History of Rock and Roll (Test 1 UNL)
Questions & Answers(RATED A+)
Tin Pan Alley - ANSWER The name of the music publishing industry in the first half of the 20th
century
Irving Berlin - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
George and Ira Gershwin - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Richard Rodgers - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Lorenz Hart - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Oscar Hammerstein II - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Cole Porter - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
The first pop singer to create a unique personal style and image - ANSWER Frank Sinatra
Hillbilly Music - ANSWER The traditional old time music of the rural southern United States with
origins in English folk music
Cover - ANSWER A new recording of a charting song
, Acoustical Process - ANSWER A recording method used before 1925 in which a horn was used to
capture sound waves and engrave them on a wax disk
Electrical Process - ANSWER A recording method utilizing microphones
Swing Era - ANSWER The period from 1935-1946 when big band jazz was the most popular music in
America
Who was the first star of the "Swing Era?" - ANSWER Benny Goodman
Race Music - ANSWER A catchall term to describe any records or songs by black artists, including
"The Blues" and "R&B"
Album - ANSWER First introduced by Columbia Records in 1948. Spun at 33 1/3 rmp
Single - ANSWER Introduced by RCA in 1949 with a 7" diameter and 45 rmp
Major Labels - ANSWER The largest corporate record labels
Independent labels - ANSWER The small startup labels that began emerging in large numbers in the
1940s and 1950s
Billboard Magazine - ANSWER The industry magazine that charts record sales
Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) - ANSWER Industry trade group that certifies record
sales designating gold, platinum and diamond records
Alan Freed - ANSWER Influential white DJ that wasn't afraid to play race music. Was a jazz musician
from Pennsylvania
The blues boy - ANSWER Riley B. King aka B. B. King
Questions & Answers(RATED A+)
Tin Pan Alley - ANSWER The name of the music publishing industry in the first half of the 20th
century
Irving Berlin - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
George and Ira Gershwin - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Richard Rodgers - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Lorenz Hart - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Oscar Hammerstein II - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
Cole Porter - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley composer
The first pop singer to create a unique personal style and image - ANSWER Frank Sinatra
Hillbilly Music - ANSWER The traditional old time music of the rural southern United States with
origins in English folk music
Cover - ANSWER A new recording of a charting song
, Acoustical Process - ANSWER A recording method used before 1925 in which a horn was used to
capture sound waves and engrave them on a wax disk
Electrical Process - ANSWER A recording method utilizing microphones
Swing Era - ANSWER The period from 1935-1946 when big band jazz was the most popular music in
America
Who was the first star of the "Swing Era?" - ANSWER Benny Goodman
Race Music - ANSWER A catchall term to describe any records or songs by black artists, including
"The Blues" and "R&B"
Album - ANSWER First introduced by Columbia Records in 1948. Spun at 33 1/3 rmp
Single - ANSWER Introduced by RCA in 1949 with a 7" diameter and 45 rmp
Major Labels - ANSWER The largest corporate record labels
Independent labels - ANSWER The small startup labels that began emerging in large numbers in the
1940s and 1950s
Billboard Magazine - ANSWER The industry magazine that charts record sales
Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) - ANSWER Industry trade group that certifies record
sales designating gold, platinum and diamond records
Alan Freed - ANSWER Influential white DJ that wasn't afraid to play race music. Was a jazz musician
from Pennsylvania
The blues boy - ANSWER Riley B. King aka B. B. King
