History of Rock and Roll Test 1(100%
Correct)
Alan Freed - ANSWERWho coined the term 'Rock 'n' Roll' as a Cleveland disc jockey?
Alan Freed - ANSWERWho began broadcasting rhythm and blues & country for a multiracial
audience?
Rag Time - ANSWERWhat music style used syncopated rhythm (authentic black style) combined with
black innovation (white response)?
Scott Joplin - ANSWERWho was known for the piano bar tune, "Maple Leaf Rag" which was
important for the development of blues & jazz?
Race & Hillbilly Music - ANSWERRock & Roll developed in the subcultures of what type of music?
Race Music - ANSWERThis type of music attracted blacks during the late 1800s and early 1900s but
wasn't played on the radio til the 1940's
Bessie Smith - ANSWERThis famous Race Music musician was known for singing, "The Empress of the
Blues," "St. Louis Blues," & "Empty Bed Blues"
Old-time/ Hillbilly Music - ANSWERThis type of music performed by & intended for sale to rural
southern whites. It reflected the traditions and values of performers.
Old-time/ Hillbilly Music - ANSWEREarly radio played a major role in the popularity of this type of
music; first broadcast was in Atlanta in 1922
Hank Williams - ANSWERKnown for his vital role in Hillbilly music, this man paved the way for 3
generations to follow in his footsteps musically
Hank Williams - ANSWERHis most well known songs include "Honky Tonkin'" and "Hey Good Lookin"
Jazz Music - ANSWERThis type of music adapted the sensibility of blues and formed a rhythm section
as a backbeat
Jazz Music - ANSWERThis type of music started in NOLA
Billie Holiday - ANSWERWho sang "Strange Fruit" - song about racial lynching?
Woody Guthrie - ANSWERFamous 'Folk Music' artist that sang "This Land is Your Land"
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERWho was a Rock & Roll star before Rock & Roll?
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERWho combined jazz, broadway and tin pan alley music in the 1940s and thus,
revolutionizing pop?
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERHis album, 'Wee Small Hours' competed against Rock & Roll music and was
later listed on Rolling Stones' 100 greatest albusm of all time.
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERThis person once called Rock & Roll "the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious
form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear"
, Mississippi Delta Blues - ANSWERThis name is given to the 2 musicians who were born before Robert
Johnson, but their careers took off after
Lead Belly and Son House - ANSWERThese 2 men were apart of the Mississippi Delta Blues
Highway 61 - ANSWERKnown as 'The Blues Highway' and was later a title for one of Bob Dylan's
albums
Highway 61 - ANSWERDuluth, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis and NOLA are all part of ____?
The Crossroads - ANSWERThis was the name of the location in Clarksdale, Miss. where Robert
Johnson had a 'meeting with the devil'
Robert Johnson - ANSWERThis musician disappeared for a few months and after apparently 'having a
meeting with the devil' came back with amazing guitar technique and signed record deal with
Vocalion
Robert Johnson - ANSWER"The Great Man Theory" is applied to him
Robert Johnson - ANSWEROnly 2 pictures of him exist making his career something referred to as
'pure legend' only existing on his records
Robert Johnson - ANSWERHis legacy on record comes from only 2 recording sessions
Robert Johnson - ANSWERHad a huge influence on Eric Clapton, and in 2004 Clapton released an
complete album of song covers
Robert Johnson - ANSWERThis blues musician is part of the '27 Club'
King of the Delta Blues Singers - ANSWERThis album of Robert Johnson's was released 25 years after
his death as a compilation album and marked a key moment in Rock & Roll history; it was also on
Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Albums of All Time'
Charley Patton - ANSWERMet Robert Johnson at Dockery Plantation in Mississippi
Charley Patton - ANSWERKnown for his song "High Water Everywhere" depicting the 1927 Flood and
its major affects
"High Water Everywhere" - ANSWERSong by Charley Patton; Tells of the 1927 Flood and its
devastating affects
Son House - ANSWERThis gospel musician originally was going to be a preacher; he had a brief career
in the 30's, but didn't peak until after his 'rediscovery' while working at the NY Central RailRoad
Leadbelly - ANSWERKnown for his introduction of folk lore songs to the general audience?
Leadbelly - ANSWER**** Has been covered by bands from ABBA to Led Zepellin to Nirvana
Louis Armstrong - ANSWERThis Jazz musician first heard the sound of a comet at the "Funky Butt" (a
music venue in NOLA; began as a gathering place for slaves)
Louis Armstrong - ANSWER**** His song, "Hello Dolly" went to #1 on the U.S. charts and ended The
Beatles 3 top song winning streak
Louis Armstrong - ANSWERThe oldest person to top the Billboard singles chart at the age of 63
"Hello Dolly" - ANSWERThis song ended the Beatles streak of 3 #1 hits on US charts in a row in 1964
Correct)
Alan Freed - ANSWERWho coined the term 'Rock 'n' Roll' as a Cleveland disc jockey?
Alan Freed - ANSWERWho began broadcasting rhythm and blues & country for a multiracial
audience?
Rag Time - ANSWERWhat music style used syncopated rhythm (authentic black style) combined with
black innovation (white response)?
Scott Joplin - ANSWERWho was known for the piano bar tune, "Maple Leaf Rag" which was
important for the development of blues & jazz?
Race & Hillbilly Music - ANSWERRock & Roll developed in the subcultures of what type of music?
Race Music - ANSWERThis type of music attracted blacks during the late 1800s and early 1900s but
wasn't played on the radio til the 1940's
Bessie Smith - ANSWERThis famous Race Music musician was known for singing, "The Empress of the
Blues," "St. Louis Blues," & "Empty Bed Blues"
Old-time/ Hillbilly Music - ANSWERThis type of music performed by & intended for sale to rural
southern whites. It reflected the traditions and values of performers.
Old-time/ Hillbilly Music - ANSWEREarly radio played a major role in the popularity of this type of
music; first broadcast was in Atlanta in 1922
Hank Williams - ANSWERKnown for his vital role in Hillbilly music, this man paved the way for 3
generations to follow in his footsteps musically
Hank Williams - ANSWERHis most well known songs include "Honky Tonkin'" and "Hey Good Lookin"
Jazz Music - ANSWERThis type of music adapted the sensibility of blues and formed a rhythm section
as a backbeat
Jazz Music - ANSWERThis type of music started in NOLA
Billie Holiday - ANSWERWho sang "Strange Fruit" - song about racial lynching?
Woody Guthrie - ANSWERFamous 'Folk Music' artist that sang "This Land is Your Land"
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERWho was a Rock & Roll star before Rock & Roll?
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERWho combined jazz, broadway and tin pan alley music in the 1940s and thus,
revolutionizing pop?
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERHis album, 'Wee Small Hours' competed against Rock & Roll music and was
later listed on Rolling Stones' 100 greatest albusm of all time.
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERThis person once called Rock & Roll "the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious
form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear"
, Mississippi Delta Blues - ANSWERThis name is given to the 2 musicians who were born before Robert
Johnson, but their careers took off after
Lead Belly and Son House - ANSWERThese 2 men were apart of the Mississippi Delta Blues
Highway 61 - ANSWERKnown as 'The Blues Highway' and was later a title for one of Bob Dylan's
albums
Highway 61 - ANSWERDuluth, Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis and NOLA are all part of ____?
The Crossroads - ANSWERThis was the name of the location in Clarksdale, Miss. where Robert
Johnson had a 'meeting with the devil'
Robert Johnson - ANSWERThis musician disappeared for a few months and after apparently 'having a
meeting with the devil' came back with amazing guitar technique and signed record deal with
Vocalion
Robert Johnson - ANSWER"The Great Man Theory" is applied to him
Robert Johnson - ANSWEROnly 2 pictures of him exist making his career something referred to as
'pure legend' only existing on his records
Robert Johnson - ANSWERHis legacy on record comes from only 2 recording sessions
Robert Johnson - ANSWERHad a huge influence on Eric Clapton, and in 2004 Clapton released an
complete album of song covers
Robert Johnson - ANSWERThis blues musician is part of the '27 Club'
King of the Delta Blues Singers - ANSWERThis album of Robert Johnson's was released 25 years after
his death as a compilation album and marked a key moment in Rock & Roll history; it was also on
Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Albums of All Time'
Charley Patton - ANSWERMet Robert Johnson at Dockery Plantation in Mississippi
Charley Patton - ANSWERKnown for his song "High Water Everywhere" depicting the 1927 Flood and
its major affects
"High Water Everywhere" - ANSWERSong by Charley Patton; Tells of the 1927 Flood and its
devastating affects
Son House - ANSWERThis gospel musician originally was going to be a preacher; he had a brief career
in the 30's, but didn't peak until after his 'rediscovery' while working at the NY Central RailRoad
Leadbelly - ANSWERKnown for his introduction of folk lore songs to the general audience?
Leadbelly - ANSWER**** Has been covered by bands from ABBA to Led Zepellin to Nirvana
Louis Armstrong - ANSWERThis Jazz musician first heard the sound of a comet at the "Funky Butt" (a
music venue in NOLA; began as a gathering place for slaves)
Louis Armstrong - ANSWER**** His song, "Hello Dolly" went to #1 on the U.S. charts and ended The
Beatles 3 top song winning streak
Louis Armstrong - ANSWERThe oldest person to top the Billboard singles chart at the age of 63
"Hello Dolly" - ANSWERThis song ended the Beatles streak of 3 #1 hits on US charts in a row in 1964
