History of Rock Music- Exam 2

Herman’s Hermits

Peter Noone was the lead singer to which of the following British bands?

1964

The Beatles arrived in the United States in which year?

blues-inspired cover songs

The early songs in the Rolling Stones’ career were primarily

False

The Beatles played their last public concert at Yankee Stadium in 1966.

Eric Burdon

The Animals were fronted by the powerful blues singing of:

True

The Rolling Stones typically avoided AABA song forms that the Beatles did frequently use.

True

Both the Kinks and the Who represent bands that defy Stones-type and Beatles-type categorizations

False

Beatles-type bands included the Animals and the Yardbirds

frenzy created by fans at the Beatles’ live performances

"Beatlemania" refers to the:

The who

The Detours was the original name of which band?

the Quarry Men

The original name for the Beatles was:

True

Initially, the Rolling Stones did not write their own music and preferred covering songs

Mitch Mitchell

Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames featured which future Jimi Hendrix drummer?

"I Want to Hold Your Hand"

The first Beatles’ song to break through to #1 in the United States was

Cliff Richard

Who among the following was NEVER a member of the Beatles?

True

Even though British bands flooded the pop charts in the U.S. during the mid-1960s, American groups still continued to have chart success even after the British arrived.

Structural format found in American pop

All of the following describe "Tomorrow Never Knows" as a work of art EXCEPT

False

The music from rock’s first wave from the U.S. in the 1950s had only a small impact on British rock in the 1960s.

Pete Townshend

Who among the following was responsible for songwriting for the Who?

"(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction"

Which song solidified the Rolling Stones’ image as rock music’s bad boys?

True

The first Beatles’ hits in the United States were released on independent record labels

improvisatory passages performed by the Yardbirds

"Rave-ups" were

"Love Me Do"

The Beatles’ first song released by Parlophone was

False

The Animals found popularity in the U.S. with the "Manchester Sound."

False

"Please Please Me" was the song that finally broke the Beatles into the American pop market in late 1963.

Liverpool

The Beatles were formed in which UK city?

nonmusical issues such as a band’s image and its members’ accents

From the perspective of American youth, the British invasion was centered on

Chuck Berry

The Animals’ break in the music industry came after a UK tour with which musical act?

The Cavern Club

The Beatles were regular performers at which Liverpool venue?

Ray Davies

the kinks featured the songwriting of

Skiffle

"Rock Island Line" as recorded by "Lonnie" Donegan is an example of:

Andrew Loog Oldham

The individual responsible for changing the image of the Rolling Stones was:

Brian Jones

In the early years of the Rolling Stones, the group was led by:

True

The lead singers of the Turtles eventually would go on to work with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

Barry McGuire

"Eve of Destruction" was recorded by:

the Lovin’ Spoonful

John Sebastian was a member of which New York-based band?

Social injustices

Early songs by Bob Dylan focused on:

Trumpet

Which instrument was NOT typical in folk rock?

signing with major, California-based record labels

All of the following are elements of 1960s garage bands EXCEPT:

False

John Phillips was a singer/songwriter/arranger for the Byrds

True

New York was the center of the American pop scene in the early 1960s

the twelve-string guitar played by George Harrison in "A Hard Day’s Night"

The "jingle-jangle" guitar sound heard in the music of the Byrds was inspired by

False

Simon and Garfunkel initially recorded "Sounds of Silence" with electric instruments.

"Masters of War"

Song about the Vietnam conflict

The Hawks

Backup band that played with Bob Dylan

"Turn, turn, turn"

Pete Seeger song covered by the Byrds

David Crosby

member of the Byrds

the Wrecking Crew

studio musicians who recorded for the Byrds

Tom and Jerry

original name for Simon and Garfunkel

Cass Elliot

member of the mamas and the papas

Glen Campbell

replaced Brian Wilson on tour

Pet Sounds

innovative album by the beach boys

nuggets

collection of rare and unknown garage-band singles

false

as hippies, sonny and cher were embraced by the establishment culture

Woody Guthrie

Bob Dylan’s idol was

"Mr. Tambourine Man"

The first international number one folk-rock single was

the Whiskey-a-go-go

Which music venue was significant in establishing Johnny Rivers as a live act

The four seasons

Which of this following bands was least affected by the British invasion?

True

American’s most commercially successful answer to the Beatles was the Monkees

False

When British bands arrived in the US, it erased American pop acts from the chart

Where the action is

Paul Revere and the Raiders received exposure from what television show?

The four seasons

Frankie Valli was the lead vocalist for

Paul McCartney

The Beach Boys’ song "God Only Knows" was once called the "perfect" pop song by which individual?

"The Sounds of Silence"

Which song helped Simon and Garfunkel re-emerge as successful folk-rock musicians?

being subversive to the establishment due to their hippie image

Despite being considered family entertainment, Sonny and Cher were also noted for

eplacing drums with symphonic string

All of the following are musical characteristics of the song "California Girls" EXCEPT:

Bringin’ it all back home

On which Bob Dylan album did half of the songs use electric instruments?

Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton

Who were the founders of Stax Records?

True

James Brown often fined musicians who made mistakes during performances.

Detroit

Motown Records was located in which city?

False

Curtis Mayfield was most famously involved as a producer for the Four Tops.

more pop-oriented

In comparison to Atlantic/Stax, the musical style of Motown is often viewed as:

Booker T. & the MG’s

Many Stax recordings depended on their studio band called:

False

The quintessential Motown girl group in the 1960s was the Temptations.

Diana Ross

Which member of the Supremes left the group in 1969 to focus on a solo career?

the Funk Brothers

a studio band for Motown Records

"Someday We’ll Be Together"

the last song released before Diana Ross started her solo career

"My Girl"

a hit song for the Temptations

Marvin Gaye

had hit duet songs with Tammi Terrell

Jerry Wexler

music producer who worked with Atlantic and Stax Records

David Porter and Isaac Hayes

songwriters from Stax Records

Soulsville, USA

nickname for Stax Records

"Respect"

a cover version was recorded by Aretha Franklin

Cropper and Dunn

two members from Booker T. & the MG’s

the Fabulous Flames

a group that worked with James Brown for a period of time

Ahmet Ertegun

One of the cofounders of Atlantic Records was

False

There are no stylistic differences between Atlantic’s approaches to sweet and southern soul

the former band name for the Supremes

Who were the Primettes?

True

Berry Gordy’s desire to appeal to white audiences prompted criticism that Motown sold out to white America.

Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland

The period 1964-1967 at Motown was dominated by which writing and production team?

Columbia

Aretha Franklin’s first record contract was with which label?

The temptations

Which Motown group showcased the high tenor voice of Eddie Kendricks?

True

In the early 1960s, Stax was a much smaller operation than Motown.

Otis Redding

Which Stax artist died in a plane crash in 1967?

"Fingertips, Pt. 2"

Stevie Wonder’s first number-one hit on the pop and rhythm and blues chart was:

Chess

The Chicago record label ________________ released a broad range of black pop during the 1960s by artists such as Etta James, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and Jackie Ross

accusations that Motown has sold out

Berry Gordy’s desire to appeal to white audiences prompted:

funk

James Brown’s musical style turned toward

to hold a final test for each song, including its arrangement and recorded sound

What was the purpose of the "quality control" meetings at Motown?

False

The "delayed backbeat" is a concept specific to the Chess record label.

He was a choreographer who taught artists onstage movements and dance steps.

Who was Cholly Atkins?

secretary

Originally, Martha Reeves was hired by Motown as a

True

In the early 1960s, Stax was a much smaller operation than Motown

"In the Midnight Hour"

Which Stax song first used the rhythmic concept of the "delayed backbeat"?

"Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever"

Which two Beatles songs were released as a double A-sided single prior to Sgt. Pepper?

Grace Slick

Which Great Society singer was brought on to replace Signe Anderson of Jefferson Airplane?

False

Psychedelic music was intended to appeal to young teens as well as college-age listeners.

Songs became longer and musical sounds more ambitious.

What was an important feature of music in its role as a drug trip and in achieving a higher state of consciousness?

Smiley Smile

Which Beach Boys album was released in place of SMiLE?

True

In psychedelic music, the music is the soundtrack that provides a trip itself.

Syd Barrett

Which member of Pink Floyd was replaced by Dave Gilmour?

True

The Doors, Love, and Iron Butterfly all were important bands from the Los Angeles psychedelic scene.

college-age listeners

The primary target audience for psychedelic music was intended to be:

The Psychedelic Experience

Which book by Timothy Leary served as a guide to the experimental use of acid?

False

The first rock band to be billed as a "supergroup" was Pink Floyd

Chas Chandler

Which musician was responsible for bringing Jimi Hendrix to London?

Capitol

Both the Beach Boys and the Beatles were on which U.S. record label?

Astral Weeks

Which album by Van Morrison combined elements of folk music, jazz, classical, and improvisational experimental aspects?

"blues in Technicolor"

the musicians in Big Brother and the Holding Company referred to their music as

False

John Lennon encouraged listeners to think of Sgt. Pepper as a concept album.

Marty Balin

All of the following were members of the Grateful Dead EXCEPT

True

Jimi Hendrix first made his mark on the London psychedelic scene

True

"Good Vibrations" consumed more studio time and budget allocation than any other pop single ever had before.

True

Marvin Gaye initially sought a career as a pop crooner in the vein of Frank Sinatra and Nat "King" Cole.

doo-wop-style backup vocals

All of the following are musical features of James Brown’s "Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. I" EXCEPT:

Okeh

Which of the following labels did Columbia revive in the 1950s to explore new R&B markets?

Muscle Shoals

Where was Fame Studios located?

True

Rock communities embraced southern R&B as the "real thing."

slapping together two-by-fours

On the song "Baby Love," what was used to create the hand claplike sounds in the introduction?

Sam and Dave

Which artists were provided "on loan" to Stax studio by Jerry Wexler?

True

Berry Gordy’s method of production was derived from Brill Building practices.

the Band

Bob Dylan worked with which group in Woodstock, New York?

False

Eric Clapton made a name for himself at the 1967 Monterey Rock Festival after he set his guitar on fire.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

considered rock’s first concept album

Haight-Ashbury

Victorian neighborhood that was the center for the San Francisco psychedelic scene

Tom Donahue

started a free-form FM radio show in San Francisco

the Warlocks

original name for the Grateful Dead

Janis Joplin

influenced by blues singers like Bessie Smith and Big Mama Thornton

Pipers at the Gates of Dawn

debut album by Pink Floyd

Axis: Bold as Love

Hendrix album that demonstrates his musical experimentations

the Lizard King

the alter ego of Jim Morrison

the Hells Angels

hired as security at Altamont

Isle of Wight

large festival in the United Kingdom

False

The Beach Boys formed Apple Records when they decided to take over their own business affairs.

True

One of the most important aspects of Sgt. Pepper was that it shifted the focus to an entire album as opposed to the single.

Timothy Leary

"Turn on, tune in, and drop out" was the slogan of which proponent of LSD?

Jim Morrison

The lead singer of the Doors was

Abbey Road

Which Beatles album was the last studio album the band completed?

1969

The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was held during which year?

Ringo Starr

Which Beatle sings as the character Billy Shears on Sgt. Pepper?

the Grateful Dead was signed to a major record label

All of the following were signs of the underground psychedelic movement in San Francisco EXCEPT

rhythm and blues

Which type of music influenced the New York-based band the Rascals?

True

Most garage bands did not have more than one hit.

evoke the fun and humor of Beatles films

The intent of The Monkees television show was to:

"River Deep, Mountain High"

Which song did Phil Spector consider a failure, leading him to retire from the music business?

his anger over criticism from the folk community

The Bob Dylan song "Positively 4th Street" focused on:

True

the Four Seasons represented a New York-based act whose success was affected negatively by the British invasion

"Louie Louie"

Which song is regarded as the first important garage band hit on a national level?

sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Pet Sounds was influential for which Beatles’ album?

false

Bob Dylan’s success was fueled by appearances of his singles on the pop charts.

true

The lead singers of the Turtles eventually would go on to work with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

caesar and Cleo

Sonny and Cher initially performed under the names:

Neil Diamond

All of the following were members of the Monkees EXCEPT: