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1950's Rock and Pre-Rock
1950's Rock and Pre-Rock
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Rock Music of the 1950s
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1
Who is performing this song?
Chuck Berry
Carl Perkins
Buddy Holly
Everly Brothers
2
February 3rd of this year is considered "The Day the Music Died"
1957
1955
1960
1959
3
This artist, who inspired Buddy Holly, was famous for the unique "hand jive" rhythm
Chuck Berry
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Bo Diddley
4
This man was the most famous Folk Singer of his time and wrote "This Land is Your Land."
Hank Williams
Buddy Holly
Woody Guthrie
James Dean
5
A typical blues song has this many measures that repeats over and over with different lyrics?
20
12
8
6
6
This artist is called the king of Rock n' Roll?
Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
Bill Haley
7
Carl Perkins may have been even more famous for his song "Blue Suede Shoes" were it not for:
His Arrest
A horrible Car Accident
Racism against him
His Untimely Death
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This man married his 13 year old cousin, causing a major disruption in his Rock n' Roll career:
Alan Freed
Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry and the Pace Makers
9
Which of the following artists was blind?
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Ray Charles
10
The most famous DJ of the Rock n' Roll era, he is credited with giving it it's name:
DJ Earworm
Elvis Presley
Alan Freed
Buddy Holly
11
The instruments of Rock n' Roll were taken from the Rhythm section of this style of music:
Country
Jazz
Folk
Classical
12
Who is performing this song?
Everly Brothers
Johnny Cash
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Hank Williams
13
Who is singing this song?
Johnny Cash
Carl Perkins
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
14
This song, originally sung by Big Mama Thorton, is heard here performed by:
Carl Perkins
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Buddy Holly
15
The pioneer of Rock and Roll Guitar playing who was also an incredible lyricist was?
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
Jerry Lee Lewis
Fats Domino
16
Which of the following styles of music was NOT a pre-cursor to Rock n' Roll?
The Blues
Folk Music
Country Music
Hip Hop
17
Who is performing this so
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Johnny Cash
18
The original group to record the song "Sh'Boom" was the:
Creed
Crew Cuts
Crickets
Chords
19
Who is the artist that performs this song?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Buddy Holly
Johnny Cash
Fats Domino
20
Rock-a-Billy is an early version of Rock-n-Roll that has more of this style of music in it:
Country
Opera
Blues
Jazz
21
Taking money to play a song on the radio more than normal is called?
Payola
Cover Song
Improvisation
DJ
22
Who sings the following song?
Ray Charles
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
23
Who is performing this song?
Little Richard
Bo Diddley
Fats Domino
Jerry Lee Lewis
24
The first white artist to have a hit Rock and Roll song was?
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Bill Haley
25
The song "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry uses an analogy involving:
Dogs
Cars
Boats
Motorcycles