ROCK QUIZ 4

Which of the following is an example of commercially successful rhythmic R&B?

"Charlie Brown"

Which of these excerpts is NOT an example of doo-wop?

-The Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles -Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine by James Brown

Which of the following would NOT be considered an R&B artist?

Elvis Presley

Leiber and Stoller produced:

Elvis, the Drifters, and the Coasters.

The career of Ray Charles included working in these genres:

R&B, gospel, Latin/jazz, pop.

What did Leiber and Stoller mean by "We don't write songs, we write records"?

The recording is the song, not just a performance of the song that happened to be recorded.

What did the Coasters and the second incarnation of the Drifters have in common?

The strong influence of producers.

The Flamingos' "I Only Have Eyes for You" reworks:

a 1934 hit song.

The three main trends in rock-era music in the latter half of the fifties

are exemplified by Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and the Platters.

Fats Domino's rhythmic R&B:

featured loud, repeated-chord triplets.

Sam Cooke:

had almost no influence on the course of rock-era music.