History of Rock n Roll MUS 125 Final

Until 1955, the music business was segregated into pop, rhythm and blues, and country and western.

true

By the end of the 1950s, the national audience for popular music had shifted from radio to television

true

The music of Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five is an example of:

jump blues

All of the following are true about Tin Pan Alley EXCEPT it:

was developed as a regional style of music

Artists on Atlantic Records were known for their rough-edged sound that was more expressive than beautiful.

false

Little Richard’s aggressive piano playing and "wild man" image were a direct contrast to:

Fats Domino

Along with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Little Richard were killed in the same plane crash.

false

Whom did ASCAP represent during the payola scandal?

Traditional pop songwriters

Elvis is best thought of as a master songwriter who wrote in a variety of pop genres.

false

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

Pat Boone had his first rock-and-roll hit song

Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran were particularly popular with:

audiences in England

In the early 1950s, many folk musicians ran into problems due to:

accusations of Communism

One of the key components of folk music that attracted many listeners was its populist character.

true

"Bubblegum music" is a term used to describe the music that emerged from teen idols in the late 1950s.

true

Which of following can be said about Bob Dylan and Joan Baez during the folk revival?

they had 40 top albums

The focus of American Bandstand was:

teenagers dancing to pop music

All of the following were considered rockabilly pop musicians EXCEPT:

Jan and Dean

Which aspects of "Leader of the Pack" indicate it is a playlet?

It contains a story line and an epilogue.

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

Brian Jones

The Rolling Stones were regulars at which of the following club?

The Crawdaddy Club

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

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

"Beatlemania" refers to the:

frenzy created by fans at the Beatles’ live performances

The Detours was the original name of which band?

The Who

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

True

The Beatles were formed in which UK city?

Liverpool

The intent of The Monkees television show was to:

evoke the fun and humor of Beatles films

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

being subversive to the establishment due to their hippie image

Pet Sounds was influential for which Beatles’ album?

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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

false

"Eve of Destruction" was recorded by:

Barry McGuire

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

False

Frankie Valli was the lead vocalist for:

The Four Seasons

James Brown’s career began when he stood in for which musician?

Little Richard

Berry Gordy got his start in songwriting by creating material for:

Jackie Wilson

Many Stax recordings depended on their studio band called:

Booker T. & the MG’s

One of the cofounders of Atlantic Records was:

Ahmet Ertegun

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

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

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

True

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

False

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

The Pyschedelic Experience

Country Joe and the Fish served as a bridge for which two communities?

the Berkeley radicals and Haight-Ashbury hippies

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

Timothy Leary

All of the following were in the group Cream EXCEPT:

Steve Winwood

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

True

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

Grace Slick

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

Abbey Road

The members of the Eagles had been in a backup band for which singer?

Linda Ronstadt

All the following musicians worked on Miles Davis’s Bitches Brew EXCEPT:

Jeff Beck

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" was a trademark song for which southern rock band?

the Charlie Daniels Band

From 1966 to 1969, artists sought to change the focus of rock music from the album to the single.

False

The members of the country rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival were from the bayou areas of Louisiana.

False

Ozzy Osbourne sang lead vocals for which British band?

Black Sabbath

The concept album Aqualung centers on:

the partial condemnation of society’s treatment of the poor

Curtis Mayfield was originally a member of the Chicago-based vocal group the Impressions.

True

In 1979 an anti-disco rally was held in:

Chicago

George Clinton began his career with which band?

Parliament

All of the following are examples of "blaxploitation" films EXCEPT:

The harder they come

Which of the following was NOT a song recorded by the Commodores?

Just My Imagination

One band that was influenced by Sly and the Family Stone was Kool and the Gang.

True

CBGB was the home of the New York punk scene.

True

Rush is an example of:

a progressive rock-influenced band

Which of the following bands did Bob Dylan return to live touring with in 1974?

The Band

Critics of 1970’s rock felt that record companies killed the spirit of rock music when they became obsessed with the big album.

True

Which new-wave band adopted a futuristic image from 1950’s science fiction?

Devo

The Stooges and the MC5 were from:

Detroit

AC/DC was a band strongly aligned to both the new traditionalists and new wavers.

False

Initially, why were most videos on MTV mainstream rock?

Mainstream rock appealed to MTV’s target audience of white teenagers from the Midwest.

All of the following bands demonstrate a traditionalist style EXCEPT:

Devo

Which Peter Gabriel song is a tribute to hokum blues?

Sledgehammer

Which Michael Jackson song was a duet with Paul McCartney?

The girl is Mine

The Edge is the guitarist for which band?

U2

U2’s most recognizable sonic feature consists of:

repeated-note figures on the guitar, soaked in echo

Although it had become an important underground movement in the 1980s, hardcore punk never appeared on national charts.

True

Which band wore makeup, outrageous clothes, and heavily teased hair?

Mötley Crüe

The most important rap label of the early 1980s was Sugar Hill.

True

All of the following were part of the "new wave of British heavy metal" EXCEPT:

Mötley Crüe

Which band was led by guitarist Peter Buck and vocalist Michael Stipe?

R.E.M.

All of the following are considered "thrash metal" artists EXCEPT:

Mötley Crüe

The song "Teen Age Riot" was iconic for which of the following bands?

Sonic Youth

Nirvana’s album ________________ launched the alternative rock boom in the 1990s.

Nevermind

Which artist(s) re-released the song "Loser" on a major label?

Beck

Which group recorded an album in the house where Charles Manson and his followers committed several murders?

Nine inch Nails

Both Not a Pretty Girl and Little Plastic Castle are albums by:

Ani DiFranco

System of a Down is responsible for bringing the sound of the seven-string guitar into rap-rock.

False

Who of the following led the band Nirvana as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist?

Kurt Cobain

Which genre of music did Anthrax and Faith No More begin to employ into their songs in the 1980s?

rap

Justin Timberlake was a member of which of the following bands?

*NSYNC

All of the following are true regarding roots rockers EXCEPT they:

continued the punk attitude of going against the status quo

The New York approach to dance music is often called:

garage

In the late 1990s, the boom in Spanish pop was led by Ricky Martin’s "Livin’ La Vida Loca."

true

Jagged Little Pill represents the debut album for Sarah McLachlan

false

Widespread Panic had a lot in common musically and culturally with the Allman Brothers.

true

Most hip-hop in the 1990s was extremely popular with white suburban teenagers.

true

All of the following competed on American Idol EXCEPT:

Keith Urban

Connor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and M. Ward all collaborated to form the indie "supergroup":

Monsters of Folk

The group that was emblematic of Detroit’s new garage rock scene was:

The White Stripes

In the 2000s, the female voice thrived in mainstream rock as women found new avenues to assert their musical perspectives.

true

Who of the following achieved success both as a solo artist and as a member of the group the Hot Boys?

Lil Wayne

During the 2000s, independent rock was achieving record sales that regularly placed its acts at the top of the Billboard album charts.

True

The most famous band to file a lawsuit against music file-sharing services was:

Metallica