MUNM 287 History of Rock Exam 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
This Sun Records release drew a copyright infringement lawsuit: - correct answer ✔✔"Bear Cat"
In comparison to the original, cover records usually sounded more: - correct answer
✔✔Sanitized
Which is a characteristic of swing: - correct answer ✔✔Big bands, dance music
The Moondog House Rock and Roll Party was broadcast from: - correct answer ✔✔Cleveland
Alan Freed was forced to remove the name "Moondog" from his show by: - correct answer
✔✔A street musician
True or False
1950s teenagers were the first to be financially independent from their parents. - correct
answer ✔✔True
This was Sun Records' first million selling record: - correct answer ✔✔"Blue Suede Shoes"
Elvis Presley's recording of "That's All Right": - correct answer ✔✔came together spontaneously
in the studio
, Which is NOT true: magnetic tape: - correct answer ✔✔limits recording to 3 minutes
He was the inventor of bluegrass: - correct answer ✔✔Bill Monroe
Fats Domino: - correct answer ✔✔New Orleans crossover artist
Earl Scruggs is associated with this style: - correct answer ✔✔Bluegrass
Which is NOT true: the swing era: - correct answer ✔✔Is sometimes called The First British
Invasion
Influential in first popularizing the term 'rock and roll': - correct answer ✔✔Alan Freed
True or False
Elvis Presley's appearance at the Grand Ole Opry was deemed a success. - correct answer
✔✔False
He was one of the first white bandleaders to adopt a more R&B-influenced sounds: - correct
answer ✔✔Bill Haley
He played the guitar as if it were a drum: - correct answer ✔✔Bo Diddley
He was the most important honky tonk performer: - correct answer ✔✔Hank Williams
True or False
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
This Sun Records release drew a copyright infringement lawsuit: - correct answer ✔✔"Bear Cat"
In comparison to the original, cover records usually sounded more: - correct answer
✔✔Sanitized
Which is a characteristic of swing: - correct answer ✔✔Big bands, dance music
The Moondog House Rock and Roll Party was broadcast from: - correct answer ✔✔Cleveland
Alan Freed was forced to remove the name "Moondog" from his show by: - correct answer
✔✔A street musician
True or False
1950s teenagers were the first to be financially independent from their parents. - correct
answer ✔✔True
This was Sun Records' first million selling record: - correct answer ✔✔"Blue Suede Shoes"
Elvis Presley's recording of "That's All Right": - correct answer ✔✔came together spontaneously
in the studio
, Which is NOT true: magnetic tape: - correct answer ✔✔limits recording to 3 minutes
He was the inventor of bluegrass: - correct answer ✔✔Bill Monroe
Fats Domino: - correct answer ✔✔New Orleans crossover artist
Earl Scruggs is associated with this style: - correct answer ✔✔Bluegrass
Which is NOT true: the swing era: - correct answer ✔✔Is sometimes called The First British
Invasion
Influential in first popularizing the term 'rock and roll': - correct answer ✔✔Alan Freed
True or False
Elvis Presley's appearance at the Grand Ole Opry was deemed a success. - correct answer
✔✔False
He was one of the first white bandleaders to adopt a more R&B-influenced sounds: - correct
answer ✔✔Bill Haley
He played the guitar as if it were a drum: - correct answer ✔✔Bo Diddley
He was the most important honky tonk performer: - correct answer ✔✔Hank Williams
True or False
