Mus chp. 5 quiz
Early Rock 'n' Roll did not use European based harmony.
False
Bob Dylan was booed at the 1965 Newport Folk festival for playing electric guitar with a band.
True
Many of the artists in the Urban Folk Revival were associated with progressive political views.
True
In early Rock 'n' Roll most "covers" were by ____.
White artists doing songs by Black artists
John Lomax:
was a collector and compiler of folk songs
_ is credited with first using the term Rock 'n' Roll to describe a genre of music.
Alan Freed
One of the first artists to consciously mix Country with Rhythm 'n' Blues was:
Bill Haley
Which artist was called "The Crown-Prince of Folk Music" when he appeared at the Newport Folk Festival.
Bob Dylan
Barkley cites which of the following artists for being particularly noteworthy for his guitar solos.
Chuck Berry
Most Rock "n' Roll:
Is in quadruple meter
What early Rock 'n' Roll musician was involved in a scandal for marrying his 13 year old cousin?
Jerry Lee Lewis
"The singing brakeman" was a name given to:
Jimmie Rodgers
___ was a socially active folk singer who came to prominence in the 1960s.
Joan Baez
Of the following, which one is not a Bob Dylan song:
Joe Hill
Of the following folk artists, who did not perform at the March on Washington for Civil Rights in 1963?
Josh White
Of the following, who was a major influence on Heavy Metal?
Led Zepellin
Of the following early Rock 'n' Roll artists, who did not play the guitar.
Little Richard
Of the following, which group does Barkley categorize as "Speed/Thrash Metal".
Metallica
Of the following artists, which one is sometimes characterized as "Grunge."
Nirvana
___ was an important singer, songwriter and instrumentalist who wrote "If I Had A Hammer" and was called to testify before the House of Un-American Activities Committee.
Pete Seeger
___ were a folk group that achieved their first success in the 1960s.
Peter, Paul and Mary
What are the two main trends that Barkley says characterize performers in the Urban Folk Revival?
Solo singer/songwriter and Folk singing ensemble
Of the following folk artist, which one was African American?
Sonny Terry
Of the following groups, which one did the most to fuse elements of Jazz with Rock?
Steely Dan
Part of the backlash against Rock 'n' Roll in the 1950s led to _____
The ASCAP/BMI Payola scandal
Like the Beatles, Barkley credits ____ with experimentation.
The Beach Boys
Of the following groups, which one is associated with Folk/Rock
The Byrds
_ were a group associated with a genre called folk/rock.
The Byrds
Of the following groups associated with Punk, which one comes from the U.S.
The Ramones
Of the following, which one is a group that attempted to fuse elements of classical music and rock?
Yes
The Archive of Folk Song was:
a program that was started as part of the New Deal and was active in the 1930s
What musical elements derived from Country music appear in early Rock 'n' Roll
all of the above : sliding notes on the guitar to imitate Steel Guitar , use of simple triads , the string bass being slapped against the fretboard
The Kingston Trio:
all of the above : were a clean cut group of folk singers , had major popularity in the mid-1950s , were apolitical in their music
___ had a major influence on the popularity of early Rock 'n' Roll.
all of the above: the post-war economy , the new youth market , television
Woody Guthrie:
all of the above: was a major influence on Bob Dylan , wrote nearly one thousand songs , wrote "This Land is Your Land"
The Almanac Singers:
all of the above: were a folk group founded in the 1940s , . had left wing political goals , had a fluctuating membership
The Beatles:
all of the above: wrote all their own material after their early recordings , were highly experimental , were the first group of the "British Invasion"
Solo folk artists primarily make music that is: ,
homophonic
Of the following, which instrument is not associated with folk ensembles?
lute
Folk music first began to achieve popularity on American college campuses in:
the 1950s
