History of Rock Final

05. The white roots of Rock and Roll include traditional rural music, cowboy music, western swing, bluegrass, and _____________, the last being primarily associated with Hank Williams.

Honky-Tonk

06. _____________ is known as "the Father of Country Music."

Jimmie Rodgers

07. The first big Rock and Roll hit, hitting #1 in May of 1955, was _____________ by _____________

Rock around the clock by Bill Haley and his comets

08. The founder of Sun Records in Memphis was _____________.

Sam Phillips

09. "The King of Rock and Roll" is _____________.

Elvis Presley

10. The first record in history to simultaneously hit #1 on the pop, country, and R&B charts was _____________and its flip side _____________by _____________

Don't be cruel & Hound-dog by Elvis Presley

01.____________was created in New York City in the late 1800s when publishers and songwriters began to supply Vaudeville and Broadway with popular songs.

Tin Pan Alley

02. The most famous and influential of all white DJs was ____________

Alan Freed

03. The black roots of Rock and Roll include the Blues, Jazz, Gospel, and ____________ , the last a term coined in 1949 by Jerry Wexler.

Rhythm & BLues

04. An a cappella group vocal style that incorporates high falsetto vocal leads, scat singing, rhythmic vocal backings, and sometimes lead vocals or spoken verse by the bass is known as ______________.

Doo-Wop

11. The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in New Orleans were _____________ and _____________

Fats Domino and Little Richard

12. The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in Chicago were _____________ and _____________

Bo Diddly and Chuck Berry

13. "The Father of Rock and Roll" is ______________.

Chuck Berry

14.______________ is sometimes referred to as "the first bad boy of Rock and Roll."

Jerry Lee Lewis

15.______________pioneered and established the four-piece combo of two guitars, bass, and drums - a formula widely copied in the 1960s.

Buddy Holly

16. American Bandstand was hosted by______________.

Dick Clark

17. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, great songwriters (like Carole King) were housed in New York City's ______________ at 1619 Broadway.

The Brill Building

18. The songwriting team of______________are credited with such hits as Hound Dog and Stand By Me.

Leiber and Stoller

19.______________was the most influential producer/songwriter in the early days of Rock and Roll, and also associated with what he called "The Wall of Sound."

Phil Spector

20. Perhaps the most prolific pop composer of the last half of the 20th century, with credits which include 23 hits for Dionne Warwick, is ______________.

Burt Bacharach

21. The most famous of the surf groups, known ironically for its beautiful vocal harmonies, was ______________

The Beach Boys

22. The record album recognized as Brian Wilson's monumental achievement is titled ______________

Pet Sounds

23. Soul Music comes as a merging of ______________and ______________ .

Gospel and R&B

24. "The Father of Soul" is ______________

Ray Charles

25. "The Godfather of Soul" is ______________

James Brown

26. Motown Records was founded in Detroit in 1959 by ______________

Berry Gordy

27.______________ were unquestionably the most commercially successful of all Motown groups.

the Supremes

28. Stax Records was started in 1957 by Jim Stewart in the city of ______________.

Memphis TN

29. Two important Stax recording artists were______________and______________

Otis Reading and wilson picket

30. Fame Studio (located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is the place where ______________ recorded I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) before returning to record in New York City.

Aretha Franklin

31.______________ , born in Okemah, Oklahoma, emerged in the 1930s as the most important early folksinger.

Woody Guthrie

32. In 1955,______________was asked to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC).

Pete Seeger

33. The real start of the 1950s folk revival was with the record ______________ by ______________

Tom Dooley by the Kingston Trio

34. "The Queen of Folk" is ______________.

Joan Baez

35. The most popular folk group of the 1960s was______________.

Peter, Paul, and Mary

36. The most important folk scene of the early 1960s was New York's ______________

Greenwich Village

37. Bob Dylan's first album - titled simply Bob Dylan - sold poorly, and in the offices of Columbia Records it became known as ______________.

Hammond's Folly

38. The history of Rock and Roll was forever changed in the summer of 1964 when Bob Dylan spent time with ______________ in New York City.

the Beatles

39. In January 1965, Dylan recorded______________, an album which paved the way for what would later be called "folk rock."

Bringing it all back home

40. Dylan's ______________is considered the first double album in the history of Rock and Roll.

Blonde on Blonde

41.______________are generally recognized as the greatest rock band in history.

the Beatles

42. Who was George Martin and why is he important?

"the 5th beatle", their producer

43.______________ by ______________ is considered by many to be the first album of the psychedelic era.

Revolver by the Beatles

44. The Rolling Stones took their name from the title of a song by ______________.

Muddy Waters

45. What is a "power trio"?

Popularized by the Who. Lead guitar, bass guitar, and drums

46. What is a "power chord"?

the root note, the 5th, and the octave above

47. The first Rock Opera was ______________by______________.

Tommy by The Who

48. Two significant blues-oriented British-Invasion bands were ______________ and ______________

The Kinks and The Yardbirds

49. Because of the association with the drug culture (especially LSD), the music that developed in San Francisco in the 1960s became known as ______________.

Acid Rock

50. Grace Slick was the lead singer of the band______________.

Jefferson Airplane

51. The Grateful Dead was led by ______________.

Jerry Garcia

52. The die-hard devoted fans of the Grateful Dead are known as______________.

Dead Heads

53. Big Brother and the Holding Company was led by vocalist ______________.

Janis Joplin

54. Two other significant Bay Area acid rock bands were ______________ and ______________

55. The "landmark event" of the 1960s rock counterculture was ______________, held from August 15 through 18, 1969.

Woodstock

56. During the 60s, the most famous nightclub in Los Angeles was ____________.

Whiskey A Go-Go

57. The Doors were led by singer ______________.

Jim Morrison

58. Frank Zappa led the L.A.-based group______________.

Mothers of Invention

60. The U.K. band Cream was led by guitarist______________.

Eric Clapton

59. A style of Rock and Roll known as______________is generally considered as the forerunner of Heavy Metal.

Hard Rock

61.______________ is considered by many to be the most innovative guitarist in the history of Rock.

Jimi Hendrix

62. The Byrd's cover of Dylan's ______________ is generally considered to have started the Folk Rock movement.

Mr. Tambourine Man

63. Country Rock is deeply rooted in country music and ______________ .

Folk

64. The "rural cousin" to the more citified Country Rock is known as ______________

Southern Rock

65. Heavy Metal was born in the dismal, grimy industrial cities of what country?

England

66. Art Rock is also at times referred to as______________.

Progressive Rock

67.______________ is known as the Godfather of Gruesome Rock Theatre.

Alice Cooper

68. The type of Rock that incorporates flamboyant fashions, assaults on sexual conventions, and glitzy theatrical presentations is known as ______________.

Glam Rock

69.______________has far and away been the most commercially successful Glam rocker.

Elton John

70. What is the biggest selling single in history? ______________ by ______________

Candle in the wind 1997 by Elton John