MBU 2130 Final Exam With
Complete Solution
The day the music died - ANSWER February 3, 1959
Plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper
The father of black gospel - ANSWER Thomas Dorsey
The Newtork - ANSWER Radio Promotion people formed an alliance which
create a close personal relationship with personnel
Last major payola scandal with independent promoters
Wheels of Steel - ANSWER Turntables
"when a record was purchased at its list price, all property rights belonged to
the buyer" - ANSWER Supreme Court decision that records can be played by
DJ's on the radio
Father of the blues - ANSWER W.C Handy
We shall overcome - ANSWER Pete Seeger; Civil Rights movement
Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka - ANSWER Founded Sony
Albert Grossman - ANSWER Manager for Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin
Apple computer - ANSWER Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack
Computer made for consumers
Area in New York for songwriters and publishers - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley;
,Brill Building
Artist who had his with "Rock Around the Clock" - ANSWER Bill Haley and
the Comets
Artist who had hit with "Tom Dooley" - ANSWER Kingston Trio
Award from Naras - ANSWER Grammy
Award from RIAA - ANSWER Gold
Award from the Gospel Music Association - ANSWER Dove
Bandleader known as the "King of Jazz" - ANSWER Paul Whiteman
Bandleader who established himself at the Cotton Club - ANSWER Duke
Ellington
Bandleader who worked with the Castles - ANSWER James Reese Europe
Barcode technology used by Billboard - ANSWER Soundscan
Bedroom Band - ANSWER One person can do everything themselves due to
synthesizers and burning CDs on computers
Bee Gees - ANSWER "Stayin' Alive"
Began experimenting with optical electronics in 1960s - ANSWER Philips
Bertlesman - ANSWER BMG, German music group
Purchased RCA and Artista
Merged with Sony in 2004
Purchased RCA in 1988
Big band performer on prime time TV during the 1960s - ANSWER Lawrence
,Welk
Biggest "star" of Opry during WWII - ANSWER Roy Acuff
Bill Gates - ANSWER Microsoft
BMG - ANSWER Bertlesman Music Group
BMG and Sony merger - ANSWER 2004
Bobby Sox idol who emerged in 1943 - ANSWER Frank Sinatra
Bought EMI Capitol in 2007 - ANSWER Terra Firma
Brill Building - ANSWER NYC building with lots of songwriters and music
publishers
Broadcast Data System - ANSWER Debuted by Neilson in 1992: monitors and
digitizes an airplay performance by comparing the radio stations' broadcast
to a digital fingerprint of the recording stored in its data bank
Built first recording studio on "Music Row" - ANSWER Chet Atkins
Cable television - ANSWER 1948; 2/3 had cable
CBGB - ANSWER Club on Bleecker street in NYC
Country, Bluegrass, and Blues
Changes in radio programming after payola scandals - ANSWER DJ's no
longer controlled what records they played; more repetitive and scheduled
Character and hit song developed by Walt Disney - ANSWER Davy Crockett
Charlie Christian - ANSWER Electric guitarist, played Gibson
City credited with being the birthplace of jazz - ANSWER New Orleans
, City that originated American Bandstand - ANSWER Philly
Clear Channel - ANSWER owns Live Nation; radio mega-corporation
Clive Calder - ANSWER creator of Zomba and Jive Records
CMT - ANSWER Country Music Television
Colonel Tom Parker - ANSWER Manager of Elvis Presley
Colorful clothes designer in Hollywood - ANSWER Nudie suits
Compact disc developed by - ANSWER Philips
Composer of "Stars and Stripes Forever" - ANSWER John Philip Sousa
Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) - ANSWER gave name to Contemporary
Christian music
Cornet player who "defined" jazz - ANSWER Louis Armstrong
Created the "wall of sound" - ANSWER Phil Spector
Created the Apple II computer - ANSWER Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack
Created the Sons of the Pioneers - ANSWER Leonard Slye a.k.a. Roy Rogers
Creator of Napster - ANSWER Shaun Fanning
Curb - ANSWER Founded by Mike Curb
David Geffen - ANSWER Geffen Records
Def Jam - ANSWER Founded by Rick Rubin (original) and Russell Simmons
(joined later)
demographic group of musical trend setters in 1950s - ANSWER Teenagers
Complete Solution
The day the music died - ANSWER February 3, 1959
Plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper
The father of black gospel - ANSWER Thomas Dorsey
The Newtork - ANSWER Radio Promotion people formed an alliance which
create a close personal relationship with personnel
Last major payola scandal with independent promoters
Wheels of Steel - ANSWER Turntables
"when a record was purchased at its list price, all property rights belonged to
the buyer" - ANSWER Supreme Court decision that records can be played by
DJ's on the radio
Father of the blues - ANSWER W.C Handy
We shall overcome - ANSWER Pete Seeger; Civil Rights movement
Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka - ANSWER Founded Sony
Albert Grossman - ANSWER Manager for Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin
Apple computer - ANSWER Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack
Computer made for consumers
Area in New York for songwriters and publishers - ANSWER Tin Pan Alley;
,Brill Building
Artist who had his with "Rock Around the Clock" - ANSWER Bill Haley and
the Comets
Artist who had hit with "Tom Dooley" - ANSWER Kingston Trio
Award from Naras - ANSWER Grammy
Award from RIAA - ANSWER Gold
Award from the Gospel Music Association - ANSWER Dove
Bandleader known as the "King of Jazz" - ANSWER Paul Whiteman
Bandleader who established himself at the Cotton Club - ANSWER Duke
Ellington
Bandleader who worked with the Castles - ANSWER James Reese Europe
Barcode technology used by Billboard - ANSWER Soundscan
Bedroom Band - ANSWER One person can do everything themselves due to
synthesizers and burning CDs on computers
Bee Gees - ANSWER "Stayin' Alive"
Began experimenting with optical electronics in 1960s - ANSWER Philips
Bertlesman - ANSWER BMG, German music group
Purchased RCA and Artista
Merged with Sony in 2004
Purchased RCA in 1988
Big band performer on prime time TV during the 1960s - ANSWER Lawrence
,Welk
Biggest "star" of Opry during WWII - ANSWER Roy Acuff
Bill Gates - ANSWER Microsoft
BMG - ANSWER Bertlesman Music Group
BMG and Sony merger - ANSWER 2004
Bobby Sox idol who emerged in 1943 - ANSWER Frank Sinatra
Bought EMI Capitol in 2007 - ANSWER Terra Firma
Brill Building - ANSWER NYC building with lots of songwriters and music
publishers
Broadcast Data System - ANSWER Debuted by Neilson in 1992: monitors and
digitizes an airplay performance by comparing the radio stations' broadcast
to a digital fingerprint of the recording stored in its data bank
Built first recording studio on "Music Row" - ANSWER Chet Atkins
Cable television - ANSWER 1948; 2/3 had cable
CBGB - ANSWER Club on Bleecker street in NYC
Country, Bluegrass, and Blues
Changes in radio programming after payola scandals - ANSWER DJ's no
longer controlled what records they played; more repetitive and scheduled
Character and hit song developed by Walt Disney - ANSWER Davy Crockett
Charlie Christian - ANSWER Electric guitarist, played Gibson
City credited with being the birthplace of jazz - ANSWER New Orleans
, City that originated American Bandstand - ANSWER Philly
Clear Channel - ANSWER owns Live Nation; radio mega-corporation
Clive Calder - ANSWER creator of Zomba and Jive Records
CMT - ANSWER Country Music Television
Colonel Tom Parker - ANSWER Manager of Elvis Presley
Colorful clothes designer in Hollywood - ANSWER Nudie suits
Compact disc developed by - ANSWER Philips
Composer of "Stars and Stripes Forever" - ANSWER John Philip Sousa
Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) - ANSWER gave name to Contemporary
Christian music
Cornet player who "defined" jazz - ANSWER Louis Armstrong
Created the "wall of sound" - ANSWER Phil Spector
Created the Apple II computer - ANSWER Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack
Created the Sons of the Pioneers - ANSWER Leonard Slye a.k.a. Roy Rogers
Creator of Napster - ANSWER Shaun Fanning
Curb - ANSWER Founded by Mike Curb
David Geffen - ANSWER Geffen Records
Def Jam - ANSWER Founded by Rick Rubin (original) and Russell Simmons
(joined later)
demographic group of musical trend setters in 1950s - ANSWER Teenagers
