Question 1

Tin Pan Alley:

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Was located in New York City, included a high concentration of songwriters, was a term that denoted a specific method of doing business in popular music

Question 2

The role of the Tin Pan Alley publisher:

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to pitch songs to artists who might consider performing them

Question 3

Regional boundaries in popular culture began to diminish in the 1920s as a result of:

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NBC radio broadcasting coast-to-coast with a national radio network

Question 4

Amos 'n' Andy is an example of:

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a popular comedy program broadcast on network radio

Question 5

Ralph Peer made early recordings of which type of music?

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hillbilly music

Question 6

Western music is most often associated with the:

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open prairie and cowboys

Question 7

Jimmie Rodger's performance style was noted for his trademark:

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yodel

Question 8

Memphis was an important music scene for blues due to the:

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migration of rural blacks to urban centers

Question 9

The music of Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five is an example of:

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jump blues

Question 10

One reason rock and roll was able to attain quick and broad attention at the national level:

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the corporate transition from radio to television

Question 11

What were the independent labels in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

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Chess Records, King Records, Atlantic Records

Question 12

Big band music emphasizes:

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The band

Question 13

Frank Sinatra began his musical career as a:

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singer in big bands

Question 14

In the early 1950s, mainstream pop was produced primarily for:

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a family audience

Question 15

The Grande Ole Opry broadcast from:

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WSM in Nashville

Question 16

The intermingling of soldiers from all regions of the United States helped spread the popularity of:

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country and western

Question 17

What did the Acuff-Rose publishing firm rely on for sales of its music?

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songs recorded and performed by country artists

Question 18

Most rhythm and blues performers learned to sing:

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in church

Question 19

Chicago blues musicians:

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Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters

Question 20

Songs released by Atlantic Records often:

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blended gospel, blues, and big band pop sounds

Question 21

Doo-wop:

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the nonsense syllables singers would use in song arrangements

Question 22

The development of bluegrass can be primarily traced to:

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Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys

Question 23

Which country and western artist has been referred to as pure country?

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Hank Williams

Question 24

The Stagger Lee myth refers to:

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a stereotype of sexually driven black men

Question 25

Big Joe Turner's Shake, Rattle, and Roll is an example of:

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hokum blues

Question 26

In addition to lyrics, Bill Haley's version of Shake, Rattle, and Roll changes the:

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rhythmic feel

Question 27

Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's (We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock?

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Blackboard Jungle

Question 28

Alan Freed began his career in:

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Cleveland

Question 29

The Rock and Roll Party was:

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Alan Freed's radio show in New York

Question 30

The practice of payola involved:

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creating business friendships with disc jockeys by offering gifts

Question 31

The country and western chart was originally called:

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hillbilly

Question 32

A crossover song is:

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a song or record appearing on multiple music charts

Question 33

Cross over artists:

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Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard

Question 34

A song, Roll Over Beethoven celebrates:

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teenagers listening to rhythm and blues

Question 35

Little Richard's aggressive piano playing and wild man image were a direct contrast to:

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Fats Domino

Question 36

The whitening of rhythm and blues was marked by:

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lyrics changed to dance references instead of sexual innuendos

Question 37

The success of crossover artists was significantly reduced by:

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the practice of covering rhythm and blues songs

Question 38

Who started Sun Records in Memphis?

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Sam Phillips

Question 39

Early in his career, Elvis was marketed as a:

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country and western artist

Question 40

Elvis Presley's contract was bought by:

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RCA Records

Question 41

Elvis is often thought of as a song stylist because he:

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did not write his own songs but chose which material he would record

Question 42

Which song was the first million-selling single for Sun Records?

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Blue Suede Shoes

Question 43

Sun Records' artists:

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Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis

Question 44

Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran were particularly popular with:

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audiences in England

Question 45

Which Sun Records singer was dubbed the female Elvis?

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Janis Martin

Question 46

That'll Be the Day was the first hit for:

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Buddy Holly

Question 47

These events affected the first wave of rock and roll:

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Little Richard became an ordained minister, Elvis received his draft notice, Buddy Holly died in a plane crash

Question 48

Who did ASCAP represent during the payola scandal?

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traditional pop song writers

Question 49

What was the focus of the congressional hearings regarding the payola scandal?

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the radio stations that played rock and roll

Question 50

Two high-profile individuals associated with the payola scandal were:

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Alan Freed and Dick Clark

Question 51

As a result of the payola scandal, Alan Freed:

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was run out of the music business

Question 52

Teen idols were marketed primarily as:

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ideal boyfriends

Question 53

Who was the first host of American Bandstand?

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Bob Horn

Question 54

The focus of American Bandstand was:

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teenagers dancing to pop music

Question 55

Which folk singer was a member of the Weavers?

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Pete Seegar

Question 56

Populist characteristics of the folk song movement:

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the folk tunes were familiar to the audience, almost anyone could play folk music, the importance of song lyrics

Question 57

Which song initiated the folk music revival in mainstream pop?

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Tom Dooley

Question 58

Which folk music group had a hit song with a cover of Bob Dylan's Blowin' in the Wind?

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Peter, Paul, and Mary

Question 59

The pop audience's perception of the image and authenticity of folk music was the result of the:

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effort of the music industry to market the movement

Question 60

The role of the A&R man was to:

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organize and coordinate the professionals involved in recording

Question 61

A playlet is a:

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short song telling a humorous story

Question 62

Professional songwriters at the Brill Building:

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King and Griffin, Sedaka and Greenfield, Weil and Mann

Question 63

Girl Group examples:

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the Ronnettes, the Crystals, the Dixie Cups

Question 64

Who developed the Wall of Sound?

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Phil Spector

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