Rock and Roll - Weeks 2-3

Question 1

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," Hank Williams is unique due to the use of country fiddle and

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Steel guitar

Question 2

"Heartbreak hotel" sung by Elvis shows him moving from rockabilly to what?

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Pop

Question 3

"Blue Suede Shoes" is a good example of how Carl Perkins made good contributions to rockabilly

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as a songwriter

Question 4

By Little Richard; double entendres, nonsense lyrics, boogie woogie, hard hitting piano playing

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"Tutti Frutti"

Question 5

Elvis' new manager when his contract was sold to RCA; marked Elvis' move to more mainstream pop

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Thomas Parker

Question 6

After WWII there was a dwindling interest in this music style (Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman)

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Big band swing

Question 7

This style was bright, bouncy, glorified youth culture (beaches, CA); 2nd generation rock

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Surf sound

Question 8

This guitar developed b/c it was hard to be heard in crowds and made people want to dance

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Electric guitar

Question 9

Singer, songwriter w/bespectacled, good boy image; died young in plane crash, light nasal voice

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Buddy Holly

Question 10

"Shake, Rattle and Roll" sung by Bill Haley & his Comets was in what style?

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Western swing

Question 11

Country music made more danceable; had a rhythm section and improvised "take off" solos

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Western swing

Question 12

Who was the record producer for "Be My Baby" sung by The Ronettes?

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Phil Spector

Question 13

R&B artist w/country twang; his guitar became like a backing group, an extension of his body

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Chuck Berry

Question 14

Surf sound originated with this group; primarily instrumental, distinctive fuzzy sound

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Dick Dale & his Deltones

Question 15

Who was a record producer extraordinare with a trademark "wall of sound," quantity to quality

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Phil Spector

Question 16

Singer, songwriter who was a pioneer of recording techniques (double-tracking, overdubbing)

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Buddy Holly

Question 17

Western swing group who made the first internationally known rock n roll record in 1954

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Bill Haley and his Comets

Question 18

R&B made for dancing; had boogie woogie, jazz elements, improvisation, ex: Choo Choo Ch' Boogie

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Jump blues

Question 19

"King of Rock n Roll," didn't actually write his own songs, unique voice, good performer/dancer

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Elvis Presely

Question 20

Looked for pure noise-free sound w/solid body guitar design; developed Fender Telecaster guitar

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Les Paul

Question 21

R&B singer songwriter; wild stage antics & costumes, sexual ambiguity, explosive energy

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Little Richard

Question 22

Vocal oriented subgenre of country, elements of western swing, blues, Tin Pan Alley and gospel

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Honky tonk

Question 23

Rockabilly singer/songwriter, boogie rhythm, vocal inflections; twangy electric guitar

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Carl Perkins

Question 24

What new medium was instrumental in spreading Elvis' fame?

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TV

Question 25

That'll Be The Day sung by Bill Holly & the Crickets contains this that pulls you into the song

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Hook

Question 26

What form would best describe "Long Tall Sally" sung by Little Richard?

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12 bar blues

Question 27

Industry of mostly black artists producing music for mainly black audiences; AKA rhythm & blues

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Race records

Question 28

"Maybellene" sung by Chuck Berry is an example of what music style?

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Rhythm & Blues

Question 29

Singer & songwriter who combined honky tonk with blues and southern elements, moanin' the blues

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Hank Williams, Sr.

Question 30

Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely" could best be described as

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an operatic ballad

Question 31

"Songwriters central" in NYC; usually wrote for girl groups; Carole King worked here in the 60s

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Brill Building

Question 32

What best describes "I Get Around" by the Beach Boys?

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Close-harmony vocal textures

Question 33

Discovered Elvis; owner of Sun Records, Memphis; looking for artist to break the color barrier

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Sam Philips

Question 34

Famous example of surf music; influenced by Chuck Berry, doo wop; elaborate harmonies, textures

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The Beach Boys

Question 35

Wrote & produced for Elivis & the Coasters; "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Charlie Brown"

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Leiber and Stoller

Question 36

Carole King and her husband Gerry Goffin wrote this song; sung by Little Eva

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"The Loco-Motion"

Question 37

Rockabilly star who made listeners wonder if the performer was white or black

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Elvis Presley

Question 38

Showed new emphasis on manufactured recording over live performance

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The Beach Boys

Question 39

"That's All Right" sung by Elvis was a cover for which artist?

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Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

Question 40

Merger of blues & hillbilly; earliest rock n roll by white performers; 1st stars - Sun Studios

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Rockabilly

Question 41

Who wrote the song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" sung by the Shirelles?

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Goffin and King

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