MUS 105 Final Exam URI Questions & Answers 2023/2024
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MUS 105 Final Exam URI Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Rock and Roll is a _______ music style. - ANSWER-Popular
Rock and Roll was originally created in - ANSWER-Southern U.S
Early rock music was influenced by jazz ,folk,country,gospel and - ANSWER-Blues
Many credit "Rocket 88" as being ...
MUS 105 Final Exam URI Questions &
Answers 2023/2024
Rock and Roll is a _______ music style. - ANSWER-Popular
Rock and Roll was originally created in - ANSWER-Southern U.S
Early rock music was influenced by jazz ,folk,country,gospel and - ANSWER-Blues
Many credit "Rocket 88" as being the first rock song. It was written and performed by - ANSWER-Ike
Turner
Louis Jordan's rhythm and blues song "Let the Good Times Roll" from the late ____ is an example of how
African American rhythm and blues from the South would influence Rock . - ANSWER-40's
These cities are considered to be birthplaces of Rock - ANSWER-Memphis and New Orleans
Fats Domino sold 30 million records in the 1950's. His style was influenced by country music and -
ANSWER-Rhythm and Blues
Little Richard's career began in 1947 with a Boogie Woogie piano style. He had a big hit with this song -
ANSWER-Tutti Frutti
This future "King of Rock and Roll" hit the scene in 1953 and would shock the nation in 1956 on the Ed
Sullivan Show. - ANSWER-Elvis Presley
King, Atlantic, Sun and Chess were some of the first ____ ____ dedicated to rock and roll - ANSWER-
Record companies
,Chicago Blues artists on Chess included James Cotton, Howlin Wolf and - ANSWER-Muddy Waters
This "Duck walking" guitarist had big hits with " Mabeline" and "Johnny B Goode" - ANSWER-Chuck Berry
This piano playing rocker broke out on in 1956 on records with "Whole lotta shakin goin on" - ANSWER-
Jerry Lee Lewis
Rather than play Black artists on mainstream pop radio, DJs from said stations would often - ANSWER-
Play songs originally performed and recorded by black artists...redone by white singers.
Rock idols Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Eddie Cocharan and The Big Bopper all died on the same day as
the result of a tragic : - ANSWER-Plane crash
In 1958 Little Richard stopped playing "the devil's music" and turned to - ANSWER-Religion
Many said rock was dead when in 1958 Elvis joined - ANSWER-The Army
The radio station WLAC broadcast with 50,000 watts and is credited with being the first station to spread
Rock music coast to coast. WLAC was located in - ANSWER-Nashville, TN
Elvis Presley's first hits were "My Happiness" and - ANSWER-Thats Alright Mama
B.B.King broke out in 1950 and would have a long career as a blues/R&B singer and - ANSWER-Guitarist
Sam Phillips at Sun Records was the first to record and is credited with discovering - ANSWER-Elvis
Presley
In 1961 Bob Dylan moved from Minnesota to - ANSWER-Greenwich Village, N.Y.C.
Many compared the young Bob Dylan to this "Dust Bowl Poet" - ANSWER-Woodie Guthrie
, The first Bob Dylan song to be a top 10 hit was "Blowin in the Wind" performed by - ANSWER-Peter, Paul
and Mary
In the early 1960's Rock and Roll began to - ANSWER-Split into many sub-styles
Bob Dylan's lyrics contained a much more sophisticated literary style than was normal in early rock and
often included - ANSWER-Protest and social criticism
Many artists and groups had hits with Dylan tunes. "Mr. Tamborine Man" was a hit for this group that
included David Crosby. - ANSWER-The Byrds
After Dylan went electric he hired Robbie Robertson to lead his backup group that would become known
as : - ANSWER-The Band
The Beatles original drummer was - ANSWER-Pete Best
The term coined to describe the fan frenzy around the Beatles in 1963 was - ANSWER-Beatlemania
The Beatles performed the first stadium rock concert at - ANSWER-Shea Stadium, N.Y.C.
The Beatles original name was - ANSWER-The Quarrymen
This style was popular in the U.K. before rock and was played by members of the Beatles - ANSWER-
Skiffle
This song was the Beatles first #1 hit. - ANSWER-She Loves You
After Dylan broke out the Beatles also began to - ANSWER-incorporate protest and social commentary
into their lyrics
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