History of Rock and Roll Test 1(100%
Correct)
Tin Pan Alley - ANSWERAmerica's early pop music industry prior to Rock and Roll
28th and Broadway - ANSWERStreet that "Tin Pan Alley" was named for
Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Rogers, Hart/Hammerstein, Cole Porter - ANSWERImportant
Tin Pan Alley composers (7 of them)
Al Jolson - ANSWERBlackface minstrel performer of Tin Pan Alley fame whose brash and extroverted
stage presence influenced rock and roll.
Rudy Vallee - ANSWEROne of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type; Tin Pan Alley
Bing Crosby - ANSWERCrooner, pop singer, radio and film star; "White Christmas"
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERFirst pop singer to create his own public personality; macho image
I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra - ANSWERMusic Cut 1;
The American Songbook - ANSWERBook that many Tin Pan Alley songs were compiled in and later
became jazz standards
Benny Goodman - ANSWERFirst star of the swing era; Let's Dance radio program
"Sing Sing Sing" - ANSWERBenny Goodman's most famous song (NOT the music cut)
"King Porter Stomp" - ANSWERJelly Roll Morton tune that was turned into a Benny Goodman song;
Music Cut 2
Race music - ANSWEROriginal term for R&B
Hillbilly music - ANSWERFolk genre from rural Appalachia, Southern white experience; original name
for country
False - ANSWERT or F: Major labels embrace new styles.
Cover - ANSWERTo remake a song
Pat Boone - ANSWERHe was the most successful "cover" artist of early Rock and Roll.
"Ain't That a Shame" - ANSWERFats Domino; covered later by Pat Boone
True - ANSWERT or F: Record sales exploded with the advent of rock and roll.
Acoustical process - ANSWERThe process used before 1925 in which an acoustical horn captured and
transferred sound vibrations to a stylus that cut grooves onto a wax disc.
Electrical Process - ANSWERthe recording process in which microphones are used to convert sound
waves into an electrical signal
, Magnetic tape recording - ANSWERTechnology developed by the Germans and the Japanese during
the 1930s that offered a number of advantages over the established means of recording music.
Album - ANSWERa collection of a dozen or more individual songs; 33 1/3 rpm
Columbia Records - ANSWERDeveloped 33 1/3 rpm record in 1948
RCA - ANSWERDeveloped 45 rpm record with David Sarnoff as the head in 1949
Single - ANSWER1949; 45 rpm
True - ANSWERT or F: Albums were popular with adult, singles were popular with teens
Columbia, RCA, Decca, Capitol - ANSWERBig 4 of early rock and roll major labels (CRDC)
Chess, Atlantic, Sun - ANSWERThree independent labels that shaped rock and roll (CAS)
Billboard magazine - ANSWERthe industry magazine that charts record sales
Western and Race - ANSWERTwo categories that Billboard covered in 1942
Country and Western - ANSWERMusic industry term first used in 1949 by Billboard to replace the
older designation "hillbilly" music.
Rhythm and Blues - ANSWERa form of popular music of African-American origin that arose during
the 1940s from blues, with the addition of driving rhythms taken from jazz. It was an immediate
precursor of rock and roll. Emerged from Billboard's "Race Music"
Hot 100 - ANSWER1958 Billboard record charting method. Exists to today
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) - ANSWERTrade organization that represents the
interests of the recording industry within the United States. Actively involved in the protection of
intellectual property rights with the aim of reducing piracy and counterfeiting. Responsible for
certification of record sales (Diamond, Platinum, Gold).
Gold - ANSWERSingles with sales of 1 million, albums with sales of 500,000 (singles were later
revised to 500,000)
Platinum - ANSWERAlbums with sales of 1 million
Diamond - ANSWERAlbums with sales of 10 million
1920 - ANSWERYear of first commercial radio broadcasts
disc jockey (DJ) - ANSWERa radio station announcer who plays records and often emphasizes delivery
and personality
Alan Freed - ANSWERA disc jockey who began playing a unique style of music at the time called
"rhythm-and-blues" on a Cleveland radio show, who gained a wide following from black and white
teenagers due to his on-air attitude and style, gaining a wide following for this new genre that
evolved into rock-and-roll.
The Moondog House Rock and Roll Party - ANSWERthe name of Alan Freed's radio program on WTW
in Cleveland.
Moondog Coronation Ball - ANSWER- 3/21/52, Cleveland
- Moondog was Freed's nickname
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Tin Pan Alley - ANSWERAmerica's early pop music industry prior to Rock and Roll
28th and Broadway - ANSWERStreet that "Tin Pan Alley" was named for
Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Rogers, Hart/Hammerstein, Cole Porter - ANSWERImportant
Tin Pan Alley composers (7 of them)
Al Jolson - ANSWERBlackface minstrel performer of Tin Pan Alley fame whose brash and extroverted
stage presence influenced rock and roll.
Rudy Vallee - ANSWEROne of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type; Tin Pan Alley
Bing Crosby - ANSWERCrooner, pop singer, radio and film star; "White Christmas"
Frank Sinatra - ANSWERFirst pop singer to create his own public personality; macho image
I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra - ANSWERMusic Cut 1;
The American Songbook - ANSWERBook that many Tin Pan Alley songs were compiled in and later
became jazz standards
Benny Goodman - ANSWERFirst star of the swing era; Let's Dance radio program
"Sing Sing Sing" - ANSWERBenny Goodman's most famous song (NOT the music cut)
"King Porter Stomp" - ANSWERJelly Roll Morton tune that was turned into a Benny Goodman song;
Music Cut 2
Race music - ANSWEROriginal term for R&B
Hillbilly music - ANSWERFolk genre from rural Appalachia, Southern white experience; original name
for country
False - ANSWERT or F: Major labels embrace new styles.
Cover - ANSWERTo remake a song
Pat Boone - ANSWERHe was the most successful "cover" artist of early Rock and Roll.
"Ain't That a Shame" - ANSWERFats Domino; covered later by Pat Boone
True - ANSWERT or F: Record sales exploded with the advent of rock and roll.
Acoustical process - ANSWERThe process used before 1925 in which an acoustical horn captured and
transferred sound vibrations to a stylus that cut grooves onto a wax disc.
Electrical Process - ANSWERthe recording process in which microphones are used to convert sound
waves into an electrical signal
, Magnetic tape recording - ANSWERTechnology developed by the Germans and the Japanese during
the 1930s that offered a number of advantages over the established means of recording music.
Album - ANSWERa collection of a dozen or more individual songs; 33 1/3 rpm
Columbia Records - ANSWERDeveloped 33 1/3 rpm record in 1948
RCA - ANSWERDeveloped 45 rpm record with David Sarnoff as the head in 1949
Single - ANSWER1949; 45 rpm
True - ANSWERT or F: Albums were popular with adult, singles were popular with teens
Columbia, RCA, Decca, Capitol - ANSWERBig 4 of early rock and roll major labels (CRDC)
Chess, Atlantic, Sun - ANSWERThree independent labels that shaped rock and roll (CAS)
Billboard magazine - ANSWERthe industry magazine that charts record sales
Western and Race - ANSWERTwo categories that Billboard covered in 1942
Country and Western - ANSWERMusic industry term first used in 1949 by Billboard to replace the
older designation "hillbilly" music.
Rhythm and Blues - ANSWERa form of popular music of African-American origin that arose during
the 1940s from blues, with the addition of driving rhythms taken from jazz. It was an immediate
precursor of rock and roll. Emerged from Billboard's "Race Music"
Hot 100 - ANSWER1958 Billboard record charting method. Exists to today
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) - ANSWERTrade organization that represents the
interests of the recording industry within the United States. Actively involved in the protection of
intellectual property rights with the aim of reducing piracy and counterfeiting. Responsible for
certification of record sales (Diamond, Platinum, Gold).
Gold - ANSWERSingles with sales of 1 million, albums with sales of 500,000 (singles were later
revised to 500,000)
Platinum - ANSWERAlbums with sales of 1 million
Diamond - ANSWERAlbums with sales of 10 million
1920 - ANSWERYear of first commercial radio broadcasts
disc jockey (DJ) - ANSWERa radio station announcer who plays records and often emphasizes delivery
and personality
Alan Freed - ANSWERA disc jockey who began playing a unique style of music at the time called
"rhythm-and-blues" on a Cleveland radio show, who gained a wide following from black and white
teenagers due to his on-air attitude and style, gaining a wide following for this new genre that
evolved into rock-and-roll.
The Moondog House Rock and Roll Party - ANSWERthe name of Alan Freed's radio program on WTW
in Cleveland.
Moondog Coronation Ball - ANSWER- 3/21/52, Cleveland
- Moondog was Freed's nickname
