History of R&R CH 3

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traditional performer of folk music

Woody Guthrie

The pop audience's perception of the image and authenticity of folk music was the result of the

effort of the music industry to market the movement.

The role of the A&R man was to

organize and coordinate the professionals involved in recording.

Which of the following was a song that Leiber and Stoller wrote for Elvis?

"Jailhouse Rock"

death-disk playlet

"Leader of the Pack"

concept of folk music

"for the people and by the people"

All of the following were professional songwriters at the Brill Building EXCEPT

Avalon and Vinton.

Who was the first host of American Bandstand?

Bob Horn

Explain how folk music and the Brill Building were similar in the early 1960s.

Both were polite compared to the first wave of rock and roll and both were carefully crafted to appeal to a distinct age group.

An important component of the Beach Boys' success was

Brian Wilson's production and writing.

songwriter with the Brill Building

Carole King

King of the Surf Guitar

Dick Dale

Explain the concept of "the Wall of Sound."

He put a lot of instruments in a small space and recorded them. This created lots of overlap between different sounds.

Which aspects of "Leader of the Pack" indicate it is a playlet?

It contains a story line and an epilogue.

How does Ray Charles's song "I Got a Woman" bridge both sacred and secular music styles?

It had a gospel tune with secular lyrics

The first independent producers in pop music were ________.

Lieber and Stoller

Why did gospel artists struggle with crossing over into the pop market?

Many considered pop the Devil's music

sang in falsetto

Roy Orbison's vocal trademark

The primary record format for folk and other "serious" styles of music was the

33-rpm.

How were performances on American Bandstand usually featured?

A bunch of teenagers dancing with a few music guests "performing"

part of the dance craze

"The Twist"

Which song initiated the folk music revival in mainstream pop?

"Tom Dooley"

Most of the girl groups in the early 1960s were comprised of which demographic?

Black teenagers

Which of the following cities produced an especially high number of teen idol hits from 1957 to 1963?

Philadelphia

What defined a musician's work as rockabilly pop?

Please teens without offending parents or other authorities

Almost no aspect of pop music in the early 1960s was completely immune from the influence of Brill Building practices.

true

One of the key components of folk music that attracted many listeners was its populist character.

true

Some view the period between the end of the first wave of rock and roll and the arrival of the Beatles as a kind of "dark age" in rock history.

true

Teen idols, girl groups, and songs composed by professionals were exemplified by the Brill Building.

true

The name of the record label formed by Leiber and Stoller was Spark Records.

true

The Beach Boys' first number-one hit was

"I Get Around."

All of the following are examples of death disks EXCEPT

"Only the Lonely."

example of a playlet

"Smokey Joe's Cafe"

Which folksinger was a member of the Weavers?

Pete Seeger

Which folk music group had a hit song with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind"?

Peter, Paul, and Mary

Who developed "the Wall of Sound"?

Phil Spector

Who did NOT emerge as a teen idol in the 1950s?

Sam Cooke

Ben E. King had been a singer with

The Drifters

Dick Clark remarked that he considers ________ one of the most important songs in the history of rock and roll.

The Twist

A primary lyrical theme of death disks is ________.

The untimely demise of a teenager

Folk music largely appealed to ________.

Young adults who had been teenage consumers of early rock

In the early 1950s, many folk musicians ran into problems as a result of

accusations that they were Communists.

Female singers had been completely absent from teen pop before the girl groups of the 1960s.

false

Pop albums, not singles, are the measure of artists' success in the youth market.

false

Prior to the 1960s, an A&R man was a specialist in charge of shaping the sound of a record.

false

Prior to the 1960s, folk music rarely addressed problems faced by the less fortunate in American society.

false

The Beach Boys' "Surfin' U.S.A." is a clearly reworked version of Chuck Berry's "Memphis."

false

Toast of the Town was the show responsible for igniting the early 1960s dance craze.

false

A distinctive vocal feature of the Everly Brothers was

harmonies sung at the high end of the male vocal range.

Dick Dale was known for

his trademark fast tremolos on the guitar.

Teen idols were marketed primarily as

ideal boyfriends

Ricky Nelson

rockabilly popster

A playlet is a

short song telling a humorous story.

cars, girls, and surfing

surf music themes

Musical influences on the Beach Boys include all of the following EXCEPT

sweet soul.

Sam Cooke's singing style is often referred to as

sweet soul.

Phil Spector referred to the singles he produced as

teenage symphonies.

The focus of American Bandstand was

teenagers dancing to pop music

All of the following are examples of girl groups EXCEPT

the Drifters.

"Be My Baby" was a hit for

the Ronettes.

All of the following were populist characteristics of the folk song movement EXCEPT

the folk music singer's prowess and image among the audience.

"Bubblegum music" is a term used to describe the music that emerged from teen idols in the late 1950s.

true

How is pop success measured for folk artists?

Album sales

Which event helped signal the end of the Brill Building?

Aldon Music being sold to Columbia Pictures/Screen Gems

"Dead Man's Curve" was a splatter-platter hit by

Jan and Dean.

All of the following were considered rockabilly pop musicians EXCEPT

Jan and Dean.

Which of following can be said about Bob Dylan and Joan Baez during the folk revival?

They had Top 40 albums.

What were some of the similarities between the Brill Building and Tin Pan Alley?

They were both actual places, a stylistic label, and refer to sets of business practices


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