Popular music
Which of the following songs was NOT recorded by Johnny Cash for Sun Records?
"Don't Take Your Guns to Town"
What was Elvis's first recording for RCA?
"Heartbreak Hotel"
Which of the following Elvis songs did Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller write?
"Hound Dog"
Which recording was the first to be number 1 on the pop, country, and rhythm and blues charts simultaneously?
"Hound Dog"
All of the following are songs by James Brown EXCEPT:
"Living for the City"
Which of the following songs was NOT re-recorded with sanitized lyrics by cover artist Pat Boone?
"Rock Around the Clock"
Which song had the first music video played on MTV?
"Rock Box"
Which of the following songs includes vocables?
"Sh'boom"
Which song was written by the members of the Monkees?
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere"
What was Jerry Lee Lewis's nickname?
"The Killer"
Which of the following was NOT by Louis Jordan?
"We Will Understand It Better By and By"
Of which Beatles song did Paul McCartney say, "That's just John doing Dylan"?
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
Chuck Berry performed his famous _________ during his guitar solos.
"duck walk"
How many singers are performing in this recording? (Tennessee Waltz)
1
What is the form of this piece? West End Blues
12-bar blues
The first full-length minstrel show was performed in the:
1840s
The first commercially successful Tin Pan Alley song was written in __.
1892
The first commercially successful Dixieland recording was made in:
1917
The first successful, urban blues recording, selling more than 75,000 copies, was made in what year?
1920
The first commercial recordings of hillbilly music were made in the:
1920s
The Golden Age of the American Musical began in the:
1930s
Count Basie's band began playing at New York's Famous Door in:
1938
In what year did Bill Monroe earn his regular spot on the Grand Ole Opry?
1939
What year did Frank Sinatra's performance cause a riot in Times Square?
1944
The classic version of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys existed from:
1945-1948
Flatt and Scruggs formed the Foggy Mountain Boys in:
1948
"Shake, Rattle, and Roll" was recorded in:
1954
Colonel Tom Parker sold Elvis's contract to RCA in:
1955
Dick Clark began hosting American Bandstand in:
1957
"The Day the Music Died" happened in which year?
1959
Berry Gordy, Jr. started motown in:
1959
In what year did the Beatles first visit the United States?
1964
The Civil Rights Act was passed in:
1964
The Rolling Stones first visited the United States 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
The Monkees television show premiered in:
1966
Are You Experienced? was released in:
1967
Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated in:
1968
Woodstock took place in:
1969
Black Sabbath's first album was released in:
1970
in what year did Paul McCartney dissolve the Beatles' partnership?
1970
"Rappers Delight" was released in:
1979
Paul's Boutique and 3 Feet High and Rising were released in:
1989
How many times did "The Twist" chart during the 1960s?
2
Earl Scruggs's style of banjo playing requires how many fingers?
3
The standard type of ensemble heard in this example includes ____________, ____________ and ____________.
6 violins, armonía, 2 trumpets
Which band blended metal, folk, country, and blues in their music?
Aerosmith
Which group experienced a revival when they re-recorded a song with hip-hop group Run-DMC?
Aerosmith
Who founded the Zulu Nation?
Afrika Bambaataa
The payola scandal ended the career of What disc jockey?
Alan Freed
What was the name of the publishing house that produced "Brill Building" rock?
Aldon Music
The best-selling debut album of all times was:
Appetite for Destruction
Which label was known for the "Southern soul" style of music?
Atlantic
Which record label gave Willie Nelson full artistic control of his music?
Atlantic
Which lead singer drew criticism for his offensive song lyrics, admiration for Charles Manson, and overt references to drug use?
Axl Rose
The transistor radio was developed by:
Bell Laboratory
Which of the following artists performed sweet soul?
Ben E.King
Who was the original performer of this song? (Shake, Rattle, and Roll)
Big Joe Turner
"Hound Dog" was first recorded by:
Big Mama Thornton
Which artist is considered the primary forerunner of rockabilly music?
Bill Haley
Which of these artists performed covers almost exclusively?
Bill Haley
Most of the singing in Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys was performed by:
Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt
Which group was accused of causing a young woman to commit suicide?
Black Sabbath
Which of the following was NOT a Hollywood film featuring Elvis?
Blackboard Jungle
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
Which of the following people was NOT a songwriter?
Bobby Rydell
Which musician started his career as the member of a Buddy Holly-styled rockabilly band?
Bobby Vee
James Brown is credited with preventing riots in:
Boston
Who encouraged the Beatles to Wear matching suits and have matching haircuts?
Brian Epstien
Who was the manager of the Beatles from 1962 to 1967?
Brian Epstien
Bob Dylan's first album to include electric songs was:
Bringing it All Back Home
All of these artists recorded for Sun Records EXCEPT:
Buddy Holly
Double-tracking was a technique frequently used by:
Buddy Holly
Which of the following was NOT a club that Beatles played in between 1960 - 1962?
CBGB
Who was Sam Phillips's next major rockabilly star after Elvis?
Carl Perkins
This song was written by: (Take Good Care of my baby)
Carole King and Gerry Goffin
_________________ was a Methodist minister and composer pf the song "Stand By Me"
Charles Albert Tindley
The lead rapper for Public Enemy was:
Chuck D
The drummer for James Brown's band was:
Clyde Stubblefield
Johnny Cash left Sun Records and signed with:
Columbia
Def Jam had a distribution deal with:
Columbia Records
Which singer was confined to a wheelchair due to contracting polio as a child?
Connee Boswell
All of these groups recorded "Louie Louie" EXCEPT:
Count Five
This example in ____________ dance style uses the synthesizer palette in addition to a well defined acoustic accordion and vocal sound.
Cumbia
The infusion of ____________ and ____________ heard in this example shows the movement of Tejano of the 1990s into a new, market-driven style. (Techno Cumbia)
Cumbia, Latin Percussion
Which group's lyrics featured humorous tales of teenage misadventures with girls and parents?
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
Which group's music featured samples of children's television shows, stand-up comedy, 1940s radio programs, and foreign language instruction lessons?
De La Soul
Rick Allen was the drummer for:
Def Leppard
Which of the following artists did NOT record for Atlantic?
Diana Ross
Which guitarist recorded this song in 1962? (Miserlou)
Dick Dale
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
The Golden Gate Quartet sang an early version of which musical style?
Doo-wop
Which artist recorded the soundtrack for Sweet Sweetback's Baadassss Song?
Earth, Wind, and Fire
All of the following artists were killed in the same plane crash EXCEPT:
Eddie Cochran
The utilization of musical styles and instruments from mainstream American musical sources heard in this example include ___________, ____________ and ____________.
Electric bass, Jazz, orchestral instruments
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in:
England
"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" is about nuclear fallout.
False
"Ace of Spades" was one of the first heavy metal music videos to be played on MTV.
False
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" was recorded by the Boswell Sisters.
False
"Glam metal" is another term for "thrash metal."
False
"Great Balls of Fire" was composed by Jerry Lee Lewis.
False
About half of the performers at Woodstock were female.
False
After World War II, swing bands increased in popularity and membership numbers.
False
After the payola scandal, the FCC decreased the level of control and supervision that it exercised over radio stations.
False
Alan Freed called himself the Rhythm and Blues King.
False
Alice Cooper's music frequently has the bass, guitar, and vocal lines performing the same riff.
False
All Brill Building songs were written at the request of a specific singer.
False
All of the Beatles' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
False
Aretha Franklin wrote all of her own songs.
False
Bill Haley is listed as co-author of "Maybellene."
False
Bill Monroe was a singer and did NOT play any instruments.
False
Bob Dylan's birth name is Woodrow Wilson Dylan.
False
Booker T and the MGs played from notated arrangements.
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
During a final chorus, the members of a doo-wop group would sing the same melody in unison.
False
Frank Sinatra began his career by singing with Count Basie's orchestra?
False
Gangsta rap is sometimes called "political rap."
False
Gospel music was influenced by the Catholic Church
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
It was illegal for a disc jockey to accept payola during the 1950s.
False
Jam Master Jay developed the technique of record scratching.
False
Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut on the Ed Sullivan Show.
False
Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa rapped while they were DJing.
False
Led Zeppelin billed themselves as a heavy metal band.
False
Led Zeppelin often released up to six singles from each of their albums.
False
Merle Haggard never actually served time in prison.
False
Metallica is considered the first hair metal band.
False
Most Blaxploitation films were released by mainstream Hollywood studios.
False
Most of George Clinton's songs are strophic ballads.
False
Most popular singers, during the 1940s and 1950s, wrote all of their own songs.
False
Motown is located in Nashville.
False
Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, and Guns N' Roses started by playing in New York clubs.
False
New gospel songs during the 1940s and 1950s were often called "Tindleys"
False
None of the members of the Monkees had ever sung before they were cast in the group.
False
Patsy Cline wrote her own songs.
False
Paul Anka founded Aldon Music.
False
Paul Revere and the Raiders wore replicas of United States Army uniforms from World War II.
False
Paul Revere and the Raiders wrote almost all of their own music.
False
Phil Spector recorded the vocalists' singing before he recorded the instruments.
False
Phil Spector's wall of sound included one drum set, one piano, and one bass.
False
Prince Paul was a member of the Dust Brothers.
False
Record companies held the singers responsible for the way the record sounded.
False
Robert Plant wrote the lyrics for "Whole Lotta Love."
False
Rockabilly music was no longer popular after the 1950s.
False
Russell Simmons produced records for Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys.
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
Stax was a subsidiary of Motown.
False
Teen idol singers went through a rigorous audition process to prove their singing skills.
False
The Beastie Boys were accused of encouraging violence against the police.
False
The Beastie Boys were originally a blues cover band.
False
The Black Power movement was advocated by Martin Luther King, Jr.
False
The E-mu SP-1200 and Akai MPC60 are types of synthesizers.
False
The Foggy Mountain Boys played a regular morning spot on WLS in Chicago.
False
The Ink Spots and the Golden Gate Quartet were racially integrated groups.
False
The Monkees were created to emulate the Rolling Stones.
False
The Monkees were the brainchild of Dick Clark.
False
The film Bonnie and Clyde included music by Ralph and Carter Stanley.
False
The first heavy metal songs were recorded by British bands.
False
The instrument heard in this recordingis a steel guitar. (Come On-A My House)
False
The main function of an MC was to play records at a party.
False
The members of N.W.A. were from New York.
False
The membership of girl groups was integrated.
False
The only female members of Sly and the Family Stone were backup singers.
False
The rhythm guitar plays most of the melodies.
False
The riffs in British heavy metal were more melodic than the riffs in American heavy metal.
False
The songs "Sugar Sugar" and "Bang Shang a Lang" were recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders.
False
This song is about satanic rituals. (I'm Eighteen)
False
This song is in a compound meter. (Cold Sweat)
False
Two part harmony is typical in the son jarocho. (La Bamba)
False
Van Halen's "Eruption" prominently features the synthesizer.
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
Which of the following was typical for a doo-wop group?
Four male singers
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
Who produced nearly all of the Beatles' recordings?
George Martin
How did Thomas Dorsey firts promote his gospel music?
He and Mahalia Jackson would stand on a street corner and perform the music.
Buddy Holly's unique guitar sound was a result of what factor?
He played a solid-body guitar
Which show included music, skits, and caricatures of hillbillies?
Hee Haw
What instrument or technique is audible in this song? (Superstition)
Hohner clavinet
The Beach Boys' first number 1 hit was:
I get around
all of the following are cover songs EXCEPT:
I want to hold your hand
Which band's name was inspired by that of a medieval torture device?
Iron Maiden
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
Which of the following is true of this song? (Tom Dooly)
It is a strophic ballad.
Which of the following is true of this song? (thank you falettinme be mice elf agin)
It quotes several titles of songs by Sly and the Family Stone.
Which artist's career was NOT launched by American Bandstand?
Jackie Brenston
All of these artists recorded for Motown EXCEPT:
James Brown
Which performer's music frequently included screams, grunts, and hollers?
James Brown
In the traditional song style that this example is based on, what indigenous Mexican instruments are most likely to be used? (La Bamba)
Jarana, requinto, harp
Which of these artists played an iconic version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock?
Jimi Hendrix
Most of Led Zeppelin's songs were written by:
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Which member's death prompted the dissolution of Led Zeppelin?
John Bonham
"(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)" and "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" featured which musician?
Kerry King
Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock" borrows sounds from:
Kraftwerk
The first artist signed to Def Jam was:
LL Cool J
The drug of choice for the countercultural movement was:
LSD
Which musician is heard performing in this song? (Thank You)
Larry Graham
The anthem of the Chicano generation of the 1960s and early 70s was called ____________ in a rendition by ____________.
Las Nubes, Little Joe y la Familia
All of the following artists helped popularize hip-hop in the 1980s EXCEPT:
Led Zeppelin
On which album does this song appear? (Stairway to Heaven)
Led Zeppelin IV
Phil Spector received his early training from:
Leiber and Stoller
Who said, "We don't write songs, we write records"?
Leiber and Stoller
Who wrote and produced this song? (Yakety Yak)
Lieber and Stoller
"Just Get Up and Close the Door" was written by:
Linda Hargrove
Which singer recorded the first song about the birth control pill?
Loretta Lynn
Which song was investigated by the FCC?
Louie Louie
Which of these singers was most notable for the scat style of delivery?
Louis Armstrong
Your Hit Parade was sponsored by:
Lucky Strike Cigarettes
The Mexican folk music made popular in mainstream America in large part by Linda Rondstadt is called ____________.
Mariachi
What's Going On was written by:
Marvin Gaye
The Rolling Stones got their name from a song by what blues artist?
Muddy Waters
Vince Neil, Nikki Six, and Tommy Lee were members of:
Mötley Crüe
All of these bands included two lead guitars EXCEPT:
Mötorhead
"Gangsta Gangsta," "Boyz-n-the-Hood," and "Straight Outta Compton" are songs by:
N.W.A.
All of these groups included dozens of samples in their music EXCEPT:
N.W.A.
Which group's music was banned from MTV and radio play?
N.W.A.
Woodstock was held in:
New York
All of the following songwriters worked for Motown EXCEPT:
Otis Redding
Which song features a sitar?
Paint It Black
Which singer frequently used the technique of overdubbing?
Patti Page
Which of the following artists did NOT sing on the show Your Hit Parade?
Perry Como
Who produced this song? (Da Doo Ron Ron)
Phil Spector
Brian Wilson originally wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for:
Phil spector
Which hip-hop album was the first to cross over and reach number 1 on the pop charts?
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
Which of the following was the Beatles' first full-length album?
Please Please Me
The Bomb Squad produced music for:
Public Enemy
Which of the following styles did NOT influence rockabilly music?
Ragtime
Def Jam records was founded by:
Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
In this powerful blend of musical styles and instruments, this song is combines elements of ____________, ____________, and ____________ rounded out with jazz chordal progressions and mariachi style trumpet riffs.
Rock and Roll, Mexican Ranchera, Tejano Polka
The composer of this song is: (Some Enchanted Evening)
Rodgers and Hammerstien
Which artist began his career as a gospel singer?
Sam Cooke
Who founded his own record label to promote African American musicians in the music industry?
Sam Cooke
All of these bands were one-hit wonders EXCEPT:
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
Which artist was a role model as well as entertainer and promoted education for Hispanic youth, particularly young women, before her untimely death.
Selena Quintanilla
The compas heard in this example refers to a ____________.
Short, repeated section of rhythm and harmony
All of the following were Blaxploitation films EXCEPT:
Sing a Simple Song
How did many popular singers in the 1940s begin their careers?
Singing with a big band
Which of the following songs is by Otis Redding?
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
This song includes samples of (Shadrach)
Sly and the Family Stone
Which group performed at Woodstock?
Sly and the Family Stone
Which of the following bands was integrated?
Sly and the Family Stone
Which one of these people became the vice president of Motown in 1961?
Smokey Robinson
Who wrote and produced this song? (The way you do the things you do)
Smokey Robinson
This is a rock style arrangement of a centuries old ____________ from the Mexican state of Vera Cruz.
Son jarocho
Colonel Tom Parker involved Elvis in all of the following EXCEPT:
Songwriting
Surf rock was invented in:
Southern California
Which group was the first to use the term "heavy metal" in their lyrics?
Steppenwolf
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 song structure is ____________.
Strophic
Which group was created by Sylvia Robinson?
Sugar Hill Gang
What was the name of the recording studio started by Sam Phillips?
Sun Records
Which of the following was NOT a character created by George Clinton?
Sweet Sweetback
This song is a reworking of what Chuck Berry Song? (Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys)
Sweet little sixteen
This musical style is known as ____________.
Tejano
The ____________ and the ____________ and their respective Halls of Fame were established in the 1980s in Texas.
Tejano Music Awards, Tejano/Conjunto Festival
The Flatt and Scruggs song "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" was written for what television show?
The Beverly Hillbillies
Which of the following was NOT an early name of the Beatles?
The Crickets
All of the following dances were inspired by the Twist Except
The Duck Walk
James Brown began his recording career as a member of:
The Famous Flames
All of the following were vocal harmony groups EXCEPT:
The Fisk Jubilee Singers
Elvis's first notorious hip-swiveling performance occurred on which television show?
The Milton Berle Show
At the Newport Folk Festival, Bob Dylan was backed by:
The Paul Butterfield Blues 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
Who wrote most of the music that the Rolling Stones recorded during the early 1960s?
The songs were covers of American blues music.
What instrument is featured in the choruses of this song? (Good Vibrations)
Theremin
All of the following are true of arena rock EXCEPT:
They feature acoustic music exclusively
What type of instrumental playing is heard in this excerpt? (Foggy Mountain Breakdown)
Three finger
The Psychedelic Experience was written by:
Timothy Leary
This song was written by: (Last Train to Clarksville)
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
All of these teams wrote songs for Aldon Music EXCEPT:
Tony Orlando and Bobby Vinton
"Good Vibrations" features several tape splices.
True
"Like a Rolling Stone" was the longest 45 RPM single that had ever been recorded.
True
"Maybellene" is based on a country and western song.
True
"Mersey beat" is another term for "back beat."
True
"Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud" mentions a gospel hymn in the lyrics.
True
"White Christmas" was the biggest hit of all time on Your Hit Parade.
True
A breakdown contains no lyrics.
True
Alan Freed used the phrase "rock and roll" to describe the African American popular music that he was playing.
True
Bill Monroe's first band included only his brothers.
True
Buddy Holly never had a single appear on the country music charts.
True
Chubby Checker was the only African American musician who became famous by performing on American Bandstand.
True
Chubby Wise was the fiddler for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys.
True
Competition between the large recording companies of EMI Latin and CBS Discos in signing and promoting Tejano music in the early 1990s provided the benefits of large recordings and national marketing campaigns to emerging Tejano artists.
True
David Lee Roth was replaced with Sammy Hagar.
True
Dick Clark was never accused of taking payola.
True
Don Kirshner oversaw the music for The Monkees television show.
True
Doris Day was also a prolific film actress.
True
Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Ice Cube were members of N.W.A.
True
Eddie Van Halen was a classically trained musician.
True
Florence Ballard was originally the lead singer of the Supremes.
True
George Jones was a honky-tonk artist.
True
In the 1960s and into the 1970s, Mexican Americans participated in the radical changes of the era, particularly in the Chicano movement (civil and equal rights) and the labor movement led by César Chávez (United Farm Workers).
True
James Brown was heavily influenced by gospel music.
True
James Hetfield is the lead singer of Metallica.
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
Johnny Cash originally auditioned for Sun Records as a gospel singer.
True
Leiber and Stoller wrote a number of hit songs for the Drifters.
True
Lester Flatt invented the G run.
True
Louis Jordan's music had crossover appeal with white audiences.
True
Many early hip-hop DJs were of Jamaican or West Indian descent.
True
Mickey Dolenz and Davy Jones both had professional acting backgrounds.
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 Beatles' early recordings were completed in one take.
True
Most of the Byrds' earliest recordings were covers of folk songs.
True
Most performances on American Bandstand were lip-synched.
True
Parliament and Funkadelic had the same members.
True
Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney both had their own television shows.
True
Pete Seeger never signed with a major record label as a solo artist.
True
Phil Spector frequently employed doubling in his recordings.
True
Public Enemy released the albums It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and Fear of a Black Planet.
True
Race records included gospel music, vocal harmony groups, and rhythm and blues music.
True
The A&R man was primarily responsible for hiring and firing musicians, not producing recordings.
True
The Beastie Boy's recorded Paul's Boutique in 1989?
True
The Beatles stopped touring in 1966
True
The Monkees outsold the Rolling Stones and the Beatles in 1967.
True
The Rolling Stones recorded songs that had been written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
True
The extensive use of synthesized and processed sounds as opposed to traditional acoustic sounds of the accordion and bajo sexto in a polka style are heard in this example. (Retrato Quebrado)
True
The form of the instrumental solo in this song is based on the twelve-bar blues. (That'll be the Day)
True
The group Los Lobos (The Wolves), encompasses an array of song styles and approaches in their work, ranging from rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, and blues to traditional Spanish and Mexican music.
True
The members of girl groups were interchangeable and could be fired at a moment's notice.
True
The name "doo-wop" comes from syllables of text that groups sang.
True
This song is in compound meter. A Change is Gonna Come
True
This song was written by Otis Redding. (Respect)
True
Top 40 Radio played the top 40 songs at least once every 24 hours.
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
Alice Cooper's given name is:
Vincent Furnier
Paul Revere and the Raiders were the musical hosts of:
Where the Action is
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
Leiber and Stoller produced all of the following songs EXCEPT:
You've lost that loving feeling
This song features all of the following EXCEPT: (Black Sabbath)
a Mellotron
The very first version of "Tennessee Waltz" was:
a country and western song
In the urban blues, a singer was accompanied by?
a piano or a small combo
Alice Cooper's live shows often included:
a simulated execution of the singer
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is an example of:
a tin pan alley song
Ella Fitzgerald's first famous recording was:
a tisket, a tasket
All of the following are typical in heavy metal music EXCEPT:
acoustic instruments
The first major Tin Pan Alley hit was:
after the ball
Aside from Monday evenings, what time of day did American Bandstand air?
afternoon
Most of Jelly Roll Morton's music was recorded by:
alan lomax
To entice vaudeville performers to sing their songs, song pluggers used all of the following tactics EXCEPT:
allowing them to help compose the songs
"St. Louis Blues" is an example of?
arranged blues
Big bands included all of the following instruments EXCEPT:
banjo
This urban blues singer recorded 180 sides for Columbia records and was notably called the "Empress of Blues."
bessie smith
Which record label was owned and operated by African Americans?
black swan
What term best describes the vocal technique heard on words such as "oh," "go," and "Chicago"? Sweet Home Chicago
blue notes
All of the following are predecessors of hard rock EXCEPT:
bluegrass
Count Basie's piano style was influenced by:
boogie woogie
This style of piano playing is based on what other type of music? (Whole Lotta Shakin' Going on)
boogie woogie
What term best describes the relationship between the singer and the guitar at the end of each vocal phrase? Sweet Home Chicago
call and response
Aftermath included all of these instruments EXCEPT:
cello
By the middle of the 1920s, what city was the dominant center for jazz?
chicago
Which of the following composers also wrote his own lyrics?
cole porter
Which of these songs was written by Willie Nelson?
crazy
What vocal style is heard in this recording? Anything Goes
crooning
One of the first composers of songs for blackface minstrel shows was:
dan emmett
Who composed the song "Dixie"?
dan emmett
Due to a contract dispute, who was listed as the author of many of Stephen Foster's songs until the 1870s?
e.p. christy
Backbeat delivery is characterized by:
emphasis on beats 2 and 4
"I Got Rhythm" was George Gershwin's first major hit at age twenty-two.
false
"What Is This Thing Called Love," "Night and Day," "Begin the Beguine," and "Just One of Those Things" are all songs by Irving Berlin.
false
African American swing bands were just as commercially successful as white swing bands.
false
Benny Goodman composed "Sing, Sing, Sing."
false
Boogie woogie is another term for ragtime.
false
Broadside ballads contained music notation and lyrics.
false
Buddy Bolden traveled to Chicago to play alongside King Oliver.
false
Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Robert Johnson all played in the urban blues style.
false
Dixieland jazz frequently featured the tenor saxophone.
false
Funeral music in New Orleans was always played in a slow, dirge-like style.
false
Hank Williams only recorded and performed songs that he had written.
false
Honky tonk music is performed in a subdued, intimate style.
false
Jim Crow was a famous actor and songwriter in Christy's Minstrels.
false
Many of Benny Goodman's orchestral arrangements were created by Paul Whiteman.
false
Most arranged blues songs were in the form of the 12-bar blues.
false
Most book musicals take place over a period of many months or years.
false
Most country and western musicians were members of ASCAP.
false
My Wild Irish Rose, Meet Me In St. Louis, and Daisy Bell were all piano rags.
false
Old Man Blues is in 12-bar blues form.
false
Ragtime features a steady right hand melody and a syncopated left hand accompaniment.
false
Sentimental songs were written to stir feelings of national pride during the Civil War.
false
Sidney Bechet was an early successful jazz trombonist.
false
The Grand Ole Opry is named for one of the musicians who performed on the program.
false
The Hutchinsons were a blackface minstrel troupe
false
The rural blues were developed in Chicago.
false
There is no call and response in this piece. West End Blues
false
Leadbelly's music was recorded by?
folklorists
Which of the following is NOT found in honky tonk music?
fundamental christian lyrics
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" features:
fuzzbox
Which genre of rap was frequently accused of causing violence?
gangsta
Ralph Peer recorded all of these musicians EXCEPT:
gene autry
Who was the first host of the Grand Ole Opry?
george d hay
Who first developed the revue?
george lederer
Which of the following is NOT considered a standard?
give me jesus
Aretha Franklin grew up singing which style of music?
gospel
This song is an adaptation of what other type of music?
gospel
Which of the following is a characteristic of funk music?
group singing
All of the following instruments were heard in a blackface minstrel show EXCEPT:
harmonica
Which of these instruments is NOT found in a string band?
harmonica
Mötorhead was the first band to mix:
heavy metal and punk rock
What vocal technique is heard in this song on words such as "well," "love," and "Peggy" (Peggy Sue)
hiccuping
All of the following were subgenres or styles of country music EXCEPT:
hillbilly
All of the following songs are patriotic parlor songs EXCEPT:
jeannie with the light brown hair
Who was one of the first musicians to create written notations of jazz?
jelly roll morton
What Musical style is heard in this excerpt? (Choo Choo Ch Boogie)
jump blues
Woody Guthrie was the first artist establish a connection between folk music and:
left-wing politics
The spoken text of a book musical comes from the:
libretto
Merle Haggard's early songs were written by:
liz anderson
Hank Williams began his career on:
louisiana hayride
Which of the following is a characteristic of P-funk?
lyrics delivered in an early form of rapping
Who recorded the first commercially successful example of the urban blues?
mamie smith
The subject of "Like a Rolling Stone" is:
materialism
Who was known for performing the Carter scratch?
maybelle carter
Christy's Minstrels performed for seven years at which New York venue?
mechanic's hall
What vocal technique does the singer frequently use in this song? (Take My Hand, Precious Lord)
melisma
The instruments heard in this recording were by: (Walk this way)
members of Aerosmith
Stephen Foster first became famous by composing music for:
minstrel shows
This song includes all of the following EXEPT: (Last Train to Clarksville)
mistakes that were left in the final recording
Garage bands included all of the following EXCEPT:
mostly original music
The Grand Ole Opry was broadcast from:
nashville
Coon songs focused on:
negative stereotypes of black males
Tin Pan Alley was a music publishing district in:
new york
This song includes all of the following EXCEPT: (Louie Louie)
obscene lyrics
George and Ira Gershwin wrote all of the following songs EXCEPT:
ol' man river
"The Twist" promoted what style of dancing?
open
This song features a technique or instrument called called: (Master of Puppets)
palm muting
Which white bandleader wanted to "make a lady out of jazz"?
paul whiteman
What technique is heard in this recording? (Earl's Breakdown)
peg tuning
Home music playing in nineteenth century focused on which instrument?
piano
All of the following were important in Duke Ellington's music EXCEPT:
piano comping
Jimi Hendrix did all of the following EXCEPT:
play three guitars simultaneously
Benny Goodman's band first became famous by:
playing on the let's dance radio show
What technique or instrument is frequently heard in this recording?
plunger mute
Most girl groups achieved crossover success on the:
pop and rhythm and blues charts
All of the following were values of the countercultural movement EXCEPT:
promotion and support of government institutions
What was the single most important way to promote popular music during the swing era?
radio
Bill Monroe was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT:
ragtime
Who was one of the first people to record hillbilly music?
ralph peer
The subject of this song is (Fight The Power)
rebelling against an oppressive society
This song includes all of the following instruments or techniques EXCEPT: (Whole Lotta Love)
recorder
"Race records" is another term for?
records produced by and marketed toward African Americans
Most parlor songs included:
relatively simple piano accompaniment
Boogie woogie music provided the soundtrack for?
rent parties in Chicago
The Ziegfeld Follies is an example of a:
revue
In 1949, what term did the Billboard charts use to replace "race records"?
rhythm and blues
This song is an example of: (Maybellene)
rhythm and blues
What vocal technique is heard in this recording? West End Blues
scatting
Which of the following was NOT a musical by Richard Rodgers?
show boat
Protest songs usually contain:
simple melodies
Producers were responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
singing
Vaudeville performances included:
singing, dancing, comedy, and skits
Instrumental musicians performed blue notes by incorporating
smears
The most popular type of bands in the 1920s were known as:
society syncopators
This recording features: (The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheel of Steel)
song excerpts from Queen, Chic, and Blondie
Southern soul features all of the following EXCEPT:
songs written by HDH
The Kansas City style of jazz includes all of the following EXCEPT:
soprano saxophone solos
What is this style of left-hand piano playing called? Maple Leaf Rag
stride
The instruments heard in this recording were played by: (Rapper's Delight)
studio musicians
Critics and journalists called Frank Sinatra a:
swooner
What instrument is prominently featured in this song? (Flash Light)
synthesizer
Most members of garage bands were:
teenage boys
"Lips that Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Mine" is a song about:
temperance movement
All of the following influenced the inexpensive dissemination of rock and roll EXEPT:
the Hammond B-3 organ
Phil Spector produced music for all of these groups EXCEPT:
the Pendeltones
Every episode of Soul Train featured:
the Soul Train Line
What guitar technique is heard here throughout this song? Can the Circle be Unbroken
the carter scratch
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the rise of hillbilly music?
the creation of race records
Storyville was the name of
the district of new orleans where prostitution was legal
What prompted the success of Bill Haley's version of "Rock Around the Clock?"
the group appeared in the film Blackboard Jungle
The group performing in this track was: (Green Onions)
the house band for stax
What event resulted in many Creoles of Color to begin playing music with black musicians?
the institution of separate but equal laws
Scott Joplin's piano rags are in the form of ___.
the march
The form AABBACCDD best describes:
the march
How did ragtime earn its name?
the melodies were syncopated, or "ragged"
James Brown wrote many of his songs with the help of:
the members of his band
The first commercially successful Dixieland group was:
the original dixieland jazz band
Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to jazz's migration out of New Orleans?
the repeal of jim crow laws
This song features all of the following EXCEPT: (Baby Love)
the temptation walk
Which of the following is true of Public Enemy?
their live shows featured the S1W dance and drill squad
All of the following are true of Mötley Crüe's music EXCEPT:
they had multiple lead guitars
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax are the "big four" of:
thrash metal
All of the following were important factors in the creation of jazz EXCEPT:
tin pan alley
Which of the following people was NOT a member of Duke Ellington's band?
tommy dorsey
The type of rhythm that characterizes this genre is: (La Bamba)
triple or duple meter
"I Got Rhythm" was more famous than the musical in which it first appeared.
true
Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, and Rudy Vallee were vaudeville performers who made money performing Tin Pan Alley songs.
true
Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Mamie Smith were urban blues singers.
true
Charles Harris published his music himself.
true
Duke Ellington's orchestra played at the Cotton Club.
true
Fletcher Henderson began his musical career with Black Swan Records.
true
Gene Autry and Roy Rogers were known as "singing cowboys."
true
Generally, the term "book musical" is synonymous with "Broadway musical."
true
George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Irving Berlin were all composers of Tin Pan Alley songs early in their careers.
true
Guitar players would create blue notes on their instrument by using a bottleneck.
true
Hank Williams was fired from the Grand Ole Opry.
true
James Bland was an African American composer of coon songs.
true
Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and George Gershwin all began their careers as composers of songs for Tin Pan Alley.
true
Jimmie Rodgers had been a vaudeville performer before he became a country music singer.
true
Kid Ory was known for his "tailgate trombone" style of playing.
true
Memphis Minnie was a rural blues singer.
true
Most composers who wrote for revues came from the Tin Pan Alley tradition.
true
Most parlor songs were in verse-chorus form.
true
Most society syncopator groups did NOT have the word "jazz" in their names.
true
New Orleans was a racially and ethnically diverse city at the turn of the twentieth century.
true
Richard Rodgers worked with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein.
true
Song pluggers would pay children to sing their songs on street corners.
true
Songs in 32-bar song form follow an AABA form for the lyrics.
true
Stephen Foster was initially embarrassed to be associated with blackface minstrelsy.
true
The record companies Okeh, Victor, and Atlantic all marketed race records.
true
The vast majority of blackface minstrel songs were in verse-chorus form, and the music was neither African nor African American.
true
All of the following are audible in this recording EXCEPT: Lester Leaps In
trumpet solo by Cootie Williams
Which of the following songs is NOT by Stephen Foster?
turkey in the straw
Gene Autry performed in all of these mediums EXCEPT:
vaudeville
Many urban blues singers began their careers as?
vaudeville performers
Most Tin Pan Alley songs were in:
verse-chorus form
This song is a: (Blue Moon of Kentucky)
waltz
Which of the following best describes the rhythm of this piece? After the Ball
waltz
Which of the following was a song by Irving Berlin?
white christmas
What vocal technique is heard in this recording? T for Texas
yodeling
