MUSI 112 Chapters 1-9 Midterm
The main music form used in the blues is called
twelve-bar blues
The style of blues that developed out of the migration of workers from the south to the cities of the north, and featured small groups of musicians performing together, was called
urban blues
Which artist is famous for the hits "Ain't That a Shame," "Blueberry Hill," and I'm Walkin'"?
Fats Domino
Which artist was a rhythm and blues/rock pianist and singer from New Orleans?
Fats Domino
Which musician has a background in rhythm and blues?
Fats Domino
Which musical element is not characteristic of swing dance bands?
Field hollers
Which group did Eric Clapton not play with?
Fleetwood Mac
The use of African polyrhythms in "Out of Sight" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" by James Brown signaled the beginning of what style of music?
Funk
The artist who had his first hit with "Be-Bop-A-Lula" was
Gene Vincent
Who was assigned to produce the Beatles after they got signed to a record label?
George Martin
What musical sound was popular in the Brill Building on Broadway in New York?
Girl group
What is the term used to refer to oral poets in many parts of Africa (such as Sierra Leone)?
Griots
In which German city did the Beatles play early in their career?
Hamburg
The country artist who originally recorded "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" and died at the age of 29 is
Hank Williams Sr.
The Beach Boys came from which southern California city?
Hawthorne
What major event occurred in Bob Dylan's life in the late 70's that had a profound impact on his songwriting?
He became a fundamentalist Christian
What happened to Ray Charles when he was six years old?
He lost his sight
What did Hank Williams Sr. have to do with music?
He was a popular country singer/songwriter
What major event interrupted Elvis Presley's career from 1958-1960?
He was in the military
How did Richard Starkey get the nickname "Ringo?"
He wore lots of rings on his fingers
What was Chester Burnett's stage name?
Howlin' Wolf
Which group is not a folk-rock band?
Hutchinson Family Quartet
Which song was the Beatles' first big American hit?
I want to hold your hand
Mick Jagger's style of stage performance was influenced by
James Brown
Which artist's nickname is the "Godfather of Soul"?
James Brown
Which soul artist was famous for his dramatic and athletic performances, inspired by his upbringing in the Baptist church?
James Brown
"Fire and Rain" was written and recorded by which singer/songwriter?
James Taylor
What singer, known as part of both the American blues revival and the psychedelic scene, was from Port Arthur, Texas?
Janis Joplin
Who was the rockabilly artist who was famous for "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On," as well as his outrageous antics on the piano?
Jerry Lee Lewis
What guitarist was part of the band Jimmy James and the Blue Flames?
Jimi Hendrix
Which famous session guitar player played rhythm guitar on "Can't Explain?"
Jimmy Page
Who is often called the Father of Country Music?
Jimmy Rodgers
Who was described as a "blues shouter" and often made his voice mimic the sound of saxophones?
Joe Turner
Who wrote the majority of the Beatles' hits?
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Who is considered the father of the British blues?
John Mayall
Which two members of the Beatles were in the Quarry Men?
John and Paul
The country star who got his start at Sun Records and had several crossover hits, including "I Walk the Line," is
Johnny Cash
Who was known as the "Man in Black" when many country performers wore colorful outfits?
Johnny Cash
Which member of the Who died of an overdose in 1978?
Keith Moon
What was the last album the Beatles released?
Let It Be
What technique did singers use while performing on television to make sure the music sounded as good as their recordings?
Lip syncing
The artist who wrote (or co-wrote) and played piano on hits like "Tutti-Frutti," Long Tall Sally" and Good Golly, Miss Molly" is
Little Richard
Whose single "Long Tail Sally" makes use of stop time?
Little Richard
Who was the first child star signed to Motown?
Little Stevie Wonder
What city did Jimi Hendrix move to in 1966?
London
Which song are the Kingsmen best known for?
Louie Louie
All of the following were Chicago blues musicians except
Ma Rainey
Which of the following was not indicative of the Memphis soul sound?
Many vocal and instrumental parts were layered to form a sonic wall
______'s "What's Going On" is a song with a general plea for peace and understanding in a time of sorrow and unrest.
Marvin Gaye
The "sound" of groups from Liverpool and Manchester was known as
Mersey beat
What Bob Dylan song was a hit single for the Byrds?
Mr. Tambourine Man
What blues musician was born McKinley Morganfield, played blues guitar, composed songs, and recorded songs by other songwriters, such as "(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man" by Willie Dixon?
Muddy Waters
At the beginning of his career, Bob Dylan moved from Minnesota to
New York
Which Stax artist wrote many of his hit songs, including "Respect," which was later recorded by Aretha Franklin?
Otis Redding
Which of the following artists did not influence the surf sound?
Pat Boone
Who recorded a hit cover version of "Tutti Frutti"?
Pat Boone
Which teen idol was a songwriter as well as a singer, and wrote the hits "My Way" and "She's a Lady?"
Paul Anka
What types of scales did "blue notes" likely originate from?
Pentatonic
Which Beach Boys album was one of the first rock albums with a theme?
Pet Sounds
Who was the drummer in the Beatles before Ringo Starr?
Pete Best
The producer famous for his "wall of sound" was
Phil Spector
Who produced the last album the Beatles released?
Phil Spector
Which two brothers who are responsible for recording many major blues artists during the 1940s and 1950s on their own label?
Phil and Leonard Chess
Which artist was not signed to Motown?
Prince
What style of music did the Rolling Stones not assimilate into their own music?
Punk
The Who's second rock opera is called
Quadrophenia
What Mississippi country blues singer and guitarist only recorded 29 songs, but is considered one of the most important blues musicians of all time?
Robert Johnson
Who was not an original member of the Rolling Stones?
Ron Wood
What group did Ringo Starr come from prior to joining the Beatles?
Rory Storm and the Hurricanes
Which singer started off singing with the Soul Stirrers before becoming a popular solo artist?
Sam Cooke
Who began his career as lead singer with the gospel group the Soul Stirrers?
Sam Cooke
Who was Elvis Presley's first producer?
Sam Phillips
One of the best known ragtime composers is
Scott Joplin
Which city is Jimi Hendrix from?
Seattle
Which Beatles album was influenced by the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and is organized around a single theme?
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
What term refers double meanings in a text?
Signifying
Which of the following is a characteristic of country music?
Singers sing in a nasal or deadpan style
Which Indian instrument did George Harrison study with Ravi Shankar?
Sitar
Which Indian instrument is used in "Norwegian Wood?"
Sitar
The Beatles were originally influenced by which style of music?
Skiffle
Which performer was also a songwriter for Motown, and wrote hits such as the Temptations' "My Girl"?
Smokey Robinson
Which type of music popular in the United States during the late nineteenth century did not directly influence the development of rock music?
Sousa marches
Who is the guitarist from Booker T. and the MGs and a co-writer of many Memphis soul songs?
Steve Cropper
Which Motown artist played numerous instruments on his recordings, including the synthesizer?
Stevie Wonder
George Martin's experience as a classical music producer inspired him to incorporate which musical elements into the Beatles' arrangements?
String quartets and other classical instrumentation
Who was the Beatles' bass player prior to Paul McCartney?
Stu Sutcliffe
Which was Bob Dylan's first hit single?
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Which record label released music by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis?
Sun Records
The Beach Boys hit "Surfin' U.S.A." was a near-copy of what song?
Sweet Little Sixteen
While Dylan was at home recovering from his 1966 motorcycle accent, he recorded
The Basement Tapes
Which of the following artists was never produced by Phil Spector?
The Beach Boys
Which group did Keith Moon play in before he joined The Who?
The Beachcombers
Which band is not associated with Janis Joplin?
The Blue Flames
The building located at 1619 Broadway in New York, where many hits were written between 1959 and 1963, was known as
The Brill Building
In which club in Liverpool did the Beatles play regularly early in their career?
The Cavern Club
Which group originally recorded "Sh-Boom?"
The Chords
Which of the following was not the name of a band that featured members of the Beatles before they became the Beatles?
The Crickets
Which band was Roger Daltrey playing in when he invited John Entwistle and Pete Townshend to join?
The Detours
Which television show only allowed Elvis to be filmed from the waist up?
The Ed Sullivan Show
The singing group whose hits as "Bye Bye Love" and "All I Have to Do is Dream" was
The Everly Brothers
The name of Motown's regular backup band was
The Funk Brothers
What child group signed to Motown in 1968?
The Jackson Five
What group did Jimi Hendrix form with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell when he was in London?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The British band was led brothers Dave and Ray Davies?
The Kinks
Which band was not part of the American blues revival?
The Kinks
Which band wrote and recorded "You Really Got Me"?
The Kinks
Which American band was formed by the music industry as a way of capitalizing on the musical trends of the British Invasion?
The Monkees
Which of the artists below first had a success on the pop charts with "Crying in the Chapel"?
The Orioles
Which of the following groups was not part of the surf music movement?
The Ronettes
What was the name of Pete Townshend and John Entwistle's trad jazz group?
The Scorpions
How did the Kinks create the fuzztone sound used on "You Really Got Me?"
They slit the amplifier speaker
The full-choir gospel style was pioneered by ___________ in the early 1930s.
Thomas A. Dorsey
Which song was a hit on the R&B charts for B.B. King in the 1950s?
Three O'Clock Blues
Which Who album is considered to be the first rock opera?
Tommy
What kind of music did Pete Townshend and John Entwistle's first band play?
Trad jazz
Which of the following instruments is not considered part of the "rhythm section?"
Trumpet
Which of the following is not part of a typical rockabilly ensemble?
Trumpet
What instrument did Ray Charles not play?
Tuba
The style of popular music typified by a lead singer who is accompanied by other singers singing nonsense syllables is
doo-wop
When a man sings in a range higher than his normal tenor range, this is known as singing
falsetto
Which best describes classic blues music?
female singer
A solo work song in which the singer laments their assigned tasks is known as a
field holler
What distinctive guitar sound was popularized by the Kinks?
fuzztone
Bands that were made up of mostly untrained musicians, producing a raw, unrefined sound were known as
garage bands
Christian religious music that evolved from spirituals and the blues, and is primarily associated with African American churches, is known as
gospel
What was Joni Mitchell's biggest commercial hit?
help me
When a musician decides what to play while they are playing it, it is known as
improvisation
Many of the songs on the album Sweet Baby James were written when James Taylor was
in an institution recovering from heroin addiction
The Funk Brothers brought a different sound to Motown records because of their experience playing
jazz
A vocal device often used by gospel singers, which involves sliding above and below the melody note, is known as
melisma
In England, youth that preferred modern pop music were known as
mods
The ability to record sounds over previously recorded sounds, with the end result in thicker sounds and echo effects, is called
overdubbing
Giving money to radio stations and the hosts of TV shows to play certain songs by certain artists is known in the music industry as
payola
By late sixties and early seventies, many folk singers moved from writing songs about political matters to writing about
personal issues
Boogie-woogie is a spirited and rhythmic ____________ style developed by African-American musicians in the South during the 1920s.
piano
Until the end of the 1940s, rhythm and blues was also known as
race music
Which style of music from the turn of the 20th century is known for syncopated rhythms that are usually played by a pianist's right hand or on the banjo?
ragtime
The style of music that is a combination of rock and roll and hillbilly music is called
rockabilly
What style of music did Elvis Presley's early recordings introduce to American teenagers?
rockabilly
In England, young music fans that preferred rockabilly and older rock styles were known as
rockers
With a cover song, credit must be given to the writer so that the writer can receive _____________ for all recordings of the song.
royalty income
Simple, folk-based rock music that was popular in cities like Liverpool and Manchester in the '50s and '60s was called
skiffle
Popular music from the 1960s that combined the beat of rhythm and blues and the exuberance of gospel was known as
soul
Religious folk songs originally from both white and African American traditions are known as
spirituals
Which distinctive vocal element is used in "My Generation"?
stuttering
The famous Charleston style of jazz dancing emerged during
the 1920s
When they first got signed to a record label, The Who changed their name to
the High Numbers
Bands from Liverpool and Manchester, such as the Hollies and Herman's Hermits, defined
the Mersey sound
The youth subculture in England that was known for cutting their hair short, wearing trendy suits, and using amphetamines was known as
the Mods
Where did the Jimi Hendrix Experience make its U.S. debut in 1967?
the Monterey Pop Festival
Bob Dylan shocked the audience by appearing with an electric band at
the Newport Folk Festival
A popular type of country music radio program in the late 1920s was
the barn dance show
The Almanac Singers, started by Pete Seeger in 1941, sang about all of the following subjects except
the destructiveness of alcohol
Which rock and roll musician has a background in country music?
Bill Haley
In which year did Elvis Presley start making movies?
1956
What year was the first Beatles album released in America?
1964
In which year did Bob Dylan shock his fans by switching to electric guitar?
1965
What year did the Beatles perform their last official live concert together?
1966
The terms "backbeat" refers to which beats in a 4-beat bar?
2 and 4
How old was Elvis when he died?
42
What was the last album the Beatles recorded?
Abbey Road
Which Beatles album reprised a melodic leitmotif on its second side to give the music thematic unity?
Abbey Road
Which of the following is not a Rolling Stones album?
Abbey Road
The banjo is of ___________ origin.
African
What fifties radio disc jockey refused to perpetuate racial discrimination and played many recordings by African American groups on his station?
Alan Freed
Which of the following artists was not a teen idol in the 1950s?
Alan Freed
Bob Dylan was signed to Columbia Records by John Hammond Sr, who also signed
All of the above
Some important singer/songwriters of the seventies include which of the following?
All of the above
Which of the following instruments did Pete Townshend teach himself to play?
All of the above
As a producer of comedy albums, George Martin had experience using what in his recording?
All of the answers are correct
In what way did Motown music differed from other soul styles?
All of the answers are correct
The music scene in London in the 1950s and 1960s was influenced mostly by which style of music?
All of the answers are correct
What non-standard rock and roll instruments did the Rolling Stones use in the 1960s?
All of the answers are correct
When Brian Epstein became the manager of the Beatles, what did he have them do?
All of the answers are correct
Which guitarist played for The Yardbirds?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following artists were covered by the Rolling Stones?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following happened to the Beatles in 1964?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is true about George Martin?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is true about the Shirelles?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is true of Robert Johnson's music?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following techniques were characteristic of the surf guitar sound?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following was a period in the Beatles' career?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following was one of the ways in which Berry Gordy Jr. molded and controlled his artists?
All of the answers are correct
Which of the following were British blues revival bands?
All of the answers are correct
Which song was one of Jimi Hendrix Experience's defining compositions?
All of the answers are correct
Which style of music influenced Ray Charles?
All of the answers are correct
Which musician played in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers?
All of the answers are correct.
In what way did swing band music differed from previous jazz styles?
All the answers are correct
Where did the Rolling Stones give a free concert during which a member of the audience was stabbed by "security officers?"
Altamont Speedway
Which singer was nicknamed "Lady Soul?"
Aretha Franklin
Which famous label was founded by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson and signed artists like Joe Turner, Aretha Franklin, the Velvet Underground and Led Zeppelin?
Atlantic Records
The Rolling Stones were originally influenced by what style of music?
Blues
Which rhythm and blues artist is known as much for his signature "beat" as for his songs?
Bo Diddley
Which artist profoundly impacted the Beatles' songwriting after they met him in 1964?
Bob Dylan
Which musician's birth name was Robert Allen Zimmerman?
Bob Dylan
What spirited and lively piano style was an important influence on the development of rock and roll?
Boogie-woogie
Which backing band was used on many of the Memphis soul recordings?
Booker T. and the MGs
The nickname "Motown" refers to which American city?
Detroit
What song was the first hit in England for the Rolling Stones?
"Come On"
In 1965, Barry McGuire recorded the anti-Vietnam song
"Eve of Destruction"
The Beatles' first single, recorded in 1962, was called
"Love Me Do"
What Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young song was written in response to the shooting of four students during a demonstration at Kent State University?
"Ohio"
Which song did Janis Joplin not perform?
"Red House"
Eddie Cochran's biggest record, which was later covered by The Beach Boys, The Who, Alan Jackson and others, was
"Summertime Blues"
Which Simon and Garfunkel song became a hit after its producer recorded electric instruments on it without the duo's knowledge?
"The Sound of Silence"
What 1959 hit by Ray Charles uses the call-and-response technique?
"What'd I Say (Part Two)
Which of the following songs were performed on television by Elvis Presley in 1956?
(all of the answers are correct) "heartbreak hotel" "Don't be cruel" "Hound Dog"
Who was the lead singer of the Supremes?
Diana Ross
Who was the host of American Bandstand?
Dick Clark
Which blues musician came from Mississippi, was known early on as the Beale Street Blues Boy, and was an important influence on Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix?
B.B. King
Which Northern city was not known as a hub for urban blues musicians?
Baltimore
Motown Records was founded by which African-American songwriter?
Berry Gordy Jr.
Who sang the original version of "Shake, Rattle and Roll?"
Big Joe Turner
What are often used by blues guitar players to slide from note to note on the higher sounding strings while playing individual notes on the lower sounding strings?
Bottlenecks
What former record store employee became the manager of the Beatles?
Brian Epstein
Who was the principal songwriter and producer for the Beach Boys?
Brian Wilson
Which member of the Rolling Stones left the band and died in 1969?
Brian jones
Which Texas act was inspired to play rock music after watching Elvis Presley perform in 1955?
Buddy Holly
Which artist was famous for songs such as "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue"?
Buddy Holly
Who wrote and made the first recording of "Blue Suede Shoes?"
Carl Perkins
The style of blues that combines swing jazz and boogie-woogie with delta blues, and is named after a city, is known as
Chicago Blues
The artist famous for such hits as "Rock and Roll Music," Roll Over Beethoven," Maybelline," and "School Day" is
Chuck Berry
Which guitar player was heavily influenced by the style of T-Bone Walker, and even quoted him in his solos?
Chuck Berry
Bob Dylan began by performing in
Coffeehouses
Who became Elvis Presley's manager in 1955?
Colonel Tom Parker
Which of the following establishes and protects the ownership of a song, allowing the owner to receive payment and control distribution?
Copyright
In the 19th century, all of the following types of songs were sung by African-American slaves except
Country blues
Who is known as "the king of surf guitar"?
Dick Dale
Which of the following artists was not killed in a plane crash on February 3, 1959?
Dion (ritchie valens, buddy holly and the big bopper all died)
Which was not one of Brian Wilson's roles in the Beach Boys?
Drummer (he was the songwriter, singer and producer)
In surf music, who was known as having a "twangy guitar" style?
Duane Eddy
Which record label signed the Beatles (after they were rejected by several others)?
EMI
One of the first artists to use overdubbing in order to play all the parts himself was
Eddie Cochran
Which artist's biggest hit was "Summertime Blues"?
Eddie Cochran
What is the name of the studio that Jimi Hendrix built after dissolving the Jimi Hendrix Experience?
Electric Ladyland
Which famous rock artist served in the army?
Elvis Presley
Who owned and lived at Graceland?
Elvis Presley
Who went into Sun Records in 1954 to record two songs to give to his mother for her birthday? Multiple Choice
Elvis Presley
The style of swing bass playing in which the player moves form note to note by playing a new note on every beat, and occasionally between the beats, is knows as
Walking bass
The style that grew out of barn dance music and gradually adopted characteristics of blues and jazz is known as
Western swing
Leiber and Stoller originally wrote "Hound Dog" for
Willie Mae "big Mama" Thornton
Which artist co-wrote and performed "In the Midnight Hour?"
Wilson Pickett
What folk singer was idolized by Bob Dylan?
Woody Guthrie
Which folk artist did Bob Dylan idolize and travel to visit in the hospital?
Woody Guthrie
In the 1970s, Joni Mitchell moved from writing folk-styled acoustic music to
all of the above
Which of the following is associated with Memphis soul?
all of the answers are correct
When a guitar player pushes and pulls guitar string up and down as an expressive technique, it is called
bending
In the blues, the lowered 3rd and 7th notes in the scale are known as
blue notes
When backing instruments stop playing while the vocal line continues, and then join back in on the following second, third, fourth, and first beats, it is known as a
break
When a leader sings a phrase that it copied by a group immediately afterwards, it is called
call-and-response
What song was the Who's first hit?
can't explain
The blues style that is known for powerful and gutsy vocal styles, in order to be heard over an accompanying jazz band, is known as
classic blues
The earliest-known blues styles referred to as
country blues
When an artist or band records the same song as another artist or band, it is known as a
cover song
The smoother, gentler style of singing which developed as the result of singers being able to use microphones to amplify their voices is known as
crooning
The Twist, the Pony, the Monkey and the Alligator were all
dances
The style of music that developed out of the Mississippi delta was known a:
delta blues
The type of songs sung during slave work were called
work songs
