Unit 11
An early hit for Little Richard:
"Tutti Frutti"
doo-wop
A pop-oriented R&B genre that typically featured remakes of popular standards or pop-style originals sung by black vocal groups. Doo-wop died out in the early 1960s with the rise of the girl groups and Motown.
surf music
A regional rock from California notable for high-register close harmony vocals and innovative guitar effects.
obbligato
A second melody playing under the main melody.
rockabilly
According to Carl Perkins, a country take on rhythm and blues, performed mainly by white Southerners, that combined elements of country music with rock and roll. Rockabilly was most popular in the midfifties.
In the song "Rock Around the Clock", what is the name of the artist AND his group?
Bill Haley and His Comets
This performer was a country artist whose band recorded what is now considered to be one of the first rock and roll records ("Rock Around the Clock") in 1954:
Bill Haley and His Comets
Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" is very similar in rhythm to which of the following records?
Bo Diddley's "Bo Diddley"
Carole King's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" marked an important step in the development of popular music because it was the first time a woman's perspective was represented musically.
False
Elvis's hit song from 1957, "Jailhouse Rock," was actually from the movie, Blackboard Jungle.
False
Little Richard's first big hits came from recording studios in his native Georgia.
False
Our author states that no rock-and-roll artist was more covered by the creators of rock than Little Richard.
False
Ray Charles's first hit was "I Can't Stop Loving You."
False
Rockabilly began as black southern music.
False
Listen to "What I'd Say?". What is the form of this piece?
Form: 12-bar blues Style: 50s Latin-tinged rhythm and blues
His recording of "I've Got a Woman" brought criticism when he bridged gospel music with secular blues music.
Ray Charles
Listen to "Not Fade Away". What is the specific style of this song?
Style: latin-tinged rock n' roll Form: Strophic, same melody sets multiple verses
Which record company launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley?
Sun
Leiber and Stoller produced records for many hit groups. One of the most prominent is:
The Coasters
payola scandal
The practice of record companies' bribing disk jockeys to secure airplay for their records.
overdubbing
The process of recording an additional part onto an existing recording.
multitrack recording
The process of recording each part of a performance separately, then mixing them into a complete performance. The Beatles, along with their producer George Martin, were among the first to take full advantage of multitrack recording techniques.
"Mystery Train" was Elvis Presley's first hit to reach #1 on the nation country-western charts.
True
Buddy Holly recorded most of his hits in Clovis, NM.
True
Chuck Berry's main instrument was the guitar.
True
Surf music was responsible for two important sounds in the rock world. High-register close harmony vocals and _____.
an array of new guitar sounds
In the song "I Only Have Eyees for You", what technique does the drummer do to achieve a specific sound from his drum kit?
drummer uses brushes
This had a very important influence on doo-wop:
gospel
Elvis's early musical career (before 1958) was cut short due to:
his enlistment in the US army
Play "Lucille". What instruments are added to the rhythm section?
sax, piano, guitar, bass guitar, drum
Payola refers to:
the practice of playing for pay; DJ's taking money to play specific songs
