History of Rock and Roll Chapter 2

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which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley’s "(Were gonna) Rock around the Clock"?

Blackboard Jungle

Alan Freed began his career in

Cleveland

The Rock and Roll Party was:

Alan Freed’s radio show in New York

The practice of payola involved:

creating business friendships with djs by offering gifts

The country and western chart was originally called

hillbilly

A crossover song is:

a song or record appearing on multiple music charts

All of the following are examples of crossover artists except:

Big Joe Turner

As a song, "Roll Over Beethoven" celebrates:

teenagers listening to rhytm and blues

Little Richards agressive piano playing and "wild man" image were a direct contrast to:

Fats Domino

The "whitening" of rhythm and blues was marked by:

lyrics changed to dance references instead of sexual innuendos

The success of crossover artists was significantly reduced by:

the practice of covering rhythm and blues songs

Who started Sun Records in Memphis?

Sam Phillips

Early in his career, Elvis was marketed as a:

country and western artist

Elvis Presley’s contract was bought by:

RCA Records

Elvis is often thought of as a song stylist because he:

did not write his own songs but chose which material he would record

which song was the first million-selling single for sun records?

"Blue Suede Shoes"

All of the following were artists with Sun Records except:

Buddy Holly

Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran were particularly popular with:

audiences in England

Which SUn Records singer was dubbed the "female Elvis"?

Janis MArtin

"That’ll Be The Day" was the first hit for:

Buddy Holly

All of the following events affected the first wave of rock and roll except:

Pat Boone had his first rock and roll hitsong

whom did ASCAP represent during the payola scandal?

traditional pop song writers

what was the focus on the congressional hearings regarding the payola scandal?

the radio stations that played rock and roll

two high-profile individuals associated with the payola scandal were:

Alan Freed and Dick Clark

As a result of the payola scandal, Alan Freed:

was run out of the music business

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