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Name the 3 artists who died in the same plane crash.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson
Who went to reform school?
Chuck Berry
Who jumped between rock and religion?
Little Richard
Who was an early user of distortion on guitar?
Bo Diddley
Who lived with the Howards?
Little Richard
Who was the artist who went to prison for violating the Mann Act?
Chuck Berry
Who sold over 65,000,000 records but had 0 #1 hits?
Chuck Berry
Whose tour of England was quickly cancelled?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Who owned the "Club Bandstand?"
Chuck Berry
Who owned the "Tick Tock Restaurant and Bar?"
What was the original title of Maybellene?
Ida Red
What other artist had 0 #1 hits in his short 3 year career?
Buddy Holly
What originally was "Tutti Frutti?"
Little Richard’s vocal warmup in between takes. Very filthy
What did Bell Labs create?
Transistor Radio
What was “Cindy Lou?”
Originally “Cindy Lou” Buddy Holly’s drummer wanted to change the name to “Peggy Sue” for his girlfriend
What prominent DJ was arrested in the “payola” scandal?
Alan Freed
Who dropped his last name and why?
Ray Charles to avoid confusion with a boxer
Who suffered injuries in a car accident that ultimately ruined his career?
Elvis Presley
What was the title of Presley's first gold record?
Heartbreak Hotel
Who performed at the Apollo because of a managerial mistake?
Buddy Holly
Who used many glissandos in his music?
Jerry Lee Lewis
What were the legal positions of Tom Parker and Vernon Presley to Elvis Presley?
Manager, Father
Where did Elvis Presley mostly perform in his late life?
Las Vegas
Who was Janice Escalanti (e)?”
14 year old apache prostitute Chuck Berry transferred across state lines
Name a few of the reasons why an adult Chuck Berry served time in jail/prison.
Mann Act Violation, Armed Robbery, Car jacking
Where was Presley stationed while in Europe?
Friedberg, West Germany
Who was the owner of the Graceland Estate
Lisa Marie Presley
On which label did the members of the "Memphis Mafia" record?
SUNN Records
Who has a degree from the Gibbs Beauty School?
Chuck Berry
What instrument is the main solo instrument in early rock and roll?
Electric Guitar
Who saw his brother drown?
Ray Charles
What crooner concert was said to have created the first pop concert riot?
Frank Sinatra
Who started using heroin at age 16?
Ray Charles
Which R&R musician was married 7 times?
Chuck Berry
Performed live with broken/fractured bones!
Carl Perkins
Who reportedly was the first to use the term "Rock and Roll?"
Alan Freed
Who authored the book that started the ecology movement, and what was its name?
Rachel Carson, “Silent Spring”
Name 2 artists from your notes that were heroin addicts
Dion Mucci, Ray Charles
What good fortune happened to Chuck Berry in 1986?
He was indicted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Which group got their name from a street in NY
Dion and The Belmonts
What was fabian’s only hit?
“I’m in Love”
Who composed “Diana”
Paul Anka
What was the name of the song by Percy Sledge that was a first in Atlantic Records history?
“When a man loves a woman”
Which group was one of the first "bubblegum" groups?
Dion and The Belmonts
Famous Motown writing team?
Holland-Dozier-Holland
Who’s first hit was “Please, Please, Please” (If you say sabrina carpenter youre dumb)
James Brown
Who softened the lyrics of early rock and roll for white audiences?
Bill Haley
Who was the owner of a minor league baseball team?
Pat Boon
What guitarist from the Atlantic Records studio eventually became a member of the Blues Brothers?
Steve Cropper
What U. S. president was responsible for the majority of the civil rights legislation?
Lyndon B Johnson
Who loved “Stop Time”
Ray Charles
Who created the “Wall of Sound”
Phil Spector
Where did the shootings of the anti-war protesting students take place?
Kent State, Ohio
This artist and his band avoided a deadly plane accident?
Waylon Jennings
What oddity regarding hit records does James Brown have?
Holds the record for most billboard hits to not reach #1
Name 3 memphis mafia members
Elvis Presley, George Klein, Sam Thompson
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