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All of the following songs are by Chuck Berry EXCEPT:
"Blueberry Hill"
Which of the following songs was NOT recorded by Johnny Cash for Sun Records?
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town"
What was Elvis's first recording for RCA?
"Heartbreak Hotel"
The Beach Boys' first number 1 hit was:
"I Get Around"
Which song is also known as the "Vietnam song"?
"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag"
Which song was investigated by the FCC?
"Louie Louie"
Which of the following songs includes vocables?
"Sh'boom"
"Surfin' U.S.A. is a reworking of what Chuck Berry song?
"Sweet Little Sixteen"
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller wrote all of the following Elvis songs EXCEPT:
"That's All Right"
Which song was written by the members of the Monkees?
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
What was Elvis's nickname?
"The Hillbilly Cat"
All of the following songs are covers EXCEPT:
"The Last Time"
All of the following songs are by Jefferson Airplane EXCEPT:
"Toad"
Of which Beatles song did Paul McCartney say, "That's just John doing Dylan"?
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
Chuck Berry performed his famous _________ during his guitar solos.
"duck walk"
The Fisk Jubilee Singers began touring and performing during the _____.
1870's
"Shake, Rattle, and Roll" was recorded in:
1954
Colonel Tom Parker sold Elvis's contract to RCA in:
1955
"The Day the Music Died" happened in which year?
1959
In what year did the Beatles first visit the United States?
1964
The Rolling Stones first visited the United States in:
1964
Bob Dylan played an electric set at the Newport Folk Festival in:
1965
The Monkees television show premiered in:
1966
Are You Experienced? was released in:
1967
The Summer of Love was in:
1967
The Human Be-In was held in:
1967, San Fransico
Brian Jones drowned in:
1969
The song "Tom Dooley" is a
A strophic ballad
Which Rolling Stones album was the first to feature entirely new material and no covers?
Aftermath
Who served as the manager of the Rolling Stones beginning in 1963?
Andrew Loog Oldham
The transistor radio was developed by:
Bell Laboratory
Which group earned their first recording contract after appearing at Monterey?
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Which group or artist wanted to play "the blues in Technicolor"?
Big Brother and the Holding Company
"Hound Dog" was first recorded by:
Big Mama Thornton
Which record label was owned and operated by African Americans?
Black Swan
Which of the following was NOT a Hollywood film featuring Elvis?
Blackboard Jungle
"Blowin' in the Wind" was written by:
Bob Dylan
"Mr. Tambourine Man" was written by:
Bob Dylan
Which of the following people was NOT a songwriter?
Bobby Rydell
Who encouraged the Beatles to wear matching suits and have matching haircuts?
Brian Epstein
Who was the manager of the Beatles from 1962 to1967?
Brian Epstein
Double-tracking was a technique frequently used by:
Buddy Holly
Which of these American bands or artists was most influential on the Beatles?
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
"Take Good Care Of My Baby" was written by:
Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Johnny Cash left Sun Records and signed with:
Columbia
Which of the following artists did NOT record for Atlantic?
Diana Ross
Which of the following songs was the first single to be written by (not covered by) the Byrds?
Eight Miles High
"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" is about nuclear fallout.
False
"Great Balls of Fire" was composed by Jerry Lee Lewis.
False
"San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" was written by Janis Joplin.
False
After World War II, swing bands increased in popularity and membership numbers.
False
All Brill Building songs were written at the request of a specific singer.
False
All of the Beatles' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
False
Boogie woogie is another term for ragtime.
False
Brian Jones was the only member of the Rolling Stones who was never arrested for drug possession.
False
Brian Wilson traveled to India to study transcendental meditation.
False
Donovan was a San Francisco musician.
False
Donovan's earliest recordings are in the Chicago blues tradition.
False
Donovan's music focuses on the dark side of psychedelia.
False
During a final chorus, the members of a doo-wop group would sing the same melody in unison.
False
Hank Williams only recorded and performed songs that he had written.
False
Honky tonk music is performed in a subdued, intimate style.
False
Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.
False
John Lennon was the group's lead guitarist.
False
Little Richard was one of the most subdued and conservative of all early rock and roll musicians.
False
Paul Revere and the Raiders wore replicas of United States Army uniforms from World War II.
False
Phil Spector's wall of sound included one drum set, one piano, and one bass.
False
Swing bands usually included a banjo and a tuba
False
Teen idol singers went through a rigorous audition process to prove their singing skills.
False
The Grateful Dead exclusively played blues.
False
The Rolling Stones were seen as the clean-cut alternative to the scruffy Beatles.
False
The Rolling Stones' first trip to the United States was a huge commercial success.
False
The center of the Summer of Love was in Bethel, New York.
False
The subject of "Good Vibrations" is spiritual enlightenment.
False
Vaudeville refers to a music publishing district in New York City
False
The rhythm guitar plays most of the melodies.
False - rhythm guitar provides harmonic support
The National Guard provided security at Altamont.
False- Hells Angels were hired
Bob Dylan's birth name is Woodrow Wilson Dylan.
False-Robert Zimmerman
Which member of the Beatles studied the sitar in India?
George Harrison
Who produced nearly all of the Beatles' recordings?
George Martin
How did Thomas Dorsey first promote his gospel music?
He and Mahalia Jackson would stand on a street corner and perform the music.
Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" as a reaction to:
Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
Which artist's career was NOT launched by American Bandstand?
Jackie Brenston
Who composed "Hound Dog"?
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
Which musician played the "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock?
Jimi Hendrix
Mods were the antithesis of:
Kink Kultists
The drug of choice for the countercultural movement was:
LSD
Phil Spector received his early training from:
Leiber and Stoller
Many psychedelic rock groups borrowed imagery from the writings of:
Lewis Carroll
Hank Williams began his career on:
Louisiana Hayride
Who recorded the first commercially successful example of the urban blues?
Mamie Smith
The Who began their career playing at the:
Marquee Club
Who was known for performing the Carter scratch?
Maybelle Carter
The Rolling Stones got their name from a song by what blues artist?
Muddy Waters
The Grand Ole Opry was broadcast from:
Nashville
Dixieland jazz originated in:
New Orleans
All of these songs feature tape splices EXCEPT:
Norwegian Wood
Which guitarist was known for playing power chords in a windmill style?
Pete Townshend
Brian Wilson originally wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for:
Phil Spector
Who was one of the first people to record hillbilly music?
Ralph Peer
Which piece of classical music inspired the form of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"?
Ravel's Bolero
Most of the Kinks' songs were written by:
Ray Davies
Which person was the lead singer of the Who?
Roger Daltrey
Which artist began his career as a gospel singer?
Sam Cooke
All of these bands were one-hit wonders EXCEPT:
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Which of these people became vice president of Motown in 1961?
Smokey Robinson
Who wrote and produced "The Way You Do The Things"
Smokey Robinson
What was the name of the record label launched by Sam Phillips in 1952?
Sun Records
The Animals were originally known as:
The Alan Price Combo
Which group or artist took their name from an eighteenth-century poem by William Blake?
The Doors
Which group openly criticized Americans?
The Kinks
The lyric of "Tomorrow Never Knows" are by"
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Which British band appeared at Monterey?
The Who
All of the following dances were inspired by the Twist EXCEPT:
The duck walk
Which instrument is featured in the choruses of "Good Vibrations"?
Theremin
The Psychedelic Experience was written by:
Timothy Leary
Who first said, "Turn on, tune in, drop out"?
Timothy Leary
The first successful free-form FM radio program was produced by:
Tom Donahue
All of these teams wrote songs for Aldon Music EXCEPT:
Tony Orlando and Bobby Vinton
"Like a Rolling Stone" was the longest 45 RPM single that had ever been recorded at the time when it was released.
True
Alan Freed popularized the term "rock and roll."
True
Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Mamie Smith were urban blues singers.
True
Bill Haley claimed that he invented rock and roll.
True
Cootie Williams and Johnny Hodges were frequent soloists in Duke Ellington's orchestra
True
Cream was the first rock supergroup.
True
Dick Clark was never accused of taking payola.
True
Don Kirshner oversaw the music for The Monkees television show.
True
Florence Ballard was originally the lead singer of the Supremes.
True
Guitar players would create blue notes on their instrument by using a bottleneck.
True
Jimi Hendrix preformed at Monterey.
True
Jimmie Rodgers had been a vaudeville performer before he became a country music singer.
True
Leiber and Stoller wrote a number of hit songs for the Drifters.
True
Mickey Donlenz and Davy Jones both had professional acting backgrouds.
True
Most performances on American Bandstand were lip-synched.
True
Phil Spector frequently employed doubling in his recordings.
True
Race records included gospel music, vocal harmony groups, and small combos.
True
Songs in 32-bar song form follow an AABA form for the melody
True
The Animals primarily played covers of American blues songs.
True
The Beatles stopped touring in 1966.
True
The Beatles' first album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
True
The Beatles' first major engagement was in Hamburg, Germany.
True
The Rolling Stones recorded songs that had been written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
True
The Trips Festival was a large-scale acid test.
True
The World Psychedelic Center is located in London.
True
The form of the instrumental solo in "That'll Be The Day" is based on the twelve-bar blues.
True
The members of girl groups were interchangeable and could be fired at a moment's notice.
True
The name "doo-wop" comes from syllables of text that groups sang.
True
The record companies Okeh, Victor, and Atlantic all marketed race records.
True
Paul Revere and the Raiders were the musicals hosts of:
Where the Action Is
All of the following artist covered songs by Bob Dylan EXCEPT:
Woody Guthrie
What is the musical or formal basis of "Cotton Tail"
a contrafact on "I Got Rhythm"
"Purple Haze" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a cover of a classic Chicago blues song
"You Really Got Me" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a rave-up
What technique or style is audible in the final minute of "I'm A Man"?
a rave-up
"Sunshine of Your Love" features:
a repeated guitar riff
All of the following were promotional tactics of Tin Pan Alley song pluggers EXCEPT
advertising their songs via local radio broadcasts
Aside from Monday evenings, what time of day did American Bandstand air?
afternoon
"St. Louis Blues" is an example of?
arranged blues
What term best describes the vocal technique heard on words such as "oh," "go," and "Chicago" in "Sweet Home Chicago"?
blue notes
This style of piano playing in "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin On" is based on what other type of music?
boogie woogie
What term best describes the relationship between the singer and the guitar at the end of each vocal phrase in "Sweet Home Chicago"?
call and response
In "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," the Beatles used:
chance composition techniques
Scotty Moore and Bill Black were:
country musicians from Memphis
Aretha Franklin wrote all of her own songs.
false, she covered other artists' songs and performed songs that were written for her
Stax was a subsidiary of Motown.
false, subsidiary of Atlantic
"I Got A Woman" is an adaptation of what other type of music?
gospel
Aretha Franklin grew up singing which style of music?
gospel
Which of the following is a characteristic of a folk spiritual?
heterophony
What vocal technique is heard in this song on words such as "well," "love," and "Peggy" in "Peggy Sue"?
hiccupping
All of the following were subgenres or styles of country music EXCEPT:
hillbilly
What is true of "Break on Through"
it features a keyboard solo by Ray Manzarek
What musical style is heard in this excerpt of "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"?
jump blues
"Last Train to Claksville" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
mistakes that were left in the final recording
"Louie Louie" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
obscene lyrics
Most girl groups achieved crossover success on the:
pop and rhythm and blues charts
What genres of music are combined in "Sunshine Superman"?
psychedelia and folk
Boogie woogie music provided the soundtrack for?
rent parties in Chicago
In 1949, what term did the Billboard charts uses to replace "race records"?
rhythm and blues
Producers were responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
singing
Colonel Tom Parker involved Elvis in all of the following EXCEPT:
songwriting
All of the following influenced the inexpensive production and distribution of rock and roll music EXCEPT:
the Hammond B-3 organ
Phil Spector produced music for all of these groups EXCEPT:
the Pendletones
"Baby Love" features all of the following EXCEPT:
the Temptation Walk
During the nineteenth century, most American homes had pianos for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
the competing publishers in Tin Pan Alley drove the price of sheet music down
The Summer of Love's name comes from:
the council organized to care for the people who traveled to the city
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the rise of hillbilly music?
the creation of race records
What prompted the success of Bill Haley's and the Comets' version of "Rock Around the Clock?"
the group appeared in the film Blackboard Jungle
Scott Joplin's piano rags are in the form of _______
the march
The form AABBACCDD best describes
the march
What vocal technique is heard in this recording of "Sleep Baby, Sleep"?
yodeling
