History Of Rock And Roll Final Exam: Questions &
Answers (100% Correct)
The rhythm section requires drums, a chord instrument, and a Right Ans -
Bass instrument
When country bluesmen migrated to northern cities, they created: Right
Ans - Urban blues
One of the most important country blues artists was Right Ans - Robert
Johnson
The jump blues band-leader who influenced early Rock and Roll artists was
Right Ans - Louie Jordan
Doo-Wop was a group vocal style that grew out of Right Ans - Gospel music
There were three main styles of country music that grew out of the original
folk style Right Ans - True
The two country styles that were strong influences on R&R were western
swing and: Right Ans - Honky-tonk
The 1950s DJ who organized concerts with integrated audiences was: Right
Ans - Alan Freed
In the 1950s, teen culture became more influential because Right Ans -
Prosperous times allowed teens to have their own money
Memphis based Sun Records, owned by Sam Philips, was important because
Right Ans - It was where rockabilly music was first recorded
One of the reasons Elvis Presely was so successful was that he was the most
stylistically versatile singer of his time Right Ans - True
Microgroove technology enabled: Right Ans - Multiple songs to be placed
on each side of a record
, The counterculture of the 1960s grew out of Right Ans - The beat
movement of the 1950s
The rhythm in most Too-Wop songs is marked by Right Ans - A triplet
subdivision
The movement of people from rural America to big cities and African-
Americans from the south to cities in the north in the 20th century is Right
Ans - The Great Migration
The individual most responsible for taking the African-American church music
tradition from spirituals to gospel music was Right Ans - Thomas A. Dorsey
The urban blues rhythm section inspired Chuck Berry to Right Ans - Make
the rhythm section the entire band
It is now recognized that Buddy Holly was the originator of Right Ans - The
Mersey Beat
In 1960, Little Richard was no longer recording or playing concerts because
Right Ans - He was studying for the ministry
The payola scandal was about Right Ans - Record companies paying radio
DJs
The building in New York City that housed music publishers, song writers, and
record companies all under one roof was called Right Ans - The Brill
Building
Soul music is the melding of rhythm and blues and Right Ans - Gospel
Music
The main feature in James Brown's funk music that facilitated extreme
syncopation was Right Ans - The subdivided beat
Atlantic Records distributed the recordings of many Memphis soul artists who
were contracted to Right Ans - Stax records
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