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1
Who wrote "Tutti Fruitti"?
Little Richard
Ruth Brown
Pat Boone
Fats Domino
2
Who created the "Wall of Sound" Technique?
Phil Spector
Berry Gordy Jr.
Les Paul
Herb Abramson
3
What year did Fender release the Stratocaster guitar
1948
1957
1954
1963
4
What record label did Ruth Brown work with?
Pacific
Atlantic
Capitol
Chess
5
What kind of music is Ray Charles credited as a pioneer?
Jazz
Punk
Soul
Swing
6
Who wrote "Hey Good Lookin'"?
Little Richard
Hank Williams
Otis Blackwell
Elvis Presley
7
Who was the first to play an Elvis record on the radio?
WDIA Memphis
Alan Freed
WLAC Nashville
Dewey Philips
8
What was Nat King Cole's first hit, and in what year?
Nature Boy, 1948
(I love you) For Sentimental Reasons, 1946
Tutti Frutti, 1956
Aint that a shame, 1955
9
Who became the main target of the Payola hearings?
Les Paul
Dick Clark
Dewey Philips
Alan Freed
10
What is Muddy Waters' real name?
Muddy Waters
Alex Steinweiss
McKinley Morganfield
Cosimo Matassa
11
What type of music did STAX Records focus on?
Pop
Delta Blues
Swing
Rhythm and Blues
12
Where are the Dave Clark 5 from?
New Orleans
Tottenham
Liverpool
Chicago
13
What years were the 8-track tapes popular?
1965-1970
1948-1950
1958-1964
1963-1966
14
What album changed the way people thought about alum covers in 1965?
Calypso
Bringing it All Back Home
Otis Blue
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
15
What year was "Calypso" Released?
1946
1956
1967
1964
16
When did the Beatles first tour America?
1954
1948
1966
1964
17
Which was the country's first all-black programming station?
Alan Freed's show
WDIA Memphis
WLAC Nashville
Dewey Philips' show
18
The famous backing band for STAX records was the absolutely legendary...?
Swampers
Power Company
Wrecking Crew
Booker T. and the MGs
19
Who released the "Precision Bass" Guitar, and in what year?
Fender, 1951
Ibanez, 1941
Les Paul, 1951
Fender, 1941
20
Who wrote "Aint That a Shame"?
Pat Boone
Elvis Presley
Otis Blackwell
Fats Domino
21
Who was signed to Dot Records?
Ruth Brown
Pat Boone
Nat King Cole
Little Richard
22
How much did RCA pay for Elvis Presley?
$50,000
$35,000
$350,000
$1,035,000
23
What record label released the first 45 RPM record?
J&M Records
CBS-Columbia
Chess Records
RCA-Victor
24
Who founded Sun Records?
Les Paul
Herb Abramson
Estelle Axton and Jim Stewart
Sam Phillips
25
What record company did Alex Steinweiss work for?
CBS- Columbia
Decca
Okeh
RCA-Victor
26
What year did the 45 RPM record first come out?
1950
1931
1949
1948
27
Who first performed "A little Bird Told Me"?
Estelle Axton
Ruth Brown
Paula Watson
Evelyn Night
28
Who is Lord Woodbine?
The forgotten sixth Rolling Stone
The fifth Beatle
The forgotten sixth Animal
The forgotten sixth Beatle
29
Who founded STAX Records?
Berry Gordy Jr.
Cosimo Matassa
Herb Abramson
Estelle Axton and Jim Stewart
30
Who invested money with AMPEX to create their magnetic tape recorder
Frank Sinatra
Bing Crosby
Jack Mullen
Fats Domino
31
What song was Ray Charles' first #1 R&B chart hit in 1955?
"I got a Woman"
"What'd I say"
"Maybellene"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
32
What year did the LP and Single overtake the 78 RPM record in popularity?
1948
1950
1931
1954
33
True or False: Chuck Berry and Fats Domino both died in 2017?
True
False
34
Who wrote "Mr. Tamborine Man"
Tom Wilson
Bob Dylan
The Animals
The Byrds
35
Who created Atlantic Records?
Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson
Phill and Leonard Chess
Eldridge Johnson and Emile Berliner
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
36
What was the first big American Beatles hit?
"I want to Hold Your Hand"
"Mr. Tamborine Man"
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
"All I really want to do"
37
Otis Redding, Wilson Picket, and Sam and Dave were key artists at what record label?
Chess
STAX
Motown
J&M
38
Who went to jail for murder?
Cosimo Matassa
Phil Spector
Sam Phillips
Ahmet Ertegun
39
Who founded J&M Records?
Ahmet Ertegun
Cosimo Matassa
Phil and Leonard
Sam Phillips
40
Who is the artist who released the album "Calypso"?
Big Mamma Thornton
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
Harry Belafonte
41
What year did the Cassette Tape hit the scene from Philips?
1963
1863
1901
1948
42
What song was banned by some radio stations in 1959 and the early 60's?
"What'd I say"
"Love Me Do"
"I Got a Woman"
"Maybellene"
43
Who wrote "Hound Dog"?
Otis Blackwell
Big Mamma Thornton
Leiber, Stoller, Otis
Elvis Presley
44
Who wrote "Don't be cruel"?
Otis Blackwell
Big Mama Thornton
Leiber and Stoller
Elvis Presley
45
Motown featured the songwriting/production team of...?
Leiber, Stoller, Otis
Holland-Dozier-Holland
The Mg's
The Wrecking Crew
46
What record label released the first commercially viable LP?
Vee Jay Records
RCA-Victor
CBS- Columbia
Chess Records
47
What was the most successful African American owned label until Motown?
J&M
Vee-Jay
Chess
STAX
48
What album was the first album to have an album cover?
Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley
Smash Song Hits- Rogers and Hart
The Voice of Frank Sinatra- Frank Sinatra
La Grange- ZZ Top
49
Around when was STAX records founded?
1860
1960
1950
1967
50
Who had a huge hit with their version of "Mr. Tamborine Man" in 1965
Robert Zimmerman
Bob Dylan
Flock of Seagulls
The Byrds
51
What year did the Beatles release their first album (in England)
1967
1963
1962
1964
52
What year did AMPEX release their first multitrack machine?
1954
1948
1957
1939
53
What record label bought Elvis from his first label?
Chess Records
CBS- Columbia
Sun Records
RCA- Victor
54
Louis Jordan's band was called...?
Tympani Five
The MG's
The Louis Jordan Band
The Swampers
55
Who founded Motown Records?
Phil and Leonard
Cosimo Matassa
Berry Gordy Jr.
Ahmet Ertegun
56
Who released the album Pet Sounds?
The Beach Girls
The Beach Boys
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
57
Who covered "A little Bird Told Me"?
Paula Watson
Pat Boone
Evelyn Night
Otis Blackwell
58
Who invented the album cover, and in what year?
Alex Steinweiss, 1939
Alex Steinweiss, 1948
Les Paul, 1939
Fats Domino, 1948
59
Who is considered to have the "New Orleans Sound"?
Ruth Brown and Nat King Cole
The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
Little Richard and Fats Domino
Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry
60
What year was "Maybellene" released?
1939
1948
1951
1955
61
What year did AMPEX deliver their first 1-inch eight track machine to Les Paul?
1948
1957
1931
1954
62
True or False: Berry Gordy Jr. wanted to market Motown's music to just black audiences
False
True
63
In what year was it lawfully decided that musical arrangements could not be copyrighted?
1931
1955
1954
1948
64
Who was the most popular blues musician in the 40's and 50's in Chicago?
Fats Domino
Muddy Waters
Ruth Brown
Little Richard
65
Who wrote "Maybellene"?
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Elvis Presley
66
What record label was the last major player to adopt the 45 RPM format?
Edison Records
Chess Records
CBS-Columbia
RCA-Victor
67
Who is credited as the first person to use the term Rock 'n' Roll?
Alan Freed
Dick Clark
Jerry Wexler
Cosimo Matassa
68
True or False: Ahmet Ertegun was a hit producer and songwriter?
True
Flase
69
Who is Randy Wood?
Founder of J&M Records
Founder of Dot Records
First person to put an album cover on an album
Founder of Atlantic Records
70
True or False: Dick Clark was prosecuted during the Payola scandal
True
False
71
True or False: The Beatles toured throughout their careers?
False
True
72
What year did the Beatles quit touring?
1960
1948
1964
1966
73
What year did Elvis release his debut album?
1939
1948
1950
1956
74
Who wrote the album Bringing it All Back Home?
Robert Zimmerman
Chuck Berry
Tom Wilson
McKinley Morganfield
75
What year did Louis Jordan sign to Decca Records?
1948
1931
1954
1939
76
What years were the RCA Sound Tape Cartridges popular?
1958-1964
1963-1966
1948-1950
1965-1970
77
Skiffle was a catalyst for the formation of who's sound?
Little Richard
The Beach Boys
Darlene Love
The Beatles
78
What idea led to the practice of Payola?
WDIA Memphis
The cassette tape
Top 40 Format
Solid body electric guitar
79
What was Motown's first million selling pop hit single?
"Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley version
"Calypso" - Harry Belafonte
"Shop around"- The Miracles
Enrico Caruso's song
80
What as Motown's first million selling pop hit?
Shop Around- Miracles
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
You Keep Me Hangin on- the Supremes
I Got a Woman
81
What hit song did Les Paul release in 1948?
Blueberry Hill
Hater
Lover
Tutti Fruitti
82
What year did the country's first all-black programming station debut?
1964
1959
1948
1956
83
Who wrote "Great Balls of Fire"?
Bing Crosby
Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Otis Blackwell
84
What year did RCA release the Sound Tape Cartridge?
1958
1954
1963
1948
85
Who is the Forgotten Mother/ Godmother of Rock and Roll?
Mammie Smith
Bessie Smith
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Ruth Brown
86
What record label released "Elvis Presley" in 1956?
RCA-Victor
J&M Records
CBS-Columbia
Sun Records
87
What did the Beatles use to record lots of the craziness in their Sgt. Pepper album?
Sound tape cartridge
Cassette Tape
four-track machine
Precision Bass
88
What album was the first album to have an album cover?
Smash Song Hits- Rogers and Hart
Elvis Presley- Elvis Presley
La Grange- ZZ Top
The Voice of Frank Sinatra- Frank Sinatra
89
True or False: Otis Redding tragically died while sitting on the dock of the bay in 1967?
False
True
90
Early on, who was most likely to buy LP's?
Adults
Lovers of Rock and Roll
Teenagers
Everyone
91
How many minutes of playing time did the LP offer per side?
22 1/2
33 1/3
45
5
92
What record label introduced the first 33 1/3 RPM LP?
RCA-Victor
Decca
CBS-Columbia
Chess
93
Who brought to America the first two magnetophones?
John Hammond
Les Paul
Jack Sparrow
Jack Mullen
94
What was the first LP by a solo artist to sell 1,000,000 records?
Enrico Caruso
"Calypso"
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
"Elvis Presley"
95
What year did AMPEX release their first magnetic tape recorder?
1948
1954
1945
1939
96
There was a period of years when RCA Victor and CBS Columbia were selling all three record RPMs
True
False
97
Who wrote "Love me Do" in 1962?
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Animals
The Rolling Stones
98
What was a big R&B radio station in Nashville, TN?
NWA
105.9
WDIA
WLAC
99
What record label did Chuck Berry work for?
Atlantic Records
Vee Jay Records
Chess Records
J&M records
100
What year did the Payola hearings begin?
1948
1956
1951
1959
101
What record label did Nat King Cole generate $2.5 Million/ year for?
J&M
Atlantic
Chess
Capitol
102
Otis Redding died in...?
1967
1976
1959
1953
103
What was the Beatles Sgt. Pepper album created for?
Performance
Recording
104
What record label first signed Bob Dylan?
CBS Columbia
Decca
RCA Victor
Capitol
105
What was a folk and blues related root of British rock in the 50's?
R&B
Whiffle
Skiffle
Ragtime
106
What year did the Beatles have their first hit in the U.S.?
1967
1964
1966
1960
107
Who wrote "Lovesick Blues"?
Les Paul
Fats Domino
Leiber and Stoller
Hank Williams
108
Who first recorded "Hound Dog"?
Fats Domino
Big Mama Thornton
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
109
How many inches was the diameter of the "single"?
10
5-12
12
7
110
How many inches was the diameter of the LP?
24
5-12
7
12
111
Who invented the album cover, and in what year?
Les Paul, 1939
Alex Steinweiss, 1939
Fats Domino, 1948
Alex Steinweiss, 1948
112
What kind of music is Chess Records mostly known for?
Urban Blues
Skiffle
Rural blues
New Orleans Sound
113
What year was the first 33 1/3 RPM LP Invented?
1948
1931
1939
1949
114
What material was the first commercially viable LP made of?
Tin Foil
Vinyl
Gold
Shellac
115
What record label released "Calypso"?
CBS-Columbia
Sun Records
RCA-Victor
Capitol Records
116
What was the first record label to work with Johny Cash?
Chess
Vee Jay
Sun Records
Atlantic
117
Who wrote the 1966 hit single "you Keep Me Hanging' On", performed by the Supremes?
Holland - Dozier- Holland
Otis Blackwell
Leiber, Stoller, Otis
Nugetre
118
What product did Philips introduce the same year that the Beatles released their first album?
Cassette Tapes
Portable 8-Track players
Sound Tape Cartridges
LP's
119
Who invented magnetic tape recording?
The French
The Americans
The Greenlanders
The Germans
120
Who's sound defined the girl group era of the early 1960's?
Keith Richards
Les Paul
Phil and Leonard Chess
Phil Spector
121
Who produced Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel?
Tom Wilson
Andrew Loog Oldham
George White
George Martin
122
Who wrote "All Shook up"?
Little Richard
Johny Cash
Otis Blackwell
Elvis Presley
123
What company released the Sound Tape Cartridges?
Philips
RCA
CBS
Motown
124
What year did Pet Sounds come out by the Beach Boys?
1966
1956
1948
1967
125
Payola hearings were thought by many to be a political attempt to eliminate...?
Rock and Roll
Blues
Swing
Jazz
126
Otis Redding was signed to which record label?
J&M
Stax
Motown
Atlantic
127
Who was the first African American musician to have their own regular radio show?
Louis Jordan
Nat King Cole
James Reese Europe
W.C. Handy
128
What was the name of AMPEX's first popular magnetic tape recorder?
The Octopus
Model- T
Model 400
Model 200
129
Where was Motown located?
Los Angeles
Detroit
Chicago
New Orleans
130
in 1965, who had a hit with a cover of "Mr. Tamborine Man"?
Bob Dylan
Robert Zimmerman
The Byrds
Simon and Garfunkel
131
What year was Motown founded?
1948
1959
1901
1939
132
Who was the first African American musician to have their own regular T.V. show?
Little Richard
Louis Jordan
Nat King Cole
Fats Domino
133
Who was the host of ABC's American Bandstand TV show?
Dewey Philips
Dick Clark
Nat King Cole
Alan Freed
134
Which 1962 Ray Charles album "stands as a milestone in the history of American popular music"?
"Calypso"
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
"Please, Please, Me"
"Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music"
135
What year did STAX Records go bankrupt?
1967
1976
1960
1964
136
Who developed Top 40 radio programming in the early 50's?
Ralph Peer
Ahmet Ertegun
Todd Storz
Les Paul
137
What year did "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" come out?
1964
1967
1963
1901
138
True or False: Motown was a record label and a publishing company?
False
True
139
Who was a regular studio session singer for Phil Spector, though very often uncredited?
Ruth Brown
Lord Woodbine
Fats Domino
Darlene Love
140
What record label released "Love Me Do" in the U.S?
Atlantic Records
Capitol Records
J&M Records
Tollie Records
141
What material was the first 33 1/3 LP made of?
Wax
Sooted Paper
Shellac
Vinyl
142
Who made Fats Domino famous?
Little Richard
Pat Boone
Otis Blackwell
Herb Abramson
143
Early on, who was most likely to buy a 45?
Lovers of classical music
Everybody
Parents
The Youth
144
What record label did 19 year old Elvis Presley walk into in 1954 for an audition?
RCA- Victor
Chess Records
CBS-Columbia
Sun Records
145
Who invented the first solid body electric guitar, and in what year?
Les Paul, 1951
Les Paul, 1941
Fender, 1951
Fender, 1941
146
What record label was the first to release a Beatles single in America?
Decca Records
Vee-Jay Records
Capitol Records
J&M Records