Rock and Roll Chapter 3

The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" is a song portraying

a teenage death

The pop success of folk artists in the late 1950s and early 1960s is most effectively measured by looking at their

album sales

Harry Belafonte's 1957 hits "Jamaica Farewell" and "Banana Boat (Day-O)" reflect an American fascination with

calypso

The folk revival that began in the late 1950s can largely be attributed to the interest of

college students

The Everly Brothers came from a background in

the country music of the Southeast

Which was a vocal surf group that worked closely with the Beach Boys until the groups' respective labels objected?

Jan and Dean

The first important production team in rock was

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Where did the members of the Beach Boys grow up?

Los Angeles

The Brill Building, which housed many music publishers, was located in

New York City

Al Nevins and Don Kirschner ran what music publishing firm that helped to establish the "Brill Building" approach?

Aldo Publishing

The song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" was performed by the Shirelles and produced by

Carole King and Gerry Goffin

"The Twist" was originally performed by Hank Ballard, but it was popularized on American Bandstand by

Chubby Checker

The instrumental accompaniments in early Beach Boys songs such as "Surfin' U.S.A." were heavily influenced by

Chuck Berry

When the television show American Bandstand began to be broadcast nationally on ABC, the host was

Dick Clark

The Beach Boys' recording of "Don't Worry Baby," produced by Brian Wilson, was modeled on "Be My Baby," produced by

Phil Spector

Who is credited with creating the "Wall of Sound"?

Phil Spector

This star of the radio and television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet recorded twenty-six Top 40 singles.

Ricky Nelson

His recording of "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)" demonstrates which singer's characteristic falsetto voice?

Roy Orbison

Before he had a string of hit records for the independent label Monument, Roy Orbison recorded for

Sun

Peter, Paul, and Mary and the Kingston Trio are associated with what style of music?

folk

Before he recorded pop music, Sam Cooke sang primarily

gospel

Dick Dale was famous for playing which instrument?

guitar

Duane Eddy and the Ventures had a series of hits between 1959 and 1962 that could be described as

instrumental surf

All of the following were typical of the recordings Phil Spector produced EXCEPT

stereo backing tracks

What is the style of music, exemplified by artists such as Sam Cooke and the Drifters, which mixes rhythm and blues with orchestral strings?

sweet soul

In the late 1950s and early '60s, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, and Freddy Cannon were all known as

teen idols

Which was the vocal group that recorded the "playlet" songs "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "Down in Mexico" with producers Leiber and Stoller?

the Coasters

Which was the group that Ben E. King performed with on recordings for Atlantic including "There Goes My Baby"?

the Drifters

"Be My Baby" was recorded by which girl group?

the Ronettes

Drummer Hal Blaine was part of a group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as

the Wrecking Crew