Chapter 2

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"That'll Be the Day" was the first hit for:
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Buddy Holly
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All of the following are elements of Chuck Berry's music EXCEPT:
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songs geared toward adult black listeners
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The Rock and Roll Party was:
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Alan Freed's radio show in New York
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As a song, "Roll Over Beethoven" celebrates:
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teenagers listening to rhythm and blues
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Which Sun Records singer was dubbed the "female Elvis"?
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Janis Martin
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A crossover song is:
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a song or record appearing on multiple music charts
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The "whitening" of rhythm and blues was marked by:
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lyrics changed to dance references instead of sexual innuendos
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Early in his career, Elvis was marketed as a:
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country and western artist
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The country and western chart was originally called:
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hillbilly
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Little Richard's aggressive piano playing and "wild man" image were direct contrast to:
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Fats Domino
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Cover versions of rhythm and blues by white artists very rarely performed better on the pop charts than the rhythm and blues originals.
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False
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What was the focus of the congressional hearings regarding the payola scandal?
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the radio stations that played rock and roll
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Both independent and major record labels used payola.
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True
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The emergence of rock and roll in the 1950s can be attributed to the relationship between DJs and:
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indie record labels
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Who started Sun Records in Memphis?
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Sam Phillips
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Two high-profile individuals associated with the payola scandal were:
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Alan Freed and Dick Clark
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All of the following events affected the first wave of rock and roll EXCEPT:
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Pat Boone had his first rock-and-roll hit song
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Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran were particularly popular with:
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audiences in England
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The success of crossover artists significantly reduced:
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the crossover potential for the original artists
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It was a common practice for major record labels to watch the country and western charts for hits and then cover those songs for the pop market.
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False
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Before Elvis signed a major record deal, major labels were not interested in rock and roll.
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True
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All of the following are examples of crossover artists EXCEPT:
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Big Joe Turner
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Both Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry wrote music that was intended for a pop audience with influences of country and western and rhythm and blues.
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True
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All of the following were artists with Sun Records EXCEPT:
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Buddy Holly
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Which 1950s movie featured Bill Haley's "(We're Gonna) Rock around the Clock"?
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Blackboard Jungle
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Which of the following was a trademark of Little Richard's music?
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maniacal singing
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Elvis Presley's contract was bought by:
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RCA records
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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
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White artists covering Little Richard's music left out much of the sexual innuendos in his lyrics.
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True
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The practice of payola involved:
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creating business friendships with disc jockeys by offering gifts
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Whom did ASCAP represent during the payola scandal?
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traditional pop songwriters
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Alan Freed began his career in:
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Cleveland
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Which song was the first million-selling single for Sun Records?
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"Blue Suede Shoes"
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Most of rock's originators and many of the independent labels they worked for were out of the music business by 1960.
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True
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Which of the following statements about Buddy Holly is FALSE:
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he was a cover artist
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Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, and Little Richard were all artists recorded on independent labels.
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True
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Elvis's first single for RCA was:
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"Heartbreak Hotel"
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Along with Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Little Richard were killed in the same plane crash.
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False
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Elvis is best thought of as a master songwriter who wrote in a variety of pop genres.
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False
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As a result of the payola scandal, Alan Freed:
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was run out of the music business