between the Brill Building and Tin Pan Alley?

The Brill Building was an actual place and also referred to a set of business practices much like the Tin Pan Alley.

A primary lyrical theme of death disks is ________.

a story line concerning the untimely, tragic death of a teenager

In the early 1950s, many folk musicians ran into problems as a result of

accusations that they were Communists.

Surf Music Themes

cars, girls, and surfing

Folk music largely appealed to __________.

college-aged audience

"For the people and by the people"

concept of folk music

"Leader of the Pack"

death-disk playlet

The pop audience's perception of the image and authenticity of folk music was the result of the

effort of the music industry to market the movement.

"Smokey Joe's Cafe"

example of a playlet

Dick Dale was known for

his trademark fast tremolos on the guitar.

Teen idols were marketed primarily as

ideal boyfriends.

The role of the A&R man was to

organize and coordinate the professionals involved in recording.

"The Twist"

part of the dance craze

Roy Orbison's vocal trademark

sang in falsetto

A playlet is a

short song telling a humorous story.

All of the following are examples of girl groups EXCEPT

the Drifters.

Ben E. King had been a singer with

the Drifters.

"Be My Baby" was a hit for

the Ronettes.

All of the following were populist characteristics of the folk song movement EXCEPT

the folk music singer's prowess and image among the audience.

Woody Guthrie

traditional performer of folk music

The Beach Boys' first number-one hit was

"I Get Around."

Which of the following was a song that Leiber and Stoller wrote for Elvis?

"Jailhouse Rock"

All of the following are examples of death disks EXCEPT

"Only the Lonely."

All of the following were professional songwriters at the Brill Building EXCEPT

Avalon and Vinton.

Who developed "the Wall of Sound"?

Phil Spector

What defined a musician's work as rockabilly pop?

A softened rockabilly sound with obvious pop music elements from the Brill Building influence.

Which event helped signal the end of the Brill Building?

Aldon Music being sold to Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems

Female singers had been completely absent from teen pop before the girl groups of the 1960s.

FALSE

Pop albums, not singles, are the measure of artists' success in the youth market.

FALSE

Prior to the 1960s, an A&R man was a specialist in charge of shaping the sound of a record.

FALSE

Prior to the 1960s, folk music rarely addressed problems faced by the less fortunate in American society.

FALSE

The Beach Boys' "Surfin' U.S.A." is a clearly reworked version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis."

FALSE

Toast of the Town was the show responsible for igniting the early 1960s dance craze.

FALSE

Explain how folk music and the Brill Building were similar in the early 1960s.

Folk music and Brill Building were both appealed to distinct audiences and they were both carefully controlled by the music industry.

Why did gospel artists struggle with crossing over into the pop market?

Gospel artists struggled with crossing over into the pop market because pop was considered the "devils music" in the church. Artists did not want to hurt their gospel.

___________________ was the original performer of "The Twist."

Hank Ballard

Which aspects of "Leader of the Pack" indicate it is a playlet?

It contains a story line and an epilogue.

How does Ray Charles's song "I Got a Woman" bridge both sacred and secular music styles?

It is a gospel tune to secular lyrics.

"Dead Man's Curve" was a splatter-platter hit by

Jan and Dean.

All of the following were considered rockabilly pop musicians EXCEPT

Jan and Dean.

The first independent producers in pop music were ___________.

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stroller

How is pop success measured for folk artists?

Number of album sales

Which folksinger was a member of the Weavers?

Pete Seeger

Which folk music group had a hit song with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind"?

Peter, Paul, and Mary

At the end of the 1950s, how was rock and roll a threat to the old-guard music business?

The wrong people had been in control of rock and roll.

Which of following can be said about Bob Dylan and Joan Baez during the folk revival?

They had Top 40 albums.

How were performances on American Bandstand usually featured?

They were almost always lip syched.

A distinctive vocal feature of the Everly Brothers was

harmonies sung at the high end of the male vocal range.

Carole King

songwriter with the Brill Building

Musical influences on the Beach Boys include all of the following EXCEPT

sweet soul.

Sam Cooke's singing style is often referred to as

sweet soul.

Phil Spector referred to the singles he produced as

teenage symphonies.

The focus of American Bandstand was

teenagers dancing to pop music.