The Evolution of Rock and Roll: From Blues and Country to the Rise of the Teen Idol, Exams of Social Sciences

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HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL (QUIZ 1)

What two genres of music influenced the making of Rock and Roll? - Answers-Blues and Country Blues is influenced by which culture? - Answers-African American Country is influenced by which culture? - Answers-European Who was the "Queen of Blues?" - Answers-Bessie Smith How did Bessie Smith become popular? - Answers-She mixed Jazz music with Handy's cord progrssions What did Blues do for African American slaves? - Answers-1) they used it as a way to pass down stories 2) Used as communication (call and response) Who composed the original "Blues Cord Progression?" - Answers-W.C. Handy What was W.C. Handy's nickname? - Answers-The March King What are the three types of Blues music? - Answers-Gospel, Jazz, and Boogie Woogie What was Patsy Kline's most well known single? - Answers-"Crazy" What was the first style of Rock & Roll? - Answers-Rhythm and Blues Who sang the first Rock & Roll song? - Answers-Louis Jordan What was the first Rock & Roll song? - Answers-"Caldonia" by Louis Jordan Who was the First True Rockstar? - Answers-Little Richard What is one of the first examples of plagerism in the music business? - Answers-Little Richards famous song "Tutti fruitti" was remade by a white man and marketed as his Who invented the first "pickup" on a guitar? - Answers-Leo Fender Why did Leo Fender create the first solid body guitar? - Answers-It made a better sound when played What was the first solid body guitar called? - Answers-The Telecaster What is the most iconic guitar? - Answers-The Strato-caster Who was the inventer of the 8-track recorder? - Answers-Les Paul

What does Les Paul's "overdubbing" do? - Answers-It layers instruments which makes the quality of the sound better. What was Les Paul's most famous guitar called? - Answers-The Les Paul Custom Who is the "Father of Blues and Guitar"? - Answers-Les Paul Who was the first artist to be famous for using call and response and doing "slide guitar" ? - Answers-Robert Johnson Where did most Blues guitarist come from in the 20's and 30's? - Answers-The Mississippi Delta Who was one fo the first "Scatters"? - Answers-Louis Armstrong What was Ella Fitzgearld famous for? - Answers-She was one of the best "Scat" singers Big Joe Turner was known for what kind of music? - Answers-Boogie Woogie What was the Grand Ole Opry? - Answers-It was the proving ground for Country music musicians Who was the first Modern Country Artist? - Answers-Hank Williams Sr. What was Hank Williams Sr. known for? - Answers-He was known for writing simple songs about real life events Who originally sang "Cotton Eyed Joe"? - Answers-Bob Wills What was Patsy Kline known for? - Answers-She was a crossover artist (mixed country with pop, Broadway and Rock and roll) Who takes Blues into the electric age? - Answers-T-Bone Walker What was T-bone Walkers Famous single? - Answers-Stormy Monday Who made the guitar a solo instrument with single note melodies? - Answers-Charlie Christian Which artist has named all of his guitars "Lucille'? - Answers-B.B. King Who was the first Rocak & Roll guitar player? - Answers-Chuck Berry Which artist wrote, produced and performed all his songs by himself, and was known for his hit single "Johnny B Goode"? - Answers-Chuck Berry

Major record labels would produce what kind of music and why? - Answers-They would produce "white" music because that was what would make them the most money Which record label was one of the only major record labels to embrace Rock & Roll? - Answers-RCA What are some examples of major record labels? - Answers-Capitol, Columbia, Decca, Mercury, RCA What kind of record label embraced Rock & Roll and Rhythm and Blues? - Answers- Minor What are some examples of minor record labels? - Answers-Atlantic, King, Specialty, Sun, Chess Chat kind of music was Chess Records known for? - Answers-Eclectic blues Which record label was the first to streamline the producing process, having a house band play all the instruments? - Answers-Chess Records Who was a well known "session" guitarist for Chess records? - Answers-Buddy Guy What are a couple of examples of people who embraced Electric Rock? - Answers- Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James Known to be more traditonal and classic, Muddy Waters had a famous single called what? - Answers-"Honey Bee" What is Etta James most well known song? - Answers-"At Last" Howlin' Wolf (known for his very boisterus voice) had a hit single called what? - Answers-"Killing Floor" Doo Wop was known for what? - Answers-Vocal harmony (with a touch of Gospel) What is the basic formula for a Doo Wop group? - Answers-Base, tenor and falsetto (or soprano) Which group were specialist at mimicking the sound of intruments with their voices? - Answers-The Mills Brothers What was the Mills Brothers hit single? - Answers-"Across the alley from the Alamo" What was the first group to have a frontman and back group? - Answers-The Ink Spots

What was the first song to mention the words "Rock and Roll? - Answers-Bill Ward and the Dominos "60 Minute Man" What is a "cover" song? - Answers-A song written and performed by someone else, but performed by a new person or group. What was "The Chords" big hit? - Answers-"Sh-boom" What was "The Crew Cuts" big hit and why was it controversial? - Answers-They stole "Sh-boom" and made more money than the original artists What group were top sellers, had a falsetto lead singer and were one of the first "white" groups to be asked to play the Apollo? - Answers-Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons What is Frankie Valley and the Four Seasons' big hit? - Answers-"Sherry" What do radio and t.v. hosts do? - Answers-Bring music to the masses Who coined the term Rock and Roll? - Answers-Alan Freed What was Alan Freed known for? - Answers-He was one of the first DJ's and was consertive, and was known to be like a little kid in an adults body What was Wolfman Jack known for as a DJ? - Answers-He was a loud, boisterius "shock-jocker," who was well known and situated in Mexico, giving him the most coverage out of any DJ at the time What was "Wolfman Jack"'s real name? - Answers-Bob Smith Who was not a music lover, but saw music as the future? - Answers-Ed Sullivan What was the ed Sullivan show famous for? - Answers-Being a right of passage for artists like Elvis, the Beatles Who was a sports guy (not really into music), learned his technigues from Freed 9but was more cautious) and please both parents and kids? - Answers-Dick Clark Whose hit song was "The Twist"? - Answers-Chubby Checker What dance craze was made famous on Dick Clark's Bandstand? - Answers-The Twist What was the "Paylola Scandal"? - Answers-Record companies would Dj's, bribe radio and tv stations to play their music to get exposure (an example would be Dick Clark) Who founded Sun records? - Answers-Sam Phillips

How did Sun find their new artists (and ultimately their white man with a black voice, Elvis)? - Answers-They let anybody record a record for 5 dollars, and when they heard someone they liked, they would give them a contract. What genre is a mix of county and rock? - Answers-Rockabilly Which person was a Rockabilly artist known for his tough-guy rebel image? - Answers- Roy Orbison Which 4 artists were known as the "Million Dollar Quartet"? - Answers-Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Louis, Johnny Cash & Elvis Presley Which artist wrote the first true Rockabilly song "Blue Suede Shoes? - Answers-Carl Perkins Which artist was a Boogie woogie piano player known as "The Killer," who married his 13 year old cousin and was famous for the tune "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On"? - Answers-Jerry Lee Louis Which artist was known as "The Man in Black," was the first international country star, and wrote about his own real life? - Answers-Johnny Cash Who was known as the "King of Rock & Roll"? - Answers-Elvis Presley What were a couple of Johnny Cash's biggest hits? - Answers-"A boy Named Sue" and "The Ring of Fire" Who was incredibly popular but wrote ZERO of his own songs? - Answers-Elvis Presley (this is a little known fact) Who was Elvis Presley's manager and why was he smart? - Answers-His name was Kernal Tom Parker, and he wrote his contact so he would still have control even after his artist died. What record labelo did Elvis start with and which one did he move to? - Answers-Sun to RCA How many times was Elvis on the Ed Sullivan show and what was his nickname? - Answers-3 times, Elvis the Pelvis Who was the forst "Teen Idol"? - Answers-Paul Anka The Canadian singer Paul Anka wrote all of his own songs, including his hit __________. - Answers-"Diana"

Elvis was the first Rock and roller to do what? - Answers-Have his own movies, perform in Las Vegas Which Artist was a trumpet player who got his start on American Bandstand and had a hot song called "Venus"? - Answers-Frankie Avalon Who was the "Last Teen Idol"? - Answers-Bobby Darin What was Bobby Darin known for? - Answers-He played multiple instruments and was famous for the hits "Splish Splash" and "Mack the Knife," the later of which he won Best Album and Best New artist for Which artists were the 2nd best selling of all time and had a hit called "Wake up Little Suzy"? - Answers-The Everly Brothers Which artist was known as "The Next Elvis?" - Answers-Buddy Holly Buddy Holly was known for standardizing what? - Answers-The Rock Band Line-up: Drummer, base player, rhythm guitarist (usually the singer) and lead guitar (solos, melodies) Buddy Holly was in which group that was famous for the single "That'll be the day"? - Answers-The Crickets Who else died in the plane crash with Buddy Holly? - Answers-Richie Valens, The Big Bopper & Deon (of Deon and the Belmonts) Who was the "First Latin Rock Star"? - Answers-Richie Valens "The Day the Music Died" is when what happened? - Answers-A plane crashed with Richie Valens, the Big Bopper, Deon and Buddy Holly in it, and they all died. The Don McLean song "American Pie" is a tribute to who? - Answers-Buddy Holly Which artist was one of the the first to use the "power chord" and recorded an all instrumental song "Rumble" that was banned from the radio? - Answers-Link Ray What A-List producer was responsible for the "wall of sound" concept, which was described as "epic and full of lots of echo"? - Answers-Phil Spector What was the big hit that Phil Spector produced? - Answers-"That Lovin' Feeling" What was the first "fad" of Rock and Roll? - Answers-Surfer Rock Who was the "King of Surfer Rock"? - Answers-Dick Dale

Dick Dale's loud fast and flashy single was called what? - Answers-"Let's Go Tripping" What are the two sides of Surfer Rock? - Answers-Vocal (The Beach Boys) and Instrumental (The Ventures) Who was made famous by bringing Doo Wop into Surfer style, singing about beaches and surfing and had the big hit "Surfing USA"? - Answers-The Beach Boys the Beach Boys "Surfin' USA" was a blatant copy of who's song "Sweet Little Sister"? - Answers-Chuck Berry The Ventures were known for what? - Answers-Two lead guitarists playing at the same time, embracing stero sound, and making the album and artform Which Beach Boys albulm was the first psychedelic album, meant to be listened to not played live? - Answers-"Pet Sounds" Folk Rock is known for what? - Answers-Shying away form electric music, acousticly played "poetry put to music" Who is one fo the fist folk artists, who's biggst hit was "This Land is Your Land"? - Answers-Woody Guthrie Which artist (who's real name is Robert Zimmerman) had his first album bomb, then had Cash vouch for him then made it big with hits like "Blowin' in the Wind"? - Answers-Bob Dylan How are folk rock lyrics different from other lyrics? - Answers-They addressed things like enviroment, protests, civil rights and other various causes