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Johnny Cash left Sun Records and signed with: |
Columbia |
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Johnny Cash originally auditioned for Sun Records as a gospel singer. |
True |
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Rockabilly music was no longer popular after the 1950s. |
False |
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The rhythm guitar plays most of the melodies. |
False |
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What vocal technique is heard in this song on words such as "well," "love," and "Peggy" in the song "Peggy Sue"? |
hiccupping |
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Buddy Holly’s unique guitar sound was a result of what factor? |
he played a solid-body guitar |
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All of these artists recorded for Sun Records EXCEPT: |
Buddy Holly |
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Buddy Holly never had a single appear on the country music charts. |
True |
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"Great Balls of Fire" was composed by Jerry Lee Lewis. |
False |
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The form of the instrumental solo in "That’ll Be The Day" is based on the twelve-bar blues. |
True |
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The piano style heard in "Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin On" is based on what other type of music? |
Boogie Woogie |
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Which artist is considered the primary forerunner of rockabilly music? |
Bill Haley |
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"The Day the Music Died" happened in which year? |
1959 |
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Double-tracking was a technique frequently used by: |
Buddy Holly |
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Who was Sam Phillips’s next major rockabilly star after Elvis? |
Carl Perkins |
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Which of the following styles did NOT influence rockabilly music? |
ragtime |
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What was Jerry Lee Lewis’s nickname? |
"The Killer" |
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Which of the following songs was NOT recorded by Johnny Cash for Sun Records? |
"Don’t Take Your Guns to Town" |
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All of the following artists were killed in the same plane crash EXCEPT: |
Eddie Cochran |
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Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. |
False |
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