History of the Recording Industry Exam 1

Question 1

What Nashville-based radio program did Hank Williams dream of performing on?

Accepted Answer

The Grand Ole Opry

Question 2

What Cleveland-based(later New York-based) radio disc jockey is widely credited with popularizing the term rock and roll

Accepted Answer

Alan Freed

Question 3

What American city was a melting pot of musical influences that eventually produced jazz music?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 4

What famous British band invited Howlin&#x27; Wolf to perform with them on the network television show "Shindig" in 1965?

Accepted Answer

The Rolling Stones

Question 5

What songwriting team wrote the song "Hound Dog" for Big Mama Thornton (later a hit for Elvis Presley)?

Accepted Answer

Lieber and Stoller

Question 6

What was the name of The Beatles&#x27; first feature film, released in July 1964?

Accepted Answer

A Hard Day&#x27;s Night

Question 7

Who described himself as the "originator, the emancipator, and the architect of rock and roll?"

Accepted Answer

Little Richard

Question 8

Tin Pan Alley songs dealt directly with the issues of the 1920/30s: racism, unemployment, the rise of fascism in Europe

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Which Black artist featured in "Renegades" was heavily influenced by country music?

Accepted Answer

Chuck Berry

Question 10

What pianist and composer played in New Orleans brothels before touring and helped spread jazz music in the US?

Accepted Answer

Jelly Roll Morton

Question 11

What popular white singer often performed in blackface, including the performance of George Gershwin&#x27;s song "Swanee,"?

Accepted Answer

Al Jolson

Question 12

According to the film "In the Groove," what brought an end to the Brill Building production era?

Accepted Answer

The arrival of The Beatles in America

Question 13

What music genre was most influential on the early Rolling Stones?

Accepted Answer

Blues

Question 14

What was the nickname of the Motown studio band?

Accepted Answer

The Funk Brothers

Question 15

African American composer/pianist/bandleader from Washington D.C., moved to Harlem, hailed "Greatest Amercian Composer"?

Accepted Answer

Duke Ellington

Question 16

What early country group from the Clinch Mountains of Virginia performed old folk songs, hymns, and sentimental songs?

Accepted Answer

The Carter Family

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a leading Tin Pan Alley songwriter?

Accepted Answer

Hank Williams

Question 18

What ailing folk music legend did a young Bob Dylan regularly visit in the hospital?

Accepted Answer

Woody Guthrie

Question 19

What city was home to the most prominent folk music festival of the early 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Newport

Question 20

What musical performances featured white performers who blackened their skin and parodied of African music

Accepted Answer

Minstrel Shows

Question 21

What female artist had a string of hits in the late 1960s and was dubbed the "Queen of Soul?"

Accepted Answer

Aretha Franklin

Question 22

What clean-cut singing group was responsible for keeping interest in folk music alive in the late 50s

Accepted Answer

The Kingston Trio

Question 23

What city was home to Sun Records?

Accepted Answer

Memphis

Question 24

What singer got started in Chick Webb&#x27;s band and went on to record a string of light-hearted hit songs?

Accepted Answer

Ella Fitzgerald

Question 25

According to the assigned reading, who was the first important composer of American popular song?

Accepted Answer

Stephen Foster

Question 26

What ex-railroad brakeman from Mississippi personified the rambler image and recorded a series of "Blue Yodels?"

Accepted Answer

Jimmie Rodgers

Question 27

According to the video, what trumpet player was "the first musician celebrated for playing jazz music?"

Accepted Answer

Buddy Bolden

Question 28

What unlikely event sidetracked Jerry Lee Lewis&#x27;s career?

Accepted Answer

He married his 13-year-old cousin.

Question 29

According to the video "Respect," what event signaled the end of the soul music era?

Accepted Answer

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 30

What New York City neighborhood was at the center of the folk music revival of the 1950s and 60s?

Accepted Answer

Greenwich Village

Question 31

For what group did Brian Wilson write and produce songs?

Accepted Answer

The Beach Boys

Question 32

What influential African American bandleader provided the backing music for the Castles?

Accepted Answer

James Reese Europe

Question 33

What blues legend had the most influence on later blues and rock artists, including The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton?

Accepted Answer

Robert Johnson

Question 34

Who was the most influential classic blues composer, composing hits such as "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Blues,"?

Accepted Answer

W.C. Handy

Question 35

What TV show did The Beatles first appear on in America?

Accepted Answer

The Ed Sullivan Show

Question 36

What was unique about the Stax Records studio band, Booker T. and the MGs?

Accepted Answer

It was an integrated band made up of white and black musicians.

Question 37

What distinctive singer recorded the powerful Civil Rights protest song "Strange Fruit?"

Accepted Answer

Billie Holiday

Question 38

Which female artist was a Gospel music icon and guitar virtuoso who influenced many later blues and rock artists?

Accepted Answer

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Question 39

What producer was famous for inventing the "wall of sound?"

Accepted Answer

Phil Spector

Question 40

What composition became George Gershwin&#x27;s most enduring classic?

Accepted Answer

"Rhapsody in Blue"

Question 41

According to the video "Respect," which institution was a primary influence on 1950s/60s soul music?

Accepted Answer

The Church

Question 42

What was the name of George Gershwin&#x27;s "folk opera" featuring an all-black cast?

Accepted Answer

"Porgy and Bess"

Question 43

What bandleader scored twenty-three #1 hit recordings in the early 1940s, including "In the Mood"?

Accepted Answer

Glenn Miller

Question 44

Hank Williams said his secret to success could be explained in just one word:

Accepted Answer

Sincerity

Question 45

What music craze swept across England in the late 50s and inspired countless musicians to buy guitars and form bands

Accepted Answer

Skiffle

Question 46

What popular dance craze was sparked by singer Chubby Checker and popularized by the TV show American Bandstand?

Accepted Answer

The Twist

Question 47

What bandleader became most associated with Kansas City Swing?

Accepted Answer

Count Basie

Question 48

Louis Armstrong, the most celebrated and influential musician in jazz history, got his start performing in what band?

Accepted Answer

King Oliver&#x27;s Creole Jazz Band

Question 49

When producer George Martin first met The Beatles, what was he most impressed with?

Accepted Answer

Their charisma

Question 50

What popular band leader came to be known as "The King of Swing?"

Accepted Answer

Benny Goodman

Question 51

What husband and wife dancing duo were "the biggest media superstars of the years around World War I?"

Accepted Answer

Vernon and Irene Castle

Question 52

What record label did Bob Dylan sign his first record deal with?

Accepted Answer

Columbia

Question 53

How did Hank Williams die?

Accepted Answer

From a combination of alcohol and pain medication

Question 54

What city did Howlin&#x27; Wolf eventually settle in, a city which became known for the electric blues sound?

Accepted Answer

Chicago

Question 55

What white band leader was the biggest selling recording artist of the 1920s and became known as the "King of Jazz?"

Accepted Answer

Paul Whiteman

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