50's Rock and Roll

This Bill Haley and the Comets song was the 1st rock tune to reach #1 on the Billboard Chart.

This type of music derived its name from the silly syllables sung by the vocalists.

“Johnny B. Goode” was originally recorded by whom?

He is the 1st “guitar hero,” and his style made the guitar solo a staple of rock music.

This rock and roll pioneer was nicknamed “The Killer” for his aggressive playing style.

This artist is known as “The King” of rock and roll, and has 141 “Gold” records to his name.

This type of guitar does NOT need to be plugged into an amplifier to be heard:

The song “Jailhouse Rock” was made famous by ______________________.

6. To receive a “Gold” record, the artist must have sold _________ copies.

Which of the following is a song written by Little Richard?

This music emerged from African-American plantation work songs, and gave way to rock and roll.

Which of the following is a song written by Buddy Holly?

He had to be filmed from the waist up on the Ed Sullivan show due to his stage movements.

Which of the following music styles did NOT influence rock and roll?

This Mexican folk song was updated to a rock and roll style by Ritchie Valens:

Which of the following artists was NOT a piano player?

“Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” was recorded by whom?

This artist covered many R&B songs so they could be more “accessible” to white audiences.

This musician was one of the first “crossover” Blues artists to unite segregated audiences.

Les Paul is best known for his role in inventing the ________________________.

This artist took “boogie-woogie” piano style and gospel influences and updated them for rock.

“Chantilly Lace” was recorded by whom?

This guitarist/singer was the leader of “The Crickets.”

February 3, 1959 is known as ______________________________________.

The song “Ain’t That a Shame?” was originally recorded by ________________________.