History of Rock Chap 1-2
This style is characterized by a solo male vocalist accompanying himself on guitar:
country blues
In the post-war years, independent labels specialized in recording R&B and:
country-western
This style was most often used in Hollywood Westerns:
cowboy songs
Chuck Berry's singing was most influenced by:
crooners such as Frank Sinatra
Groups performing this style were often named after birds or cars:
doo-wop
Songs by these groups sometimes had melodies sung by the bass singer:
doo-wop
Which is NOT true of Little Richard:
easy-going, laid-back stage presence
In exchange for 50% of future royalties, Norman Petty offered Buddy Holly:
free studio time
The most important early white DJs:
helped connect white teens with R&B
Alan Freed:
helped connect white teens with R&B music
Which was NOT a characteristic of New Orleans R&B:
hiccuping vocals
This music grew out of the crowded saloons in Texas and the South:
honky tonk
Which is a characteristic of jazz:
improvisational art form
Which is NOT true: the swing era:
is sometimes called The First British Invasion
The sound of jump bands was:
smooth, jazz-oriented
The most unique characteristic of the acoustical process of recording:
sound sensitive horns
Moondog:
successfully sued Alan Freed over the name of his show
Sam Phillips was famous for this recording innovation:
tape-delay echo
Ralph Peer was a primary figure involved with:
the Bristol Sessions
Big bands were the main instrumental ensemble during:
the swing era
Which is a characteristic of bluegrass:
virtuosic, jazz-like solos
The Chess/Chicago R&B sound:
was raunchy and powerful
Bill Haley ultimately failed to become the first rock star in part because he:
was too old
Bristol, Tennessee:
where the 1st important country music recordings were made
Two of his songs were covered in the 1960s by the Beatles:
Carl Perkins
Buddy Holly's career didn't take off until he signed with Decca Records.
False
Alan Freed was forced to remove the name "Moondog" from his show by:
a street musician
The years 1946-54 are described as:
a transitional period in pop music
This Sun Records release drew a copyright infringement lawsuit:
"Bear Cat"
This was Sun Records' first million selling record:
"Blue Suede Shoes"
"That'll Be the Day"
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley's appearance at the Grand Ole Opry was deemed a success.
False
Most of the Top 10 rock and roll hits from the 1950s were released by major labels
False
Sam Phillips sought to find talent from the Memphis area and make their records as commercially acceptable as possible.
False
The term crossover refers specifically to white artists who appealed mainly to black audiences.
False
He had an easygoing charm and demeanor that made him popular with both black and white audiences:
Fats Domino
"Cross Road Blues"
Robert Johnson
The most influential early bluesman:
Robert Johnson
The standard blues verse uses this lyric form:
AAB
Influential in first popularizing the term 'rock and roll':
Alan Freed
The most important early white DJ:
Alan Freed
The first star of the swing era:
Benny Goodman
Which is a characteristic of swing:
Big bands, dance music
He was one of the first white bandleaders to adopt a more R&B-influenced sound:
Bill Haley
He was the inventor of bluegrass:
Bill Monroe
The two most important pop singers before rock emerged were Frank Sinatra and:
Bing Crosby
The song "Rock Around the Clock" was used in this movie:
Blackboard Jungle
He played the guitar as if it were a drum:
Bo Diddley
Which city played the most important role in the development of R&B:
Chicago
"Maybellene"
Chuck Berry
He was the archetypical rock guitarist and first great rock lyricist:
Chuck Berry
He wrote songs about love, cars and school:
Chuck Berry
The Moondog House Rock and Roll Party was broadcast from:
Cleveland
Nor Va Jak Studio was located in:
Clovis, New Mexico
Hillbilly music was later called:
Country Western
Elvis Presley's above the waist TV appearance was on the:
Ed Sullivan Show
"That's All Right"
Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Elvis Presley's home in Memphis is called:
Graceland
The most popular and influential barn dance program:
Grand Ole Opry
His group released a series of Annie records that euphemistically referred to sex:
Hank Ballard
"Your Cheatin' Heart"
Hank Williams
He was the most important honky tonk performer:
Hank Williams
"Rocket 88"
Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats
He starred as the sympathetic teen hero Jim Stark in the movie Rebel Without a Cause:
James Dean
An improvisational art form of individual expression:
Jazz
"Blue Yodel (T for Texas)"
Jimmie Rodgers
He is known as the Father of Country Music and the Singing Brakeman:
Jimmie Rodgers
Why the Bristol Sessions were important:
Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family discovered
"Tutti Frutti"
Little Richard
In 1957 he left music to become a minister:
Little Richard
"Choo Choo Ch' Boogie"
Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Buddy Holly's hometown:
Lubbock, Texas
Which is most true: jazz incubated in:
New Orleans
Fats Domino:
New Orleans crossover artist
Top 40 was first used successfully in:
Omaha
The post-war years saw a growing popularity of country music and:
R&B
Which was NOT an important independent record label in the 1950s:
RCA Victor
In comparison to the original, cover records usually sounded more:
Sanitized
Along with Jimmie Rodgers, this group was discovered by Ralph Peer in 1927:
The Carter Family
The music publishing industry in the early 20th century was known as:
Tin Pan Alley
Todd Storz is known for his part in creating:
Top 40
1950s teenagers were the first to be financially independent from their parents.
True
Buddy Holly was one of the first rock musicians to take an interest in using studio technology.
True
Crossover artists appealed to both black and white audiences.
True
During the 1950s, teens increasingly began listening to R&B from independent labels rather than pop from major labels.
True
Many 1960s rock bands copied the four-piece format of Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
True
Sam Phillips tried to turn Roy Orbison into a rockabilly star, but was unsuccessful.
True
He wrote songs that were later covered by the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, the Doors and others:
Willie Dixon
Earl Scruggs was a virtuoso innovator on this instrument:
banjo
The first modern jazz style is called:
bebop
Earl Scruggs is associated with this style:
bluegrass
Elvis Presley's recording of "That's All Right":
came together spontaneously in the studio
Which is NOT true: magnetic tape:
limits recording to 3 minutes
In the early 1950s, independent labels:
mainly recorded R&B and country
Gospel singing uses this technique:
melisma
Which is most true: compared to the blues, Rhythm & Blues is:
more danceable
Top 40 made radio:
more homogenized
Before 1989, to achieve gold status a single had to have sales of:
one million copies
