History of Rock Chap 1-2

This style is characterized by a solo male vocalist accompanying himself on guitar:

country blues

In the post-war years, independent labels specialized in recording R&B and:

country-western

This style was most often used in Hollywood Westerns:

cowboy songs

Chuck Berry's singing was most influenced by:

crooners such as Frank Sinatra

Groups performing this style were often named after birds or cars:

doo-wop

Songs by these groups sometimes had melodies sung by the bass singer:

doo-wop

Which is NOT true of Little Richard:

easy-going, laid-back stage presence

In exchange for 50% of future royalties, Norman Petty offered Buddy Holly:

free studio time

The most important early white DJs:

helped connect white teens with R&B

Alan Freed:

helped connect white teens with R&B music

Which was NOT a characteristic of New Orleans R&B:

hiccuping vocals

This music grew out of the crowded saloons in Texas and the South:

honky tonk

Which is a characteristic of jazz:

improvisational art form

Which is NOT true: the swing era:

is sometimes called The First British Invasion

The sound of jump bands was:

smooth, jazz-oriented

The most unique characteristic of the acoustical process of recording:

sound sensitive horns

Moondog:

successfully sued Alan Freed over the name of his show

Sam Phillips was famous for this recording innovation:

tape-delay echo

Ralph Peer was a primary figure involved with:

the Bristol Sessions

Big bands were the main instrumental ensemble during:

the swing era

Which is a characteristic of bluegrass:

virtuosic, jazz-like solos

The Chess/Chicago R&B sound:

was raunchy and powerful

Bill Haley ultimately failed to become the first rock star in part because he:

was too old

Bristol, Tennessee:

where the 1st important country music recordings were made

Two of his songs were covered in the 1960s by the Beatles:

Carl Perkins

Buddy Holly's career didn't take off until he signed with Decca Records.

False

Alan Freed was forced to remove the name "Moondog" from his show by:

a street musician

The years 1946-54 are described as:

a transitional period in pop music

This Sun Records release drew a copyright infringement lawsuit:

"Bear Cat"

This was Sun Records' first million selling record:

"Blue Suede Shoes"

"That'll Be the Day"

Buddy Holly

Elvis Presley's appearance at the Grand Ole Opry was deemed a success.

False

Most of the Top 10 rock and roll hits from the 1950s were released by major labels

False

Sam Phillips sought to find talent from the Memphis area and make their records as commercially acceptable as possible.

False

The term crossover refers specifically to white artists who appealed mainly to black audiences.

False

He had an easygoing charm and demeanor that made him popular with both black and white audiences:

Fats Domino

"Cross Road Blues"

Robert Johnson

The most influential early bluesman:

Robert Johnson

The standard blues verse uses this lyric form:

AAB

Influential in first popularizing the term 'rock and roll':

Alan Freed

The most important early white DJ:

Alan Freed

The first star of the swing era:

Benny Goodman

Which is a characteristic of swing:

Big bands, dance music

He was one of the first white bandleaders to adopt a more R&B-influenced sound:

Bill Haley

He was the inventor of bluegrass:

Bill Monroe

The two most important pop singers before rock emerged were Frank Sinatra and:

Bing Crosby

The song "Rock Around the Clock" was used in this movie:

Blackboard Jungle

He played the guitar as if it were a drum:

Bo Diddley

Which city played the most important role in the development of R&B:

Chicago

"Maybellene"

Chuck Berry

He was the archetypical rock guitarist and first great rock lyricist:

Chuck Berry

He wrote songs about love, cars and school:

Chuck Berry

The Moondog House Rock and Roll Party was broadcast from:

Cleveland

Nor Va Jak Studio was located in:

Clovis, New Mexico

Hillbilly music was later called:

Country Western

Elvis Presley's above the waist TV appearance was on the:

Ed Sullivan Show

"That's All Right"

Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers

Elvis Presley's home in Memphis is called:

Graceland

The most popular and influential barn dance program:

Grand Ole Opry

His group released a series of Annie records that euphemistically referred to sex:

Hank Ballard

"Your Cheatin' Heart"

Hank Williams

He was the most important honky tonk performer:

Hank Williams

"Rocket 88"

Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats

He starred as the sympathetic teen hero Jim Stark in the movie Rebel Without a Cause:

James Dean

An improvisational art form of individual expression:

Jazz

"Blue Yodel (T for Texas)"

Jimmie Rodgers

He is known as the Father of Country Music and the Singing Brakeman:

Jimmie Rodgers

Why the Bristol Sessions were important:

Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family discovered

"Tutti Frutti"

Little Richard

In 1957 he left music to become a minister:

Little Richard

"Choo Choo Ch' Boogie"

Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

Buddy Holly's hometown:

Lubbock, Texas

Which is most true: jazz incubated in:

New Orleans

Fats Domino:

New Orleans crossover artist

Top 40 was first used successfully in:

Omaha

The post-war years saw a growing popularity of country music and:

R&B

Which was NOT an important independent record label in the 1950s:

RCA Victor

In comparison to the original, cover records usually sounded more:

Sanitized

Along with Jimmie Rodgers, this group was discovered by Ralph Peer in 1927:

The Carter Family

The music publishing industry in the early 20th century was known as:

Tin Pan Alley

Todd Storz is known for his part in creating:

Top 40

1950s teenagers were the first to be financially independent from their parents.

True

Buddy Holly was one of the first rock musicians to take an interest in using studio technology.

True

Crossover artists appealed to both black and white audiences.

True

During the 1950s, teens increasingly began listening to R&B from independent labels rather than pop from major labels.

True

Many 1960s rock bands copied the four-piece format of Buddy Holly and the Crickets.

True

Sam Phillips tried to turn Roy Orbison into a rockabilly star, but was unsuccessful.

True

He wrote songs that were later covered by the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Doors and others:

Willie Dixon

Earl Scruggs was a virtuoso innovator on this instrument:

banjo

The first modern jazz style is called:

bebop

Earl Scruggs is associated with this style:

bluegrass

Elvis Presley's recording of "That's All Right":

came together spontaneously in the studio

Which is NOT true: magnetic tape:

limits recording to 3 minutes

In the early 1950s, independent labels:

mainly recorded R&B and country

Gospel singing uses this technique:

melisma

Which is most true: compared to the blues, Rhythm & Blues is:

more danceable

Top 40 made radio:

more homogenized

Before 1989, to achieve gold status a single had to have sales of:

one million copies