History of Rock Test 2
Reactions by the audience to Bob Dylan s performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival were generally:
unfavorable
To keep his band's performances as perfect as possible, James Brown:
would fine musicians if they made a mistake during a show
He was known as the King of Surf Guitar:
Dick Dale
He was a co-founder of Aldon Music
Don Kirshner
An appearance on his TV program was particularly important for early 1960s rock bands:
Ed Sullivan
Bob Dylan appeared at the first Newport Folk Festival.
False
James Brown put more emphasis on harmony than melody, and de-emphasized rhythm.
False
One of the supportive folk establishments at the Newport Folk Festival was Izzy Young's Folklore Center.
False
Ray Charles's triumph in the 1950s was successfully combining R&B and spirituals.
False
The term Brill Building Pop is used to describe the novelty songs that came out of Philadelphia in the early 1960s.
False
Phil Spector most often worked at this studio:
Gold Star
The most important producer(s) at Stax:
Hayes/Porter
Which is NOT a characteristic of Woody Guthrie:
Jailed on Charges of Treason
He had an idiosyncratic vocal style that included grunts, screams, shrieks, and wails:
James Brown
He used the technique of minimalism:
James Brown
He was known as the "Hardest Working Man in Show Business"
James Brown
James Brown's first hit record was on this label:
King
The house band at Fame Studios:
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
His only #1 hit was recorded 3 days before his death in a plane crash:
Otis Redding
Gold Star Studio was a favorite of:
Phil Spector
Many of the numerous dance and novelty records from the early 1960s were recorded in:
Philadelphia
He was tragically murdered at a motel in 1964:
Sam Cooke
He stoked anti-Communist sentiments in the early 1950s:
Sen. Joe McCarthy
This artist signed with Motown at age 10:
Stevie Wonder
Alan Freed became a scapegoat of sorts for the payola scandal.
True
Blonde on Blonde was mostly recorded in Nashville.
True
Motown became the largest black-owned business in America in the 1960s.
True
Stax recording sessions could be described as informal and spontaneous.
True
In 1966, Bob Dylan was involved in a motorcycle accident after moving to:
Woodstock, NY
This helped Bob Dylan secure his first record contract:
a favorable newspaper review
The Motown headquarters were located in
a house on West Grand Blvd
Broadside:
a newsletter
Which did NOT influence Bob Dylan's early life:
abstract expressionist painters
Jerry Wexler was:
an Atlantic Records producer
For much of the late 1960s, Phil Spector
became reclusive
Which is NOT associated with American folk music in the early 20th century:
dance crazes
Brian Wilson decided to create Pet Sounds after:
hearing a Beatles album
Which is NOT a characteristic of surf culture:
interest in Eastern religions
Which best describes those who identified with Woody Guthrie's songs:
migrant workers and common folk
What best describes the Stax sound:
raw, gritty
Which was NOT part of the Motown process:
spontaneous session environment
The Snakepit:
the Motown recording studio
Pete Seeger was a member of the Almanac Singers and:
the Weavers
Holland/Dozier/Holland:
the most important Motown songwriting team
Rick Hall was:
the owner of Fame Studio
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Dick Clark was able to exert enormous power and influence on the pop music industry.
true
Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come" was inspired by a line in this song
"Blowin' in the Wind"
The first soul record:
"I Got a Woman"
This song twice charted at #1:
"The Twist"
The success of this hit song was crucial to the early growth of Fame Studios:
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
Dionne Warwick became known for recording many hit songs written by:
Bacharach and David
The founder of Motown Records:
Berry Gordy
His version of "The Twist" went to #1 twice:
Chubby Checker
Aretha Franklin's first record contract was with
Columbia
