History of Rock Music Final Questions and Answers

QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS: 1. Early in his career, Elvis was marketed as a: Country & western artist 2. Which Sun records singer was dubbed the “female Elvis”? Janis Martin 3. A song form with no chorus and where all verses are based on the same music is called what? Simple Verse 4. Who named rock ‘n’ roll? Alan Freed 5. Who was the Gibson “Les Paul” was named after? Les Paul 6. Who owned Sun Records and first recorded Elvis Presley? Sam Phillips 7. Little Richard’s aggressive piano playing and “wild man” image were a direct contrast to whom? Fats Domino 8. Elvis’s contribution to rock ‘n’ roll lies mainly in his Singing 9. In the early 1950s, mainstream pop was produced primarily for: A family audience 10. Which studio technology was Sun Records known for? Slap-back echo 11. The 12-bar blues is a form of what other songs form? Simple verse 12. The practice of payola involved: Creating business friendships with disc jockeys by offering gifts 13. Kevin Middleton says that Elvis’s career is usually described as a transition from: Folk authenticity to sophisticated professionalism 14. Which of the following are examples of how the music industry was shaken up in the 1950’s? All of the above (Hit records were released by independent record labels, hits were being produced by singer-songwriters, the demographic and musical barriers between genres was broken down) 15. The “whitening” of rhythm and blues was marked by Lyrics changed to dance references instead of sexual innuendos 16. What was it about Fats Domino that enables him to cross over? He didn’t represent the stereotype of threatening black male 17. In the following quote, which song is Chuck Berry talking about? “I put everything I had into it: a hillbilly stomp, the chicken peck, and even ad-libbed some southern country dialect” “Maybellene” 18. Which label did Chuck Berry first record for? *Chess Records 19. Kevin Middleton calls Elvis’s use of melismata was an example of: Gospelization 20. The duck walk was invested by Chuck Berry 21. All of the following events affected the first wave of rock and roll except Pat Boone had his first rock and roll hit song 22. Before 1945 radio listeners would have thought it was unethical to play what on the air? Records 23. A simple verse structure has No chorus 24. Chuck berry’s maybellene was based on which song “Ida May” 25. It was common in the 1950’s for major labels To each release a version of the latest pop song 26. Which blues artist does chuck berry call ‘ perhaps the greatest inspiration in launching my career’? Muddy Waters 27. A crossover song is A song or record appearing on multiple music charts 28. What does AABA stand for? A music form with two sections, section A and section B 29. Which song form’s main characteristic is that each section of music is comprised of 12 bars or measures? 12- bar blues 30. Which of the following refers to a single repeating section in a song? Simple Verse 31. What was it about Fats Domino that enabled him to cross over? He didn’t represent the stereotypes of a threatening black male ASSIGNMENT 1 QUESTIONS: Song: Chuck Berry, “Rock and Roll Music” 1957 1. The drummer is playing a backbeat, which emphasizes which beats on the snare? Answer: 2 and 4 2. What form best describes this song? Answer: Contrasting versus- chorus 3. Which of the following is the song missing? Answer: An instrumental solo 4. What is the song’s instrumentation? Answer: Bass, drums, electric guitar, piano Song: Muddy Waters “Mannish Boy”, 1955 5. What is unique about this song form? Answer: The chords do not change 6. What form best describes this song? Answer: Simple Verse Form 7. Which elements make this a blues song? Answer: All of the above Song: The Pursuit of Happiness “I’m an Adult Now” from the album Love Junk, 1986 8. Which beat(s) does the snare drum emphasize? Answer: 2 and 4 9. Which of the following instruments can be heard in the song but not seen in the video? Answer: Kick drum 10. What is the time signature of this song? Answer: 4/4 11. What form best describes this song? Answer: Contrasting Verse-Chorus 12. How many bars or measures long is the song’s chorus (count until verse comes back in)? Answer: 10 Song: Tragically Hip, “New Orleans is sinking” from the album Up to Here, 1989 13. Which of the following instruments plays the songs motif or riff? Answer: Electric Guitar 14. What genre is this song most influenced by? Answer: Blues 15. What is the song’s instrumentation? Answer: Base, drums, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, voice 16. What is the time signature of this song? Answer: 4/4 Q. How are the songs verses structured? Answer: As 12 Bar Blues Song: Jimi Hendrix, “Red House”, 1966 17. Which instrumentation of the song? Answer: Bass, drums, electric guitar and voice 18. What form best describes this song (listen to the verse not the intro)? Answer: 12 Bar blues 19. What “effect” can be heard on the guitar during the solo? Answer: Echo 20. What genre most influenced this song? Answer: Chicago blues Song: The Beatles, “Taste of Honey” from the album Please Please Me, 1963 21. What form best described this song? Answer: Contrasting Verse Chorus 22. What genres best describes this song? Answer: Mainstream Pop 23. What is the time signature of the section starting with the lyrics, “I will return”? Answer: 4/4 24. Ohat is the time signature of this song’s verses? Answer: 3/4 Song: The Guess who, Shaking All Over, from the album Shaking All over, 1965 25. Which two instruments double the riff or motif starting in measure 4? Answer: Electric guitar and bass 26. What form best describes this song? Answer: Contrasting Verse Chorus 27. What progression is used in the instrumental verse? Answer: 12-Bar blues Song: Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks, “Bo Diddley, from the album Rock and Roll Greats: The Hawk 28. Which genre had the least influence on this song? Answer: 50s mainstream pop 29. What form best describes this song? Answer: Simple Verse Chorus 30. What is the song’s instrumentation? Answer: Bass, drums, guitar, piano, voice, backing vocals Song: The Odds, Eat My Brain, from the album Good Weird Feeling, 1995 31. What form best describes this song? Answer: Contrasting Versus Chorus with Bridge 32. What is the time signature of this song? Answer: 4/4 33. How long is the first guitar solo? Answer: 8 measures 34. What is the time signature of this song? Answer: 16 measures Song: Elvis Presley, Mystery Train, 1955 35. What form best describes this song? Answer: Simple Verse 36. Which characteristics Sun Records studio technology is noticeable in the recording? Answer: Slap back echo on the voice and electric guitar 37. Which genre best describes this song? Answer: Rockabilly 38. Which instrument rakes the lead at 1;31? Answer: electric guitar 39. What form best describes this song? Answer: Electric guitar Song: James Brown Funk Drummer Part 1 40. What instrument plays the repeated melodic figure first heard at 19:16 on the Ares Track? Answer: Electric guitar 41. What instrument plays the solo at starting 19:53 on the Ares track? Answer: Organ 42. What genre is James Brown, “Funky Drummer (part 1)” most influenced by? Answer: Rhythm and Blues 43. What form best describes James Brown, “Funky Drummer (part 1)? Answer: Simple verse Song: Bob Marley Keep on Moving 44. What is the time signature? Answer: 4/4 45. There are a few different ways to count the measures in Bob Marley's "Keep on Moving" but the typical way to count them in reggae would be to say that there are 20 measures in the first chorus (from the first “Lord, I’ve got to keep on moving” to “Lord they’re coming after me”). Based on this count, which beat(s) does the snare drum emphasize? Answer: 3 46. What form best describes the song? Answer: Simple verses chorus 47. What instrument plays the dominant melody throughout Bob Marley’s “Keep on Moving”? Answer: Bass Guitar QUIZ 2 QUESTIONS: 1. According to Wesley, what is a “James Brown Horror Rehearsal”? Answer: A punishment rehearsal 2. Who first sang “In the Midnight Hour”? Answer: Wilson Pickett 3. In comparison to Atlantic/Stax, the musical style of Motown is often viewed as: Answer: More pop-oriented 4. Where was Fame Studios located? Answer: Muscle Shoals, Alabama 5. In the 1960s James Brown’s musical style turned toward: Answer: Funk 6. All of the following are characteristics of Motown’s assimilation into white culture EXCEPT: Answer: Influences from gospel and blues 7. Which song writing team wrote hits for the Supremes? Answer: Holland-Dozier-Holland 8. Originally, Martha Reeves was hired by Motown as a: Answer: Secretary 9. Motown Records was located in which city? Answer: Detroit 10. All of the following are musical features of James Brown’s “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag, Pt. I” EXCEPT: Answer: Doo-wop-style backup vocals 11. Which Stax song used a delayed backbeat?” Answer: “in the midnight hour” 12. According to Wesley, how many takes did it take to record “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud”? Answer: 1 13. Berry Gordy got his start writing hits for which artist? Answer: Jackie Wilson 14. What was the purpose of the “quality control” meetings at Motown? Answer: To hold a final test for each song, including its arrangement and recorded sound 15. According to Landau, only a few albums outside the Motown Greatest Hits series were Answer: Listenable 16. In Wesley’s article, how many drummers does James Brown have on stage? Answer: 2 17. In Wesley’s article James Brown is said to dance in such a way that seemed Answer: impossible for the human body 18. One of the cofounders of Atlantic Records was: Answer: Ahmet Ertegun 19. According to Landau, 75% of Motown records have which “Motown beat”? Answer: The snare on beat 1,2,3,4 20. All of the following are characteristics of “the Stax sounds” EXCEPT: Answer: Tightly harmonized backup vocals 21. The main Stax studio band was called: Answer: Booker T. & the MG’s 22. According to Landau, what is Motown’s highest value? Answer: Success 23. According to Wesley, how much money did James Brown make? Answer: Between $350,000-$500,000 a week 24. Which member of the Supremes left the group in 1969 to focus on a solo career? Answer: Diana Ross 25. In Wesley’s article, which of the following songs does James Brown sing on stage? Answer: Tony Bennett’s “If I Ruled the world” 26. Landua says there are three types of what he calls “Negro musician’s in pop music. Which type or types does Motown fit into? Answer: 2 27. According to Landua, Motown has been compared to Answer: Black Muzak 28. The nickname for Motown Records was Answer: Hitsville, USA 29. In Wesley’s article James Brown is said to dance in such a way that seemed Answer: Impossible for the human body 30. Landau says there are three types of what he calls “Negro Musicians in pop music” Answer: 2 31. What does Wesley say about James Brown’s knowledge of music theory Answer: It was nearly non-existent