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MUS 206 Final Exam Questions and
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What was the role of the Tin Pan Alley publisher?
Ans: To pitch songs to artists who might consider performing
them.
What is NOT true about Tin Pan Alley?
Ans: It was developed as a regional style of music.
What caused regional boundaries in popular culture to diminish in the
1920s?
Ans: NBC radio broadcasting coast-to-coast with a national
radio network.
What type of music did Ralph Peer make early recordings of?
Ans: Hillbilly music.
Why was Memphis an important music scene for blues?
Ans: Due to the migration of rural blacks to urban centers.
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Where did most rhythm and blues performers learn to sing?
Ans: In church.
What does big band music emphasize?
Ans: The band.
What did songs released by Atlantic Records often blend?
Ans: Gospel, blues, and big band pop sounds.
Who developed 'the Wall of Sound'?
Ans: Phil Spector.
What happened to Alan Freed as a result of the payola scandal?
Ans: He was run out of the music business.
Who had a splatter-platter hit with 'Dead Man's Curve'?
Ans: Jan and Dean.
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What was Jimmie Rodgers's performance style noted for?
Ans: His trademark yodel.
Where did the Grand Ole Opry broadcast from?
Ans: WSM in Nashville.
What was the original name of the country and western chart?
Ans: Hillbilly.
What does the term 'doo-***' refer to?
Ans: The nonsense syllables singers would use in song
arrangements.
What genre is Big Joe Turner's 'Shake, Rattle, and Roll' an example of?
Ans: Hokum blues.
What did the practice of payola involve?
Ans: Creating business friendships with disc jockeys by offering
gifts.
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Who started Sun Records in Memphis?
Ans: Sam Phillips.
Which artist was NOT associated with Sun Records?
Ans: Buddy Holly.
Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's '(We're Gonna) Rock around
the Clock'?
Ans: Blackboard Jungle.
What is a crossover song?
Ans: A song or record appearing on multiple music charts.
Which artist is NOT considered a crossover artist?
Ans: Big Joe Turner.
Why is Elvis thought of as a song stylist?
Ans: He did not write his own songs but chose which material
he would record.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
MUS 206 Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
What was the role of the Tin Pan Alley publisher?
Ans: To pitch songs to artists who might consider performing
them.
What is NOT true about Tin Pan Alley?
Ans: It was developed as a regional style of music.
What caused regional boundaries in popular culture to diminish in the
1920s?
Ans: NBC radio broadcasting coast-to-coast with a national
radio network.
What type of music did Ralph Peer make early recordings of?
Ans: Hillbilly music.
Why was Memphis an important music scene for blues?
Ans: Due to the migration of rural blacks to urban centers.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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Where did most rhythm and blues performers learn to sing?
Ans: In church.
What does big band music emphasize?
Ans: The band.
What did songs released by Atlantic Records often blend?
Ans: Gospel, blues, and big band pop sounds.
Who developed 'the Wall of Sound'?
Ans: Phil Spector.
What happened to Alan Freed as a result of the payola scandal?
Ans: He was run out of the music business.
Who had a splatter-platter hit with 'Dead Man's Curve'?
Ans: Jan and Dean.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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What was Jimmie Rodgers's performance style noted for?
Ans: His trademark yodel.
Where did the Grand Ole Opry broadcast from?
Ans: WSM in Nashville.
What was the original name of the country and western chart?
Ans: Hillbilly.
What does the term 'doo-***' refer to?
Ans: The nonsense syllables singers would use in song
arrangements.
What genre is Big Joe Turner's 'Shake, Rattle, and Roll' an example of?
Ans: Hokum blues.
What did the practice of payola involve?
Ans: Creating business friendships with disc jockeys by offering
gifts.
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Who started Sun Records in Memphis?
Ans: Sam Phillips.
Which artist was NOT associated with Sun Records?
Ans: Buddy Holly.
Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's '(We're Gonna) Rock around
the Clock'?
Ans: Blackboard Jungle.
What is a crossover song?
Ans: A song or record appearing on multiple music charts.
Which artist is NOT considered a crossover artist?
Ans: Big Joe Turner.
Why is Elvis thought of as a song stylist?
Ans: He did not write his own songs but chose which material
he would record.
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