Music 121 Study Guide

Mountain Music, Dixieland Delight, and Song of the South are composed by what southern rock band?

Alabama

The term rock n roll was created by

Alan Freed

The hit country song Its five O'clock somewhere was recorded and performed by which artist?

Alan Jackson

What famous boy band recorded and performed the late 1990s hit I Want it That Way?

Backstreet Boys

what was the name of bill haley's band

Bill Haley and his comets

Who composed and performed the 1970s hit song Piano Man?

Billy Joel

Which musician made the most radical impact of all the folk artists?

Bob Dylan

Which famous rock song is divided into three sections: the ballad, the night at the opera, and the epic

Bohemian Rhapsody

What title do we assign to groups of three or more young, male vocalists who sing and dance?

Boy Bands

The who, the animals, the kinks, and the yardbirds were all part of the

British Invasion

throughout the 1960s, a host of rock n roll bands from Britain came to America to perform. this process became known as the _____

British Invasion

In his younger days, he was a great impersonator of Elvis? Then became an impersonator of Michael Jackson

Bruno Mars

Which early rock n roll artist had a band named the crickets

Buddy Holly

who is the singer on the song "my heart will go on" from the movie titanic

Celine Dion

led by singer and pianist Chris Martin, this British band has been one of the biggest hits to come from England. They have many hits including Viva la Vida and The scientist

Cold Play

Beyonce Knowles' early popularity and fame came through her membership what music group

Destinys Child

It was from which group that Beyonce Knowles emerged?

Destinys Child?

Who composed and originally performed the hit songs 9 to 5, Jolene, and I will always love you

Dolly Parton

Who composed and performed the 1970s hit song rocket man?

Elton John

When The Beatles first came to America, they put forth a "rough and tough" image, often with leather clothing , messy hair

False

_________ is one of the most successful country musicians of all time. He fused together country. Friends in Low places, Thunder Rolls.

Garth Brooks

What arena rock group recorded and performed the 1980s hit sweet child o'mine

Guns N Roses

What subgenre of rock exemplifies more aggressive/ virtuosic qualities

Heavy metal

Which singer did the most to develop funk style?

James Brown

Who is the greatest electric guitarist of the 1950s Rock N Roll era?

Jimi Hendrix

Folsom Prison Blues was composed and recorded by which artist

Johnny cash

Who was commonly referred to as man in Black

Johnny cash

Musically speaking, who was the most successful member of NSYNC after the group disbanded

Justin Timberlake

What recording artist/producer has written music for various genres including rap, gospel, and opera?

Kanye west

which artist was the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for an album outside of the classical/jazz world

Kendrick lamar

This artists first hit song was called Tik Tok. She has also recently published Rainbow and Praying.

Kesha

This artist is an incredibly good pianist and singer. She is a performer, songwriter, and producer. Her influences include Madonna and Freddie Mercury. Her name is Stefani Germanotta, but we know her as

Lady Gaga

songs like Kashmir, Whole lotta love, and stairway to heaven were created and performed by

Led Zeppelin

Who recorded and performed the 1956 hit Good Golly Miss Molly?

Little Richard

The popular tune Free Bird is a composition by what band?

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Which artist was known for the hit songs Like a Virgin and Like a Prayer?

Madonna

what artist sings the ever popular Christmas song All I want for chrsitmas is you

Mariah Carey

who was the most popular artist that hit the music scene since Elvis and The Beatles?

Michael Jackson

this artist is known for hits like Party in the USA

Miley Cyrus

Michael Jackson was known for a famous dance move

Moonwalk

In 1959, recording company that specialized in black soul music was opened in Detroit

Motown

This groups top hits include This I Promise you, and Bye bye Bye

NSYNC

This music group had electric guitars buy didn't have epic guitar solos like rock bands of the 1970s and 80s , the band _____ produced hits like Even Flow, Black, and Alive

Pearl Jam

Which cover band/ artist is set apart by performing their cover songs all a cappella?

Pentatonix

The sex pistols, the Ramones, and the New York dolls could all be classified as _______ bands

Punk rock

Freddy Mercury was the lead singer for what band

Queen

What style of music focused more on the rhythm and beat than the melody?

Rap

What hit song helped rap gain national and international attention?

Rapper's Delight

When ____ teamed up with Aerosmith on a new rendition of Aerosmith's song Walk this way,MTV helped open the doors for rap to become more common on music TV shows

Run D.M.C

Who was the top female rap group of the 1980s?

Salt-N-Pepa

Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Steve Miller Band, Creedence Clearwater, and revivalists were all apart of

San Francisco Sound

Artists or bands that write music for the sake of comedy by parodying existing songs/genres are

Satire bands

Which band recorded and performed the 1960s hit I wanna hold your hand

The Beatles

Which one group below can be labeled as a disco group?

The Bee Gees

Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez were co stars on the Tv show _______ . after the show disbanded JC and Timberlake partnered with NYSNC

The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

In the music scene, who was the biggest rival for The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

Rock n roll of the 1950s wasn't really new. It was really just a continuation of a style of music created decades earlier

The blues

if cover bands are simply re-creating someone else's work, above all else, what must they have to be successful

Uniqueness

Which rock musician was hailed as the greatest electric guitarist since Chuck Berry?

Van Halen

Of the following, which band was one of the most popular art rock groups?

Yes

What is a cover band

a band that plays somebody else music

What subgenre of rock music is designed for performance in large venues with large audiences

arena rock

The term _____ is most widely known for its use in Britain where it described bands the later ....... with western art music

art rock

what style of music idealized traditions and rusticity, celebrated the working-class, was highly patriotic, and was filled a bit of a southern or texan accent

country

which style of music was hated by most rockers, had a clearly defined beat, was played through

disco

Who was officially titled the king of rock and roll

elvis pressley

who recorded and performed the hit 1950s rock n roll song heartbreak hotel

elvis pressley

the Allan brothers are best classified as a punk rock band

false

The ________ style was filled with syncopation. it utilized a strong bass line and had vocals.

funk

Who were Lieber and Stoller

songwriters who created many of the great rock n roll hits of the 1950s

Aretha Franklin and ray Charles were both artists who frequently created

soul music

The famous 1950s song (I can't get no) satisfaction was recorded and performed by which band

the Rolling Stones

John lennon, Paul mccartney, ringo starr, and George Harrison were all member of what band

the beatles

gangsta rap was a controversial subgenre of rap that was more serious (not lighthearted) and focused on topics like gang warfare , police brutality, racism, and black on black crime.

true