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1950s Era American Music Rock and Roll / Rhythm & Blues / Jump Blues
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1
Who is the artist pictured here?
Johnny Cash
Pat Boone
Elvis
Jerry Lee Lewis
2
In the 1950s, what was meant by a "cover"?
When an artist copies someone else's song
Paying royalties to use someone's music
When an artist tries to hide who actually wrote the song
The picture on the front of an album
3
Who sang "Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On"?
Little Richard
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis
Carl Perkins
4
Who used the term "Rock and Roll" to describe the music he played on his NYC radio show?
Milton Berle
Alan Freed
Sam Phillips
Little Richard
5
An 8-to-the-bar bass line is a feature of which style of music?
R&B
Boogie-Woogie
Blues
Rock & Roll
6
Which song by Little Richard was famously copied by Pat Boone?
Good Golly, Miss Molly
Long Tall Sally
Ready Teddy
Tutti Frutti
7
Jump Blues started to become known as ____ __ _______ in the 1950s.
Dance Blues
Rhythm and Blues
House Blues
8
Which jump blues artist is this, seen here with his "Tympani Five"?
Little Richard
Count Basie
Louis Jordan
Louis Armstrong
9
The song "Blue Suede Shoes" by Carl Perkins is an example of what genre?
Rockabilly
Rhythm and Blues
Rock and Roll
Jump Blues
10
Who was this flamboyant piano player and singer known to many as the King of Rock and Roll?
Chuck Berry
Ray Charles
Little Richard
Louis Jordan
11
Which artist, seen here doing his famous "Duck Walk", popularized the use of electric guitar?
Louis Jordan
Little Richard
Buck Cherry
Chuck Berry
12
R&B stands for
Rhythm and Blues
Real Blues
Rhythm and Beats
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Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash
Million Dollar Quartet
All of the Above
None of the above
Sun Records top-selling artists
14
What Memphis, TN record company was owned by Sam Phillips?
RCA Records
Sun Records
Motown Records
Columbia
15
When you combine a boogie-woogie bass with fast tempo blues, what do you get?
House Blues
Jump Blues
Rock and Roll
Dance Blues
