HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL FINAL EXAM
The rhythm section requires drums, a chord instrument, and a - Answers-Bass
instrument
When country bluesmen migrated to northern cities, they created: - Answers-Urban
blues
One of the most important country blues artists was - Answers-Robert Johnson
The jump blues band-leader who influenced early Rock and Roll artists was - Answers-
Louie Jordan
Doo-Wop was a group vocal style that grew out of - Answers-Gospel music
There were three main styles of country music that grew out of the original folk style -
Answers-True
The two country styles that were strong influences on R&R were western swing and: -
Answers-Honky-tonk
The 1950s DJ who organized concerts with integrated audiences was: - Answers-Alan
Freed
The urban blues rhythm section inspired Chuck Berry to - Answers-Make the rhythm
section the entire band
It is now recognized that Buddy Holly was the originator of - Answers-The Mersey Beat
In 1960, Little Richard was no longer recording or playing concerts because - Answers-
He was studying for the ministry
The payola scandal was about - Answers-Record companies paying radio DJs
The building in New York City that housed music publishers, song writers, and record
companies all under one roof was called - Answers-The Brill Building
Soul music is the melding of rhythm and blues and - Answers-Gospel Music
The main feature in James Brown's funk music that facilitated extreme syncopation was
- Answers-The subdivided beat
Atlantic Records distributed the recordings of many Memphis soul artists who were
contracted to - Answers-Stax records
, The instrument that was adopted by bands in the late 1950s and played a leading role
in the sound and rhythm of funk, soul, and almost every style since was - Answers-The
electric bass guitar
Motown prepared artists for public perfomance by - Answers-schooling them in
everything
Motown Records had so many major hits because - Answers-Songs appealed to whites
and blacks
Stevie Wonder expanded the possibilities of sound in popular music by - Answers-His
extensive use of synthesized sounds
Of the following which was NOT a major influence on the Beatles? - Answers-Garage
rock
The style of music that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison first
learned to play together was - Answers-Skiffle Music
The influence of Bob Dylan on the The Beatles is most evident in - Answers-Their song
lyrics
Sgt. Pepper was inspired by the Beach Boys' - Answers-Pet Sounds
Many of the most famous British rock musicians of the 1960s got their training playing
with John Mayall's Blues Breakers and - Answers-Blues Incorporated
The Rolling Stones started out as a - Answers-Blues revival band
British blues revival bands were inspired by - Answers-The re-release of Robert
Johnson's recordings
The music festival that the Rolling Stones promoted where a fan was stabbed to death
was called the - Answers-Altamont Music Festival
In the 1950s, teen culture became more influential because - Answers-Prosperous
times allowed teens to have their own money
Memphis based Sun Records, owned by Sam Philips, was important because -
Answers-It was where rockabilly music was first recorded
One of the reasons Elvis Presely was so successful was that he was the most
stylistically versatile singer of his time - Answers-True
Microgroove technology enabled: - Answers-Multiple songs to be placed on each side of
a record
The rhythm section requires drums, a chord instrument, and a - Answers-Bass
instrument
When country bluesmen migrated to northern cities, they created: - Answers-Urban
blues
One of the most important country blues artists was - Answers-Robert Johnson
The jump blues band-leader who influenced early Rock and Roll artists was - Answers-
Louie Jordan
Doo-Wop was a group vocal style that grew out of - Answers-Gospel music
There were three main styles of country music that grew out of the original folk style -
Answers-True
The two country styles that were strong influences on R&R were western swing and: -
Answers-Honky-tonk
The 1950s DJ who organized concerts with integrated audiences was: - Answers-Alan
Freed
The urban blues rhythm section inspired Chuck Berry to - Answers-Make the rhythm
section the entire band
It is now recognized that Buddy Holly was the originator of - Answers-The Mersey Beat
In 1960, Little Richard was no longer recording or playing concerts because - Answers-
He was studying for the ministry
The payola scandal was about - Answers-Record companies paying radio DJs
The building in New York City that housed music publishers, song writers, and record
companies all under one roof was called - Answers-The Brill Building
Soul music is the melding of rhythm and blues and - Answers-Gospel Music
The main feature in James Brown's funk music that facilitated extreme syncopation was
- Answers-The subdivided beat
Atlantic Records distributed the recordings of many Memphis soul artists who were
contracted to - Answers-Stax records
, The instrument that was adopted by bands in the late 1950s and played a leading role
in the sound and rhythm of funk, soul, and almost every style since was - Answers-The
electric bass guitar
Motown prepared artists for public perfomance by - Answers-schooling them in
everything
Motown Records had so many major hits because - Answers-Songs appealed to whites
and blacks
Stevie Wonder expanded the possibilities of sound in popular music by - Answers-His
extensive use of synthesized sounds
Of the following which was NOT a major influence on the Beatles? - Answers-Garage
rock
The style of music that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison first
learned to play together was - Answers-Skiffle Music
The influence of Bob Dylan on the The Beatles is most evident in - Answers-Their song
lyrics
Sgt. Pepper was inspired by the Beach Boys' - Answers-Pet Sounds
Many of the most famous British rock musicians of the 1960s got their training playing
with John Mayall's Blues Breakers and - Answers-Blues Incorporated
The Rolling Stones started out as a - Answers-Blues revival band
British blues revival bands were inspired by - Answers-The re-release of Robert
Johnson's recordings
The music festival that the Rolling Stones promoted where a fan was stabbed to death
was called the - Answers-Altamont Music Festival
In the 1950s, teen culture became more influential because - Answers-Prosperous
times allowed teens to have their own money
Memphis based Sun Records, owned by Sam Philips, was important because -
Answers-It was where rockabilly music was first recorded
One of the reasons Elvis Presely was so successful was that he was the most
stylistically versatile singer of his time - Answers-True
Microgroove technology enabled: - Answers-Multiple songs to be placed on each side of
a record
