History of Rock Midterm
The song Tom Dooley is a
strophic ballad.
Most members of garage bands were:
teenage boys
All of the following influenced the inexpensive dissemination of rock and roll EXCEPT:
the Hammond B-3 organ
Phil Spector produced music for all of these groups EXCEPT:
the Pendletones
Baby love does not feature...
the Temptation Walk
What prompted the success of Bill Haley's and the Comets' version of "Rock Around the Clock?"
the group appeared in the film Blackboard Jungle
What group performed Green Onions?
the house band for Stax
Many urban blues singers began their careers as?
vaudeville performers
All of the following songs are by Chuck Berry EXCEPT:
"Blueberry Hill"
What was Elvis's first recording for RCA?
"Heartbreak Hotel"
Which recording was the first to be number 1 on the pop, country, and rhythm and blues charts simultaneously?
"Hound Dog"
All of the following are cover songs EXCEPT:
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
Which song was investigated by the FCC?
"Louie Louie"
Which song features a sitar?
"Paint It, Black"
Which of the following songs was NOT re-recorded with sanitized lyrics by cover artist Pat Boone?
"Rock Around the Clock"
Which of the following songs includes vocables?
"Sh'boom"
Which of the following songs is by Otis Redding?
"Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller wrote all of the following Elvis songs EXCEPT:
"That's All Right"
What was Elvis's first single for Sun Records?
"That's All Right"
What was Elvis's nickname?
"The Hillbilly Cat"
All of the following songs are covers EXCEPT:
"The Last Time"
All of the following songs are by Jefferson Airplane EXCEPT:
"Toad"
Of which Beatles song did Paul McCartney say, "That's just John doing Dylan"?
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
Leiber and Stoller produced all of the following songs EXCEPT:
"You've Lost that Loving Feeling"
Chuck Berry performed his famous _________ during his guitar solos.
"duck walk"
The harmonic pattern of "Sunshine of Your Love" is based on:
12 bar
The Fisk Jubilee Singers began touring and performing during the
1870s
The first successful, urban blues recording, selling more than 75,000 copies, was made in what year?
1920
"Shake, Rattle, and Roll" was recorded in:
1954
Colonel Tom Parker sold Elvis's contract to RCA in:
1955
Dick Clark began hosting American Bandstand in:
1957
When did Elvis enter the army?
1958
Berry Gordy, Jr. started Motown in:
1959
In what year did the Beatles first visit the United States?
1964
The Rolling Stones first visited the United States in:
1964
Bob Dylan played an electric set at the Newport Folk Festival in:
1965
The Monkees television show premiered in:
1966
Are You Experienced? was released in:
1967
The Human Be-In was held in:
1967
The first successful free-form FM radio show occurred in
1967
Brian Jones drowned in:
1969
In what year did Paul McCartney dissolve the Beatles' partnership?
1970
How many times did "The Twist" chart during the 1960s?
2
What was the first Rolling Stones album to be recorded entirely in the United States?
Aftermath
Which Rolling Stones album was the first to feature entirely new material and no covers?
Aftermath
The payola scandal ended the career of what disc jockey?
Alan Freed
What was the name of the publishing house that produced "Brill Building" rock?
Aldon Music
Who served as the manager of the Rolling Stones beginning in 1963?
Andrew Loog Oldham
Which label was known for the "Southern soul" style of music?
Atlantic
The transistor radio was developed by:
Bell Laboratory
Which of the following artists performed sweet soul?
Ben E. King
This urban blues singer recorded 180 sides for Columbia records and was notably called the "Empress of Blues."
Bessie Smith
Janis Joplin was the lead singer of:
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Which group or artist wanted to play "the blues in Technicolor"?
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Who was the original performer of "Shake Rattle and Roll"?
Big Joe Turner
"Hound Dog" was first recorded by:
Big Mama Thornton
Which of these artists performed covers almost exclusively?
Bill Haley
Which record label was owned and operated by African Americans?
Black Swan
Which of the following was NOT a Hollywood film featuring Elvis?
Blackboard Jungle
Which of the following guitarists did NOT get his start to their careers in the British blues scene?
Bo Diddley
"Blowin' in the Wind" was written by:
Bob Dylan
Mr. Tambourine Man was written by
Bob Dylan
Which of the following people was NOT a songwriter?
Bobby Rydell
Which musician started his career as the member of a Buddy Holly-styled rockabilly band?
Bobby Vee
Who encouraged the Beatles to wear matching suits and have matching haircuts?
Brian Epstein
Who was the manager of the Beatles from 1962 to1967?
Brian Epstein
Bob Dylan's first album to include electric songs was:
Bringing it All Back Home
Which of these American bands or artists was most influential on the Beatles?
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Which of the following was NOT a club that Beatles played in between 1960 - 1962?
CBGB
"Take Good Card of My Baby" was written by
Carole King and Gerry Goffin
All of these groups recorded "Louie Louie" EXCEPT:
Count Five
Which of the following artists did NOT record for Atlantic?
Diana Ross
Which guitarist recored Miserlou in 1962?
Dick Dale
"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" is about nuclear fallout.
False
Acid tests were primarily held in Los Angeles
False
After World War II, swing bands increased in popularity and membership numbers.
False
After the payola scandal, the FCC decreased the level of control and supervision that it exercised over radio stations.
False
Alan Freed called himself the Rhythm and Blues King.
False
All Brill Building songs were written at the request of a specific singer.
False
All of the Beatles' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
False
Aretha Franklin wrote all of her own songs.
False
Arranged spirituals were sung by slaves.
False
Bill Haley is listed as co-author of "Maybellene."
False
Bob Dylan's birth name is Woodrow Wilson Dylan.
False
Boogie woogie is another term for ragtime.
False
Booker T and the MGs played from notated arrangements.
False
Brian Jones was the only member of the Rolling Stones who was never arrested for drug possession.
False
British musicians were interested in revival the rural blues music of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly.
False
Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Robert Johnson all played in the urban blues style.
False
Chuck Berry's lyrics were too explicit for him to achieve crossover success.
False
Cream only played music they had written themselves.
False
Donovan was a San Francisco musician.
False
Donovan's earliest recordings are in the Chicago blues tradition.
False
Donovan's music focuses on the dark side of psychedelia
False
During a final chorus, the members of a doo-wop group would sing the same melody in unison.
False
Elvis was repeatedly featured on the Grand Ole Opry.
False
Elvis was stationed in Guam during his time in the Army.
False
Elvis's recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" was more successful than the recording made by Carl Perkins.
False
Gospel music was influenced by the Catholic Church.
False
It was illegal for a disc jockey to accept payola during the 1950s.
False
John Lennon was the group's lead guitarist.
False
Little Richard was one of the most subdued and conservative of all early rock and roll musicians.
False
Marty Balin wrote all of Jefferson Airplane's songs.
False
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards frequently wrote songs in the 12-bar blues form.
False
Most arranged blues songs were in the form of the 12-bar blues.
False
Most of Big Brother and the Holding Company's hit songs were original compositions
False
Motown is located in Nashville.
False
New gospel songs during the 1940s and 1950s were often called "Tindleys."
False
None of the members of the Monkees had ever sung before they were cast in the group.
False
Paul Anka founded Aldon Music.
False
Paul Revere and the Raiders wore replicas of United States Army uniforms from World War II.
False
Paul Revere and the Raiders wrote almost all of their own music.
False
Phil Spector recorded the vocalists' singing before he recorded the instruments.
False
Phil Spector's wall of sound included one drum set, one piano, and one bass.
False
Ray Charles frequently recorded gospel music.
False
Record companies held the singers responsible for the way a record sounded.
False
Simon and Garfunkel refused to use amplified instruments.
False
Stax was a subsidiary of Motown.
False
Teen idol singers went through a rigorous audition process to prove their singing skills.
False
The Beatles only performed one song on the Ed Sullivan Show.
False
The Grateful Dead exclusively played blues.
False
The Grateful Dead released more hit singles than any other band in the late 1960s.
False
The Monkees were created to emulate the Rolling Stones.
False
The Monkees were the brainchild of Dick Clark.
False
The Rolling Stones were seen as the clean-cut alternative to the scruffy Beatles.
False
The Rolling Stones' first trip to the United States was a huge commercial success.
False
The membership of girl groups was racially integrated.
False
The rural blues were developed in Chicago.
False
The songs "Sugar Sugar" and "Bang Shang a Lang" were recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders.
False
Woody Guthrie traveled and collected songs in the American South during the Great Depression.
False
Leadbelly's music was recorded by?
Folklorists
Which of the following was typical for a doo-wop group?
Four male singers
Who produced nearly all of the Beatles' recordings?
George Martin
Aretha Franklin grew up singing which style of music?
Gospel
How did Thomas Dorsey first promote his gospel music?
He and Mahalia Jackson would stand on a street corner and perform the music.
The Beach Boys' first number 1 hit was?
I get around
Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" as a reaction to:
Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
Why was Thomas Dorsey's music poorly received at first?
It contained many elements of secular music
Which of the following is true of "White Rabbit"?
It increases in volume over the course of the song.
Which artist's career was NOT launched by American Bandstand?
Jackie Brenston
Which group headlined the Human Be-In?
Jefferson Airplane
Who composed "Hound Dog"?
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller
Whom did Brian Jones call "the most exciting performer I have ever heard"?
Jimi Hendrix
Phil Spector received his early training from:
Leiber and Stoller
Who said, "We don't write songs, we write records"?
Leiber and Stoller
Many psychedelic rock groups borrowed imagery from the writings of:
Lewis Carroll
Who wrote and produced Yakety Yak?
Lieber and Stoller
Who recorded the first commercially successful example of the urban blues?
Mamie Smith
The Rolling Stones got their name from a song by what blues artist?
Muddy Waters
All of the following songwriters worked for Motown EXCEPT:
Otis Redding
Alan Freed promoted all of these artists EXCEPT:
Pat Boone
Cream included all of the following musicians EXCEPT:
Paul Kantner
Which member of the Grateful Dead studied classical music composition?
Phil Lesh
Brian Wilson originally wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for
Phil Spector
Who produced Do Doo Ron Ron?
Phil Spector
Which of the following was the Beatles' first full-length album?
Please Please Me
Which piece of classical music inspired the form of Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"?
Ravel's Bolero
Which artist began his career as a gospel singer?
Sam Cooke
All of these bands were one-hit wonders EXCEPT:
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
The Human Be-In was held in:
San Francisco
Producers were responsible for all of the following EXCEPT
Singing
Which of these people became vice president of Motown in 1961?
Smokey Robinson
Who wrote and produced "The Was You Do The Things"
Smokey Robinson
Surf rock was invented in:
Southern California
What was the name of the record label launched by Sam Phillips in 1952?
Sun Records
Surfin' in the USA is a reworking of what Chuck Berry song?
Sweet Little Sixteen
Which of the following was NOT an early name of the Beatles?
The Crickets
Which group or artist took their name from an eighteenth-century poem by William Blake?
The Doors
All of the following dances were inspired by the Twist EXCEPT:
The Duck Walk
All of the following were vocal harmony groups EXCEPT:
The Fisk Jubilee Singers
Which song was written by the members of the Monkees?
The Girl I Knew Somewhere
Which group or artist's music has become popular through the trading of bootleg recordings of live concerts?
The Grateful Dead
Elvis's first notorious hip-swiveling performance occurred on which television show?
The Milton Berle Show
At the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan was backed by:
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Who wrote most of the music that the Rolling Stones recorded during the early 1960s?
The songs were covers of American blues music.
Why was the Rolling Stones' record deal with Decca unusual?
They retained the rights to all of their own songs
Who first said, "Turn on, tune in, drop out"?
Timothy Leary
The first successful free-form FM radio program was produced by
Tom Donahue
Last Train to Clarksville was written by
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
All of these teams wrote songs for Aldon Music EXCEPT:
Tony Orlando and Bobby Vinton
"Like a Rolling Stone" was the longest 45 RPM single that had ever been recorded.
True
"Maybellene" is based on a country and western song.
True
"Mersey beat" is another term for "back beat."
True
Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll."
True
Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Mamie Smith were urban blues singers.
True
Bill Haley claimed that he invented rock and roll.
True
Chubby Checker was the only African American musician who became famous by performing on American Bandstand.
True
Cream was the first rock supergroup.
True
Dick Clark was never accused of taking payola.
True
Don Kirshner oversaw the music for The Monkees television show.
True
Eric Clapton's called his definitive guitar style his "woman tone."
True
Florence Ballard was originally the lead singer of the Supremes.
True
Guitar players would create blue notes on their instrument by using a bottleneck.
True
Jimi Hendrix was a left-handed guitarist playing a right-handed guitar strung for a lefty.
True
Leiber and Stoller wrote a number of hit songs for the Drifters.
True
Louis Jordan's music had crossover appeal with white audiences.
True
Memphis Minnie was a rural blues singer.
True
Mickey Dolenz and Davy Jones both had professional acting backgrounds.
True
Most of Bob Dylan's early songs dealt with specific situations or people.
True
Most of the Beatles' early recordings were completed in one take.
True
Most of the Beatles' early songs were in verse-chorus form.
True
Most of the Byrds' earliest recordings were covers of folk songs.
True
Most performances on American Bandstand were lip-synched.
True
One television host asked Elvis to sing "Hound Dog" to an actual dog.
True
Pete Seeger never signed with a major record label as a solo artist.
True
Phil Spector frequently employed doubling in his recordings.
True
Race records included gospel music, vocal harmony groups, and small combos.
True
Respect was written by Otis Redding
True
Slapback was a characteristic sound that Sam Phillips created in his recording studio.
True
The A&R man was primarily responsible for hiring and firing musicians, not producing recordings.
True
The Beatles stopped touring in 1966.
True
The Beatles' first album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
True
The Beatles' first major engagement was in Hamburg, Germany.
True
The Great Migration was a significant influence on the development of gospel music.
True
The Monkees outsold the Rolling Stones and the Beatles in 1967.
True
The Rolling Stones recorded songs that had been written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
True
The Trips Festival was a large-scale acid test.
True
The World Psychedelic Center is located in London.
True
The members of girl groups were interchangeable and could be fired at a moment's notice.
True
The name "doo-wop" comes from syllables of text that groups sang.
True
The record companies Okeh, Victor, and Atlantic all marketed race records.
True
Top 40 radio played the top 40 songs repeatedly every 24 hours.
True
Paul Revere and the Raiders were the musical hosts of:
Where the Action Is
All of the following artists covered songs by Bob Dylan EXCEPT
Woody Guthrie
Purple Haze doesn't include
a cover of a classic Chicago blues song
In the urban blues, a singer was accompanied by?
a piano or a small combo
Sunshine of Your Love includes
a repeated guitar riff
Aside from Monday evenings, what time of day did American Bandstand air?
afternoon
Dark Star features
all of the answers
"St. Louis Blues" is an example of?
arranged blues
What term best describes the vocal technique heard on words such as "oh," "go," and "Chicago" in the song "Sweet Home Chicago"?
blue notes
What term best describes the relationship between the singer and the guitar at the end of each vocal phrase in the song "Sweet Home Chicago"?
call and response
Aftermath included all of these instruments EXCEPT:
cello
Scotty Moore and Bill Black were:
country musicians from Memphis
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" addresses all of the following topics EXCEPT:
drug use
Break on Through
features a keyboard solo by Ray Manzarek
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" features
fuzzbox
"I've Got A Woman" is an adoption of what other type of music?
gospel
Gospel music is different from spirituals because:
gospel music has instrumental accompaniment and spirituals had no instruments.
Elvis's earliest recordings at Sun Records feature which instruments?
guitar and bass
Which of the following is a characteristic of a folk spiritual?
heterophony
What musical style is heard in this excerpt of "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie"?
jump blues
Woody Guthrie was the first artist establish a connection between folk music and:
left-wing politics
The subject of "Like a Rolling Stone" is:
materialism
What vocal technique does the singer use throughout her performance "Take My Hand, Precious"?
melisma
Last Train to Clarksville doesn't include
mistakes that were left in the final recording
Garage bands included all of the following EXCEPT:
mostly original music
Louie Louie doesn't include
obscene lyrics
"The Twist" promoted what style of dancing?
open
Jimi Hendrix did all of the following EXCEPT:
play three guitars simultaneously
Most girl groups achieved crossover success on the:
pop and rhythm and blues charts
What genres of music are combined in Sunshine Superman?
psychedelia and folk
"Race records" is another term for?
records produced by and marketed toward African Americans
Boogie woogie music provided the soundtrack for?
rent parties in Chicago
In 1949, what term did the Billboard charts uses to replace "race records"?
rhythm and blues
Protest songs usually contain:
simple melodies
Lonnie Donegan's "Rock Island Line" is an example of:
skiffle
Southern soul features all of the following EXCEPT:
songs written by HDH
Colonel Tom Parker involved Elvis in all of the following EXCEPT:
songwriting
Kesey acid tests included all of the following EXCEPT:
speeches by Timothy Leary
