rock and roll exam 1 q's46 – 100 written with questions with well elaborated answers.

A) Revolver - correct answers According to most aficionados, which 1966 album was The Beatles' most creative and experimental? A) Revolver B) Rubber Soul C) The White Album D) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band D) The Carter Family - correct answers Who was Woody Guthrie's primary musical influence? A) The Texas Playboys B) The Weevers C) Pete Seeger D) The Carter Family B) Love Me Do - correct answers Name The Beatles' first release on the Parlophone label. A) She Loves You B) Love Me Do C) From Me To You D) Please, Please Me D) Went electric - correct answersWhat was the initial change for Bob Dylan as a result of the meeting with The Beatles at the Delmonico Hotel in New York? A) Started writing conventional pop music B) Remained primarily as a folk artist C) Delved into avant-garde experimentation D) Went electric C) George Martin - correct answersWho was responsible for encouraging The Beatles to write their own songs? He was also their producer. A) Brian Epstein B) John Lennon C) George Martin D) Paul McCartney A) Chuck Berry - correct answersWho was rock 'n' roll's first guitar hero? A) Chuck Berry B) Ike Turner C) Bo Diddley D) Jimmy Reed D) Raw and gritty black-influenced vitality - correct answersWhich was not among Elvis Presley's stylistic changes after he signed with RCA? A) A more watered-down, mid-ranged vocal sound B) His vocal sound sweetened up with background vocals C) A more contained, on-stage delivery D) Raw and gritty black-influenced vitality D) Girl Groups - correct answersWhat type of performing group was highly prominent in the early 1960's? Their sound captured the essence of this era prior to Feb. 7, 1964. A) Session Groups B) R&B Groups C) Rock Groups D) Girl Groups D) Hard-Edged blues - correct answersWhich was not among Brian Wilson's main influences? A) The Four Freshmen B) Phil Spector C) Southern California surf music D) Hard-Edged blues A) Tin Pan Alley - correct answersWhich was not an influence on the style of Little Richard? A) Tin Pan Alley B) Gospel C) Blues D) Boogie-Woogie C) Alan Freed - correct answersWhich DJ (from Cleveland station WJW) was the first to coin the term "Rock 'n' Roll"? A) John R. Richberry B) Gene Nobles C) Alan Freed D) William "Hoss" Allen A) Dick Dale - correct answersWho was the original architect of the standard Southern California surf sound? A) Dick Dale B) The Beach Boys C) Frankie Avalon D) Brian Wilson D) Ronnie Bennett - correct answersWho was credited with being rock 'n' roll's first female sex symbol? A) Diana Ross B) Martha Reeves C) Etta James D) Ronnie Bennett A) The Casbah - correct answersWhich locale became the first regular/official performance venue for The Quarrymen? A) The Casbah B) The Crawdaddy Club C) The Indra D) The Kaiserkeller D) Fats Domino & Little Richard - correct answersIn the 1950's, who were the primary rock 'n' roll acts to come out of New Orleans? A) Little Richard & Chuck Berry B) Ike Turner & Howlin' Wolf C) Bo Diddle & Fats Domino D) Fats Domino & Little Richard B) "Sixty Minute Man" - The Dominoes - correct answersName the record and artist that influenced Alan Freed to adopt the term "Rock 'n' Roll". A) "Rock Awhile" - Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams B) "Sixty Minute Man" - The Dominoes C) "Shake, Rattle, & Roll" - Big Joe Turner D) "Good Rockin' Tonight" - Wynonie Harris B) Recording artists producing their own records - correct answersBetween 1958 and February 7, 1964, there were various aspects that made this era a vibrant period in rock 'n' roll. Which answer is not included in those aspects? A) Dance crazes B) Recording artists producing their own records C) The Girl-Group sound D) Great black male voices B) Booking their performances at The Kaiserkeller - correct answersWhich of the decisions greatly effecting The Beatles was Brian Epstein not responsible for? A) Smartening and cleaning up their look/image B) Booking their performances at The Kaiserkeller C) The sacking of Pete Best D) Securing for them, a recording contract D) Sun Records - correct answersWhich record company did Sam Phillips establish? A) Chess Records B) King Records C) Specially Records D) Sun Records A) Dick Clark - correct answersWho was the first DJ to realize the true potential of TV? A) Dick Clark B) Dewey Phillips C) Alan Freed D) Ed Sullivan B) Bing Crosby - correct answersWho was not among Jerry Lee Lewis' main radio influences? A) Jimmy Rodgers B) Bing Crosby C) Al Jolson