History of Rock Music Final Exam

Tin Pan Alley

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

Alan Freed

The most famous and influential of all white DJs was ________________

Rhythm and blues (R&B)

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

Doo wop

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 ________________

Honky Tonk

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

Jimmie Rodgers

________________ is known as "the Father of Country Music"

Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets

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

Sam Phillips

The founder of Sun Records in Memphis was ________________

Elvis Presley

"The King of Rock and Roll" was ________________

Dont Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Elvis Presley

The first record to hit #1 on the pop, country, and R&B charts was _____________________ and its flip side ________________ by _____________________.

Fats Domino & Little Richard

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

Bo Diddley & Chuck Berry

The two most important crossover artists from the 1950s in Chicago were ___________________________ and _______________________ .

Chuck Berry

"The Father of Rock and Roll" is _______________________ .

Jerry Lee Lewis

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

Buddy Holly

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

Dick Clark

American Bandstand was hosted by ________________

Brill Building

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

Lieber and Stoller

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

Phil Spector

________________ 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"

Burt Bacharach

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

The Beach Boys

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

Pet Sounds

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

Gospel, R&B

Soul Music comes as a merging of ___________________ and _______________

Ray Charles

"The Father of Soul" is ________________

James Brown

"The Godfather of Soul" is ________________

Berry Gordy Jr.

Motown Records was founded in Detroit in 1959 by ________________

The Supremes

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

Memphis

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

Otis Redding and Booker T. & The MG's

Two important Stax recording artists were ________________ and ________________ .

Aretha Franklin

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.

Woody Guthrie

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

Pete Seeger

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

Tom Dooley by The Kingston Trio

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

Joan Baez

"The Queen of Folk" is ________________

Peter, Paul, and Mary

The most popular folk group of the 1960s was ________________ .

Greenwich Village

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

Hammond's Folly

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

The Beatles

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

Bringing It All Back Home

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

Blonde on Blone

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

The Beatles

________________ are generally recognized as the greatest rock band in history.

Signed the Beatles to Parlophone in England and was their producer

Who was George Martin and why was he important?

Revolver by The Beatles

________________ by ________________ is considered by many to be the first album of the psychedelic era

Muddy Waters

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

Bass, drums, and lead guitar

What is a "power trio?"

A chord with two notes; the root and the fifth

What is a "power chord"?

Tommy by The Who

The first Rock Opera was ________________ by ________________.

The Kinks and The Yardbirds

Two significant blues-oriented British-Invasion bands were ________________ and ________________.

Acid Rock

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

Jefferson Airplaine

Grace Slick was the lead singer of the band ________________

Jerry Garcia

The Grateful Dead was led by ________________

Dead Heads

The die-hard devoted fans of the Grateful Dead are known as ________________.

Janis Joplin

Big Brother and the Holding Company was led by vocalist ________________

Santana and Quicksilver Messenger Service

Two other significant Bay Area acid rock bands were ________________ and ________________ .

Woodstock

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

Whiskey a Go Go

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

Jim Morrison

The Doors were led by singer ________________ .

The Mothers of Invention

Frank Zappa led the LA based group ________________

Hard Rock

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

Eric Clapton

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

Jimi Hendrix

________________ is considered the most innovative guitarist in the history of rock

Mr. Tambourine Man

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

Southern Rock

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

England

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

Progressive Rock

Art Rock is also at times referred to as ________________

Alice Cooper

________________ is known as the Godfather of Gruesome Rock Theater

Glam Rock

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

Elton John

________________ has far and away been the most commercially successful Glam rocker