50's Music Quiz

At age 4, little Elvis made a big promise to his parents.  What was the promise?

In 1991 The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame declared this song to be the 'first' Rock n Roll song...

This song was Elvis’ first big hit:

This musician set his piano on fire

What made Little Richard's performances unique?

Instrumentation of EARLY Rock N’ Roll:

Before they were known as Bill Haley & His Comets their name was:

The first famous boogie woogie piano player was:

This band/artist played on Little Richard's tours

This musician was just as flashy and confident as Little Richard

The Beatles & The Rolling Stones performed versions of his songs.

"Great Balls of Fire" was sung by:

Elvis was bullied at school. What did some of the mean kids do to him?

What job did Elvis have before becoming famous?

"Tutti Frutti" & "Good Golly Miss Molly" was sung by:

This musician had dreams about dying in a plane crash

Elvis wanted this for his 9th birthday

Rock N’ Roll is the combination of:

Instrumentation of CLASSIC or later Rock N’ Roll:

‘Boogie’was another word for a ‘house rent party’.  What was a ‘house rent party'?

This song was Ritchie Valens' big hit

What other job did Little Richard have besides being a musician?

Boogie Woogie is a:

This early rock n’ roll artist was the first to really bring ‘show biz’ to music.

This country western singer became one of Rock N’ Roll’s first famous artists:

This Bill Haley song became the 1st international rock n’ roll hit.

Boogie woogie is said to have come from:

This song by Bill Haley was the first rock n' roll song to appear in a movie:

This song was Bill Haley’s first #1 hit:

This early rock n’ roll musician came from a middle class family and had musical training.

The 50’s brought with it some new inventions such as:

This musician actually died in a plane crash

A short, repeated rhythm or note pattern is called:

This DJ is credited with using the term ‘rock n’ roll’ on radio before anyone else:

TV host Steve Allen didn't like Elvis. What mean thing did he do to Elvis on live television?