Midterm - (Chapters 1-19) History of Rock and Roll Music
What is this style of left-hand piano playing called? (MAPLE LEAF RAG)
stride
What is the musical or formal basis of this piece? (COTTON TAIL)
the 12-bar blues
This song features all of the following EXCEPT (BABY LOVE):
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
The form AABBACCDD best describes:
the march
In "Tomorrow Never Knows," John Lennon's voice was recorded with a rotating Leslie speaker.
true
Most AM radio singles were less than three minutes long.
true
What vocal technique is heard in this recording? (Sleep, Baby, Sleep)
yodeling
Which of the following songs did the Beatles use chance techniques to organize the arrangements of taped organ sounds?
"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite.
Which of the following songs was NOT recorded by Johnny Cash for Sun Records?
"Don't Take Your Guns To Town"
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"
Which of the following songs is by Otis Redding?
"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller wrote all of the following Elvis songs EXCEPT:
"That's All Right"
All of the following songs are covers EXCEPT:
"The Last Time"
Of which Beatles song did Paul McCartney say, "That's just John doing Dylan"?
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
The harmonic pattern of "Sunshine of Your Love" is based on:
12-bar blues
The Fisk Jubilee Singers began touring and performing during the _____.
1870's
The first commercially successful Tin Pan Alley song was written in ___.
1892
The first successful, urban blues recording, selling more than 75,000 copies, was made in what year?
1920
When did Elvis enter the army?
1958
"The Day the Music Died" happened in which year?
1959
Berry Gordy, Jr. started Motown in:
1959
In what year did the Beatles first visit the United States?
1964
The Rolling Stones first visited the United States in:
1964
The Beatles stopped touring in:
1966
The Monkees television show premiered in:
1966
Are You Experienced? was released in:
1967
The Summer of Love was in:
1967
Woodstock took place in:
1969
In what year did Paul McCartney dissolve the Beatles' partnership?
1970
How many times did "The Twist" chart during the 1960s?
2
What was the first Rolling Stones album to be recorded entirely in the United States?
Aftermath
Which Rolling Stones album was the first to feature entirely new material and no covers?
Aftermath
The payola scandal ended the career of what disc jockey?
Alan Freed
What was the name of the publishing house that produced "Brill Building" rock?Aldon Music
Aldon Music
All of the following were vocal harmony groups EXCEPT:
All of the following were vocal harmony groups EXCEPT:
Who served as the manager of the Rolling Stones beginning in 1963?
Andrew Loog Oldham
Which label was known for the "Southern soul" style of music?
Atlantic
Which of the following artists performed sweet soul?
Ben E. King
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
Which artist is considered the primary forerunner of rockabilly music?
Bill Haley
Who was the original performer of this song?
Billy Joe Turner
Which record label was owned and operated by African Americans?
Black Swan
All of the following songs are by Chuck Berry EXCEPT:
Blueberry Hills
Which of the following guitarists did NOT get his start to their careers in the British blues scene?
Bo Biddley
Mr. Tambourine Man was written by
Bob Dylan
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
Which of the following was NOT a club that Beatles played in between 1960 - 1962?
CBGB
Who was Sam Phillips's next major rockabilly star after Elvis?
Carl Perkins
This song was written by: (take good care of my baby)
Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Johnny Cash left Sun Records and signed with:
Columbia
All of the following artists died of drug overdose or drug-related causes EXCEPT:
Country Joe McDonald
Which guitarist recorded this song in 1962? (Miserlou)
Dick Dale
British musicians were interested in revival the rural blues music of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
Elvis was repeatedly featured on the Grand Ole Opry. T OR F
FALSE
Elvis's recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" was more successful than the recording made by Carl Perkins. T OR FALSE
FALSE
Gospel music was influenced by the Catholic Church.
FALSE
Hank Williams only recorded and performed songs that he had written.
FALSE
Little Richard was one of the most subdued and conservative of all early rock and roll musicians.
FALSE
Most country and western musicians were members of ASCAP. T OR F
FALSE
Ray Charles frequently recorded gospel music.
FALSE
The Rolling Stones' first trip to the United States was a huge commercial success. TRUE OR FALSE
FALSE
The rhythm guitar plays most of the melodies. T OR FALSE
FALSE
Elvis was stationed in Guam during his time in the Army. T OR F
FALSE (HE WAS STATIONED IN GERMANY)
"Great Balls of Fire" was composed by Jerry Lee Lewis. T OR F
FALSE (OTIS BLACKWELL)
"Dedicated Follower of Fashion" is a celebration of the Mod movement.
False
Arranged spirituals were sung by slaves.
False
Bob Dylan's birth name is Woodrow Wilson Dylan.
False
Booker T and the MGs played from notated arrangements.
False
Dixieland jazz included tenor and alto saxophones.
False
Most arranged blues songs were in the form of the 12-bar blues.
False
Most of Big Brother and the Holding Company's hit songs were original compositions.
False
None of the members of the Monkees had ever sung before they were cast in the group.
False
Phil Spector recorded the vocalists' singing before he recorded the instruments.
False
Record companies held the singers responsible for the way a record sounded.
False
Stax was a subsidiary of Motown. True or False
False
Swing bands usually included a banjo and a tuba.
False
The Beatles only performed one song on the Ed Sullivan Show.
False
The Monkees were the brainchild of Dick Clark.
False
The songs "Sugar Sugar" and "Bang Shang a Lang" were recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders.
False
Which of the following was typical for a doo-wop group?
Four male singers
Who was the first host of the Grand Ole Opry?
George D. Hay
What was Elvis's first recording for RCA?
Heartbreak Hotel
What vocal technique is heard in this song on words such as "well," "love," and "Peggy"?
Hiccupping
Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" as a reaction to:
Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
Which of the following is true of this song "TOM DOODLEY"
It is a strophic ballad
Which artist's career was NOT launched by American Bandstand?
Jackie Brenston
Who composed "Hound Dog"?
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
Whom did Brian Jones call "the most exciting performer I have ever heard"?
Jimi Hendrex
Mods were the antithesis of:
Kink Kultists
Who said, "We don't write songs, we write records"?
Leiber and Stoller
Hank Williams began his career on:
Louisiana Hayride
Who recorded the first commercially successful example of the urban blues?
Mamie Smith
Dixieland jazz originated in:
New Orleans
"The Twist" promoted what style of dancing?
Open
Alan Freed promoted all of these artists EXCEPT:
Pat Boone
Question text All of these musicians performed with the Yardbirds EXCEPT:
Pete Townshend
Which member of the Grateful Dead studied classical music composition?
Phil Lesh
Brian Wilson originally wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for:
Phil Spector
Who produced this song? (DA DOO RON RON)
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
The Human Be-In was held in:
San Francisco
Which of these people became vice president of Motown in 1961?
Smokey Robinson
Colonel Tom Parker involved Elvis in all of the following EXCEPT:
Songwriting
Surf rock was invented in:
Southern California
"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
Gene Autry and Roy Rogers were known as "singing cowboys." T OR F
TRUE
Hank Williams was fired from the Grand Ole Opry. T OR F
TRUE
Most of Bob Dylan's early songs dealt with specific situations or people.
TRUE
Most of the Byrds' earliest recordings were covers of folk songs.
TRUE
Pete Seeger never signed with a major record label as a solo artist.
TRUE
Slapback was a characteristic sound that Sam Phillips created in his recording studio. T OR F
TRUE
The Beatles stopped touring in 1966. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
The form of the instrumental solo in this song is based on the twelve-bar blues. ("That'll be the day)
TRUE
Top 40 radio played the top 40 songs repeatedly every 24 hours.
TRUE
Which song was written by the members of the Monkees?
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
Which group or artist's music has become popular through the trading of bootleg recordings of live concerts?
The Grateful Dead
Elvis's first notorious hip-swiveling performance occurred on which television show?
The Milton Berle Show
Which band hosted Altamont?
The Rolling Stones
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
Who wrote most of the music that the Rolling Stones recorded during the early 1960s?
The songs were covers of American blues music.
The lyrics of "Tomorrow Never Knows" are by:
Tibetan Book of the Dead.
The Psychedelic Experience was written by:
Timothy Leary
Who first said, "Turn on, tune in, drop out"?
Timothy Leary
All of the following songs are by Jefferson Airplane EXCEPT:
Toad
All of these teams wrote songs for Aldon Music EXCEPT:
Tony Orlando and Bobby Vinton
"Mersey beat" is another term for "back beat."
True
"Tomorrow Never Knows" is in simple verse form.
True
Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Mamie Smith were urban blues singers.
True
Chubby Checker was the only African American musician who became famous by performing on American Bandstand.
True
Cootie Williams and Johnny Hodges were frequent soloists in Duke Ellington's orchestra.
True
Dick Clark was never accused of taking payola.
True
Guitar players would create blue notes on their instrument by using a bottleneck.
True
Jeff Beck frequently imitated the sounds of a sitar on his guitar.
True
Most of the Beatles' recordings in the early 1960s were completed in only a few takes (and sometimes in a single take).
True
Most performances on American Bandstand were lip-synched.
True
Phil Spector frequently employed doubling in his recordings.
True
The A&R man was primarily responsible for hiring and firing musicians, not producing recordings.
True
The Animals primarily played covers of American blues songs.
True
The Beatles' first major engagement was in Hamburg, Germany.
True
The Great Migration was a significant influence on the development of gospel music.
True
The name "doo-wop" comes from syllables of text that groups sang.
True
Gene Autry performed in all of these mediums EXCEPT:
Vaudeville
Paul Revere and the Raiders were the musical hosts of:
Where the Action Is
Which festival's slogan was "Three Days of Peace and Music?"
Woodstock
Purple Haze doesn't include
a cover of a classic Chicago blues son
In the urban blues, a singer was accompanied by?
a piano or a small combo
This song includes all of the following EXCEPT: "YOU REALLY GOT ME"
a rave-up
What technique or style is audible in the final minute of this song?
a rave-up
Sunshine of Your Love includes
a repeated guitar rift
All of the following were promotional tactics of Tin Pan Alley song pluggers EXCEPT:
advertising their songs via local radio broadcasts
What term best describes the vocal technique heard on words such as "oh," "go," and "Chicago"?
blue notes
The members of the Who had backgrounds in all of these musical styles EXCEPT:
blues
This style of piano playing is based on what other type of music?
boogie woogie
Aftermath included all of these instruments EXCEPT:
cello
Chuck Berry performed his famous _________ during his guitar solos.
duck walk
About half of the performers at Woodstock were female.
false
Acid tests were primarily held in Los Angeles.
false
Brian Wilson traveled to India to study transcendental meditation.
false
Cream only played music they had written themselves.
false
Donovan's earliest recordings are in the Chicago blues tradition
false
The Grateful Dead exclusively played blues.
false
The Grateful Dead released more hit singles than any other band in the late 1960s.
false
The center of the Summer of Love was in Bethel, New York.
false
This song is an adaptation of what other type of music?
gospel music
Gospel music is different from spirituals because:
gospel music has instrumental accompaniment and spirituals had no instruments.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a folk spiritual?
heterophony
Woody Guthrie was the first artist establish a connection between folk music and:
left-wing politics
The drug of choice for the countercultural movement was:
lsd
This song includes all of the following EXCEPT:
mistakes that were left in the final recording
Louie Louie doesn't include
obscene lyrics
All of the following were values of psychedelic rock EXCEPT:
performing on acoustic instruments
What genres of music are combined in Sunshine Superman?
psychedelia and folk
"Race records" is another term for?
records produced by and marketed toward African Americans
Boogie woogie music provided the soundtrack for?
rent parties in Chicago
Southern soul features all of the following EXCEPT:
songs written by HDH
Kesey acid tests included all of the following EXCEPT:
speeches by Timothy Leary