MUS 206 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What was the role of the Tin Pan Alley publisher? - ANS To pitch songs to artists who might
consider performing them.
What is NOT true about Tin Pan Alley? - ANS It was developed as a regional style of music.
What caused regional boundaries in popular culture to diminish in the 1920s? - ANS NBC
radio broadcasting coast-to-coast with a national radio network.
What type of music did Ralph Peer make early recordings of? - ANS Hillbilly music.
Why was Memphis an important music scene for blues? - ANS Due to the migration of rural
blacks to urban centers.
Where did most rhythm and blues performers learn to sing? - ANS In church.
What does big band music emphasize? - ANS The band.
What did songs released by Atlantic Records often blend? - ANS Gospel, blues, and big band
pop sounds.
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,Who developed 'the Wall of Sound'? - ANS Phil Spector.
What happened to Alan Freed as a result of the payola scandal? - ANS He was run out of the
music business.
Who had a splatter-platter hit with 'Dead Man's Curve'? - ANS Jan and Dean.
What was Jimmie Rodgers's performance style noted for? - ANS His trademark yodel.
Where did the Grand Ole Opry broadcast from? - ANS WSM in Nashville.
What was the original name of the country and western chart? - ANS Hillbilly.
What does the term 'doo-***' refer to? - ANS The nonsense syllables singers would use in
song arrangements.
What genre is Big Joe Turner's 'Shake, Rattle, and Roll' an example of? - ANS Hokum blues.
What did the practice of payola involve? - ANS Creating business friendships with disc jockeys
by offering gifts.
Who started Sun Records in Memphis? - ANS Sam Phillips.
Which artist was NOT associated with Sun Records? - ANS Buddy Holly.
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, Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's '(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock'? -
ANS Blackboard Jungle.
What is a crossover song? - ANS A song or record appearing on multiple music charts.
Which artist is NOT considered a crossover artist? - ANS Big Joe Turner.
Why is Elvis thought of as a song stylist? - ANS He did not write his own songs but chose
which material he would record.
What was 'That'll Be the Day' known for? - ANS It was the first hit for Buddy Holly.
How was Elvis marketed early in his career? - ANS As a country and western artist.
Who was a direct contrast to Little Richard's aggressive piano playing? - ANS Fats Domino.
What event did NOT affect the first wave of rock and roll? - ANS Pat Boone had his first rock-
and-roll hit song.
What is a cover song? - ANS A song recorded by an artist that another artist has already
recorded and released.
Which artists were NOT considered rockabilly pop musicians? - ANS Jan and Dean.
What is Sam Cooke's singing style often referred to as? - ANS Sweet soul.
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ANSWERS 100% PASS
What was the role of the Tin Pan Alley publisher? - ANS To pitch songs to artists who might
consider performing them.
What is NOT true about Tin Pan Alley? - ANS It was developed as a regional style of music.
What caused regional boundaries in popular culture to diminish in the 1920s? - ANS NBC
radio broadcasting coast-to-coast with a national radio network.
What type of music did Ralph Peer make early recordings of? - ANS Hillbilly music.
Why was Memphis an important music scene for blues? - ANS Due to the migration of rural
blacks to urban centers.
Where did most rhythm and blues performers learn to sing? - ANS In church.
What does big band music emphasize? - ANS The band.
What did songs released by Atlantic Records often blend? - ANS Gospel, blues, and big band
pop sounds.
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,Who developed 'the Wall of Sound'? - ANS Phil Spector.
What happened to Alan Freed as a result of the payola scandal? - ANS He was run out of the
music business.
Who had a splatter-platter hit with 'Dead Man's Curve'? - ANS Jan and Dean.
What was Jimmie Rodgers's performance style noted for? - ANS His trademark yodel.
Where did the Grand Ole Opry broadcast from? - ANS WSM in Nashville.
What was the original name of the country and western chart? - ANS Hillbilly.
What does the term 'doo-***' refer to? - ANS The nonsense syllables singers would use in
song arrangements.
What genre is Big Joe Turner's 'Shake, Rattle, and Roll' an example of? - ANS Hokum blues.
What did the practice of payola involve? - ANS Creating business friendships with disc jockeys
by offering gifts.
Who started Sun Records in Memphis? - ANS Sam Phillips.
Which artist was NOT associated with Sun Records? - ANS Buddy Holly.
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, Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's '(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock'? -
ANS Blackboard Jungle.
What is a crossover song? - ANS A song or record appearing on multiple music charts.
Which artist is NOT considered a crossover artist? - ANS Big Joe Turner.
Why is Elvis thought of as a song stylist? - ANS He did not write his own songs but chose
which material he would record.
What was 'That'll Be the Day' known for? - ANS It was the first hit for Buddy Holly.
How was Elvis marketed early in his career? - ANS As a country and western artist.
Who was a direct contrast to Little Richard's aggressive piano playing? - ANS Fats Domino.
What event did NOT affect the first wave of rock and roll? - ANS Pat Boone had his first rock-
and-roll hit song.
What is a cover song? - ANS A song recorded by an artist that another artist has already
recorded and released.
Which artists were NOT considered rockabilly pop musicians? - ANS Jan and Dean.
What is Sam Cooke's singing style often referred to as? - ANS Sweet soul.
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