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Dixieland jazz originated in… |
New Orleans |
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Benny Goodman frequently purchased big band arrangements from… |
Fletcher Henderson |
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Dixieland jazz includes tenor & alto saxophones. |
False – Dixieland jazz has NO saxophones |
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Which song was the first major Tin Pan Alley hit? |
"After The Ball" |
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In oral tradition, music is learned & transmitted from memory instead of by written score. |
True |
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What is the style of left-handed piano playing called? |
Stride |
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The first commercially successful Dixieland group was… |
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band |
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Songs in 32-Bar song form follow an AABA form for the melody. |
True – ex.) "I Got Rhythm" |
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What is the musical or formal basis of this piece? |
A contrafact on "I Got Rhythm" |
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"After the Ball" is best described as… |
A sentimental Tin Pan Alley song about love |
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In the Urban Blues, a singer was accompanied by? |
A piano or a small combo |
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Most arranged blues songs were in the form of the 12-bar blues. |
False |
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Boogie Woogie is another form for Ragtime. |
False – Boogie Woogie has a driving left hand & complex right hand melody. Ragtime has a steady left hand rhythm & a syncopated right hand melody. |
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Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey & Mamie Smith were urban blues singers. |
True |
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Memphis Minnie was a rural blues singer. |
True |
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Guitar players would create blues notes on their instrument by using a bottleneck. |
True |
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Which record label was owned & operated by African Americans? |
Black Swan |
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What term best discribes the relationship between the singer & the guitar at the end of each vocal phrase? |
Call & response |
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"St. Louis Blues" is an example of? |
Arranged blues |
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"Race Records" is another term for? |
Records produced by & marketed toward African Americans |
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In 1949, what term did the Billboard charts use to replace "Race Records"? |
Rhythm & Blues |
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Which of the following was typical for a Doo-Wop group? |
4 male singers |
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During a final chorus, the members of a Doo-Wop group would sing the same melody in unison. |
False – final chorus showed off complicated harmonies. |
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After WWII, swing bands increased in popularity & membership numbers. |
False – small combos began replacing Big Bands |
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Race Records included gospel music, vocal harmony & small combos. |
True |
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New gospel song during the 1940’s & 1950’s were often called "Tindleys". |
False- they were called "Dorseys", after Thomas Dorsey. |
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What musical style is heard in this song? |
Jump blues |
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Louis Jordan’s music had crossover appeal with white audiences. |
True |
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What vocal techniques does singer use throughout her performances of this song? |
Melisma |
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The name "Doo-Wop" comes from syllables of text that groups sang. |
True |
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The Grand Ole Opry was broadcast from… |
Nashville |
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Gentry Autry & Roy Rogers were known as "Singing Cowboys". |
True |
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What vocal technique is heard in the recording? |
Yodeling |
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Hank Williams only recorded and performed songs that he had written. |
False – some of his first hits were covers |
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Ralph Peers recorded all of these musicians except… |
Gene Autry |
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Hank Williams was fired from the Grand ole Opry. |
True |
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Which of the following is not found in honky tonk music? |
Fundamentalist Christian lyrics |
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Most country and western musicians were members of ASCAP? |
False – most were members of BMI |
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Who was known for performing the Carter Scratch? |
Maybelle Carter |
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What prompted the success of Bill Haley and the Comets’ version of "Rock Ariund the Clock"? |
The group appeared in the film "Blackboard Jungle" |
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All of the following influenced the inexpensive dissemination of rock and roll except… |
The Hammond B-3 organ |
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Alan Freed called himself the Rhythm and Blues King. |
False – Freed called himself "Moondog" |
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This song is an adaptation of what other type of music? |
Gospel |
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Chuck Berry performed his famous ___________________ during his guitar solos. |
"Duck Walk" |
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The transistor radio was developed by… |
Bell Labratory |
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Which of the following songs was not re-recorded with sanitized lyrics by cover artists Pat Boone? |
"Rock Around the Clock" |
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"Mayballene" is based on a country and western song. |
True – it’s based on a song called "Ida Red" |
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Little Richard was one of the most subdued and conservative of all early rock and roll musicians. |
False – he was a flamboyant, exciting performer |
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Chuck Berry’s lyrics were too explicit for him to achieve crossover success. |
False |
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Who composed "Hound Dog"? |
Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller |
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What was Elvis’ nickname? |
"The Hillbilly Cat" |
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Colonel Tom Parker involved Elvis in all of the following except… |
Songwriting |
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"Hound Dog" was first recorded by… |
Big Mama Thornton |
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When did Elvis enter the army? |
1958 |
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Elvis’ recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" was more successful than the recording made by Carl Perkins. |
False |
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Which of the following was not a Hollywood film featuring Elvis? |
Blackboard Jungle |
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Scotty Moore and Bill Black were… |
Country musicians from Memphis |
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One television host asked Elvis to sing "Hound Dog" to an actual dog. |
True |
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Colonel Tom Parker sold Elvis’ contract to RCA in… |
1955 |
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The rhythm guitar plays most of the melodies. |
False – rhythm guitar provides harmonic support |
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This style of piano playing is based in what other type of music? |
Boogie Woogie |
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"The Day the Music Died" happened in which year? |
1959 |
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The form of the instrumental solo in this song is based on the 12-bar blues. |
True |
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Jerry Lee Lewis made his debut on the Ed Sullivan Show. |
False – he appeared on the Steve Allen Show |
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All of the following artists were killed in the same plane crash except… |
Eddie Cochran – he died in an automobile accident |
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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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Johnny Cash left Sun Records and signed with… |
Columbia |
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Buddy Holly never had a single appearance on the country music charts. |
True |
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Which artist is considered the primary forerunner is rockabilly music? |
Bill Haley |
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All of the following dances were inspired by the twist except… |
The duck walk |
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Paul Anka founded Aldon Music. |
False – Don Kirshner founded Aldon music |
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All Brill Building songs were written at the request of a specific singer. |
False – most songs were written without a specific singer in mind |
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This song was written by.. |
Carole Kind and Gerry Goffin |
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All of these teams wrote songs for Aldon music except… |
Tony Orlando and Bobby Vinton |
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Which artists career was not launched be American Band Stand? |
Jackie Brenston |
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Dick Clark began hosting American Bandstand in… |
1957 |
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How many times did "The Twist" chart during the 1960’s? |
2 |
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After the payola scandal, the FCC decreased the level of control and supervision that it excersized over radio stations? |
False |
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Which of the following people was NOT a songwriter? |
Bobby Rydell |
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The members of girl groups were interchangeable and could be fired at a moments notice. |
True |
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Who said, "we don’t write songs, we write records"? |
Lieber and Stoller |
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Lieber and Stoller produced all of the following songs except… |
"You’ve lost that Loving Feeling" |
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The Beach Boys’ first hit was… |
"I Get Around" |
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This song is a reworking of what Chuck Berry Song? |
"Sweet Little Sixteen" |
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Record companies held the singers responsible for the way a record sounded. |
False- producers were responsible |
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Phil Spector recorded the vocalists singing before he recorded the instruments. |
False |
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Which guitarist recorded this song in 1962? |
Dick Dale |
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Phil Spector received his early training from… |
Lieber and Stoller |
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Brian Wilson originally wrote "Don’t Worry Baby" for… |
Phil Spector |
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Motown is located in Nashville. |
False – located in Detroit |
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Who wrote and produced this song? |
Smokey Robinson |
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This song was written by Otis Redding. |
True |
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Which label was known for the "Southern Soul" style of music? |
Atlantic |
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Aretha Franklin grew up singing which style of music? |
Gospel |
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Lieber and Stoller wrote a number of hit songs for The Drifters. |
True |
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Florence Ballard was originally the lead singer of the Supremes. |
True |
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Booker T and MGs played from notated arrangements. |
False |
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Which of the following artists did NOT record for Atlantic? |
Diana Ross |
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Which of the people became Vice President of Motown in 1961? |
Smokey Robinson |
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The Beatles first album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. |
True |
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Most of the Beatles early recordings were completed in one take. |
True |
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Which of these American bands or artists was most influential on the Beatles? |
Buddy Holly and the Crickets |
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The Beatles only performed one song on the Ed Sullivan Show. |
False |
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All the Beatles songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. |
False |
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John Lennon was the groups lead guitarist. |
False |
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Lonnie Donegan’s "Rock Island Line" is an example of… |
Skiffle |
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The Beatles stopped touring in 1966. |
True |
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Which of the following was the Beatles first full-length album? |
Please Please Me |
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Most of the Beatles early songs were in verse-chorus form. |
True |
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The Rolling Stines first trip to the United States was a huge commercial success. |
False |
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The Rolling Stones recorded songs that had been written be John Lennon and Paul McCartney. |
True |
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British musicians were interested in revival the rural blues of blind Lemon Jefferson and Leadbelly. |
False |
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Why was The Rolling Stones record deal with decca unusual? |
They retained the rights to all of their own songs |
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Which song features a sitar? |
"Paint it, Black" |
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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards frequently wrote songs in the 12-bar form. |
False – they have only written a single 12-bar blues song. |
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Who served as the manager of The Rolling Stones beginning in 1963? |
Andrew Loog Oldham |
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Which of the following guitarists did not get start their careers in the British Blues scene? |
Bo Diddley |
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The Rolling Stones first visited the United States in… |
1964 |
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The Rolling Stones got their name from a song by what blues artist? |
Muddy Waters |
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The song contains all the following except… |
A fuzz box |
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This song was the anthem of the… |
Mod Movement |
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Eric Clapton left the Yardbirds because he wanted to play more commercial styles of music. |
False |
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Which person was the leader of The Who? |
Roger Daltney |
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All of there musicians performed with the Yardbirds except… |
Pete Townshend |
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What technique or style is audible in the final minute of this song? |
A rave up |
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The Animals primarily played covers of American blues songs. |
True |
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Which group openly criticized Amercans? |
The Kinks |
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Which guitarist was known for playing power chords in a windmill style? |
Pete Townshend |
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"House of the Rising Sun" was the first hit single by the Kinks. |
False |
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The Monkees outsold The Rolling Stones and the Beatles in 1967. |
True |
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Most members of garage bands were… |
Teenage boys |
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Which song was investigated by the FCC? |
"Louie Louie" |
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The Monkees television show premiered in… |
1966 |
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All of the bands were one-hit wonders except… |
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs |
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This done was written by…. |
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart |
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The song "Sugar Sugar" and "Bang Shang a Lang" were recorded by Paul Revere and the Raiders. |
False |
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The Monkees were created to emulate The Rolling Stones. |
False |
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Paul Revere and the Raiders wore replicas of U.S. army uniforms from WWII. |
False |
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Which song was written by the members of the Monkees? |
"The Girl I Knew Somewhere" |
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Woodie Guthrie was the first artist established a connection between folk music and… |
Left-wing politics |
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Bob Dylan’s birth name is Woodrow Wilson Dylan. |
False-Robert Zimmerman |
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"Like a Rolling Stone" was the longest 45 RPM single that had ever been recorded. |
True |
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"A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall" is about nuclear fallout. |
False |
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Pete Seeger never signed with a major record label as a solo artists |
True |
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Most of Bob Dylan’s early songs dealt with specific situations or people. |
True |
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Simon and Garfunkle refused to use amplified instruments |
False- the used both electric and acoustic instruments |
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Woodie Guthrie traveled and collected songs in the American South during the Great Depression. |
False- spent most the time in the American West |
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Which of the following is true of this song? |
It is a strophic ballad |
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Bob Dylan’s first album to include electric songs was… |
Bringing it all Back |
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"Tomorrow Never Knows" is in simple verse form. |
True |
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The Beatles stopped touring in… |
1966 |
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Most AM radio singles were less than 3 minutes long. |
True |
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What instrument is features in the choruses of this song? |
Theremin |
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In "tomorrow Never Knows" John Lennons voice was recorded with a rotating Leslie speaker. |
True |
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Brian Wilson traveled to India to study transcendental meditation. |
False |
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"Good Vibrations" was released in… |
1966 |
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Which of the following songs was the first single to be written by (not covered by) The Byrds? |
Mr. Tambourine Man |
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Which member of the Beatles studied the sitar in India? |
George Harrison |
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All of these songs feature tape splices except… |
"Norwegian Wood" |
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Many psychedelic rock groups borrowed imagery from the writings of… |
Lewis Carroll |
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This song includes all of the following except… |
A cover of a classic Chicago Blues song |
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Jimi Hendrix was a left-handed guitarist playing a right-handed guitar for a lefty. |
True |
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Cream included all of the following musicians except… |
Paul Kantner |
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Who first said, "turn on, tune in, drop out"? |
Timothy Leary |
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Which of the following is true of the "White Rabbit"? |
It increases in volume over the course of the song |
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Are You Experienced? was released in… |
1967 |
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Marty Balin wrote of Jefferson Airplanes song. |
False |
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The harmonic pattern of "Sunshine of Your Love" is based on…. |
12-bar blues |
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Cream only played music they had written themselves. |
False |
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The Grateful Dead exclusively played blues. |
False |
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Janis Joplin was the lead singer of… |
Big Brother and the Holding Company |
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The Grateful Dead released more hit singles than any other band in the late 1960s. |
False |
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Donovan was a San Franscico musician |
False- United Kingdom |
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Donovan’s music focuses on the dark side of psychedella. |
False – largely optimistic and hopeful |
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Kesey acid tests include all of the following except… |
Speeches by Timothy Leary |
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The first successful free-form FM radio show occurred in… |
1967 |
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What genres of music are combined in this song? |
Psychedelic and folk |
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Which of the following is true of this song? |
It features an organ solo be Ray Manzarek |
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Acid tests were primarily held in Los Angles. |
False – San franscico |
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The National Guard provided security at Altamont. |
False- Hells Angels were hired |
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Which of the British bands appeared at Monterey? |
The Who |
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Which artist released the album "i Got Dem ol’ Kozmic Blues Again, Mama!"? |
Janis Joplin |
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Woodstock took place in… |
1969 |
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Jimi Hendrix performed at Monterey. |
True |
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Which band hosted Altamont? |
The Rolling Stones |
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Which festivals slogan was "three days of peace and music"? |
Woodstock |
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Which usician played "The star spangled banner" at Woodstock? |
Jimi Hendrix |
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The center of the Summer of Love was in Bethel, New York. |
False – San Fran |
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Which group earned their first recording contract after appearing at Monterey? |
Big Brother and the Holding Company |
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