History of Rock and Roll WSU Exam 1 Questions & Answers(GRADED A+)
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History of Rock and Roll WSU
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History Of Rock And Roll WSU
driving heavy back beat, bookie bass line, lyrics about youth culture - ANSWER rock and Roll can be identified as by what style characteristics
"Rock Around the Clock" - ANSWER Bill Haley and his comets gained national attention with ______, #1 rock and roll recording featured in the mmovie, b...
History of Rock and Roll WSU Exam 1
Questions & Answers(GRADED A+)
driving heavy back beat, bookie bass line, lyrics about youth culture - ANSWER rock and Roll can be
identified as by what style characteristics
"Rock Around the Clock" - ANSWER Bill Haley and his comets gained national attention with ______,
#1 rock and roll recording featured in the mmovie, blackboard jungle.
Jump Blues - ANSWER Louie Jordan was a performer of ______, a style of hard driving dance music
T-Bone Walker - ANSWER __________ popularized the electric guitar in R&B music.
Big Joe Turner - ANSWER _______ was the Kansas City blues shouter who sang on the recording
"Roll 'em Pete".
R&B - ANSWER AM radio disc jockeys chose to ignore mainstream white record labels and play small
independent __________ labels instead.
The 50,000 Watt Quartet - ANSWER The four white disc jockeys of Nashville's WLAC were known as
__________.
Memphis - ANSWER Sun Records is located in the city of
Sam Phillips - ANSWER _________ was the owner of Sun Records. He worked hard to record music
by artists both black and white.
, Rockabilly - ANSWER __________ is a frenzied mix of Country, Blues, Gospel and Pop.
False (Elvis did not write any of his songs) - ANSWER True or false? Elvis wrote most of his music.
Carl Perkins - ANSWER _____ was known as the king of Rockabilly. Throughout his career, he stayed
true to his style.
Jerry Lee Lewis - ANSWER ______ was the artist known as "the killer" and Elvis' rival?
New Orleans - ANSWER J&M Records was located in the city of __________
Cosimo Matassa - ANSWER __________ was the owner of J&M Records.
Dave Bartholomew - ANSWER Legendary New Orleans musician/producer __________ played a
crucial role in the development of rock and roll at J&M Records with his collaborations with Fats
Domino.
Piano, sax and bass. - ANSWER New Orleans is a major contributor to crossover R&B music through
its emphasis on musical elements __________.
Fats Domino - ANSWER Popular New Orleans artist __________ "offered white kids an easy first step
into the world of black music."
Little Richard - ANSWER New Orleans artist __________ was the direct opposite to the music of Fats
Domino. He was a total extravert known as the "Bronze Liberace".
Chicago - ANSWER Chess Records is located in the city of __________
Phil and Leonard Chess - ANSWER _________ were the owners of Chicago blues record label Chess
Records.
True - ANSWER True or false? When the blues moved from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago, it
became amplified.
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