History of Rock and Roll (Quiz 1) and Graded 100% Answers
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History of Rock and Roll
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History Of Rock And Roll
What two genres of music influenced the making of Rock and Roll? - ANSWER-Blues and Country
Blues is influenced by which culture? - ANSWER-African American
Country is influenced by which culture? - ANSWER-European
Who was the "Queen of Blues?" - ANSWER-Bessie Smith
How did Bessie Smith ...
History of Rock and Roll (Quiz 1) and Graded
100% Answers
What two genres of music influenced the making of Rock and Roll? - ANSWER-Blues
and Country
Blues is influenced by which culture? - ANSWER-African American
Country is influenced by which culture? - ANSWER-European
Who was the "Queen of Blues?" - ANSWER-Bessie Smith
How did Bessie Smith become popular? - ANSWER-She mixed Jazz music with
Handy's cord progrssions
What did Blues do for African American slaves? - ANSWER-1) they used it as a way to
pass down stories 2) Used as communication (call and response)
Who composed the original "Blues Cord Progression?" - ANSWER-W.C. Handy
What was W.C. Handy's nickname? - ANSWER-The March King
What are the three types of Blues music? - ANSWER-Gospel, Jazz, and Boogie Woogie
Where did most Blues guitarist come from in the 20's and 30's? - ANSWER-The
Mississippi Delta
Who was one fo the first "Scatters" ? - ANSWER-Louis Armstrong
What was Ella Fitzgearld famous for? - ANSWER-She was one of the best "Scat"
singers
Big Joe Turner was known for what kind of music? - ANSWER-Boogie Woogie
What was the Grand Ole Opry? - ANSWER-It was the proving ground for Country music
musicians
Who was the first Modern Country Artist? - ANSWER-Hank Williams Sr.
What was Hank Williams Sr. known for? - ANSWER-He was known for writing simple
songs about real life events
Who originally sang "Cotton Eyed Joe" ? - ANSWER-Bob Wills
, What was Patsy Kline known for? - ANSWER-She was a crossover artist (mixed
country with pop, Broadway and Rock and roll)
What was Patsy Kline's most well known single? - ANSWER-"Crazy"
What was the first style of Rock & Roll? - ANSWER-Rhythm and Blues
Who sang the first Rock & Roll song? - ANSWER-Louis Jordan
What was the first Rock & Roll song? - ANSWER-"Caldonia" by Louis Jordan
Who was the First True Rockstar? - ANSWER-Little Richard
What is one of the first examples of plagerism in the music business? - ANSWER-Little
Richards famous song "Tutti fruitti" was remade by a white man and marketed as his
Who invented the first "pickup" on a guitar? - ANSWER-Leo Fender
Why did Leo Fender create the first solid body guitar? - ANSWER-It made a better
sound when played
What was the first solid body guitar called? - ANSWER-The Telecaster
What is the most iconic guitar? - ANSWER-The Strato-caster
Who was the inventer of the 8-track recorder? - ANSWER-Les Paul
What does Les Paul's "overdubbing" do? - ANSWER-It layers instruments which makes
the quality of the sound better.
What was Les Paul's most famous guitar called? - ANSWER-The Les Paul Custom
Who is the "Father of Blues and Guitar" ? - ANSWER-Les Paul
Who was the first artist to be famous for using call and response and doing "slide guitar"
? - ANSWER-Robert Johnson
Who takes Blues into the electric age? - ANSWER-T-Bone Walker
What was T-bone Walkers Famous single? - ANSWER-Stormy Monday
Who made the guitar a solo instrument with single note melodies? - ANSWER-Charlie
Christian
Which artist has named all of his guitars "Lucille' ? - ANSWER-B.B. King
Who was the first Rocak & Roll guitar player? - ANSWER-Chuck Berry
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