Music 13 Ch 17-24

In what year did Bill Monroe earn his regular spot on the Grand Ole Opry?

1939

The classic version of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys existed from:

1945-1948

Flatt and Scruggs formed the Foggy Mountain Boys in:

1948

The Civil Rights Act was passed in:

1964

Bob Dylan played an electric set at the Newport Folk Festival in:

1965

"Good Vibrations" was released in:

1966

The Beatles stopped touring in:

1966

Are You Experienced? was released in:

1967

Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in:

1968

Woodstock took place in:

1969

Earl Scruggs's style of banjo playing requires how many fingers?

3

The drummer for James Brown's band was:

Clyde stubblefield

This song is a tribute to: Free Bird

Duane allman

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in:

England

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

Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land Is Your Land" as a reaction to:

Irving Berlin's god bless america

Who wrote the soundtrack for the film Shaft?

Isaac hayes

All of these artists recorded for Motown EXCEPT:

James brown

Which performer's music frequently included screams, grunts, and hollers?

James brown

Which musician is heard performing in this song? Thank You

Larry graham

Which singer recorded the first song about the birth control pill?

Loretta lynn

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

The Psychedelic Experience was written by:

Timothy leary

Which record label gave Willie Nelson full artistic control of his music?

atlantic

Most of the singing in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys was performed by:

bill Monroe and Lester flatt

Which of these songs was written by Bill Monroe?

blue moon of kentucky

"Blowin' in the Wind" was written by:

bob dylan

This song was written by: Mr. Tambourine Man

bob dylan

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

Bob Dylan's first album to include electric songs was:

bringing it all back home

Which of these songs was written by Willie Nelson?

crazy

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

Which artist recorded the soundtrack for Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song?

earth, wind, and fire

"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" is about nuclear fallout.

false

"Sweet Home Alabama" was written in response to a song by Bob Dylan.

false

About half of the performers at Woodstock were female.

false

Bill Monroe was a singer and did NOT play any instruments.

false

Bob Dylan's birth name is Woodrow Wilson Dylan.

false

Brian Wilson frequently made use of the wah-wah pedal in his music.

false

Brian Wilson traveled to India to study transcendental meditation.

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

Duane Allman died from a drug overdose.

false

Gram Parsons was the first artist to mix country and rock.

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

Lynyrd Skynyrd's music features a single lead guitar.

false

Merle Haggard never actually served time in prison.

false

Most Blaxploitation films were released by mainstream Hollywood studios.

false

Most of George Clinton's songs are strophic ballads.

false

Patsy Cline wrote her own songs.

false

Several members of Sly and the Family Stone had played in James Brown's band.

false

Simon and Garfunkel refused to use amplified instruments.

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 Foggy Mountain Boys played a regular morning spot on WLS in Chicago.

false

The film Bonnie and Clyde included music by Ralph and Carter Stanley.

false

The only female members of Sly and the Family Stone were backup singers.

false

This song is in a compound meter. Cold Sweat

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

Woody Guthrie traveled and collected songs in the American South during the Great Depression.

false

ZZ Top developed the technique of "trading twos."

false

ZZ Top was heavily influenced by the music of the Beatles.

false

Emmylou Harris worked closely with

gram parsons

Which of the following is a characteristic of funk music?

group singing

Which of these instruments is NOT found in a string band?

harmonica

Which show included music, skits, and caricatures of hillbillies?

hee haw

What instrument or technique is audible in this song? Superstition

hohner clavinet

Which of the following is true of this song? Tom Dooley-1990

it is a strophic ballad

Which of the following is true of this song? Whipping Post

it is an irregular meter

Which of the following is true of this song? Thank You

it quotes several titles of songs by sly and the family stone

Billy Gibbons was heavily influenced by:

jimi hendrix

Which of these artists played an iconic version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock?

jimi hendrix

Woody Guthrie was the first artist establish a connection between folk music and:

left-wing politics

"Just Get Up and Close the Door" was written by:

linda hargrove

All of the following are songs by James Brown EXCEPT:

living for the city

Merle Haggard's early songs were written by:

liz anderson

The drug of choice for the countercultural movement was:

lsd

Which of the following is a characteristic of P-funk?

lyrics delivered in an early form of rapping

What's Going On was written by:

marvin gaye

The subject of "Like a Rolling Stone" is:

materialism

Woodstock was held in:

new york

Which instrument of technique is prominently featured in this song? Lay, Lady, Lay

pedal steel guitar

What technique is heard in this recording? Earl's Breakdown

peg tuning

Jimi Hendrix did all of the following EXCEPT:

play 3 guitars simultaneously

All of the following were values of the countercultural movement EXCEPT:

promotion and support of government institutions

Bill Monroe was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:

ragtime

Who founded his own record label to promote African American musicians in the music industry?

sam cooke

Protest songs usually contain:

simple melodies

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 of the following was NOT a character created by George Clinton?

sweet sweetback

What instrument is prominently featured in this song? Flash Light

synthesizer

At the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan was backed by:

the Paul Butterfield blues band

Which of these bands included African American members?

the allman brothers band

Which of these bands was the first to use multiple lead guitars?

the allman brothers band

The Flatt and Scruggs song "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" was written for what television show?

the beverly hillbillies

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

James Brown wrote many of his songs with the help of:

the members of his band

Dolly Parton was prominently featured on:

the porter wagoner show

All of the following are albums by Waylon Jennings EXCEPT:

the red headed stranger

Every episode of Soul Train featured:

the soul train line

What instrument is featured in the choruses of this song? Good Vibrations

theremin

What type of instrumental playing is heard in this excerpt? Foggy Mountain Breakdown

three-finger style

"Good Vibrations" features several tape splices.

true

"Like a Rolling Stone" was the longest 45 RPM single that had ever been recorded.

true

"Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud" mentions a gospel hymn in the lyrics.

true

A breakdown contains no lyrics.

true

Bill Monroe's first band included only his brothers

true

Chubby Wise was the fiddler for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys.

true

George Jones was a honky-tonk artist.

true

James Brown was heavily influenced by gospel music.

true

Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix both died of drug overdoses.

true

Janis Joplin had been the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company before starting a solo career.

true

Jimi Hendrix played his guitar upside-down because he was left-handed.

true

Lester Flatt invented the G run.

true

Most AM radio singles were less than three minutes long.

true

Most country music comes from musical traditions of the British Isles.

true

Most of Bob Dylan's early songs dealt with specific situations or people.

true

Most of the Byrds' earliest recordings were covers of folk songs.

true

Parliament and Funkadelic had the same members.

true

Pete Seeger never signed with a major record label as a solo artist.

true

The Allman Brothers Band was influenced by modern jazz.

true

This song is in compound meter. A Change is Gonna Come

true

Waylon Jennings recorded with RCA-Victor.

true

Willie Nelson did NOT write his first number 1 single.

true

This song was written in response to: Okie from Muskogee

vietnam war protests

This song is a: Blue Moon of Kentucky

waltz

Which of these singers was closely allied with the countercultural movement?

willie nelson

All of the following artists covered songs by Bob Dylan EXCEPT:

woody guthrie

Of which Beatles song did Paul McCartney say, "That's just John doing Dylan"?

you've got to hide your love away

Which band was from Texas?

zz top

Which group's music has humorous lyrics, innuendo, and word play?

zz top