HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL (QUIZ 1)
What two genres of music influenced the making of Rock and Roll? - Answers-Blues
and Country
Blues is influenced by which culture? - Answers-African American
Country is influenced by which culture? - Answers-European
Who was the "Queen of Blues?" - Answers-Bessie Smith
How did Bessie Smith become popular? - Answers-She mixed Jazz music with Handy's
cord progrssions
What did Blues do for African American slaves? - Answers-1) they used it as a way to
pass down stories 2) Used as communication (call and response)
Who composed the original "Blues Cord Progression?" - Answers-W.C. Handy
What was W.C. Handy's nickname? - Answers-The March King
What are the three types of Blues music? - Answers-Gospel, Jazz, and Boogie Woogie
What was Patsy Kline's most well known single? - Answers-"Crazy"
What was the first style of Rock & Roll? - Answers-Rhythm and Blues
Who sang the first Rock & Roll song? - Answers-Louis Jordan
What was the first Rock & Roll song? - Answers-"Caldonia" by Louis Jordan
Who was the First True Rockstar? - Answers-Little Richard
What is one of the first examples of plagerism in the music business? - Answers-Little
Richards famous song "Tutti fruitti" was remade by a white man and marketed as his
Who invented the first "pickup" on a guitar? - Answers-Leo Fender
Why did Leo Fender create the first solid body guitar? - Answers-It made a better sound
when played
What was the first solid body guitar called? - Answers-The Telecaster
What is the most iconic guitar? - Answers-The Strato-caster
Who was the inventer of the 8-track recorder? - Answers-Les Paul
, What does Les Paul's "overdubbing" do? - Answers-It layers instruments which makes
the quality of the sound better.
What was Les Paul's most famous guitar called? - Answers-The Les Paul Custom
Who is the "Father of Blues and Guitar" ? - Answers-Les Paul
Who was the first artist to be famous for using call and response and doing "slide guitar"
? - Answers-Robert Johnson
Where did most Blues guitarist come from in the 20's and 30's? - Answers-The
Mississippi Delta
Who was one fo the first "Scatters" ? - Answers-Louis Armstrong
What was Ella Fitzgearld famous for? - Answers-She was one of the best "Scat" singers
Big Joe Turner was known for what kind of music? - Answers-Boogie Woogie
What was the Grand Ole Opry? - Answers-It was the proving ground for Country music
musicians
Who was the first Modern Country Artist? - Answers-Hank Williams Sr.
What was Hank Williams Sr. known for? - Answers-He was known for writing simple
songs about real life events
Who originally sang "Cotton Eyed Joe" ? - Answers-Bob Wills
What was Patsy Kline known for? - Answers-She was a crossover artist (mixed country
with pop, Broadway and Rock and roll)
Who takes Blues into the electric age? - Answers-T-Bone Walker
What was T-bone Walkers Famous single? - Answers-Stormy Monday
Who made the guitar a solo instrument with single note melodies? - Answers-Charlie
Christian
Which artist has named all of his guitars "Lucille' ? - Answers-B.B. King
Who was the first Rocak & Roll guitar player? - Answers-Chuck Berry
Which artist wrote, produced and performed all his songs by himself, and was known for
his hit single "Johnny B Goode" ? - Answers-Chuck Berry
What two genres of music influenced the making of Rock and Roll? - Answers-Blues
and Country
Blues is influenced by which culture? - Answers-African American
Country is influenced by which culture? - Answers-European
Who was the "Queen of Blues?" - Answers-Bessie Smith
How did Bessie Smith become popular? - Answers-She mixed Jazz music with Handy's
cord progrssions
What did Blues do for African American slaves? - Answers-1) they used it as a way to
pass down stories 2) Used as communication (call and response)
Who composed the original "Blues Cord Progression?" - Answers-W.C. Handy
What was W.C. Handy's nickname? - Answers-The March King
What are the three types of Blues music? - Answers-Gospel, Jazz, and Boogie Woogie
What was Patsy Kline's most well known single? - Answers-"Crazy"
What was the first style of Rock & Roll? - Answers-Rhythm and Blues
Who sang the first Rock & Roll song? - Answers-Louis Jordan
What was the first Rock & Roll song? - Answers-"Caldonia" by Louis Jordan
Who was the First True Rockstar? - Answers-Little Richard
What is one of the first examples of plagerism in the music business? - Answers-Little
Richards famous song "Tutti fruitti" was remade by a white man and marketed as his
Who invented the first "pickup" on a guitar? - Answers-Leo Fender
Why did Leo Fender create the first solid body guitar? - Answers-It made a better sound
when played
What was the first solid body guitar called? - Answers-The Telecaster
What is the most iconic guitar? - Answers-The Strato-caster
Who was the inventer of the 8-track recorder? - Answers-Les Paul
, What does Les Paul's "overdubbing" do? - Answers-It layers instruments which makes
the quality of the sound better.
What was Les Paul's most famous guitar called? - Answers-The Les Paul Custom
Who is the "Father of Blues and Guitar" ? - Answers-Les Paul
Who was the first artist to be famous for using call and response and doing "slide guitar"
? - Answers-Robert Johnson
Where did most Blues guitarist come from in the 20's and 30's? - Answers-The
Mississippi Delta
Who was one fo the first "Scatters" ? - Answers-Louis Armstrong
What was Ella Fitzgearld famous for? - Answers-She was one of the best "Scat" singers
Big Joe Turner was known for what kind of music? - Answers-Boogie Woogie
What was the Grand Ole Opry? - Answers-It was the proving ground for Country music
musicians
Who was the first Modern Country Artist? - Answers-Hank Williams Sr.
What was Hank Williams Sr. known for? - Answers-He was known for writing simple
songs about real life events
Who originally sang "Cotton Eyed Joe" ? - Answers-Bob Wills
What was Patsy Kline known for? - Answers-She was a crossover artist (mixed country
with pop, Broadway and Rock and roll)
Who takes Blues into the electric age? - Answers-T-Bone Walker
What was T-bone Walkers Famous single? - Answers-Stormy Monday
Who made the guitar a solo instrument with single note melodies? - Answers-Charlie
Christian
Which artist has named all of his guitars "Lucille' ? - Answers-B.B. King
Who was the first Rocak & Roll guitar player? - Answers-Chuck Berry
Which artist wrote, produced and performed all his songs by himself, and was known for
his hit single "Johnny B Goode" ? - Answers-Chuck Berry
