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What songwriting team wrote hits for many of Stax's recording artists?

Porter and Hayes

Prince's "1999" was produced by

Prince

What was the group led by Chuck D and Flavor Flav?

Public Enemy

Which of the following statements is true of punk music in the 1970s?

Punk was based on a "do-it-yourself" aesthetic

Led by Freddie Mercury and Brian May, this band combined elements of progressive rock and glam rock.

Queen

Sam Phillips sold Elvis's contract to

RCA

Who was the record producer who traveled the South and recorded many of the earliest country music performers?

Ralph Peer

Rap-rock group Limp Bizkit worked with this producer, who also produced the Run-DMC records that brought rock and rap together.

Rick Rubin

This star of the radio and television show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet recorded twenty-six Top 40 singles.

Ricky Nelson

Which of these British groups was best known in the United States during the psychedelic era?

Rolling Stones

His recording of "Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel)" demonstrates which singer's characteristic falsetto voice?

Roy Orbison

Who founded Def Jam Records?

Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin

Which vocal duo was loaned by Atlantic Records to Stax, where they recorded "You Don't Know Like I Know" and "Hold On, I'm Comin' "?

Sam and Dave

Haight-Ashbury is a neighborhood in

San Francisco

Sly and the Family Stone formed in

San Francisco

This band blended Latin rhythms with blues-influenced improvisation in songs like "Evil Ways" and "Oye Como Va."

Santana

Which of the following singer-songwriters was an organizer of the festival Lilith Fair?

Sarah McLachlan

What film helped to bring disco music into the mainstream in 1977?

Saturday Night Fever

The funk band known as the Average White Band was from

Scotland

This album is often cited as the first concept album in rock.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Isaac Hayes wrote music for which film?

Shaft

Before releasing several successful albums beginning with Tuesday Night Music Club, this singer worked as a backing vocalist.

Sheryl Crow

Guitarist and singer-songwriter Billy Corgan led this Chicago-based band that blended elements of progressive rock, psychedelia, and heavy metal.

Smashing Pumpkins

Instead of releasing the album SMiLE, the Beach Boys released

Smiley Smile

Which lead singer of the group the Miracles took on many songwriting and production duties at Motown Records?

Smokey Robinson

Who was the second rapper featured on Dr. Dre's "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"?

Snoop Doggy Dogg

This band can be viewed as part of New York's noise rock scene and the "no wave" movement.

Sonic Youth

In addition to their hit singles, which artists were known for their outlandish hippie fashions?

Sonny and Cher

All of the following bands were from Seattle EXCEPT

Soundgarden. Alice in Chains. Pearl Jam. EXCEPT: The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Before recording as a solo artist, Isaac Hayes was a songwriter and producer for what record label?

Stax

Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton formed which record label?

Stax

Which artist, blind from birth, had a surprise number-one hit at the age of thirteen with "Fingertips, pt. 2"?

Stevie Wonder

All of the following artists were signed to Motown Records in the 1960s, EXCEPT

Stevie Wonder Martha and the Vandellas Marvin Gaye except: Otis Redding

This is the label that released "Rappers Delight," often cited as the first hip-hop single, in 1979.

Sugar Hill Records

Before he had a string of hit records for the independent label Monument, Roy Orbison recorded for

Sun

What is the primary instrument in the backing track of Madonna's "Like a Virgin"?

Synthesizer

Lou Pearlman managed which two vocal groups?

The Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC

After a motorcycle crash in 1966, Bob Dylan recorded extensively with this mainly Canadian group.

The Band

In 1995, the single "Free as a Bird" was released in conjunction with a documentary about what band?

The Beatles

Which was one o the first bands and create short, promotional films for new releases?

The Beatles

Which British punk band was known for taking a political stance in their songs?

The Clash

Lionel Richie was a member of

The Commodores

Which of the following bands was formed in Los Angeles?

The Doors

What was the television show that launched the Beatles into American stardom?

The Ed Sullivan Show

What's the name of the trio featuring Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill?

The Fugees

Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney all received this award for lifetime achievement in popular song from the Library of Congress.

The Gershwin Prize

What film helped to bring reggae music to a wider audience in 1973?

The Harder They Come

Curtis Mayfield was a member of what Chicago-based vocal group?

The Impressions

This is the duo made up of singer-songwriters Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.

The Indigo Girls

What was the first major international rock festival, held in the spring of 1967?

The Monterey International Pop Festival

What television show helped to launch the careers of several 1990s teen idols, including Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears?

The New Mickey Mouse Club

Which of the following groups was associated with the "Philadelphia Sound"?

The O'Jays

Which of the following was a musical sitcom?

The Partridge Family

A Boston-based indie band featuring guitarist Frank Black and bassist Kim Deal

The Pixies

This 1964 book, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, connected psychedelic drugs with eastern spirituality.

The Psychedelic Experience

Which of the following punk bands was part of the New York scene?

The Ramones

Liz Phair's album Exile in Guyville is a response to an album by

The Rolling Stones

The 1969 music festival at Altamont Speedway, viewed by many as the end of the hippie era, was organized by

The Rolling Stones

What group gained exposure as the house band for the television show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon?

The Roots

In 1977, this band released the controversial song "God Save the Queen," the cover of which depicted the Queen with a safety pin through her face.

The Sex Pistols

Malcolm McLaren managed which band?

The Sex Pistols

This British indie band featuring vocalist Morrissey became widely popular in England, but was heard mainly on college radio in the United States.

The Smiths

Which of the following can be considered a concert film?

The T.A.M.I. Show

This Motown group remade its sound in the 1970s, working with producer Norman Whitfield.

The Temptations

Tom Petty was part of what supergroup that also included George Harrison and Bob Dylan?

The Traveling Wilburys

Which American group influenced the international rise of punk?

The Velvet Underground

This band was led by Bob Dylan's son, Jakob Dylan.

The Wallflowers

Tommy was a concept album by

The Who

Guitarist Jimmy Page played in which two blues-based bands?

The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

In the 1970s, the Spinners and the Stylistics were both produced by

Thom Bell

"Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the advice of this proponent of LSD, who once taught at Harvard.

Timothy Leary

All of the following bands were active in the London psychedelic scene EXCEPT

Tomorrow Soft Machine Pink Floyd except: The Band

This singer-songwriter was a piano prodigy trained at the Peabody Conservatory.

Tori Amos

After leaving the Spencer Davis Group, British musician Steve Winwood formed what band?

Traffic

Which is NOT true of mainstream rock in the late 1970s?

Venues for rock concerts became larger. Major corporations invested in rock radio and record labels. NOT TRUE: Record companies became less conservative, taking chances on a wide variety of bands. Bands blended and consolidated the rock styles of the early 1970s.

The lyrics of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." depict a

Vietnam veteran

This band worked with former Animals lead singer Eric Burdon.

War

Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat were all part of what city's hardcore scene?

Washington, D.C.

This group's Top 40 hit "Buddy Holly" combines slang associated with hip-hop and 1950s references.

Weezer

Dinosaur Jr. was from what important regional center of indie rock?

Western Massachusetts

Ryan Adams and Caitlin Cary were in what alt-country group?

Whiskeytown

Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" was based on a song by

Willie Dixon

Paul McCartney of the Beatles formed what new band in the 1970s?

Wings

Dylan's early lyrics addressed social injustice, and were modeled on those of his idol,

Woody Guthrie

The band Wilco streamed which album for free over the Internet in 2001?

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

This group released the iconic noise-rock albums Painful and I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One.

Yo La Tengo

By the early 1960s, Elvis Presley had

a broader appeal

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," like many early Jagger-Richards compositions, is in what form?

a contrasting verse-chorus

Purple Rain was

a film and accompanying soundtrack released by Prince

The distinctive sound of Stax recordings, heard in records as "In the Midnight Hour," was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

a lack of backing vocals horn arrangements a delayed backbeat except: orchestral strings

When it first launched, Napster was

a peer-to-peer file sharing service.

Righteous Babe was

a record label founded by Ani DiFranco

The instrumentation of a big band typically consists of

a rhythm section and a horn section

How is a scholarly approach to studying rock likely to differ from a general interest approach?

a scholarly approach will be more objective and inclusive

The rise of punk rock in the United Kingdom can be linked to

a severe economic recession

"Sunshine of Your Love" is largely based on

a single riff

H.O.R.D.E. was

a summer tour featuring several jam bands

The Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack" is a song portraying

a teenage death

When studying music history, a potential downside of a "fan mentality" is...

a tendency to ignore music or artists we do not like

Yngwie Malmsteen is best known as

a virtuoso metal guitarist

While he was performing with the band Genesis, Peter Gabriel was known for

acting out songs using costumes and props

An instrument solo is often introduced for contrast at what part of a song

after the midpoint

The pop success of folk artists in the late 1950s and early 1960s is most effectively measured by looking at their

album sales

In the context of FM radio, AOR stands for:

album-oriented rock

The band Uncle Tupelo is most often associated with which style?

alt-country

Sun Records was

an independent label from Memphis

Reverb is often used to...

artificially create a room sound

In contrast to the Beatles, the Rolling Stones were represented as

bad boys

The "country" instrument featured in the Eagles' arrangement of "Take It Easy" is a

banjo

During the 1960s, the Rolling Stones became popular in the United States

before the Beatles

In the 1950s, pop covers of rhythm and blues songs

benefited mainly record companies and white performers

Rhythm and blues in the postwar period was marketed to a

black listening audience

Michael Bolton can be most closely associated with what style of music?

blue-eyed soul

Lifehouse and Creed

both produced alternative rock songs alluding to Christian theology

Pop music aimed at young teens was sometimes called

bubblegum music

In 1963, the year after the Beatles' first single was released, most of the number-one hits on the U.K. charts were

by British artists

American record companies were initially hesitant to produce videos for MTV because

cable television was not widely available in the United States in the early 1980s.

Harry Belafonte's 1957 hits "Jamaica Farewell" and "Banana Boat (Day-O)" reflect an American fascination with

calypso

Which is the song section that repeats the same music an lyrics each time it is heard?

chorus

Radio consultant Fred Jacobs helped to create which format in the 1980s?

classic rock

The folk revival that began in the late 1950s can largely be attributed to the interest of

college students

The role of the MC in early hip-hop was to

comment on the music and talk to partygoers.

All of the following are changes that took place in radio in the 2000s EXCEPT

commercial stations began following narrower formats

What recording technology was first introduced in 1980?

compact discs

Boston's "More Than a Feeling" and Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time" are both based on what song form?

compound AABA

Nickelback's "Photograph," Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats," and Alabama Shakes' "Hold On" all use what song form?

compound AABA

"Roundabout" is organized in a

compound AABA form

After their success in the 1980s, the band U2

continued to perform and remained an important band

In the 1980s, the Rolling Stones

continued to produce hit albums

Following her win on American Idol, Carrie Underwood became associated with which musical style?

country

Creedence Clearwater Revival was best known for what style of rock?

country rock

Huey Lewis and the News

created music with an easy, wholesome sound

In the 1980s, some older progressive rock bands including Yes remained successful by

creating more accessible and radio-friendly songs.

When a record holds a prominent position on more than one popularity chart (for example, the pop chart and the rhythm and blues chart), this is known as

crossover

Larry Levan established himself as a

dance DJ in New York

Before she became a singer, Madonna was a professional

dancer

VH-1

developed programming about the history of rock music

Chicago rock DJ Steve Dahl led a rally against what style of music?

disco

Which of the following musical styles is not normally associated with Jamaica?

disco

What was the style of rhythm and blues that emerged from urban neighborhoods and was typically characterized by vocal harmony and nonsense syllables?

doo-wop

Which structural pattern forms the basis of the Chords' song "Sh-Boom"?

doo-wop progression

The Four Seasons were known for

doo-wop style vocals

Rockabilly arrangements tended not to use

drums

Which 3 parts typically make up the rhythm section of a rock band, establishing the harmonic and rhythmic foundation?

drums. bass, and rhythm guitar

Chess Records in Chicago was known for recording

electric blues

The Chemical Brothers and Moby both released important albums in what style or genre in the 1990s?

electronic dance music

Jimmy Eat World is most often associated with which of the following styles?

emo

All of the following statements are true of emo EXCEPT

emo's audience was generally older than the audience for indie rock

All of the following bands formed in the American South EXCEPT

except: Deep Purple Lynyrd Skynyrd The Allman Brothers Band The Charlie Daniels Band

All of the following are names used by George Clinton for his backing musicians, EXCEPT

except: The Famous Flames Funkadelic Parliament The Parliaments

All of the following elements were typical of glam rock EXCEPT

except: clear-cut, tradational gender roles and identities the creation of stage personas songs about science fiction, alienatin, and glam culture androgynous clothing

Progressive rock was typically characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

except: simple arrangements and a lack of instrumental sections spiritual or philosophical lyrics a focus on concept albums influences from classical music

The film A Hard Day's Night

features the Beatles playing themselves at the height of Beatlemania

Peter, Paul, and Mary and the Kingston Trio are associated with what style of music?

folk

Donovan was best known for what style of music in the 1960s?

folk rock

Dance-oriented TV shows were popular

from the 1950s to the 2000s

George Clinton is best known for what musical style?

funk

The Kingsmen, Cannibal and the Headhunters, and the Mysterians could all be categorized as

garage bands

Before he recorded pop music, Sam Cooke sang primarily

gospel

Nirvana and Pearl Jam represented what style of rock initially based in Seattle?

grunge

Country artist Keith Urban is known for his skill on what instrument?

guitar

Dick Dale was famous for playing which instrument?

guitar

What creates the high-pitched guitar sounds in "I'm Sittin' On Top of the World"?

guitars recorded at half speed

After World War II, teenagers

had their own pop culture

The groups Poison, Warrant, Winger, Skid Row, and others that wore costumes and teased hair onstage were referred to as

hair bands

Compared to Big Joe Turner's original, Bill Haley's cover of the song "Shake, Rattle, and Roll"

has cleaner lyrics and a different rhythmic feel

The Wayne's World movies and the cartoon series Beavis and Butthead depicted stereotypes of

heavy metal fans

Record popularity charts were created to

help industry radicals change the system

The playful allusions to sexuality in the lyrics of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" evoke what earlier musical style?

hokum blues

What style of electronic dance music developed in Chicago?

house

The film clip of Martha and Vandellas song "Nowhere to Run" maDe for a 1965 TV special, visually connected the group to take region and culture by filming

in a Detroit automotive factory

The Yardbirds

included several important guitarist who went on to form their own bands

Beck

included varied stylistic influences in his records.

Rage Against the Machine

incorporated rapped vocals into a hard rock context

The Police

incorporated reggae influences into their early style

As a songwriter, Chuck Berry appealed to teenagers by doing all of the following EXCEPT

incorporating sexually explicit lyrics

Vagrant and Drive-Thru were

independent labels that helped to popularize emo

Nine Inch Nails is most often associated with which style?

industrial

Duane Eddy and the Ventures had a series of hits between 1959 and 1962 that could be described as

instrumental surf

The term rock is difficult to define because..

it has come to encompass a vast amount of music, including diverse artists and styles

All of the following are true about hardcore music EXCEPT that

it quickly became mainstream and appeared on national pop charts

The MP3 format was significant because

it reduced the size of music files and made them easier to share

Minnesota-based hardcore was distinctive from that of other scenes because

it was more accessible and melodic

Radiohead's album In Rainbows was significant because

it was offered online on a pay-as-you-wish basis

All of the following statements are true of jam bands in the 1990s EXCEPT

jam bands were known primarily for their work in the recording studio

San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue was among the first to

launch a successful free-form radio show on FM

Which of the following was characteristic of the Mod subculture in 1960s London?

listening to ska and rhythm and blues

Hokum blues refers to

lyrics containing sexual double entendre

In 1957, Jerry Lee Lewis's career stalled due to a scandal surrounding his

marriage

What is another word for a bar, or group of beats?

measure

MTV's original audience consisted mainly of

midwestern teenagers

Which of the following played a central role in the development of a national audience for entertainment in the United States?

network radio

The band Devo is most often associated with what musical style?

new wave

Carl Perkins's biggest hit for Sun Records was

"Blue Suede Shoes"

Bessie Smith's recording of which song sold more than a million copies?

"Down Hearted Blues"

The summer of 1967 was known as the

"Summer of Love"

What was Simon and Garfunkel's first major hit song?

"The Sounds of Silence"

MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, with which music video?

"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles

What are the four important themes throughout this book?

1. social, political, and cultural issues 2. issues of race, class, and gender 3. the development of the music business 4. the development of technology

What was the Beatles' song that used tape loops to create an otherworldly sound?

:Tomorrow Never Knows"

The song "Over the Rainbow," famously sung by Judy Garland, is in what form?

AABA

Which is the song form usually in a 32-bar scheme and commonly associated with mainstream pop music before rock and roll?

AABA

During the payola scandals, there was a struggle between which two organizations that collected royalties for songwriters?

ASCAP and BMI

Which was the Nashville-based publishing firm that was important for the growth of the country and western music industry in that city?

Acuff-Rose

Run-DMC collaborated with members of what band on "Walk This Way"?

Aerosmith

The Zulu Nation was founded by this DJ.

Afrika Bambaataa

Which celebrity DJ, who started out playing rhythm and blues records on a Cleveland radio station, was influential in bringing rock and roll into the mainstream?

Alan Freed

Al Nevins and Don Kirschner ran what music publishing firm that helped to establish the "Brill Building" approach?

Aldo Publishing

This performer explored dark themes and ended his shows in a gruesome way, even acting out his own death.

Alice Cooper

Which of the following bands was originally signed to Columbia Records as a heavy metal group?

Alice in Chains

John Mayall, Steve Winwood, and Eric Clapton were all part of a group of British musicians that favored

American blues

The Velvet Underground was associated with which American artist in the 1960s?

Andy Warhol

What was the name of the record label formed by the Beatles?

Apple

"That's All Right (Mama)" was written by

Arthur Crudup

R.E.M. formed in what college town?

Athens, Georgia

After producing her first records for Columbia, Aretha Franklin was signed by what label in 1966?

Atlantic

Stax Records licensed music to what larger company in the 1960s?

Atlantic

What was the name of the independent record label founded in New York by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson known for producing rhythm and blues records?

Atlantic

The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival is held in what city?

Austin, Texas

All of the following groups are considered jam bands EXCEPT

Backstreet Boys

This is the name of the record label founded by Sean Combs, known at the time as Puff Daddy.

Bad Boy

What was the record label formed by Bert Berns with his bosses from Atlantic Records, Ahmet and Neshui Ertegun and Jerry Wexler?

Bang!

In 1963, the British press began to label the frenzy surrounding the Beatles as

Beatlemania

Where were Country Joe and the Fish most active?

Berkeley

This lyricist co-wrote many hits, including "Your Song," with Elton John.

Bernie Taupin

Who was the founder of Motown Records?

Berry Gordy Jr.

The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was held in

Bethel, NY

Janis Joplin got her start performing with which band?

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Ozzy Osborne was the lead singer of

Black Sabbath

Ronnie James Dio took over lead vocals of this British band after the departure of Ozzy Osborne.

Black Sabbath

Which of the following films used Bill Haley's song "(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock" over the opening credits?

Blackboard Jungle

Which was a film from the 1950s depicting rock musicians an fans as "hoodlums"?

Blackboard Jungle

Debbie Harry was the lead singer of

Blondie

These two jazz-rock groups were known for arrangements that prominently feature horns.

Blood, Sweat, & Tears and Chicago

What was the name of the studio band at Stax?

Booker T. and the MGs

Which singer began recording rockabilly songs like "Bigelow 6-200" before the age of thirteen?

Brenda Lee

Who was the manager responsible for cleaning up the Beatles' stage act and helping them to secure their first recording contract?

Brian Epstein

When the Rolling Stones first formed, they were led by

Brian Jones

The recording of "Good Vibrations" was produced by

Brian Wilson

Connor Oberst was in what successful indie group?

Bright Eyes

AC/DC was strongly influenced by

British blues rock

Between 1945 and 1963, music moved across international lines because

British listeners were fascinated with American music

The group Oasis is most closely associated with which style?

Britpop

Smokey Joe's Café, Memphis, Million Dollar Quartet, and Jersey Boys are all

Broadway musicals featuring rock music

The E Street Band backed which musician?

Bruce Springsteen

All of the following artists recorded for Sun Records, EXCEPT

Buddy Holly - Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis did record for Sun Records

On February 3, 1959, known as the "The Day the Music Died,"

Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash

What was the name of the Manhattan club that became the home of the New York punk scene?

CBGB

Which of the following was NOT an indie rock label active during the 1990s?

CMJ

Why did Capitol Records decline to issue the Beatles' first singles in the United States?

Capitol presumed the singles would fail because previous British artists had few hits in the United States

After beginning her career behind the scenes as a songwriter, this artist became a successful performer during the 1970s with albums such as Tapestry.

Carole King

The song "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" was performed by the Shirelles and produced by

Carole King and Gerry Goffin

Which Chicago-based label, known for its electric blues and rock and roll records in the 1950s, was still active in producing black pop in the 1960s?

Chess

By the early 1950s, which city was the most important center in the United States for blues music?

Chicago

"The Twist" was originally performed by Hank Ballard, but it was popularized on American Bandstand by

Chubby Checker

The instrumental accompaniments in early Beach Boys songs such as "Surfin' U.S.A." were heavily influenced by

Chuck Berry

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is located in

Cleveland

During the period between 1957 and 1963, the most successful British rocker was

Cliff Richard

Which of the following bands continued the Britpop tradition?

Coldplay

This supergroup was made up of guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist Jack Bruce, and drummer Ginger Baker.

Cream

This country rock group included former members of Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and the Byrds.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Boy George was part of which group that received exposure on MTV in the 1980s?

Culture Club

Which guitarist and songwriter worked with the Chicago-based group the Impressions?

Curtis Mayfield

Which musicians led the influential blues revival band Blues Incorporated?

Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner

Ziggy Stardust was the alter ego of what influential glam rock singer?

David Bowie

What was the most prominent record label producing hip-hop on the West Coast?

Death Row

The song "Highway Star," often cited as influential on the development of heavy metal, was recorded by which band?

Deep Purple

All of the following bands emerged from the Los Angeles heavy metal scene EXCEPT

Def Leppard

Motown Records was founded in what city?

Detroit, MI

Paul Revere and the Raiders became musical hosts of Where the Action Is, a variety rock show created by

Dick Clark

When the television show American Bandstand began to be broadcast nationally on ABC, the host was

Dick Clark

Which two high-profile music industry professionals were questioned by a congressional committee during the payola investigations?

Dick Clark and Alan Freed

This English band was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mark Knopfler.

Dire Straits

Which of the following artists was part of the "second British invasion" on MTV?

Duran Duran

Which progressive rock group combined rock band instruments with strings?

ELO

All of the following musicians were heard on the album Thriller EXCEPT

EXCEPT Prince. Eddie Van Halen. Paul McCartney. Michael Jackson.

All of the following artists or groups recorded for the indie label Merge Records EXCEPT

EXCEPT: Live. Superchunk. Neutral Milk Hotel. Magnetic Fields.

All of the following bands were fictional groups made for television, EXCEPT

EXCEPT: Paul Revere and the Raiders Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution the Archies the Banana Splits

The Byrds' recording of the song "Mr. Tambourine Man" featured all of the following EXCEPT

EXCEPT: lyrics by Art Garfunkel studio musicians who played for the Beach Boys a twelve-string electric guitar studio musicians who played on Phil Spector's records

The "three-finger roll" was a banjo technique developed by

Earl Scruggs

This group was formed in Los Angeles by former Chess Records studio drummer Maurice White.

Earth, Wind, and Fire

Which act's appearance on Saturday Night Live in 1977 brought national attention to the British punk scene?

Elvis Costello

Slap-back Echo was a distinctive feature of the recordings of...

Elvis Presley

Heavy metal developed out of musical communities based in

England and Los Angeles

This ex-Yardbird and Cream guitarist released the hit album Unplugged in 1992.

Eric Clapton

This is a style of disco exemplified by the music of the Village People and Donna Summer.

Eurodisco

This band released "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," a number-one hit that was accompanied by a surreal music video.

Eurythmics

This group featuring vocalist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody had a heavy rock sound and wide-ranging influences.

Evanescence

What recording studio, owned and operated by Rick Hall, was located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama?

Fame

Who was the New Orleans-based pianist and singer who had more than thirty Top 40 hits, including "Blueberry Hill"?

Fats Domino

This hardcore band is perhaps best known for an infamous Saturday Night Live performance in 1981.

Fear

This band's album Rumours spent 31 weeks at number one on the Billboard charts in 1977, making it one of the most successful albums of the era.

Fleetwood Mac

Which of the following artists did NOT release a major hit album during the late 1970s?

Fleetwood Mac Peter Frampton Eagles DID NOT: Ramones

Which singer established a new model for pop singers when s/he broke away from big bands and became a solo star and teen idol in the 1940s?

Frank Sinatra

The album We're Only in It for the Money was a satirical take on the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band produced by

Frank Zappa

Who was the lead vocalist of the Four Seasons, known for his falsetto singing?

Frankie Valli

Ice-T was most closely associated with what style of rap?

Gangsta

Who produced the Beatles' early recordings?

George Martin

The group Wham! included what singer who later had success as a solo artist?

George Michael

The music video for which song depicted Cyndi Lauper rebelling against her parents?

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

The song "White Rabbit" was written by this lead singer of Jefferson Airplane.

Grace Slick

Which band, featuring guitarist Jerry Garcia, originally formed in the Bay Area as the Warlocks?

Grateful Dead

Dookie was the first commercially successful album for what group led by Billie Joe Amrstrong?

Green Day

Between 1960 and 1962, the Beatles made three extended trips to

Hamburg

Though he had less than five years of success when he died at age 33, which singer and songwriter was considered country music's biggest star in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

Hank Williams

What was the name of the band led by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson?

Heart

What was Motown's studio called?

Hitsville, USA

Which songwriting team produced a string of hits for Motown between 1963 and 1967?

Holland-Dozier-Holand

Chuck Berry's crossover hit "Maybellene" was his version of a country tune called

Ida Red

This Detroit-based singer's outrageous onstage antics made him a model for punk rockers.

Iggy Pop

What band established musical elements that would become characteristic of heavy metal on albums such as In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida?

Iron Butterfly

Traffic, Cat Stevens, and Bob Marley and the Wailers were all featured on the roster of what UK-based record label?

Island Records

Which of the following is NOT true of new wave music?

It was a tamer form of punk rock. It often referred to older styles of music. It often used irony. NOT TRUE: It remained an underground style that was only popular regionally.

Which of the following statements is true of college rock?

It was an outgrowth of hardcore

The Flames were the backing group for

James Brown

Which artist had a chart hit with "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" in 1968?

James Brown

Which artist started his career singing doo-wop and performing as a stand-in for Little Richard?

James Brown

Who wrote and first recorded the song "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?

James Brown

Which was a vocal surf group that worked closely with the Beach Boys until the groups' respective labels objected?

Jan and Dean

This artist released singles and albums while regularly appearing on television series including Good Times, Diff'rent Strokes, and Fame.

Janet Jackson

Which of the following singers, signed to RCA Records just after Elvis Presley, was marketed as the "female Elvis"?

Janie Martin

The first important production team in rock was

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Which Atlantic Records executive and producer played an important role in developing southern soul music in the 1960s?

Jerry Wexler

Singer and flute player Ian Anderson led what progressive rock band?

Jethro Tull

This lead singer of The Doors introduced an alter ego, the Lizard King.

Jim Morrison

The album American Fool established which artist, known for a homespun, midwestern image?

John Mellencamp

Which artist gained popularity performing live shows in Los Angeles at the Whiskey-a-Go-Go, where he also made a live album?

Johnny Rivers

This Canadian singer-songwriter experimented with avant-garde and jazz styles on albums including The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Mingus.

Joni Mitchell

This band was formed by musicians who had earlier performed with Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frank Zappa.

Journey

All four members of this blues-rock band wore theatrical costumes and makeup onstage.

KISS

Who won the first season of the television show American Idol?

Kelly Clarkson

A series of psychedelic events called "acid tests" were arranged by

Ken Kesey

This group was known for its use of the seven-string electric guitar.

Korn

The Red Bird music label was founded by

Leiber and Stoller

The members of the Eagles met while playing in the backing band for which singer?

Linda Ronstadt

Who was the artist who cowrote and first recorded the song "Tutti Frutti"?

Little Richard

Which artists were early rock and roll performers known for their manic piano playing and wild stage personas?

Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis

Which of the following was founded as a traveling music festival?

Lollapalooza

The UFO Club, which hosted psychedelic gatherings, was located in

London

In the 1970s, Motown Records was run primarily from what city?

Los Angeles

Like many folk rock groups, the Mamas and the Papas migrated from New York to

Los Angeles

The hardcore band Black Flag was based in what city?

Los Angeles

Where did the members of the Beach Boys grow up?

Los Angeles

The album Forever Changes was recorded by

Love

A second wave of Beatles-type bands—including Herman's Hermits, Freddy and the Dreamers, and the Hollies—emerged from which city?

Manchester

Which artist recorded the concept album What's Going On?

Marvin Gaye

Stax Records was located in what city?

Memphis

Where was Sun Records located?

Memphis

The success of Arcade Fire caused this indie record label to adapt its business model.

Merge

This was the North Carolina-based indie label founded by members of the group Superchunk.

Merge

The White Stripes and Sufjan Stevens both emerged from the indie scene in

Michigan

This influential jazz trumpeter began fusing jazz and rock in the 1970s.

Miles Davis

Where was Bob Dylan originally from?

Minnesota

With whom does Queen Latifah share rapping duties on "Ladies First"?

Monie Love

Before he became a solo pop star, Michael Jackson recorded with the Jackson 5 for what record label?

Motown

Boyz II Men signed with which label?

Motown

Maxine Powell ran a finishing school for artists signed to which record label?

Motown

The Funk Brothers were the studio band at

Motown

The Jackson 5 recorded for what record label in the early 1970s?

Motown

The Temptations recorded for

Motown

A track from this group's 1989 album Straight Outta Compton led to a warning letter from the FBI.

N.W.A

Which city became a center for country music recording and publishing after World War II?

Nashville

This group led by Jeff Magnum recorded In the Aeroplane over the Sea, one of the most critically acclaimed indie records of the 1990s.

Neutral Milk Hotel

This was the 1991 album that launched Nirvana to fame.

Nevermind

In 1966, the Lovin' Spoonful was based in

New York

Rap music and hip-hop culture have their origins in what city?

New York

The Brill Building, which housed many music publishers, was located in

New York City

Tin Pan Alley refers to a style of music, a way of doing business, and an area located in

New York City

After similarities were noticed between their songs "How You Remind Me" and "Someday," this group became the subject of controversy.

Nickelback

In the studio, Trent Reznor records and performs all of the parts for this group.

Nine Inch Nails

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of

Nirvana

Guitarist Dave Grohl was a member of which two groups?

Nirvana and Foo Fighters

Which of the following bands was part of the ska revival in the 1990s?

No Doubt

Linkin Park is associated with which style?

Nu Metal

Who wrote the song "Respect"?

Otis Redding

This Atlanta-based hip-hop group comprised of Big Boi and André 3000 is known for its crossover success in the 2000s.

OutKast

Which singer performed a cover of Fats Domino's "Ain't It a Shame," retitled "Ain't That a Shame," which outperformed the original on the pop charts?

Pat Boone

This punk rocker started as a poet before turning to music.

Patti Smith

Tom and Jerry was an early name used by

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

All of the following can be associated with the lo-fi movement EXCEPT

Pavement. Elliott Smith. EXCEPT: Green Day. Guided by Voices.

Which of the following bands engaged in a legal battle with Ticketmaster?

Pearl Jam

Which influential 1966 Beach Boys album set a new standard for record production and musical sophistication?

Pet Sounds

After Peter Gabriel left Genesis, the band's lead vocals were performed by

Phil Collins

The Beach Boys' recording of "Don't Worry Baby," produced by Brian Wilson, was modeled on "Be My Baby," produced by

Phil Spector

The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High" were produced by

Phil Spector

Who is credited with creating the "Wall of Sound"?

Phil Spector

Hall and Oates were heavily influenced by the soul tradition of what city?

Philadelphia

Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are most closely associated with which city?

Philadelphia

This is the record label that became known as the home of the "Philadelphia sound."

Philadelphia International

The stage show for this band's concept album The Wall featured a wall being built on stage between the band and the audience.

Pink Floyd

A court ruling against rapper Biz Markie in 1991 set a precedent requiring hip-hop producers to

obtain permission to use sampled sources

Popularity chart positions are useful for

obtaining general information about the changing tastes of audiences

Industrial rock

often blended electronic sources with live performance

Lo-fi recordings

often had an amateur quality

Which was the technique of sound-on-sound recording pioneered by Les Paul?

overdubbing

Jack White

performed with the White Stripes, the Raconteurs, and the Dead Weather

Jimi Hendrix was known for all of the following EXCEPT

performing at the Monterey and Woodstock festivals innovative electric guitar techniques blending blues and pop styles except: a long career lasting into the 1980s

Bob Dylan generated controversy at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 when he

played with electric instruments

The opening guitar solo of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" uses double stops, a technique that involves

playing two notes at the same time

The "hippie aesthetic" in music is based on the idea that the rock musician should

produce sophisticated music that will stand up to repeated listening

Marilyn Manson

produced albums that included vulgar and satanic content

Jacques Morali and Giorgio Moroder were both

producers associated with disco

In 1948, WDIA in Memphis became one of the first radio stations to

program music and advertising for the local black community

The band King Crimson is best known for what style of rock?

progressive rock

The bands Kansas and Styx helped to revive what style of rock music in the late 1970s?

progressive rock

Aretha Franklin's father was a

prominent clergyman

The phrases of a 12-bar Blues often follow what pattern?

question-question-answer

After 1972, the band Steely Dan focused on

recording in the studio

Bob Marley is most often associated with what style of music?

reggae

A verse is a section of a song with

repeating music and non repeating lyrics

The "new traditionalists" used elements of earlier rock music in order to

return rock to what they saw as its core aesthetic values

Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran are associated with what style of music?

rockabilly

A technique popularized by Grandmaster Flash in which the record is quickly rotated in the reverse direction and then forward to create a rhythm is called

scratching

Many Tin Pan Alley songs are in which format?

sectional verse-chorus

For an album to receive a "Platinum" award from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), it must

sell one million copies

All of the following are true of Avril Lavigne EXCEPT

she attracted attention for her sensual on-stage dress

"Positively 4th Street" is constructed in what form?

simple verse

The song "Baby Love," made famous by the Supremes, is in what form?

simple verse

A song form that employs only verses is called

simple verse form

Rocket 88' is an example of which formal type?

simple verse form

Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" is in what form?

simple verse-chorus, with pre-chorus

This is the offbeat rhythmic pattern characteristic of ska music.

skank

Lonnie Donegan was credited with popularizing

skiffle

Blues musician Robert Johnson typically performed

solo vocals with guitar self-accompaniment.

The Byrds wrote

some of their own music

In addition to being a performer, Buddy Holly was an influential

songwriter

The Allman Brothers Band was best known for what style of rock?

southern rock

Metallica embraced what type of heavy metal, characterized by fast tempos and blazing guitar passages?

speed metal

Beyoncé

starred in the 2006 film Dreamgirls

When a recording engineer can control whether sounds emerge from the left or the right speaker, he or she is recording in...

stereo

All of the following were typical of the recordings Phil Spector produced EXCEPT

stereo backing tracks

In December of 1964, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys

stop touring

What is the style of music, exemplified by artists such as Sam Cooke and the Drifters, which mixes rhythm and blues with orchestral strings?

sweet soul

In the late 1950s and early '60s, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Darin, and Freddy Cannon were all known as

teen idols

All of the following characterized mainstream popular music in the early 1950s, EXCEPT

teenagers and their parents listened to very different pop music

Early radio networks such as NBC linked stations through

telephone lines

The Monkees were created by

television producers

Two common structural patterns in rock are...

the 12-bar Blues and doo-wop progression

What was the blues-oriented band from Newcastle that featured singer Eric Burdon?

the Animals

Vee-Jay released records by

the Beatles and the Four Seasons

Which was the vocal group that recorded the "playlet" songs "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and "Down in Mexico" with producers Leiber and Stoller?

the Coasters

Buddy Holly's band, which recorded the hit "That'll Be the Day," was called

the Crickets

Some in the music business incorrectly predicted that _____________ would eventually be more popular than the Beatles.

the Dave Clark Five

Which was the group that Ben E. King performed with on recordings for Atlantic including "There Goes My Baby"?

the Drifters

Whose version of "Louie Louie" was investigated by the FCC for profanity?

the Kingsmen

Two British invasion bands that defy "Beatles-type" or "Stones-type" categorization are

the Kinks / the Who

Singer and songwriter John Phillips wrote many hits for his folk-rock group,

the Mamas and the Papas

In the United Kingdom, a lighthearted, driving pop feel with accents on beats 2 and 4 was called

the Mersey beat

Before it was available over national radio networks, National Barndance was broadcast across

the Midwest

What was the name of the band that later became the Beatles?

the Quarry Men

Which was the New York-based band that emerged from rhythm and blues clubs that opened for the Beatles in 1965?

the Rascals

Andrew Loog Oldham managed and produced

the Rolling Stones

"Be My Baby" was recorded by which girl group?

the Ronettes

What was one of Jimmie Rodger's nicknames?

the Singing Brakeman

Which successful vocal group was formed by Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard in Detroit in 1959?

the Supremes

During the Hamburg and Liverpool period, the Beatles often performed music with origins in

the United States

Drummer Hal Blaine was part of a group of Los Angeles studio musicians known as

the Wrecking Crew

In simple verse-chorus form,

the choruses use the same music as the verses

Controversy erupted in 1966 over a remark John Lennon made about

the church

The Everly Brothers came from a background in

the country music of the Southeast

The Go-Go's were

the first successful all-female new wave band.

The compilation album Nuggets, assembled by guitarist Lenny Kaye in the early 1970s, documented

the garage rock movement of the 1960s

Which percussion instrument usually plays the fastest pattern of notes?

the high-hat cymbal

The term meter in music refers to...

the organization of beats into measures

Musical form of formal structure refers to

the organization of different sections in a song

Payola refers to

the practice of giving DJs gifts or cash to play records on the radio.

The term "rockism" refers to

the viewpoint that rock was the central form of pop music since 1954

What role do the horns and synthesized strings play in Steely Dan's song "Josie"?

they "sweeten" the mix

All of the following are true of the Beastie Boys EXCEPT that

they were produced by Sugar Hill Records

How did the Beatles' approach to writing lyrics change between 1964 and 1966?

they wrote increasingly complex lyrics

When he turned twenty-one in 1971, Stevie Wonder

took complete artistic control over his records

Christina Aguilera

topped the Latin music charts in 2000

Maroon 5

toured for several years before achieving national popularity

The "Theme from Shaft" helped to associate the rhythmic sound of which instrument with black pop?

wah-wah guitar

Rapper Eminem

was discovered by Dr. Dre

The band Talking Heads

was led by songwriter David Byrne

Gene Autry is most often associated with

western music

Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys are best known for what style of music?

western swing

Before creating the duo of Sonny and Cher, Sonny Bono

worked closely with Phil Spector

Mixing is a process that doesn't involve

writing lyrics

The Monkees' early songs were mainly

written for them by professional songwriters


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