Music Final Exam
T or F: Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka, and Bobby Darin were all teen idols.
true
T or F: Hitsville, USA was located in Detroit, Michigan.
true
T or F: In 1954 Brown v. Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas states that legal segregation was unconstitutional and jump started the Civil Rights Movement.
true
T or F: Teen idols were made famous not on the basis of their talent but on their boy next door good looks.
true
T or F: The Black Swan record label was considered a race record label.
true
T or F: The Motown process consisted of finishing school, dance lessons, stage presence, music production, record distribution, and a talent agency.
true
T or F: The Motown sound was created by a studio musician rhythm section called The Funk Brothers.
true
T or F: The Supremes, The Four Tops, and Jackson 5 were all Motown recording artists.
true
T or F: The idea for the bubble gum group, The Monkees, came from The Beatles.
true
T or F: The invention of the microphone allowed singers to become more intimate with the audience.
true
T or F: To have soul described a sense of pride in being black, of cultural solidarity, and aligning oneself with black consciousness and culture.
true
T or F: The godfather of soul was James Brown.
true, Mr. Dynamite
T or F: Dizzie Gillepsie was a bebop jazz musician.
true; guy with cheeks
What's a crooner?
used microphone; sang softly
"Blue Suede Shoes"
written by Carl Perkins; also sung by Elvis
"That's Amore"
Dean Martin
Who recorded "Do You Know the Way to San Jose?"
Dionne Warwick
Duo that made famous the theme song from The Beverly Hillbillies
Earl Struss and Lester Flatts
Three of the 1950s rock and roll artists that started craze
Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard
"All I Have to Do is Dream"
Everly Brothers
Who recorded "Ain't That a Shame"
Fats Domino
Name one crooner
Frank Sinatra
Name one person that did Broadway musicals
Frank Sinatra
"Venus"
Frankie Avalon
Two guys that personified cowboys on TV and movies
Gene Autry and Roy Rogers
Big band jazz group that recorded "In the Mood"
Glenn Miller
Radio station in Nashville that gave out 50,000 watts in Nashville
Grand Ole Opry; WSN
Artist who had six year career, died of alcoholism at age of 30, honky tonk recording artist
Hank Williams
"White Christmas" composed by
Irving Berlin
Name one Tin Pan Alley composer
Irving Berlin
The hit song "I Feel Good" was recorded by
James Brown
Guy that married his thirteen-year-old second cousin
Jerry Lee Lewis
The father of country music
Jimmy Rogers
"I Walk the Line"
Johnny Cash
Who was the inventor of the solid body guitar?
Leo Fender
"What a Wonderful World"
Louis Armstrong
Who recorded "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"
Muddy Waters
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Muscle Shoals' Percy Sledge
"Unforgettable"
Nat King Cole
Brill building location
New York
White guy that was on major record label who covered "Tutti Frutti" and "Ain't That a Shame"
Pat Boone
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder"
Paul Anka
Who created the Wall of Sound?
Phil Spector
"Hit the Road Jack"
Ray Charles
"Oh Donna"
Ritchie Valens
Who wrote Broadway musicals?
Rogers and Hammerstein
"Pretty Woman"
Roy Orbison
"Leader of the Pack"
Shangri Las
Motown recording artist who recorded "Tears of a Clown"
Smokey Robinson
Who was owner/operator of Sun Records at Memphis, TN?
Stan Phillips
"Superstition"
Stevie Wonder
Name a couple of independent record labels
Sun, Decca, Chess
The bubblegum group that recorded "Sugar, Sugar"
The Archies
The surf group that made "Tequila" famous
The Champs
"Da Do Ron Ron"
The Crystals
"Under the Boardwalk"
The Drifters
Motown recording artist who recorded "Mr. Postman"
The Marvelettes
The bubblegum group that recorded "Take the Last Train to Clarksville"
The Monkees
"Only You"
The Platters
The most successful of the doo wop groups
The Platters
"You've Lost That Loving Feeling"
The Righteous Brothers
Surf song with drum intro solo
The Safaris - "Wipeout"
Who recorded the theme song for Hawaii 5.0?
The Ventures
"What's New Pussycat"
Tom Jones
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"
Tony Bennett
The father of the blues
WC Handy
Name a couple of dance crazes
Watusi, Mashed Potato, Twist, Limbo Rock
What happened to Little Richard after fame?
became a minister
Name two jump bands
big band with two or three horns only 1) Louis Prima 2) Louis Jordan "Caldonia"
In the 50s, there was the doo wop groups, primarily named after
cars and birds
What happened to Ritchie Valens after fame?
died in an airplane accident with Buddy Holly
Main characteristic of Chicago blues
electric guitar
T or F: The Crystals, The Ronettes, and the Chiffons were all Motown recording artists.
false
T or F: Motown was located in Philadelphia.
false; Detroit
T or F: The Carpenters became national stars with the song "Georgia On My Mind."
false; Ray Charles, The Carpenters did "Close to You"
T or F: The Temptations were the most commercially successful female group of the 60s.
false; male group (My Girl)
T or F: Bacharach and Hal David were the singing duo for Motown.
false; they were writers
T or F: Holland/Dozier/Holland were lawyers for the Motown records and Berry Gordy.
false; writers, producers
Why was WC Handy considered the father of the blues?
first one to have his music published
The period in history when teens and their parents started separating
generation gap
What happened to Elvis after fame?
joined the army, got drafted
Who was Colonel Tom Parker?
managed Elvis and created mass merchandising
The father of bluegrass music
played mandolin, Bill Monroe
What happened to Carl Perkins after fame?
really bad car accident
Combination of hillbilly and rock and roll
rockabilly
The era of music between 1935 - 1946, known for big band jazz sound, becoming dominant form of pop music
swing era
T or F: A more pop oriented version of R&B contained heavy influence from gospel and soul music.
true
T or F: Bill Doggett - guitar player, organist - recorded a surf song called "Honky Tonk."
true
T or F: Dick Dale of the group, Dick Dale and The Deltones was of Lebanese descent.
true
T or F: Dionne Warwick recorded the hit song "Walk On By."
true
Major record labels
Columbia, RCA, Captial
Neil Sedaka
"Breaking Up is Hard to Do"
Robert Johnson
"Crossroads"
Jackie Deshannon recorded
"What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love"
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
"Why Do Fools Fall In Love"
Characteristics for surf music
- high energy - instrumental music - guitar, bass, drums, and occasional laid back organ
Alan Freed three things
1) Payola Scandal 2) first DJ 3) first rock concert - Moondog Coronation Ball
What's the form of 12 bar blue?
AAB
Name two companies in US that collect royalties for writers
ASCAP and RCAA
Who was the gentleman who sang at a theater in vaudeville blackface?
Al Jolson
Who was David Seville?
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Two TV shows: one for kids and other variety show for everyone
American Bandstand with Dick Clark and Ed Sullivan Show
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T"
Arethra Franklin
"Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
BJ Thomas
"Stand By Me"
Ben E. King
Name one big band leader of the swing era
Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller
"White Christmas" made famous by
Bing Crosby
"Monster Mash"
Bobby Borris Pickett
"That'll Be the Day"
Buddy Holly
"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini"
Byran Hyland
"Limbo Rock"
Chubby Checker
"Maybelene"
Chuck Berry