Music Exam 2

Chuck Berry is significant because he was the first Black musician to:

Forge R&B and Country & Western into a music catering to a mass audience

What is "slapback"?

An echo effect associated with Elvis's early recordings

Approximately when was the Swing Era?

1935–1945

Who wrote "Taking a Chance on Love"?

Vernon Duke

Country music's popularity surged after which event?

World War II

Which song was the first rock 'n' roll song to reach No. 1 on the charts?

"Rock Around the Clock"

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams is an example of which style?

Country and western

Which DJ was an influential figure in the Cleveland/New York area in promoting rock 'n' roll?

Alan Freed

Which of the following describes "Maybellene"?

Verse-chorus form, teen-centered lyrics, fast tempo, and electric guitar solos

Which of the following is an "old-fashioned country" element in "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"?

Fiddle solo

Which two solo instruments are featured in “I’m so Lonesome I Could Cry”?

fiddle and pedal steel guitar

"Mambo No. 5" by Perez Prado and His Orchestra is an example of which style?

Mambo

The popularity of R&B spread beyond the South largely due to which historical movement?

The Great Migration

Who arranged "Taking a Chance on Love"?

Fletcher Henderson

How was early country ("hillbilly") music primarily popularized, unlike race records?

Through radio

Which bandleader, known as the "rhumba king," was one of the first big band leaders who incorporated Latin instruments and rhythms into popular American styles?

Xavier Cugat

"Great Speckled Bird" by Roy Acuff is an example of which style?

Hillbilly music

"Hound Dog" as recorded by Big Mama Thornton is an example of which style?

Rhythm and blues

Which factor contributed to the shift from marketing music based on ethnic or regional identity to marketing based on generational identity after the 1950s?

A post-WWII economic boom, larger middle class, and large youth population

Country crooners, such as Patti Page ("Tennessee Waltz"), are characterized by:

A smoother vocal style, closer to mainstream pop

Which group represented the conservative side of early country music, with religious lyrics and an image of family and church?

The Carter Family

"Taking a Chance on Love" (Benny Goodman Orchestra) is an example of which style?

Swing

Which New York venue became a hub of the mambo craze?

The Palladium Ballroom

Hank Williams is best described as:

A honky-tonk singer who wrote widely appealing songs with crossover appeal

Swing was closely tied to which social phenomenon?

A youth craze centered on social dance

Roy Acuff is significant in country music history because he:

Was an early crossover artist on the Grand Ole Opry

"Don't Be Cruel" was written by:

Otis Blackwell

Rhythm & blues in the late 1940s–50s was primarily:

Black-made music intended mostly for Black audiences

What was the typical structure of Elvis's early Sun Records singles?

One side a C&W cover and one side an R&B cover, in rock 'n' roll style

Mambo is best described as:

A fast, energetic Latin American big-band style of Afro-Cuban origin

Which country style features a harder edge, driving rhythm, lyrics about rough life, pedal steel guitar, and electric amplification?

Honky-tonk

"Great Speckled Bird" particularly appealed to which group of listeners?

White rural transplants to the city

What is a "cover version"?

A new recording of a previously recorded song by a different artist

"Hound Dog" was written by which songwriting team?

Lieber and Stoller

In our discussion of Swing, which musician's role creates a version of someone else's composition, usually through notation?

Arranger

Which two artists recorded "Hound Dog" in 1953 and 1956, respectively?

Big Mama Thornton and Elvis Presley

What does it mean that "Great Speckled Bird" was a "crossover hit"?

It reached mainstream listeners beyond its target audience

Which artist is known as the "Singing Brakeman," a rambling troublemaker who sang of the rough life with blues influence and yodeling?

Jimmie Rodgers

Rock 'n' roll was influenced by which two genres?

R&B and Country & Western

With which label did Elvis Presley make his first records?

Sun Records in Memphis

In 1949, the music industry rebranded "race records" and "hillbilly records" as:

Rhythm & blues and country and western