Rock and Roll Chapter 3
The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" is a song portraying
a teenage death
The pop success of folk artists in the late 1950s and early 1960s is most effectively measured by looking at their
album sales
Harry Belafonte's 1957 hits "Jamaica Farewell" and "Banana Boat (Day-O)" reflect an American fascination with
calypso
The folk revival that began in the late 1950s can largely be attributed to the interest of
college students
The Everly Brothers came from a background in
the country music of the Southeast
Which was a vocal surf group that worked closely with the Beach Boys until the groups' respective labels objected?
Jan and Dean
The first important production team in rock was
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Where did the members of the Beach Boys grow up?
Los Angeles
The Brill Building, which housed many music publishers, was located in
New York City
Al Nevins and Don Kirschner ran what music publishing firm that helped to establish the "Brill Building" approach?
Aldo Publishing
The song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" was performed by the Shirelles and produced by
Carole King and Gerry Goffin
"The Twist" was originally performed by Hank Ballard, but it was popularized on American Bandstand by
Chubby Checker
The instrumental accompaniments in early Beach Boys songs such as "Surfin' U.S.A." were heavily influenced by
Chuck Berry
When the television show American Bandstand began to be broadcast nationally on ABC, the host was
Dick Clark
The Beach Boys' recording of "Don't Worry Baby," produced by Brian Wilson, was modeled on "Be My Baby," produced by
Phil Spector
Who is credited with creating the "Wall of Sound"?
Phil Spector
This star of the radio and television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet recorded twenty-six Top 40 singles.
Ricky Nelson
His recording of "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)" demonstrates which singer's characteristic falsetto voice?
Roy Orbison
Before he had a string of hit records for the independent label Monument, Roy Orbison recorded for
Sun
Peter, Paul, and Mary and the Kingston Trio are associated with what style of music?
folk
Before he recorded pop music, Sam Cooke sang primarily
gospel
Dick Dale was famous for playing which instrument?
guitar
Duane Eddy and the Ventures had a series of hits between 1959 and 1962 that could be described as
instrumental surf
All of the following were typical of the recordings Phil Spector produced EXCEPT
stereo backing tracks
What is the style of music, exemplified by artists such as Sam Cooke and the Drifters, which mixes rhythm and blues with orchestral strings?
sweet soul
In the late 1950s and early '60s, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, and Freddy Cannon were all known as
teen idols
Which was the vocal group that recorded the "playlet" songs "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "Down in Mexico" with producers Leiber and Stoller?
the Coasters
Which was the group that Ben E. King performed with on recordings for Atlantic including "There Goes My Baby"?
the Drifters
"Be My Baby" was recorded by which girl group?
the Ronettes
Drummer Hal Blaine was part of a group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as
the Wrecking Crew