Music Final

All of the following are songs by James Brown EXCEPT:

"Living for the City"

The Civil Rights Act was passed in:

1964

Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in:

1968

The Stonewall Riots took place in:

1969

Black Sabbath's first album was released in:

1970

The 12-inch single was invented in:

1975

Saturday Night Fever was released in:

1977

Which record label gave Willie Nelson full artistic control of his music?

Atlantic

Which group was accused of causing a young woman to commit suicide?

Black Sabbath

James Brown is credited with preventing riots in:

Boston

All of these Bob Dylan albums show influences of country music EXCEPT:

Bringing It All Back Home

The drummer for James Brown's band was:

Clyde Stubblefield

All of the following songs are by the Village People EXCEPT:

Disco Duck

Often singing about her roots and impoverished childhood, the story of this singer's childhood is best captured in her song "Coat of Many Colors." A song describing how her mother sewed a coat for her made from patches of rags.

Dolly parton

" Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd is a tribute to:

Duane Allman

Who created the disco beat?

Earl Young

Which artist recorded the soundtrack for Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song?

Earth Wind and Fire

Alice Cooper's music frequently has the bass, guitar, and vocal lines performing the same riff.

False

DJs were hired to augment the sounds of a club's live band.

False

Disco music was not played on the radio until the 1980s.

False

Dolly Parton penned "I Will Always Love You" after her divorce.

False

Dolly Parton sang only about traditional relationships and women staying at home.

False

Gram Parsons was the first artist to mix country and rock.

False

I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper is about satanic rituals

False

In Saturday Night Fever, the lead character is gay.

False

Led Zeppelin billed themselves as a heavy metal band.

False

Lynyrd Skynyrd's music features a single lead guitar.

False

Merle Haggard never actually served time in prison.

False

Patsy Cline wrote her own songs.

False

The Bee Gees were created by Jacques Morali.

False

The first heavy metal songs were recorded by British bands.

False

The riffs in British heavy metal were more melodic than the riffs in American heavy metal.

False

This song is in a compound meter. (Cold Sweat) #9 Chapt 22 quiz 1 or A change is Gonna Come

False

Three members of Buffalo Springfield went on to form Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

False

Willie Nelson only invited up-and-coming country musicians to perform at his picnics.

False

ZZ Top developed the technique of "trading twos."

False

Which songwriter invented new words and played on the word "funk" in song titles and lyrics?

George Clinton

Tammy Wynette was married to and recorded duets with:

George jones

Donna Summer's recordings were produced by:

Giorgio Moroder

Emmylou Harris worked closely with:

Gram Parsons

Which of the following is a characteristic of funk music?

Group singing

Which show included music, skits, and caricatures of hillbillies?

Hee-Haw

What instrument or technique is audible in this song? (Supersition)

Hohner clavinet

Who wrote the soundtrack for the film Shaft?

Isaac Hayes

Which of the following is true of this song? #2 Chapt 23 quiz 2

It quotes several titles of songs by Sly and the Family Stone.

All of these artists recorded for Motown EXCEPT:

James Brown

Which performer's music frequently included screams, grunts, and hollers?

James Brown

Billy Gibbons was heavily influenced by:

Jimi Hendrix

Most of Led Zeppelin's songs were written by:

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant

Which member's death prompted the dissolution of Led Zeppelin?

John Bonham

Which musician is heard performing in this song? #3 chapt 23 quiz 1

Larry Graham

"Stairway to Heaven" - Led Zeppelin appears on which album?

Led Zepplin IV

Which singer recorded the first song about the birth control pill?

Loretta Lynn

What's Going On was written by:

Marvin Gaye

"Love is the Message" was recorded in:

Philadelphia

Who founded his own record label to promote African American musicians in the music industry?

Sam Cooke

All of the following were Blaxploitation films EXCEPT:

Sing a Simple Song

Which group performed at Woodstock?

Sly and the Family Stone

Which of the following bands was integrated?

Sly and the Family Stone

Which group was the first to use the term "heavy metal" in their lyrics?

Steppenwolf

This singer recorded songs that included politically and socially minded messages such as "Living For the City," a tale about inner-city poverty, and "Higher Ground," a song that called for peace and harmony among people of all races.

Stevie Wonder

Which of the following was NOT a character created by George Clinton?

Sweet Sweetback

Which of these bands included African American members?

The Allman Brothers

Which of these bands was the first to use multiple lead guitars?

The Allman Brothers Band

Sweetheart of the Rodeo was recorded by:

The Byrds

Gram Parsons recorded with all of these groups EXCEPT:

The Doors

James Brown began his recording career as a member of:

The Famous Flames

Dolly Parton was prominently featured on:

The Porter Wagoner Show

All of the following are albums by Waylon Jennings EXCEPT:

The Red Headed Stranger

Which disco group was created to embody a number of gay stereotypes?

The Village People

James Brown wrote many of his songs with the help of:

The members of his band

All of the following are true of arena rock EXCEPT:

They feature acoustic music exclusively

"Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud" mentions a gospel hymn in the lyrics.

True

Donna Summer wrote most of her own songs.

True

George Jones was a honky-tonk artist.

True

James Brown was heavily influenced by gospel music.

True

Parliament and Funkadelic had the same members.

True

The members of the Bee Gees were brothers.

True

This song is in compound meter. #10 Chapt 22 quiz 2

True

Waylon Jennings recorded with RCA-Victor.

True

Willie Nelson did NOT write his first number 1 single.

True

Okie from Muskogee was written in response to:

Vietnam War Protests

Alice Cooper's given name is:

Vincent Furnier

Which of these singers was closely allied with the countercultural movement?

Willie Nelson

Which band was from Texas?

ZZ Top

Which group's music has humorous lyrics, innuendo, and word play?

ZZ Top

Black Sabbath Live - features all of the following except:

a Mellotron

Alice Cooper's live shows often included:

a simulated execution of the singer

All of the following are typical in heavy metal music EXCEPT:

acoustic instruments

All of the following are predecessors of hard rock EXCEPT:

bluegrass

Which of these songs was written by Willie Nelson?

crazy

Disco albums were blown up during the Stonewall Riots.

false

In a funk groove, all of the musicians play the same riff.

false

In funk songs, James Brown would write the lyrics first and then come up with an instrumental arrangement.

false

Led Zeppelin often released up to six singles from each of their albums.

false

Most Blaxploitation films were released by mainstream Hollywood studios.

false

Robert Plant wrote the lyrics for "Whole Lotta Love."

false

Several members of Sly and the Family Stone had played in James Brown's band.

false

Soul Train was canceled after only one season.

false

Star Child is the spaceship on which Mothership Connection travels to earth.

false

The Black Power movement was advocated by Martin Luther King, Jr.

false

The only female members of Sly and the Family Stone were backup singers.

false

ZZ Top was heavily influenced by the music of the Beatles.

false

"Sweet Home Alabama" was written in response to a song by Bob Dylan.

false, it was Neil young

Duane Allman died from a drug overdose.

false, motorcycle crash

Which of the following is true of the song "Whipping Post"?

it is an irregular meter

"Just Get Up and Close the Door" was written by:

linda hargrove

Merle Haggard's early songs were written by:

liz anderson

Which of the following is a characteristic of P-funk?

lyrics delivered in an early form of rapping

Which instrument of technique is prominently featured in this song? #6 Chapt 21 quiz 1

pedal steel guitar

All of the following are features of disco music EXCEPT:

politicized lyrics

"Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin - includes all of the following instruments or techniques except:

recorder

Love is the Message included:

studio musicians from Philidelphia International Records

BPM labels were useful for:

switching from one song to the next without a noticeable change in tempo

What instrument is prominently featured in this song? "Mothership Connection (Star Child) #8 chapt 23 quiz 2

synthesizer

All of the following were important technological developments connected to disco music EXCEPT:

the 45 RPM single

Most of George Clinton's songs are strophic ballads.

the Soul Train Line

All of the following contributed to the rise of disco EXCEPT:

the popularity of album-oriented rock

The Allman Brothers Band was influenced by modern jazz.

true