MUNM 287 Exam 4 Questions and Answers Already Passed
When did rock and roll hit the UK? - Answers 1955; the influx occurred in the 1960s
Who was the first British rock singer? - Answers Tommy Steele
What is skiffle? - Answers It is jug-band music. It used a variety of homemade instruments. It led to a
grassroots uprising.
Who was Lonnie Donegan? - Answers He was the first star of skiffle. He popularized skiffle in Britian
What was Merseybeat? - Answers It was the style of music where young British groups combined
various British and American styles.
What was the pop music industry like prior to 1964? - Answers The United States dominated the music
industry and few British artists had made much impressions overseas. British bands were usually
imitations of American sounds.
Who was Gerry and the Pacemakers? - Answers A band from Liverpool. They had many similarities to
The Beatles including that they were managed by Brian Epstein and had songs produced by George
Martin. They also played in Hamburg, Germany like The Beatles did.
Who were the members of Gerry and the Pacemakers? - Answers Gerry Mardsen, Fred Mardsen, Les
Chadwick, and Arthur McMahon
Who was The Animals? - Answers They were the biggest band of the 60s to come from Newcastle. They
band underwent personnel changes and had poor busniess management. Bob Dylan was a huge
influence on the band.
What were some hits by The Animals? - Answers "House of the Rising Son", "We Gotta Get Out of This
Place", "It's My Life", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Who was Manfred Mann? - Answers They were the first south-of-England based group to top the US
Billboard Hot 100 during the British Invasion. They could translate Bob Dylan's songs into pop songs.
Who was Manfred Mann named after? - Answers They were named after their South African
keyboardist.
What was the song Manfred Mann was most known for converting to a pop song? - Answers "The Might
Quinn" originally by Bob Dylan
What happened to Manfred Mann? - Answers The later became Manfred Mann's Earth Band which was
successful in the 1970s.
, Who was Them? - Answers A Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964 who included Van
Morrison. The band consisted of Van Morrison, Alan Henderson, Ronnie Millings, Billy Harrison, and Eric
Wrixon.
What happened to Them? - Answers Morrison quit the band in 1966. He was hard to work with.
What happened to Van Morrison? - Answers He had a successful solo career. His most famous songs
were "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Gloria".
Who were The Rolling Stones? - Answers A band that formed in 1962 that was popular in Europe, and
then became successful in the US in the mid-60s. The band consisted of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith
Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart.
How did The Rolling Stones band members meet? - Answers Richards and Jagger went to primary
school. Jones and Wyatts met at a club. This is where the band was formed.
What was Ian Stewart known as in The Rolling Stones? - Answers He was known as the anonymous
member of the band.
What happened at The Rolling Stones' first gig? - Answers They were noticed by Andrew Loog Oldham
and offered to manage the band. Oldham got them a really good royalty rate at Decca Records.
What did Andrew Loog Oldham do for The Rolling Stones? - Answers He got the band 3 times the typical
royalty rate, full artistic control, and ownership of recordings.
What was Oldham's vision for The Rolling Stones? - Answers He had Jagger and Richards as the song-
writers and co-leaders of the band. This vision left out Jones even though he was probably the most
intelligent of the group. He let them have shaggy hair to exploit the bohemian images of freedom and
rebelliousness.
What was The Rolling Stones' first single? - Answers "C'mon", which was a cover of Chuck Berry's song. It
got to #21 on the British charts.
What single broke The Rolling Stones into the US charts? - Answers "Tell Me You're Coming Back"
What was The Rolling Stones' first #1 song in the UK? - Answers "The Last Time"
What did The Rolling Stones' first album consist of? - Answers The album mainly consisted of covers
from Willie Dixon and Chuck Berry.
What was The Rolling Stones' first US tour like? - Answers It was a complete disaster.
What did Keith Richards do to his name? - Answers His last name originally was Richard, but he didn't
want to be confused with Cliff Richard so he added the 's'.
What was The Rolling Stones' first worldwide #1 song? - Answers "(I Can't Get N0) Satsifaction". It was
about sex, blues, and materialism.
When did rock and roll hit the UK? - Answers 1955; the influx occurred in the 1960s
Who was the first British rock singer? - Answers Tommy Steele
What is skiffle? - Answers It is jug-band music. It used a variety of homemade instruments. It led to a
grassroots uprising.
Who was Lonnie Donegan? - Answers He was the first star of skiffle. He popularized skiffle in Britian
What was Merseybeat? - Answers It was the style of music where young British groups combined
various British and American styles.
What was the pop music industry like prior to 1964? - Answers The United States dominated the music
industry and few British artists had made much impressions overseas. British bands were usually
imitations of American sounds.
Who was Gerry and the Pacemakers? - Answers A band from Liverpool. They had many similarities to
The Beatles including that they were managed by Brian Epstein and had songs produced by George
Martin. They also played in Hamburg, Germany like The Beatles did.
Who were the members of Gerry and the Pacemakers? - Answers Gerry Mardsen, Fred Mardsen, Les
Chadwick, and Arthur McMahon
Who was The Animals? - Answers They were the biggest band of the 60s to come from Newcastle. They
band underwent personnel changes and had poor busniess management. Bob Dylan was a huge
influence on the band.
What were some hits by The Animals? - Answers "House of the Rising Son", "We Gotta Get Out of This
Place", "It's My Life", and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
Who was Manfred Mann? - Answers They were the first south-of-England based group to top the US
Billboard Hot 100 during the British Invasion. They could translate Bob Dylan's songs into pop songs.
Who was Manfred Mann named after? - Answers They were named after their South African
keyboardist.
What was the song Manfred Mann was most known for converting to a pop song? - Answers "The Might
Quinn" originally by Bob Dylan
What happened to Manfred Mann? - Answers The later became Manfred Mann's Earth Band which was
successful in the 1970s.
, Who was Them? - Answers A Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964 who included Van
Morrison. The band consisted of Van Morrison, Alan Henderson, Ronnie Millings, Billy Harrison, and Eric
Wrixon.
What happened to Them? - Answers Morrison quit the band in 1966. He was hard to work with.
What happened to Van Morrison? - Answers He had a successful solo career. His most famous songs
were "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Gloria".
Who were The Rolling Stones? - Answers A band that formed in 1962 that was popular in Europe, and
then became successful in the US in the mid-60s. The band consisted of Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith
Richards, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and Ian Stewart.
How did The Rolling Stones band members meet? - Answers Richards and Jagger went to primary
school. Jones and Wyatts met at a club. This is where the band was formed.
What was Ian Stewart known as in The Rolling Stones? - Answers He was known as the anonymous
member of the band.
What happened at The Rolling Stones' first gig? - Answers They were noticed by Andrew Loog Oldham
and offered to manage the band. Oldham got them a really good royalty rate at Decca Records.
What did Andrew Loog Oldham do for The Rolling Stones? - Answers He got the band 3 times the typical
royalty rate, full artistic control, and ownership of recordings.
What was Oldham's vision for The Rolling Stones? - Answers He had Jagger and Richards as the song-
writers and co-leaders of the band. This vision left out Jones even though he was probably the most
intelligent of the group. He let them have shaggy hair to exploit the bohemian images of freedom and
rebelliousness.
What was The Rolling Stones' first single? - Answers "C'mon", which was a cover of Chuck Berry's song. It
got to #21 on the British charts.
What single broke The Rolling Stones into the US charts? - Answers "Tell Me You're Coming Back"
What was The Rolling Stones' first #1 song in the UK? - Answers "The Last Time"
What did The Rolling Stones' first album consist of? - Answers The album mainly consisted of covers
from Willie Dixon and Chuck Berry.
What was The Rolling Stones' first US tour like? - Answers It was a complete disaster.
What did Keith Richards do to his name? - Answers His last name originally was Richard, but he didn't
want to be confused with Cliff Richard so he added the 's'.
What was The Rolling Stones' first worldwide #1 song? - Answers "(I Can't Get N0) Satsifaction". It was
about sex, blues, and materialism.
