Unit 3: Radio and Sound

Who sang: The Twist

Prior to 1948, all records were

Who sang: Sweet Home Alabama?

iTunes store started in

The Rolling Stone's #1 hit was _____

War of the Worlds was a radio show created by

The average household usually has about

Who sang: Enter Sandman

What was the first #1 Rock and Roll song to hit the charts

Who sang: Smells Like Teen Spirit?

Radio reaches about (weekly)

What is the main economic driver in radio?

Marconi was the first to make a device that

Which Elvis song hit #1 on the pop and country (and was #5 on R&B)

Edison's first recording was of

The Radio Act of 1927 was set up

Where people downloaded, for free, early Mp3 music

In 1964, the Beatles had___ number 1 hits

A Wurlitzer is a

Who performs the song: Tom Sawyer?

Television's impact

Which half century contained the first radio "broadcast" that played music in NY Harbor?

In 1887 the graphaphone was made of wax and first thought it would be for

The dance craze of the _______'s caused a boom in record player sales.

A record player that looked like furniture

War of the Worlds shocked/scared audiences

Payola is best defined as

Chuck Berry

Who sang Hotel California?

Who sang Stairway to Heaven?

Which size won the record war for full albums

What city had the first regular broadcast and radio station?

Who performed Rock Around the Clock

Which is not a defining factor of the recording industry?

Counterculture

War of the Worlds (radio version) hit audiences in

Who was the first person to send and detect radio waves?

85% of the recording industry is owned by