History of Rock Music FINAL

The first big Rock and Roll hit, hitting #1 in May of 1955, was ________ by __________

Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley and his Comets

The first record in history to simultaneously hit #1 on the pop, country, and R&B charts was _________ and its flipside ___________ by __________

Don't Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Elvis Presley

The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in Chicago were _______ and ________

Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry

"The Father of Rock and Roll" is ___________

Chuck Berry

________ is sometimes referred to as "the first bad boy of Rock and Roll"

Jerry Lee Louis

________ pioneered and established the four-piece combo of two guitars, bass, and drums

Buddy Holly

American Bandstand was hosted by:

Dick Clark

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, great songwriters (Carole King) were housed in NYC's ______ at 1619 Broadway

Brill Building

The songwriting team of ______ are credited with such hits as Hound Dog and Stand By Me

Leiber and Stollar

______ 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

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

Burt Bacharoch

____ 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

The most famous and influential of all white DJs was __________.

Alan Freed

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

Rhythm and Blues

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 bass is known as ___________.

Doo-Wap

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

_________ is known as "the Father of Country Music"

Jimmie Rodgers

The founder of Sun Records in Memphis was __________

Sam Phillips

"The King of Rock and Roll" is _______

Elvis Presley

The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in New Orleans were _______ and_________

Fats Domino, Little Richard

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

the Beach Boys

The record album recognized as Brian Wilson's monumental achievement is titled
____________________ , released in May of 1966.

Pet Sounds

Soul music comes as a merging of __________ and __________

gospel, R&B

"The Father of Soul" is__________

Ray Charles

"The Godfather of Soul" is__________

James Brown

Motown Records was founded in Detroit in 1959 by__________

Barry Gordes

____________ were unquestionably the most commercially successful of all the Motown groups.

The Supremes

Stax Records was started in 1957 by Jim Stewart in the city of _______

Memphis

Two important Stax recording artists were _______ and __________

Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett

Fame Studio (located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is the place where__________ recorded I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) before returnign to record in NYC

Aretha Franklin

____________, born in Okemah, Oklahoma, emerged in the 1930s as the most important folksinger

Woody Guthrie

In 1955, __________ was asked to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee

Pete Seeger

The real start of the 1950s folk revival was with the record ____________________
by __________________.

Tom Dooley, Kingston Trio

"The Queen of Folk" is _________

Joan Baez

The most popular folk group of the 1960s was ___________

Peter, Paul, and Mary

The most important folk scene of the early 1960s was New York's ____________

Greenwich Village

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

Hammons Folly

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

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

Bringing It All Back Home

Dylan's __________________ is considered the first double album in
the history of Rock and Roll.

Blonde on Blonde

__________ are generally recognized as the greatest rock band in history

the Beatles

Who was George Martin/ why important?

Beatle's producer, "5th Beatle"

_________ by _______ is considered by many to be the first album of the psychedelic era.

Revolver, the Beatles

The Rolling Stones took their name from the title of a song by _________

Muddy Waters

What is a power trio?

Lead guitar, bass, drums

What is a power chord?

the root, the 5th, the octave

The first Rock Opera was ______ by _________

Tommy, The Who

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

Grace Slick was the lead singer of the band _______

Jefferson Airplane

The Grateful Dead was led by __________

Jerry Garcia

The die hard devoted fans of the Grateful Dead are known as _________

Deadheads

Big Brother and the holding Company was led by vocalist ___________

Janis Joplin

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

Woodstock

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

Whiskey a GoGo

The Doors were led by singer ___________

Jim Morrison

Frank Zappa led the L.A based group _________

The Mothers of Invention

A style of Rock and Roll known as __________ is generally considered as the forerunner of Heavy Metal.

Hard Rock

The U.K. band Cream was led by guitarist ____________

Eric Clapton

____________ is considered by many to by the most innovative guitarist in the history of Rock

Jimi Hendrix

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

Mr. Tamborine Man

Country Rock is deeply rooted in country music and _______

Rhythm and Blues

The "rural cousin" to the more citified Country Rock is known as _________

Southern Rock

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

England/ the U.K.

Art Rock is also at times referred to as ______________________.

Progressive Rock

_______________ is known as the Godfather of Gruesome Rock Theatre

Alice Cooper

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

Glam

___________ has far and away been the most commercially successful Glam Rocker

Elton John

What is the biggest selling single in history? _____________ by ____________

Candle in the Wind, Elton John

Two significant blues-oriented British-Invasion bands were ____________ and ____________

The Animals, The Kinks