History of Rock and Roll Exam 1 Review
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024 LATEST
UPDATE)
__________ was the "Father of Bluegrass."
A. Brian Wilson
B. Thomas Dorsey
C. Bill Monroe
D. Dick Dale - ANSWER C. Bill Monroe
Robert Johnson was the "King of the __________ Delta Blues."
A. Big band swing
B. Sam Phillips
C. Mississippi
D. Boogie Woogie - ANSWER C. Mississippi
Pete Johnson was the __________ pianist who recorded "Roll 'em Pete" with Big Joe Turner.
A. Boogie Woogie
B. Mississippi
C. James Brown
D. Big Band Swing - ANSWER A. Boogie Woogie
,Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys played ___________, a style of music popular in the American
southwest.
A. The beach boys
b. "wall of sound"
c. Duane eddy
d. Country Swing - ANSWER d. Country Swing
Louie Jordan was a performer of ___________, a style of hard driving dance music.
A. Jump Blues
B. James Brown
C. Big Band Swing
D. Rockabilly - ANSWER A. Jump Blues
__________ popularized the electric guitar in R&B music.
A. The Coasters
B. T-Bone Walker
C. Brian Wilson
D. Thomas Dorsey - ANSWER B. T-Bone Walker
__________ was the Kansas City blues shouter who sang on the recording "Roll 'em Pete".
A. Big Joe Turner
B. The ventures
C. new Orleans
d. carl perkins - ANSWER A. Big Joe Turner
, AM radio disc jockeys chose to ignore mainstream white record labels and play small independent
__________ labels instead.
A. Classic Blues
B. Classic Rock
C. Hard Rock
D. R&B - ANSWER D. R&B
The four white disc jockeys of Nashville's WLAC were known as __________.
A. The Brill Building
B. The Orioles
C. The 50,000 Watt Quartet
D. Phil and Leonard Chess - ANSWER C. The 50,000 Watt Quartet
Sun Records is located in the city of __________.
A. Nashville
B. Memphis
C. Atlanta
D. New Orleans - ANSWER B. Memphis
Lionel Hampton was a popular artist in what style of dance music popular in the 1930s and 40s?
A. Fats domino
B. james brown
C. Big Band Swing
D. Boogie Woogie - ANSWER Big Band Swing
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(2024 LATEST
UPDATE)
__________ was the "Father of Bluegrass."
A. Brian Wilson
B. Thomas Dorsey
C. Bill Monroe
D. Dick Dale - ANSWER C. Bill Monroe
Robert Johnson was the "King of the __________ Delta Blues."
A. Big band swing
B. Sam Phillips
C. Mississippi
D. Boogie Woogie - ANSWER C. Mississippi
Pete Johnson was the __________ pianist who recorded "Roll 'em Pete" with Big Joe Turner.
A. Boogie Woogie
B. Mississippi
C. James Brown
D. Big Band Swing - ANSWER A. Boogie Woogie
,Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys played ___________, a style of music popular in the American
southwest.
A. The beach boys
b. "wall of sound"
c. Duane eddy
d. Country Swing - ANSWER d. Country Swing
Louie Jordan was a performer of ___________, a style of hard driving dance music.
A. Jump Blues
B. James Brown
C. Big Band Swing
D. Rockabilly - ANSWER A. Jump Blues
__________ popularized the electric guitar in R&B music.
A. The Coasters
B. T-Bone Walker
C. Brian Wilson
D. Thomas Dorsey - ANSWER B. T-Bone Walker
__________ was the Kansas City blues shouter who sang on the recording "Roll 'em Pete".
A. Big Joe Turner
B. The ventures
C. new Orleans
d. carl perkins - ANSWER A. Big Joe Turner
, AM radio disc jockeys chose to ignore mainstream white record labels and play small independent
__________ labels instead.
A. Classic Blues
B. Classic Rock
C. Hard Rock
D. R&B - ANSWER D. R&B
The four white disc jockeys of Nashville's WLAC were known as __________.
A. The Brill Building
B. The Orioles
C. The 50,000 Watt Quartet
D. Phil and Leonard Chess - ANSWER C. The 50,000 Watt Quartet
Sun Records is located in the city of __________.
A. Nashville
B. Memphis
C. Atlanta
D. New Orleans - ANSWER B. Memphis
Lionel Hampton was a popular artist in what style of dance music popular in the 1930s and 40s?
A. Fats domino
B. james brown
C. Big Band Swing
D. Boogie Woogie - ANSWER Big Band Swing
