History of Rock and Roll FINAL EXAM
Questions & Answers 100% Correct!
The rhythm section requires drums, a chord instrument, and a - ANSWER Bass instrument
When country bluesmen migrated to northern cities, they created: - ANSWER Urban blues
One of the most important country blues artists was - ANSWER Robert Johnson
The jump blues band-leader who influenced early Rock and Roll artists was - ANSWER Louie Jordan
Doo-Wop was a group vocal style that grew out of - ANSWER Gospel music
There were three main styles of country music that grew out of the original folk style - ANSWER True
One of the reasons Elvis Presely was so successful was that he was the most stylistically versatile
singer of his time - ANSWER True
Microgroove technology enabled: - ANSWER Multiple songs to be placed on each side of a record
The counterculture of the 1960s grew out of - ANSWER The beat movement of the 1950s
The rhythm in most Too-Wop songs is marked by - ANSWER A triplet subdivision
The movement of people from rural America to big cities and African-Americans from the south to
cities in the north in the 20th century is - ANSWER The Great Migration
The two country styles that were strong influences on R&R were western swing and: - ANSWER
Honky-tonk
The 1950s DJ who organized concerts with integrated audiences was: - ANSWER Alan Freed
, In the 1950s, teen culture became more influential because - ANSWER Prosperous times allowed
teens to have their own money
Memphis based Sun Records, owned by Sam Philips, was important because - ANSWER It was where
rockabilly music was first recorded
The individual most responsible for taking the African-American church music tradition from
spirituals to gospel music was - ANSWER Thomas A. Dorsey
The urban blues rhythm section inspired Chuck Berry to - ANSWER Make the rhythm section the
entire band
The building in New York City that housed music publishers, song writers, and record companies all
under one roof was called - ANSWER The Brill Building
Soul music is the melding of rhythm and blues and - ANSWER Gospel Music
The main feature in James Brown's funk music that facilitated extreme syncopation was - ANSWER
The subdivided beat
Atlantic Records distributed the recordings of many Memphis soul artists who were contracted to -
ANSWER Stax records
It is now recognized that Buddy Holly was the originator of - ANSWER The Mersey Beat
In 1960, Little Richard was no longer recording or playing concerts because - ANSWER He was
studying for the ministry
The payola scandal was about - ANSWER Record companies paying radio DJs
The instrument that was adopted by bands in the late 1950s and played a leading role in the sound
and rhythm of funk, soul, and almost every style since was - ANSWER The electric bass guitar
The influence of Bob Dylan on the The Beatles is most evident in - ANSWER Their song lyrics
Questions & Answers 100% Correct!
The rhythm section requires drums, a chord instrument, and a - ANSWER Bass instrument
When country bluesmen migrated to northern cities, they created: - ANSWER Urban blues
One of the most important country blues artists was - ANSWER Robert Johnson
The jump blues band-leader who influenced early Rock and Roll artists was - ANSWER Louie Jordan
Doo-Wop was a group vocal style that grew out of - ANSWER Gospel music
There were three main styles of country music that grew out of the original folk style - ANSWER True
One of the reasons Elvis Presely was so successful was that he was the most stylistically versatile
singer of his time - ANSWER True
Microgroove technology enabled: - ANSWER Multiple songs to be placed on each side of a record
The counterculture of the 1960s grew out of - ANSWER The beat movement of the 1950s
The rhythm in most Too-Wop songs is marked by - ANSWER A triplet subdivision
The movement of people from rural America to big cities and African-Americans from the south to
cities in the north in the 20th century is - ANSWER The Great Migration
The two country styles that were strong influences on R&R were western swing and: - ANSWER
Honky-tonk
The 1950s DJ who organized concerts with integrated audiences was: - ANSWER Alan Freed
, In the 1950s, teen culture became more influential because - ANSWER Prosperous times allowed
teens to have their own money
Memphis based Sun Records, owned by Sam Philips, was important because - ANSWER It was where
rockabilly music was first recorded
The individual most responsible for taking the African-American church music tradition from
spirituals to gospel music was - ANSWER Thomas A. Dorsey
The urban blues rhythm section inspired Chuck Berry to - ANSWER Make the rhythm section the
entire band
The building in New York City that housed music publishers, song writers, and record companies all
under one roof was called - ANSWER The Brill Building
Soul music is the melding of rhythm and blues and - ANSWER Gospel Music
The main feature in James Brown's funk music that facilitated extreme syncopation was - ANSWER
The subdivided beat
Atlantic Records distributed the recordings of many Memphis soul artists who were contracted to -
ANSWER Stax records
It is now recognized that Buddy Holly was the originator of - ANSWER The Mersey Beat
In 1960, Little Richard was no longer recording or playing concerts because - ANSWER He was
studying for the ministry
The payola scandal was about - ANSWER Record companies paying radio DJs
The instrument that was adopted by bands in the late 1950s and played a leading role in the sound
and rhythm of funk, soul, and almost every style since was - ANSWER The electric bass guitar
The influence of Bob Dylan on the The Beatles is most evident in - ANSWER Their song lyrics
