History of Rock Test 2

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Reactions by the audience to Bob Dylan s performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival were generally:

unfavorable

To keep his band's performances as perfect as possible, James Brown:

would fine musicians if they made a mistake during a show

He was known as the King of Surf Guitar:

Dick Dale

He was a co-founder of Aldon Music

Don Kirshner

An appearance on his TV program was particularly important for early 1960s rock bands:

Ed Sullivan

Bob Dylan appeared at the first Newport Folk Festival.

False

James Brown put more emphasis on harmony than melody, and de-emphasized rhythm.

False

One of the supportive folk establishments at the Newport Folk Festival was Izzy Young's Folklore Center.

False

Ray Charles's triumph in the 1950s was successfully combining R&B and spirituals.

False

The term Brill Building Pop is used to describe the novelty songs that came out of Philadelphia in the early 1960s.

False

Phil Spector most often worked at this studio:

Gold Star

The most important producer(s) at Stax:

Hayes/Porter

Which is NOT a characteristic of Woody Guthrie:

Jailed on Charges of Treason

He had an idiosyncratic vocal style that included grunts, screams, shrieks, and wails:

James Brown

He used the technique of minimalism:

James Brown

He was known as the "Hardest Working Man in Show Business"

James Brown

James Brown's first hit record was on this label:

King

The house band at Fame Studios:

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

His only #1 hit was recorded 3 days before his death in a plane crash:

Otis Redding

Gold Star Studio was a favorite of:

Phil Spector

Many of the numerous dance and novelty records from the early 1960s were recorded in:

Philadelphia

He was tragically murdered at a motel in 1964:

Sam Cooke

He stoked anti-Communist sentiments in the early 1950s:

Sen. Joe McCarthy

This artist signed with Motown at age 10:

Stevie Wonder

Alan Freed became a scapegoat of sorts for the payola scandal.

True

Blonde on Blonde was mostly recorded in Nashville.

True

Motown became the largest black-owned business in America in the 1960s.

True

Stax recording sessions could be described as informal and spontaneous.

True

In 1966, Bob Dylan was involved in a motorcycle accident after moving to:

Woodstock, NY

This helped Bob Dylan secure his first record contract:

a favorable newspaper review

The Motown headquarters were located in

a house on West Grand Blvd

Broadside:

a newsletter

Which did NOT influence Bob Dylan's early life:

abstract expressionist painters

Jerry Wexler was:

an Atlantic Records producer

For much of the late 1960s, Phil Spector

became reclusive

Which is NOT associated with American folk music in the early 20th century:

dance crazes

Brian Wilson decided to create Pet Sounds after:

hearing a Beatles album

Which is NOT a characteristic of surf culture:

interest in Eastern religions

Which best describes those who identified with Woody Guthrie's songs:

migrant workers and common folk

What best describes the Stax sound:

raw, gritty

Which was NOT part of the Motown process:

spontaneous session environment

The Snakepit:

the Motown recording studio

Pete Seeger was a member of the Almanac Singers and:

the Weavers

Holland/Dozier/Holland:

the most important Motown songwriting team

Rick Hall was:

the owner of Fame Studio

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Dick Clark was able to exert enormous power and influence on the pop music industry.

true

Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" was inspired by a line in this song

"Blowin' in the Wind"

The first soul record:

"I Got a Woman"

This song twice charted at #1:

"The Twist"

The success of this hit song was crucial to the early growth of Fame Studios:

"When a Man Loves a Woman"

Dionne Warwick became known for recording many hit songs written by:

Bacharach and David

The founder of Motown Records:

Berry Gordy

His version of "The Twist" went to #1 twice:

Chubby Checker

Aretha Franklin's first record contract was with

Columbia


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