MBU 2130 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
The day the music died - answer✔February 3, 1959
Plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper
The father of black gospel - answer✔Thomas Dorsey
The Newtork - answer✔Radio Promotion people formed an alliance which create a close personal
relationship with personnel
Last major payola scandal with independent promoters
Wheels of Steel - answer✔Turntables
"when a record was purchased at its list price, all property rights belonged to the buyer" -
answer✔Supreme Court decision that records can be played by DJ's on the radio
Father of the blues - answer✔W.C Handy
We shall overcome - answer✔Pete Seeger; Civil Rights movement
Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka - answer✔Founded Sony
Albert Grossman - answer✔Manager for Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin
Apple computer - answer✔Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack
Computer made for consumers
Area in New York for songwriters and publishers - answer✔Tin Pan Alley; Brill Building
Artist who had his with "Rock Around the Clock" - answer✔Bill Haley and the Comets
Artist who had hit with "Tom Dooley" - answer✔Kingston Trio
Award from Naras - answer✔Grammy
Award from RIAA - answer✔Gold
Award from the Gospel Music Association - answer✔Dove
Bandleader known as the "King of Jazz" - answer✔Paul Whiteman
Bandleader who established himself at the Cotton Club - answer✔Duke Ellington
Bandleader who worked with the Castles - answer✔James Reese Europe
Barcode technology used by Billboard - answer✔Soundscan
Bedroom Band - answer✔One person can do everything themselves due to synthesizers and burning
CDs on computers
Bee Gees - answer✔"Stayin' Alive"
Began experimenting with optical electronics in 1960s - answer✔Philips
Bertlesman - answer✔BMG, German music group
Purchased RCA and Artista
Merged with Sony in 2004
Purchased RCA in 1988
Big band performer on prime time TV during the 1960s - answer✔Lawrence Welk
Biggest "star" of Opry during WWII - answer✔Roy Acuff
Bill Gates - answer✔Microsoft
BMG - answer✔Bertlesman Music Group
BMG and Sony merger - answer✔2004
Bobby Sox idol who emerged in 1943 - answer✔Frank Sinatra
Bought EMI Capitol in 2007 - answer✔Terra Firma
Brill Building - answer✔NYC building with lots of songwriters and music publishers
Broadcast Data System - answer✔Debuted by Neilson in 1992: monitors and digitizes an airplay
performance by comparing the radio stations' broadcast to a digital fingerprint of the recording stored
in its data bank
Built first recording studio on "Music Row" - answer✔Chet Atkins
Changes in radio programming after payola scandals - answer✔DJ's no longer controlled what records
they played; more repetitive and scheduled
Character and hit song developed by Walt Disney - answer✔Davy Crockett
Charlie Christian - answer✔Electric guitarist, played Gibson
City credited with being the birthplace of jazz - answer✔New Orleans
City that originated American Bandstand - answer✔Philly
Clear Channel - answer✔owns Live Nation; radio mega-corporation
Clive Calder - answer✔creator of Zomba and Jive Records
CMT - answer✔Country Music Television
Colonel Tom Parker - answer✔Manager of Elvis Presley
Colorful clothes designer in Hollywood - answer✔Nudie suits
Compact disc developed by - answer✔Philips
Composer of "Stars and Stripes Forever" - answer✔John Philip Sousa
Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) - answer✔gave name to Contemporary Christian music
Cornet player who "defined" jazz - answer✔Louis Armstrong
Created the "wall of sound" - answer✔Phil Spector
Created the Apple II computer - answer✔Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniack
Created the Sons of the Pioneers - answer✔Leonard Slye a.k.a. Roy Rogers
Creator of Napster - answer✔Shaun Fanning
Curb - answer✔Founded by Mike Curb
David Geffen - answer✔Geffen Records
Def Jam - answer✔Founded by Rick Rubin (original) and Russell Simmons (joined later)
demographic group of musical trend setters in 1950s - answer✔Teenagers
developed 33 1/3 rpm record - answer✔Columbia Records in 1948
developed 45 rpm record - answer✔RCA Victor in 1949
Developed Beta system - answer✔Windows*
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