Rock Final
Which of the following is most likely NOT an example of Latin-tinged rhythm and blues?
"Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"
Which of the following was a doo-wop pop ballad?
"Earth Angel"
which of the following songs was a hit for the flamingos
"i only have eyes for you"
which of the following musical works is also the title of a film from the 1950s
"jailhouse rock"
Which of the following was NOT a change associated with the early 1950s rhythm and blues?
An added brass section
Which of the following was NOT true about the role of the disc jockey in the mid-fifties?
Disc jockeys usually had an extensive background in a variety of musical genres
The beginning phrases in twelve-bar blues form typically begin with these chords:
I, IV, V
Which style was most likely to tell a funny story
Jump-band music.
Which of the following was NOT one of the contributing sources to the doo-wop genre?
Parlor songs.
Which of the following was NOT a key development brought about by the growth of independent recording labels?
Produced recordings for a very small audience of musical connoisseurs.
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the postwar commercial growth of rhythm and blues?
Rhythm and blues artists lifted their voice in support of civil rights.
alan freed
a disc jockey who coined the term "rock and roll"
rhythm and blues
a genre of music popularized during the 1950s
crescendo
a gradual increase in volume
minimoog
a portable instrument with preset sounds
mambo
a pre-rock afro-cuban dance fad
what is 16-beat rhythm
a rhythm twice as fast as the rock beat
carl perkins
a rockabilly star
backbeat
a sharp, percussive sound on the second of each pairs of beats
hippies
a small but prominent minority of young people who rejected mainstream society during the sixties
what is patting juba
beating out rhythms on one's body
the music of johnny johnson is best associated with
boogie-woogie
which of the following artists was NOT one of the first class of inductees to the rock and toll hall of fame
carl perkins
what are two themes found in chuck berrys "Maybellene"
cars and lost love
what two themes did the lyrics of early blues recordings focus on?
cars and sex
an important figure in the development of rock lead guitar style was
chuck berry
which of the following musicians was known for his use of double notes?
chuck berry
the 12-bar blues form
consists of three four-measure phrases
slow doo-wop
divides the beat into triplets
which of the following genres was characterized by groups such a the penguins, the cadillacs and the orioles?
doo-wop
all rock songs are in verse/ chorus form
false
by the mid-1950s, the 78 rpm format had largely replaced the 33 rpm format
false
david bowie always performed as ziggy stardust, rather than himself
false
in Afro-Cuban music, the beat is typically marked, such as by a walking bass or a strummed guitar
false
in rock, beats almost always coalesce into group of two
false
of the important albums from the 1970s, carole king's tapestry is arguably the least rock-like
false
progressive rock and art rock are distinct styles
false
which of the following was a commercially successful rhythmic r&b artist
fats domino
little richard
flamboyant performer, considered the loudest of the early rock and rollers
Chords
groups of notes that sound good together
sam cooke
had almost no influence on the course of rock-era music
chuck berry's music can be best characterized as
hillbilly
which of the following statement about neil young is true
his music defies category
the music of santana
integrated afro-cuban music into rock
glam rock
is characterized more be performance style than musical style
paul simon
is known for manipulating timekeeping to control the flow of his songs
what was the musical significance of "sh-boom"?
it was the first crossover hit
why was Mamie Smith's "crazy blues" historically significant?
its success created opportunities for classic blues singers
elvis presley
known as the "king of rock and roll"
fats domino
known for using loud repeated-chord triplets
little richard and jerry lee lewis were considered to be
liberating to American culture
which of the following would NOT be considered an r&b artist/group?
little richard
race records
marketed to african american consumers
which of the following statements about singer-songwriters is not true
most songs by singer-songwriters are formulaic
freak outs
multimedia extravaganzas pioneered by frank zappa
deep blues
music that focused on the brutal conditions of the delta
opposite of the folk revival, rock and roll was
not overtly political
sam phillips
owned sun records and sun studio
which of the following is not considered a singer-songwriter
prince
Which of the following was the first authentic African American music that could be conveyed in musical notation?
ragtime
which of the following artists was known for his fusion of multiple genres during the early sixties
ray charles
which of the following was a pianist who was particularly influenced by a background in gospel?
ray charles
pink floyd's dark side of the moon
remained on the u.s. top 200 charts consecutively longer than any other album
the flamingos
reworked a hit from the 1930s that became their only pop hit of the 1950s
which of the following genres in considered to be "a country man's song with a black man's rhythm"
rockabilly
Among the characteristics of electric blues are
rough-edged vocals and distorted guitar.
buddy holly
sang "not fade away"
the everly brothers
sang rock ballads
jump bands
similar to the big-band swing, but with a reduced horn section
randy newman
sings about reprehensible characters in an ironic
Which of the following is NOT a common characteristics of a riff?
slower tempo
what did jerry leiber consider to be "playlets"
songs that told a funny story with serious overtones
"save the last dance for me" utilizes
spanish- style acoustic guitars moving in a steady 8-beat rhythm
Haight-Ashbury was a
street corner at the center of san francisco
Janis Joplin first reached a large audience at
the Monterey Pop Festival
which of the following groups produced the novelty hit "charlie brown"
the coasters
what was a key controversy of cover recordings?
the financial discrepancy between black and white artists widened as white versions sold better than the black original
which of the following bands had their roots in jug band music
the grateful dead
a "timekeeping" beat is:
the marking of time at regular intervals
clave pattern
the most characteristic feature of afro-cuban rhythm
the platters
the most successful of the doo-wop groups
what is "payola"
the practice of paying disc jockey for playing records
atempo
the speed of the beat
bridge
the transition from the verse to the chorus of a song
Choked guitar and slapped bass are examples of
the trend towards more percussive sounds
the coasters
the vehicle for leiber and stroller's playlets during the mid-fifties
which of the following is a specific musical feature that identifies acid rock
there is no specific musical feature, or set of features, that identify acid rock
"rock beat" and "eight-beat rhythm" are synonymous
true
The late sixties and early seventies introduced great diversity into rock
true
a majority of the pop songs written between 1925 and 1945 used what was called AABA form
true
many female artists found acceptance in rock by way of the folk revival
true
scat singing is a distinctively black practice
true
strictly speaking, the who's tommy isn't really an opera
true
the beatles and the byrds were the most influential of dylan's contemporaries
true
the singer-songwriters who began their career around 1970 can trace their lineage back to folk music from the british isles
true
the term "beat" has several possible meaning
true
musique concrete
using real world sounds as musical material
ray charles
utilized a wide variety of styles and genres
Each statement of the form of a core rock song contains a:
verse, bridge, and chorus
joni mitchell and carole king
were successful songwriters before recording their own material
