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1950's Rock and Pre-Rock
1950's Rock and Pre-Rock
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Rock Music of the 1950s
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1
Who is singing this song?
Carl Perkins
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
Johnny Cash
2
This artist is called the king of Rock n' Roll?
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Bill Haley
Elvis Presley
3
Rock-a-Billy is an early version of Rock-n-Roll that has more of this style of music in it:
Blues
Country
Opera
Jazz
4
The pioneer of Rock and Roll Guitar playing who was also an incredible lyricist was?
Fats Domino
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
5
February 3rd of this year is considered "The Day the Music Died"
1959
1955
1960
1957
6
Who is performing this so
Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
7
Which of the following styles of music was NOT a pre-cursor to Rock n' Roll?
Country Music
Folk Music
The Blues
Hip Hop
8
Who is the artist that performs this song?
Johnny Cash
Fats Domino
Jerry Lee Lewis
Buddy Holly
9
The instruments of Rock n' Roll were taken from the Rhythm section of this style of music:
Folk
Jazz
Country
Classical
10
The first white artist to have a hit Rock and Roll song was?
Buddy Holly
Little Richard
Elvis Presley
Bill Haley
11
Which of the following artists was blind?
Fats Domino
Ray Charles
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
12
This artist, who inspired Buddy Holly, was famous for the unique "hand jive" rhythm
Fats Domino
Bo Diddley
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
13
The original group to record the song "Sh'Boom" was the:
Crickets
Chords
Creed
Crew Cuts
14
Who is performing this song?
Everly Brothers
Hank Williams
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Johnny Cash
15
This man married his 13 year old cousin, causing a major disruption in his Rock n' Roll career:
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley
Jerry and the Pace Makers
Alan Freed
16
Who is performing this song?
Buddy Holly
Chuck Berry
Carl Perkins
Everly Brothers
17
The most famous DJ of the Rock n' Roll era, he is credited with giving it it's name:
Alan Freed
DJ Earworm
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
18
Who is performing this song?
Bo Diddley
Little Richard
Fats Domino
Jerry Lee Lewis
19
Who sings the following song?
Little Richard
Ray Charles
Chuck Berry
Fats Domino
20
A typical blues song has this many measures that repeats over and over with different lyrics?
20
6
12
8
21
Taking money to play a song on the radio more than normal is called?
Payola
Cover Song
DJ
Improvisation
22
This song, originally sung by Big Mama Thorton, is heard here performed by:
Little Richard
Buddy Holly
Carl Perkins
Elvis Presley
23
The song "Maybellene" by Chuck Berry uses an analogy involving:
Motorcycles
Dogs
Cars
Boats
24
This man was the most famous Folk Singer of his time and wrote "This Land is Your Land."
James Dean
Buddy Holly
Woody Guthrie
Hank Williams
25
Carl Perkins may have been even more famous for his song "Blue Suede Shoes" were it not for:
His Arrest
His Untimely Death
Racism against him
A horrible Car Accident