ROCK AND ROLL TEST 2 (Ch.5-8)

How did Bob Dylan generate controversy at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965?

"He played with electric instruments."

Why did Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys stop touring in 1964?

"He wanted to concentrate on songwriting."

What did Sonny Bono do before creating the duo of Sonny and Cher?

"He worked closely with Phil Spector."

Which 1964 song was investigated by the FCC for profanity?

"Louie Louie"

Where was Bob Dylan originally from?

"Minnesota"

At which festival did Bob Dylan first "plug in"?

"Newport Folk Festival"

Which band hosted the television show Where the Action Is?

"Paul Revere and the Raiders"

Tom and Jerry was an early name used by which duo?

"Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel"

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

"Pet Sounds"

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

"Phil Spector"

What 1965 song did Bob Dylan use to point his finger at the folk establishment?

"Positively 4th Street"

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

"Smokey Robinson

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

"The Sounds of Silence"

Like those of his idol, Bob Dylan's early lyrics addressed social injustice. Whose lyrics were the model for Dylan's early work?

"Woody Guthrie's"

What were the Four Seasons known for?

"doo-wop style vocals"

What instrument is featured on the Byrds' recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man"?

"electric twelve-string guitar"

Who wrote the Monkees' early songs?

"professional songwriters"

The Monkees were created by whom?

"television producers"

Which of the following bands were all fictional groups made for television?

"the Archies, the Banana Splits, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution"

Who originally recorded "California Girls"?

"the Beach Boys"

Whose recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man" hit the top of both the U.S. and the UK charts in 1965?

"the Byrds'"

Singer and songwriter John Phillips wrote many hits for his folk-rock group. What was that group called?

"the Mamas and the Papas"

Which group first recorded "Last Train to Clarksville"?

"the Monkees"

Who performed most of the music for the Byrds' recording of "Mr. Tambourine Man"?

"the Wrecking Crew"

What did the 1972 compilation album Nuggets document?

"the garage rock movement of the 1960s"

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

Alice Cooper

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

Apple

Which artist is known as the "Queen of Soul"?

Aretha Franklin

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

Which song from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band uses taped organ sounds randomly assembled to create a kaleidoscopic aural background?

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite

Where were Country Joe and the Fish most active?

Berkeley, CA

Which lyricist co-wrote many hits, including "Your Song," with Elton John?

Bernie Taupin

Who was the founder of Motown Records?

Berry Gordy Jr.

Janis Joplin got her start performing with which band?

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Ozzy Osborne was the lead singer of what band?

Black Sabbath

What two jazz-rock groups were known for arrangements that prominently feature horns?

Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago

Who originally wrote and recorded "Mr. Tambourine Man"?

Bob Dylan

Whose songs showed that pop music could address serious social issues rather than just teenage romance or frivolous concerns?

Bob Dylan

What was the name of the studio band at Stax?

Bookr T. and the MG's

The recording of "Good Vibrations" was produced by whom?

Brian Wilson

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

Carole King

Who wrote "You've Got a Friend"?

Carole King

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

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

Cream

John Fogerty wrote most of the music for which artist/band?

Creedence Clearwater Revival

What country rock group included former members of Buffalo Springfield, the Hollies, and the Byrds?

Crosby, Stills & Nash

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

David Bowie

Who replaced Syd Barrett in Pink Floyd?

David Gilmour

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

Deep Purple

Motown Records was founded in what city?

Detroit, MI

Which guitarist performs a solo on Wilson Pickett's version of the Beatles' "Hey Jude"?

Duane Allman

What helped to fracture the American radio audience in the late 1960s?

FM stations began to play album-oriented rock.

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

Fame

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

Frank Zappa

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

Frankie Valli

Which 1966 single consumed more studio time and budget allocation than any other pop single ever had before?

Good Vibrations

The song "White Rabbit" was written by which singer of Jefferson Airplane?

Grace Slick

Which group released the album We're an American Band in 1973?

Grand Funk Railroad

What was Motown's studio called?

Hitsville, USA

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

Holland-Dozier-Holland

Where did the Beatles travel in 1968 to study meditation?

India

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

Iron Butterfly

The Famous Flames were the backing group for which artist?

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 recorded "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. 1" in 1965?

James Brown

Which singer's posthumously released album Pearl became her most popular release, rising to number one in early 1971, while her version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" hit the top of the U.S. singles charts?

Janis Joplin

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

Which artist's song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" was at the top of the U.S. charts at the time of his tragic death?

Jim Croce

Who was the lead singer of the Doors who also introduced an alter ego, the Lizard King?

Jim Morrison

"Purple Haze" was recorded by which artist?

Jimi Hendrix

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

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

Joni Mitchell

When was the "Summer of Love"?

June, July, and August of 1967

Who arranged a series of psychedelic events called "acid tests"?

Ken Kesey

All four members of what blues-rock band wore theatrical costumes and makeup onstage?

Kiss

Which British group was deeply devoted to the album format as well as resistant to releasing tracks as singles?

Led Zeppelin

Who founded the New York-based Red Bird music label?

Leiber and Stroller

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

Linda Ronstadt

The Spontaneous Underground was a weekly event that combined poetry, music, and avant-garde performance art. In which city did it take place?

London

The UFO Club, which hosted psychedelic gatherings, was located in what city?

London

Like many folk-rock groups, the Mamas and the Papas migrated from New York to which city?

Los Angeles

The album Forever Changes was recorded by what band?

Love

Which southern rock band is named for a high school teacher?

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Which Motown artist recorded "How Sweet It Is to Be Loved By You," "Pride and Joy," and the duet "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"?

Marvin Gaye

What was the name of the early sampling keyboard, used by the Beatles on "Strawberry Fields Forever," that employed taped sounds to produce orchestral strings, choral voices, and an ensemble of recorders?

Mellotron

Stax Records was located in what city?

Memphis, TN

Which influential jazz trumpeter began fusing jazz and rock in the 1970s?

Miles Davis

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

Monterey International Pop Festival

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

Motown

The Funk Brothers were the studio band at what label?

Motown

The Temptations recorded for which label?

Motown

Who had a hit in 1966 with "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"?

Nancy Sinatra

Which songwriter began his hit-making career at Bang! Records?

Neil Diamond

Which southern soul artist made significant inroads with hippie rockers when he appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in spring 1967?

Otis Redding

Who wrote and originally recorded the song "Respect"?

Otis Redding

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

Pink Floyd

Which band took its name from the blues even though much of its approach was more indebted to avant-garde art music?

Pink Floyd

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

Porter and Hayes

The first stirrings of psychedelia took place in Virginia City, Nevada, at what restored western-style bar?

Red Dog Saloon

Which publications supported a new style of journalism, mostly featuring writing by rock fans for rock fans, that reflected the social underpinnings of youth culture during this time?

Rolling Stone, Crawdaddy, Creem

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 what city?

San Francisco

The Grateful Dead were at the center of the psychedelic music scene of what city?

San Francisco

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

Santana

The song "A Day in the Life" is from which album?

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Which album is often cited as the first concept album in rock?

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Instead of releasing the album SMiLE, the Beach Boys released what album?

Smiley Smile

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

Sonny and Cher

Booker T. and the MG's were the house band for which label?

Stax

Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton formed which record label?

Stax

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

Stevie Wonder

Which 1968 song by the Rolling Stones was banned from the radio because authorities thought it might fuel violence?

Street Fighting Man

Which 1964 book, based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, connected psychedelic drugs with Eastern spirituality?

The Psychedelic Experience

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

Timothy Leary

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

Traffic

Which Irish singer-songwriter first hit the charts as a member of the band Them, but demonstrated his experimental side on the 1968 album Astral Weeks?

Van Morrison

Which label released Betty Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" in 1964?

Vee-Jay

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

Willie Dixon

Which progressive rock band recorded "Roundabout"?

Yes

Which Texas-based band released the albums Tres Hombres and Fandango!?

ZZ Top

What was the profession of Aretha Franklin's father?

a prominent clergyman

"Sunshine of Your Love" is largely based on which of the following?

a single riff

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

acting out songs using costumes and props

The distinctive sound of Stax recordings, heard in records such as "In the Midnight Hour," was characterized by what stylistic feature?

all answers shown here

What was Jimi Hendrix known for?

all answers shown here

Which mid-1960s television show targeted America's teenagers, providing wide exposure for British invasion and American acts?

all answers shown here

Which of the following elements were typical of glam rock?

all answers shown here

What "country" instrument is featured in the Eagles' arrangement of "Take It Easy"?

banjo

Pop music aimed at young teens was sometimes labeled by what term?

bubblegum music

The song "Take It Easy" performed by the Eagles is best described as which style?

country rock

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

folk rock

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

garage bands

San Francisco disc jockey Tom Donahue was among the first to do what?

launch a successful free-form radio show on FM

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

produce sophisticated music that will stand up to repeated listening

In the wake of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, a heightened sense of concept became the hallmark of what style of rock?

progressive rock

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

progressive rock

Berry Gordy held weekly meetings that served as the final tests for songs, their arrangements, and their recorded sound. What were these meetings called?

quality control

After 1972, what did the band Steely Dan focus on?

recording in the studio

"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

What is the form of "Evil Ways"?

simple verse

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

southern rock

"Whipping Post" is the signature song of which band?

the Allman Brothers Band

What was the name of the 1969 music festival at Altamont Speedway, viewed by many as the end of the hippie era?

the Altamont Free Concert

After a motorcycle crash in 1966, Bob Dylan recorded extensively with which mainly Canadian group?

the Band

What was the name of the studio band at Motown?

the Funk Brothers

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

the Grateful Dead

Curtis Mayfield was a member of which Chicago-based group?

the Impressions

Who recorded "People Get Ready" in 1965?

the Impressions

Who recorded the first important national garage-band hit, "Louie Louie"?

the Kingsmen

Which band was a popular attraction at the Night Owl Coffee House in Greenwich Village?

the Lovin' spoonful

Which 1960s group emerged out of the Beatles' shadow and positioned themselves as one of the most important groups to make the transition from the 1960s to the 1970s?

the Rolling Stones

The summer of 1967 was known as what?

the Summer of Love

Which Motown group had a hit with "Baby Love"?

the Supremes

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

the Supremes

Which of the following were signed to Motown in the 1960s?

the Supremes, the Temptations, Stevie Wonder

Which group had a hit in 1964 with "The Way You Do the Things You Do"?

the Temptations

Pink Floyd, Soft Machine, and Tomorrow were all bands that regularly performed at what venue?

the UFO Club

Tommy was a concept album by which band?

the Who

Which music festival took place August 15-17, 1969?

the Woodstock Music and Art Festival

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

the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin

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

the rascals