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